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Title: I am a Traditional hunter
Post by: Ron LaClair on April 15, 2008, 09:16:00 PM
This probably isn't the forum for this but they can move it where it needs to go.

It's a profile that was done for a TV Outdoor show.  Except for a little recent footage the rest was shot in 1992.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdXQK-Z1JvA
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Post by: Stripstrike1 on April 15, 2008, 09:21:00 PM
Great Video Mr. LaClair....You are truly a Man's Man.  After a hard day in the rat race of life that video put a smile on my face and I am ready to get to the woods as fast as I can.
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Post by: WESTBROOK on April 15, 2008, 09:39:00 PM
Great stuff Mr.Ron!!

Eric
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Post by: Greyfox54 on April 15, 2008, 09:39:00 PM
Excellant Ron ! Brings back a lot of my own memories , thanks , Fred
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Post by: Terry Green on April 15, 2008, 09:41:00 PM
I can't tell you how thankful I am to have guys like Ron posting here on Trad Gang.      ;)
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Post by: Guru on April 15, 2008, 09:43:00 PM
Amen to what Terry said    :notworthy:    :clapper:
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Post by: sticshooter on April 15, 2008, 09:48:00 PM
Pure class!! What a gentleman of the woods...
Shell (and hubby too)
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Post by: Ian johnson on April 15, 2008, 09:50:00 PM
well put Ron
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Post by: MYSTIKBOW on April 15, 2008, 09:57:00 PM
Gotta Love It!!!  :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: SouthMDShooter on April 15, 2008, 10:01:00 PM
:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Post by: longstick on April 15, 2008, 10:03:00 PM
Man O Man! What a guy..loved it Ron. Is as close as we'll ever get to BACK IN THE DAY
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Post by: JIM B on April 15, 2008, 10:10:00 PM
bowhunting= living the hunt
hunting with Beagles= living the chase!
good stuff Ron
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Post by: Bill Kissner on April 15, 2008, 10:17:00 PM
Well done Ron!!
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Post by: buckeye_hunter on April 15, 2008, 10:17:00 PM
That, is what most of us wish was everyday reality.  Fantastic post! I lived one summer that way and wish I had never given it up.  Good stuff Mr. LaClair, you are a legend living among us.

-Charlie
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Post by: SKYLER W on April 15, 2008, 10:47:00 PM
AWESOME Video, MR. LaClair!!!! I hope it's OK to post this pic....Mason and I enjoyed the time we got to spend with you recently and look foward to seeing you again soon....Skyler (http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k209/rickybob_2006/CIMG1279.jpg)
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Post by: slow walker on April 15, 2008, 10:49:00 PM
Interesting Ron.  I used to feel as I think you do/did.  I published a feature story in "Sports Afield" back in the '70's called "hunting the turncoat".  Shotgun (double barrel but not flintlock"  Take a look if  you can find it, I'd like to hear your take on it. Nowadays, at age 62, it's about all I can do to stand the "grind" of working daily; although I still can bench 250 and draw a 60# bow easily for practice.  Mentally I've about reached my tolerance for bs...guessing you know what I mean.  Hunted the Texas Sweat with Curtis and the guys a couple years ago and still 'member it fondly.  Would like to hear from you. !!  Best Wishes!
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Post by: slow walker on April 15, 2008, 10:51:00 PM
By the way...the article I refer to above has pics of my Beagle (maybe the best ever welped) "fetching" a snowshoe hare that I had wounded.  God Bless a good Dog!!
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Post by: SKYLER W on April 15, 2008, 10:53:00 PM
Let's hear "The Ghost of Armstrong Creek". That's my favorite.
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Post by: pseman on April 15, 2008, 11:25:00 PM
Great video. It is great to have a "celebrity" hunter(hope you don't mind that term) that you can look up to. Someone who represents what hunting is/should be all about.
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Post by: LEOPARD on April 16, 2008, 05:00:00 AM
Excellant stuff Ron! Great video!  ;)   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Lin Rhea on April 16, 2008, 05:36:00 AM
Stuff like this is why I hang around here.   :campfire:  
                        Lin
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Post by: Tim Fishell on April 16, 2008, 08:04:00 AM
Great video Ron.  I remember watching you at the Fred Trost Outdoors fair in Houghton Lake at the high school doing shooting demo with Norm!!  Man those were good times.  I remember my dad doing the long bear shoot they always had and the looks he got when he stepped up to the line with his 80# Stemmler Recurve against all those wheelie bows!!  He even hit it a time or two!! Watching all your old videos makes me remember seeing them in person!!    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: swampbuck on April 16, 2008, 08:24:00 AM
Very nice Thanks for sharing!!   :thumbsup:  

Sure wish I could get Sonny to bring me back the rabbits LOL he doesn't much care about dead one's just grabs them makes sure it's dead and then off for the next chase
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Post by: sou-pawbowhunter on April 16, 2008, 08:36:00 AM
Thank you for articulating an ethic I hope most of us aspire to in some degree, and doing it with such eloquence.
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Post by: BUFF on April 16, 2008, 09:23:00 AM
Good Stuff thanks for sharing it
Title: Re: I am a Traditional hunter
Post by: Ron LaClair on April 16, 2008, 09:50:00 AM
Trad Gang is a traditional bowhunting site and the rules are that all matter posted here must adhere to that subject.   :readit:   It was not my intention to change the theme, or spoil the purity of this wonderful site.  I questioned whether this video because of the muzzleloading footage might do that so I sent it to Terry first and he graciously allowed it. Thank you Terry for putting up with the whims of an old man.    :notworthy:
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Post by: Tox Collector on April 16, 2008, 09:53:00 AM
Nicely done!  Tox Collector
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Post by: George D. Stout on April 16, 2008, 10:02:00 AM
Ron...that was great for sure.  That video should be seen in schools.
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Post by: philil on April 16, 2008, 02:34:00 PM
Man that is exactly why I'm hunting!
Beeing outdoors is great but beeing after something out there makes the whole experience so much more special!

Great video!
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Post by: Rich LaBombard on April 16, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
Great footage, but way too short.  Yes, Ron is THE Man!
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Post by: Alex.B on April 16, 2008, 04:24:00 PM
Fantastic! yes, this video should be shown in schools