Just stuff

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Mark Ray

Same leather, the uppers are original and almost 40 years old! They are just faded and worn. The bottoms were replaced about 15 years ago, when gokey said there wasn’t anything to sew the soles to anymore!

Damn!! I still say Orvis needs a story about those boots.

[Daniel G Rainey]

the older I get the more I love old hunting stuff. Back when I was in high school in the early 60's I was on a deer hunt and riding with an older gentleman in his old International pickup to find some of the lost hounds. My foot kicked something out from under the seat and I reached down picked up an old dog collar with a tarnished brass tag stating " return to Dr. D E Rainey West Point. my grandfather who died in 1949. After assuring me that he would not dare take on granddaddy's fox hounds and he had no idea how it got there. I went home the collar as happy as if I had killed a buck. the collar now atop my grandfather bookcase in my office.

[TxHuntermn]

I order all my cowboy boots extra y’all, and still wear jeans or khaki’s tucked in some!

[TxHuntermn]

Y’all, not y’all!!!

[Bill Murphy]

Garry, several years ago, I was a bit slow on the draw in my attempt to add Dr. Norris's other Purdey to my collection. Dean and I had a discussion about my experience and he hasn't said much to me since!

[Dean Romig]

Huh....?

I thought you should have "gone for the gold" so to speak, but I haven't stopped talking to you...I've paid a lot more than I wanted to on several of my guns. It's not a question of need, it's a question of want and want often commands a higher price.





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[Phil Yearout]

I still have my 16" Main Guide Hunting Shoes. The soles are getting a bit thin; I need to send them in for a re-do but just haven't gotten it done. Love 'em, but putting them on is a bigger chore with every year !

[Dean Romig]

Me too... My arms seem to get shorter every year.





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[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Me too... My arms seem to get shorter every year.

And did you ever notice those hillsides you've been climbing for years have gotten steeper and higher?

[Jim DiSpagno]

My 16” Maine guide boots are on their 3rd set of bottoms in 40 years. They are my go to hunting boot.