Pictures from the '60's 70's and even '80's

[Sean B]

Thats awesome!!  No worries Mike, that's a great pic!!

[Herdbull]

This is the one I wanted to post.

[ozy clint]

don't worry mike, i think the kudu photo is still relevent. the horns look to be in the '60's'.

 

Dang, those are some cool pics! I can't post any though, because the only pics i have before the mid 90's are fishing. Man, I wish someone had introduced me to trad archery about 20-30 years sooner than they did!

Bisch

[Sean B]

Great pic Mike, when I started this thread, I had an old picture of Gene Wensel in mind. He's dragging a nice buck away from the camera. I'd love to see that one get posted!!    

[Barry Wensel]

The photo you are talking about Sean was the cover shot of Gene's first book. That's actually me dragging his buck away from the camera. October 1976. That picture also made the front cover of Bowhunter Magazine back then. It was a fluke because I didn't even know Gene took the picture as I was dragging with a little cheap 35mm camera. But everything was in focus and it came out well. Now you know the rest of the story. bw

[Sean B]

Originally posted by Barry Wensel:
The photo you are talking about Sean was the cover shot of Gene's first book. That's actually me dragging his buck away from the camera. October 1976. That picture also made the front cover of Bowhunter Magazine back then. It was a fluke because I didn't even know Gene took the picture as I was dragging with a little cheap 35mm camera. But everything was in focus and it came out well. Now you know the rest of the story. bw

Thanks UB, That's probably why I had it in my head that it was Gene!!  That was always my favorite picture.

[buckeyebowhunter]

I love these threads. These types of photos are the reason I got into bowhunting and more specifically trad-bows. Keep them coming guys!

[Ron LaClair]

Deer camp in 1958. Those big Goshhawk broadheads I was using didn't have a blade cover          bowhunting was dangerous in those days      :D  

   

[Tony Sanders]

[Sean B]

Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
Deer camp in 1958. Those big Goshhawk broadheads I was using didn't have a blade cover           bowhunting was dangerous in those days       :D    

     

I was hoping you'd see this Ron. I know that you have some great old pictures.

That's it Tony!! I think that's the one book that I don't have!!

[Ron LaClair]

[Ron LaClair]

[Ron LaClair]

[Ron LaClair]

Sorry about the black & white pictures but they didn't have color back then    :D

 

[Sean B]

Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
[QB] Sorry about the black & white pictures but they didn't have color back then      :D  

Great pics so far guys!!

No worries Ron!!  I have some GREAT back and White photos of my grand father with deer that he'd taken in the early 40's but they were with a gun so I can't post them.

[JimB]

This is 1979 or '80.The Bighorn is relatively new.

[Straitshot]

Mid 80's. The Bighorn was my very first custom bow.

[Straitshot]

Early to mid 80's. The fella on the right is a young Mike Hays of Black Canyon Bows. We were shooting in a broadhead shoot in Timberon, NM.

[Ron LaClair]

I found a color picture, rabbit with a bow in 1960. The bow is a 1958 Kodiak Special, 68" 45#@ 28"