found an old photo

[Dennis E. Jones]

A very nice Blacktail buck taken in 1970 in Western Oregon . Not a Parker but, a "Williams" British made 13 bore muzzleloading double. I loaded the right barrel with a patched round ball and the left with 9-00 buck ahead of 3 Drams of Dupont 3 F black.

I heard him coming and he and I saw each other at the same time while he was in mid jump. He hit the ground and jumped turning ninety degrees to my right at 32 steps. I swung like I was shooting quail and gave him the right barrel. Lost him in the brush and smoke but a few seconds later he wobbled out and tipped over about 40 yards away. Dead when I got to him. The ball had passed through the shoulders making a large hole in the lungs. He scored 121 points Boone & Crockett. Nine more inches/points and he would have made the book. Not too bad for my first Blacktail.

Sorry, but I just don't seem to have many pictures of game taken with my Parkers. :eek: Hope to cure that problem.

[Dean Romig]

Dennis, which one of those three is you?

That is one handsome Blacktail!

[CraigThompson]

Very nice !

I'd like one decent Blacktail before I leave this world !

Columbian or Sitka it makes no difference .

[Dennis E. Jones]

Dennis, which one of those three is you?

That is one handsome Blacktail!


I'm the handsome :shock: 25 year old in the middle.

[charlie cleveland]

mighty nice buck but love the storey of it taken with a 13 ga muzzle loader..i killed a doe this year with a 8 ga with round ball load i made... nice deer indeed.... charlie

[CraigThompson]

I'm the handsome :shock: 25 year old in the middle.

So the gentleman on the right is your pop maybe ?
And the young fellow on the left your brother ?

[will evans]

Assuming that's your pop, he reminds me a little of Jerry Reed.

[Mike Franzen]

Parker or no that's a great hunting tale! And a great pic. Funny to think pics taken in 1970 as old pictures. Now get that Parker out there and tell us about it.

[Dennis E. Jones]

So the gentleman on the right is your pop maybe ?
And the young fellow on the left your brother ?


No in both cases. The young fellow on the left, Jerry Leal, is the nephew of the friend I was hunting with and the guy on the right, Bob Wolley, a friend of my friend.

[Dennis E. Jones]

Parker or no that's a great hunting tale! And a great pic. Funny to think pics taken in 1970 as old pictures. Now get that Parker out there and tell us about it.


I think this is my D grade ten bore, can't tell for sure but, I do know I shot some Sage Grouse with it a few years ago. I'm quite sure I don't have pictures of my other Parkers. I don't hunt with them all that often as they are all twelves except this one ten. I prefer the 16 bore for most birds and have a few of them by Remington and Ithaca.

Sorry about the poor photo we have since upgraded to a much better camera.

[Fred Slyfield]

Gee Dennis you have aged a little in the photos (but haven't we all!!)

Nice photo, the 16 is one of my favorites, my first was a 24 Winchester that my mom hunted with, now I have that one a LC Smith and a Parker VH with 30 " tubes.

I have only hunted Sage Grouse once in Idaho but plan to do it again before they close it all down across the country.