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Joined: 14 Feb 2017 Posts: 401

If you were seen in the city now, carrying a gun case, they'd be calling it an active shooter. Oh, to long for simpler times.

hayseed,

Back in the 50's I road my bicycle with my uncles shotgun that needed work done on it, down to Bravermanns in Wilkinsburg, Pa, from just up around the corner in Forest Hills, Pa. Granted it was in a soft case, however nobody said a word, as I peddled my bicycle for about 2 miles. Today because of the change in the neighborhoods and some unconstitutional city ordinances , I would probably be arrested. The gun was a Browning semi-auto 12 gauge used for Duck hunting.

No doubt about it, I would like to turn the clock back to those simpler times also.

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

A little piece of mine titled "A Parker Goes to the Dentist" appeared in Parker Pages a while back. My former dentist (now retired) is a gun enthusiast and he agreed to x-ray the stock of my Parker Trojan to see if anything was under a dowel that was visible under the butt plate. I didn't think it would be prudent to carry a gun case into a 4-story medical facility so I put the action in a gym bag. Still nervous about being stopped I made it up to the 4th, we x-rayed it, and I made it out without incident, but I shudder to think what would have happened if someone would have checked it Very Happy

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And by the way, the dowel is still a mystery; extends into the stock only about an inch or so and bottoms out in the hole.

Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 695 Location: WA/AK

Here is a September 1, 1905, opening day Prairie Chicken hunt near Frederick, SD, from the December 30, 1905, issue of The American Field --

The car is a 1905 Rambler.

The setters of the period...a bit different cut than today.

Contrasted to much the same Auto 5.

That’s another neat old photo. One of my sons lives in Ames and I am hoping he makes some hunting connections over there.

Good Hunting,
Mike

My old office was formerly owned by a physician, an avid bird hunter. Beside the building was a proper dog kennel for his dogs when he'd leave them before and after hunting during the work week.
As for guns displayed in public, here's a 40+ years old photo of a buddy and me posing with turkeys on the pre-mall downtown main shopping avenue of my hometown. I'm the sport with the 10 ga. SxS. The Jimmy was the current model year. Gil
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Gil, that's a great picture and note. You sure have changed your turkey firepower from then to now.

fin's grandpappy is on the left Wink

"Sporting Life" Nov. 28, 1896 Wichita, KS
"Quail Hunting in the Stubble"
Never in the history of the Sunflower State have quail been so plentiful as during the present season. Myriads of the brown beauties swarm the broad prairies, and despite the stringent laws passed for their protection the market hunters are said to be slaughtering them by wholesale and shipping them to St. Louis, Chicago, New York and other large cities in barrel lots.

"Prairie Chicken Shooting in Kansas" in American Game-bird Shooting by George Bird Grinnell, 1910

Steering wheel on the correct side Wink

Gun may be a Baker

Member Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Posts: 1113

Those old pictures are a real treasure. You can almost date the picture by how high the dog carries it's tail on point. Amazing what selective breeding can do.

Gentlemen,

Have definitely enjoyed all the old pictures, documented hunting history for sure.

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man