Hundred year old elk hunt photo

The picture and the math don't seem to add up in my eyes. 54 years between the kill of the elk and the death of the fine fellow on the right smoking the pipe. To my math that would make him 20 to 30 at the time of the picture if he lived to be 74 or 84 years of age. All do respect is he 40 years old in that picture? As well, the "boys" in the centre of the picture... boys in WWII? just askin'.
 
He was born in 1871. That made him 41 in the picture. He lived into his mid nineties. I didn't say the "boys" were the guys in the picture. You check your math! And pay a little more attention when you read, newbie!
 
GMoon said:
The picture and the math don't seem to add up in my eyes. 54 years between the kill of the elk and the death of the fine fellow on the right smoking the pipe. To my math that would make him 20 to 30 at the time of the picture if he lived to be 74 or 84 years of age. All do respect is he 40 years old in that picture? As well, the "boys" in the centre of the picture... boys in WWII? just askin'.
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Why do some people feel the need to add unpleasantness to what has been a great thread full of history and enjoyment to those who have read it. Not to mention the possible connection that the OP may have made with someone who shares in the history of these events.

Go troll somewhere else!!
 
Thanks for a truly enjoyable read and fantastic story! That is simply one of the best I've read in a very long time-thank you.
 
That is an amazing story along with some terrific pictures !
You have without a doubt made this old man's evening... Thanks so much and please keep up the good work !!
 
A wonderful story, Sir - thank you for sharing it.

I still have two guns that belonged to my dad. The first is a little Walther Sportmodel 1 and scope he bought back in 1930, and the second is a Walther PP that he found in a damaged Sherbrooke Sherman after Op Goodwood. The first still works perfectly, but the second had to be de-acted so that I could keep it with me here in UK. Prior to that it was my back-up gun in Northern Ireland.

Thanks again.

tac
 
I very much enjoy this type of authentic home-grown history. Real people, real events, and well written, too! Thanks for sharing it.
 
Great story and replies. I enjoyed hunting and socializing with the Manitoba people back in the 1980's. I remember their small town Hotels would often have an elk head, above their bars, and told how the elk were taken decades ago in Riding Mt. area.
 
Interesting thing happened...I sent the above photo's to the local weekly paper, and did a quick phone interview, just for fun. The editor did a bit of poking around in their archives (the paper has been around since 1884, and has a strong sense of history), and found a clip from 1912. "John Crawley of Clanwilliam brings home the finest elk taken in these parts in many a year". Interesting how this story keeps turning up little bits of history.
 
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