Sporting Writers who used Parker Shotguns?

[mobirdhunter]

I'm just in the early stages of this "investigation," but I thought I'd query the Parker sages here to see what might be known about published sporting writers that used Parker shotguns (and made references to them in their writing, of course).

I know of Spiller, Ford, Rutledge and Babcock, but are there others you might know of and can direct me to their work?

Thanks if advance.

[Dean Romig]

Certainly Mr. William Harnden Foster who gave us "New England Grouse Shooting"

Col. Harold P. Sheldon who gave us the Tranquility trilogy of "Tranquility," "Tranquility Regained," and "Tranquility Revisited."

Aldo Leopold...

Of course we must include Mr. Art Wheaton, a more contemporary author but just as noteworthy.

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[PML]

Elmer Keith had a BHE trap gun. His guns were on display at the Boise Cabela's for years and I think the family ran the collection through Julia's some years ago.

PML

[Woodcock survey]

Archibald Rutledge mentioned a Parker as the gun he used.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Certainly Mr. William Harnden Foster who gave us "New England Grouse Shooting"

Col. Harold P. Sheldon who gave us the Tranquility trilogy of "Tranquility," "Tranquility Regained," and "Tranquility Revisited."

Aldo Leopold...

Of course we must include Mr. Art Wheaton, a more contemporary author but just as noteworthy.

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Thanks, Dean! Do you know of any specific stories where Col. Sheldon mentioned a Parker? I know of Leopold's Fox, but am not aware of his writing of it or a his Parker -- is there a specific reference in his writing that you are aware of?

Thanks for reminding me of Art's writing. I have enjoyed his book.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Patrick Lien

Elmer Keith had a BHE trap gun. His guns were on display at the Boise Cabela's for years and I think the family ran the collection through Julia's some years ago.

PML

Thanks, Patrick. Keith is not in my library. Did he write any stories or particular articles that included his Parker?

[Researcher]

Nash Buckingham stated he had a 34-inch Parker in his Outdoor Life magazine article "Magnum Opus" but it was displaced by a string of Super-Fox guns. It appears to be the gun Nash was using in the 1921 Field & Stream movies Dr. Wayne Capooth, author of The Golden Age of Waterfowling, had transcribed onto a DVD. Probably the Parker in this picture --

34-inch Parker.jpeg

from The Best of Nash Buckingham.

[Harold Pickens]

Dean, I believe Aldo Leopold shot a Fox. I believe it is on display at his "museum". A 20 ga.
Perhaps he also shot a Parker

[Dean Romig]

Yeah, I had read that he also shot a Parker but I don’t remember where I had read it so take it for what it’s worth.





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[Harry Gietler]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Thanks, Patrick. Keith is not in my library. Did he write any stories or particular articles that included his Parker?

I have all the ELMER KEITH (Books), I don't recall Him talking about Parkers.
Will check it out!

Harry
OK, I checked out his book (SHOTGUNS) He does have a picture of His Parker B.H.E. Trap Gun, but nothing on using IT.
He also has a picture of a Single Barrel Parker (does not own it) .He does mention that as a boy he borrowed a 10ga. Parker (lifter)
He said it was a good long range gun. Elmer liked and used Ithaca doubles much of the time, 10-12-AND 16ga's! The 16ga. was a FAVORITE
with Heavy Duck Loads. Elmer got Remington to bring out the 2 3/4in. Magnum load in 1953 in 16ga.
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