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Timothy Sheldon
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 02:59 am |
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Bill Bolyard wrote: Bruce,
The Pheasant Picture was from the late 50s when the area in Michigan called the thumb had alot of birds prior to Farming practice changes and DDT.
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Bill, where in the Thumb did you hunt? I grew up in Yale, Mi. which was a Pheasant Mecca back in the day.
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 03:32 am |
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Tim,
Sandusky on old man Millers Farm. Thats all I can recall from my youth. Have no idea where the farm is.
Bill
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Dave Noreen
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 06:32 am |
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Dean Romig
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 09:52 am |
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Dave, did the women traditionally hunt in long skirts? These days we rarely see a woman in skirts at all let alone long skirts like in the picture.
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Vincent Holmes
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 01:46 pm |
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The gentlemen shown on the left, William H. Wallace of Bay Port, MI (Thumb) was Chairman of the Michigan Conservation Commission (now known as Michigan DNR) at the turn of the Century. He introduced the Chinese Ringneck Pheasants to Michigan in the early 1900’s. The gentleman seated on right George B. Morley of Saginaw was Mr. Wallace’s business and hunting partner. The Wallace family also farmed 1200 Acres in the Thumb of Michigan and from what the local historian shared, the fields and adjacent thickets were overrun with Pheasants in the early –mid 1900’s
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 01:57 pm |
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Around Brookings SoDak when hunting with my relatives in the late 50's they had all sorts of names for the Chinese ring necked pheasant.
They were the first birds I shot and I reckon they will be the last.
The old timers then remembered the prairie chicken and there were still some unbroken areas east river where we could find them, but gradually most east areas were plowed and all we had were pheasant. With CRP now, we get good quantities of chickens and sharptails so those are great conservation programs. Those that come out and hunt with me out here know that we try pretty hard to get some chickens. I'm convinced that the birds on the GH floorplates are either prairie chickens or sharptailed grouse.
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 02:17 pm |
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Bruce,
Any pictues of Grampa with that 16ga vhe of yours?
Bill
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Bruce Day
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 02:27 pm |
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Not a one. Its a regret. He had gotten too heavy to walk the cornfields but I have pics of him and a bamboo Heddon 6wt, which I now have. You fellows who have old hunting pictures of ancesters have a real treasure.
Its a 16ga PHE, about the same as a V, a little fancier, not much.
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Richard Flanders
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 03:43 pm |
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I've recently dug out and scanned all the pics from our step grandfather, a well known coal dealer in Detroit in the 20's. He's the only grandfather we knew on that side of the family. Charles Clayton Corey. This pic is of their hunting cabin in Thunder Bay Ont, on the north shore of Lk Superior; he's 2nd from the left. The Sauer .30-06 on the wall is still with a brother in Mi. I shot it a lot with .06/ea military ammo in the 60's. I have a letter from G&Howe telling him they didn't make a scope mount for it as he had requested. It is a gorgeous gun with a Krupp bbl and is a tack driver. Believe it or not, I still have the wool shirt he's wearing and it fits me perfectly.... More later; time to go pike fish today...
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 06:12 pm |
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John,
I used to have quite a bit more hair back in younger days, long and curly even. Here's one of me in my early 20's on my first trip to South Lousiana.
DLH
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John Dallas
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:11 pm |
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Destry - This is my Dad and I on the Chester River of the eastern shore of MD over 50 years ago. About 5 years ago I met a man who rented this same blind about two years after this picture was taken. Farmer who owned the setup was named Dorsey Hines. You may notice that I've changed a bit also. About 140 pounds bigger. I've been in a series of good paddocks.
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:27 pm |
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Destry,
That was the in style back in the day. Now for me its short and grey. Photo is in Marlette Michigan with my first Setter.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:31 pm |
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John,
You look cold in that picture, nice bag of mallards though.
Bill,
Hippie bird hunters, we shoulda been ashamed. *wink*
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 07:56 pm |
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Destry,
Here is one of my Great Grandfather, I still have his LC Smith. Picture was taken in the 1940's at Canada Creek Ranch in Michigan.
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 08:14 pm |
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| Ok I thought I would post this picture of Doc Halls Father. He also was a Doctor from the Traverse City area that was very involved with the Rough Grouse Society, and other conservation organizations in Michigan. There is a track of game area in the western part of the state dedicated to him. He also Loved fine dogs Attached Image (viewed 344 times):
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John Dallas
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 08:26 pm |
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| I believe Dr. Hall was also a fly fisher. Was one of the original members of the Ginger Quill Club in the Holy Water of the Au Sable Last edited on Tue Apr 14th, 2009 08:49 pm by John Dallas
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Bill Bolyard
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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 08:48 pm |
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John,
Doc Hall, his Brother and his Father have Royal Coachman in there blood.
Here is a copy of his letterhead.
Bill
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Channing M. Will
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Posted: Wed Apr 15th, 2009 12:11 am |
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"Canada Creek" Now theres a name I thought Id never see on here. We sure have a lot of Parker guys in Michigan dont we. Ill have to scan some pictures this weekend, hopefully I will be able to make out the scribbles on the back of them. Maybe a few of you will recognize some of the names and places as well.
Bill Bolyard wrote: Destry,
Here is one of my Great Grandfather, I still have his LC Smith. Picture was taken in the 1940's at Canada Creek Ranch in Michigan.
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Posted: Wed Apr 15th, 2009 01:06 am |
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I know the Canada Creek Club on Canada Creek was one of the premire trout streams way back as my dad and his brother fished it at least once a year. Back then travel conditions from Toledo, Ohio to CC was not so easy as today, via several miles of somewhat paved and gravel/dirt roads according to my father. By the time I got around to trout fishing I was lead to believe it was private as can be, ergo I fished elsewhere. I have somewhere a photo of dad and his brother all rigged up on the banks of the Canada Creek, mosquito nets, fly rods, hip boots, and fadoras.
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Timothy Sheldon
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Posted: Wed Apr 15th, 2009 01:29 am |
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Bill Bolyard wrote: Tim,
Sandusky on old man Millers Farm. Thats all I can recall from my youth. Have no idea where the farm is.
Bill
Bill, Sandusky is where I live today, my dad bought the pharmacy here and then I bought it from him. You can still find birds today...but you have to look long and hard, high and low to find them. What a shame. Turkeys seem to do quite well up here still.
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