Hunts From Years Ago

[The Crisco Kid]

Here are a couple of photos taken in 1978 and '79 on the Hart Mtn. hunts we made in SE Oregon. I'm on the left in the photo of the two of us along with my late hunting partner. Those were the days!

 

[dave61965]

Great photos and great memories, thanks for sharing.

 

[tom_in_vt]

Thanks for sharing! I love old hunting/fishing/outdoors photos

 

[Christophero]

A western Mzlder hunt holds more interest to me than a flat shooting CF rifle does these days. Those look like memories to cherish. Glad you have them to muse upon.

 

[Loja man]

Hey Crisco, those look like great deer!! I lived in Salem for about 10 years. What area were you hunting?

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Down on the Hart Mountain refuge. I don't know what "area" it was. Things seemed a whole lot simpler in those days.

 

[Loja man]

My mother in law lived in Lakeview as a child.

 

[bushytail]

I love those kinda photos. Was the tepee your base camp? A western hunt is on my bucket list.

 

[Loja man]

Down on the Hart Mountain refuge. I don't know what "area" it was. Things seemed a whole lot simpler in those days.

I would assume that is very true! Anymore it seems like you need a law degree to sort through Oregon’s regulations related to hunting and fishing!

 

[The Crisco Kid]

I love those kinda photos. Was the tepee your base camp? A western hunt is on my bucket list.

We hunted out of the Tepee. The photos don't show it but we hunted the west side of the range. It was a steep 2 mile hike up to a big flat below the rimrock. We were both timber cruisers in those days and spent our working time on what we called "a pleasant stroll through the woods" so we were in excellent shape. On one of the trips, I don't remember which, as I worked my way up the mountain I saw some antlers flash in the sun on the edge of the flat above me. I made a stalk and found the buck grazing along around 50 yds away. I made a heart shot and the buck kicked his heels up above his back and took off like a heart shot deer will do. My partner was coming around a small rise that was between us and when the buck went by in some sagebrush he took a shot at the head which was all he could see and the buck collapsed at the shot. He thought to himself that he'd made one hell of a great shot on a running deer. We both got to the dead buck at the same time and figured out that he'd ran out of gas from the heart shot at the same time my partner had pulled the trigger. The fellow was one of the very few people I've enjoyed hunting with and I wish he was still around.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Here are a couple of photos taken in 1978 and '79 on the Hart Mtn. hunts we made in SE Oregon. I'm on the left in the photo of the two of us along with my late hunting partner. Those were the days!

Great pictures. nice bucks. and the right guns. And ... I love the use of a tipi [teepee]... my kinda hunting. Polecat '' P.S. The guys look pretty cool as well

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

Good Stuff!

 

[moose23]

Awesome pics, and great story!

 

[Christophero]

We hunted out of the Tepee. The photos don't show it but we hunted the west side of the range. It was a steep 2 mile hike up to a big flat below the rimrock. We were both timber cruisers in those days and spent our working time on what we called "a pleasant stroll through the woods" so we were in excellent shape. On one of the trips, I don't remember which, as I worked my way up the mountain I saw some antlers flash in the sun on the edge of the flat above me. I made a stalk and found the buck grazing along around 50 yds away. I made a heart shot and the buck kicked his heels up above his back and took off like a heart shot deer will do. My partner was coming around a small rise that was between us and when the buck went by in some sagebrush he took a shot at the head which was all he could see and the buck collapsed at the shot. He thought to himself that he'd made one hell of a great shot on a running deer. We both got to the dead buck at the same time and figured out that he'd ran out of gas from the heart shot at the same time my partner had pulled the trigger. The fellow was one of the very few people I've enjoyed hunting with and I wish he was still around.

I cannot help but ask, did he hit the buck on the run in the head, or did it fall at the opportune time to make your buddy think he did? Great story. Funny how those type of things happen afield.
In the latter 90's I pulled the trigger on the last elk in a line of swiftly departing cows a split second after Gary's rifle cracked. BAN/BANG. Two that were almost one sounding shot with the quarry instantly falling dead. My bullet hole was obvious but Gary's was no where to be seen, until I was dressing it out. Once the skin pealed back from the rump a trickle of blood began to run down out of the hole in the back ham. It was good confirmation that we both did our job rather well.
Thanks again for sharing.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

He missed it clean.

 

[Einsiedler]

I had a few more pics from this hunt, but I don’t know where they ended up. Here is my old hunting compadre from Albuquerque. Some of you grey beards may remember him. Ol’ Moses McTavish.
i believe this hunt was in 1984. That’s Sheridan Peak in the background. This was in the Gila betweenSilver City and Pleasanton NM. Not to far from the Ariz. line.

 

[3Setters]

Those are great memory pics

 

[D.Summers]

Love 'em!

 

[moose23]

Very nice!

 

[good ole boy]

Thanks for sharin.