I started hunting so far back...........

powdergun said:
I hunted way back when .....
1) You had guns on a rack of an unlocked half ton that after a day in the field you could stop at a local watering hole and not worry about leaving it parked ( unlocked ) out front.

2) After harvest was done and if no cattle were out you could hunt any where you wanted and not offend or anger anyone
3) No cells, GPS, Quads etc...
4) The older kids at the school I worked at could bring their guns to school on the bus, leave them in the principals office, then pick them up after classes and go hunting
5) We got to use lead shot on water fowl.

and I could go on a lot longer
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This post is too accurate.
 
I'd walk along the side of the Hwy 15 for 5 miles shooting woodchucks in the ditch with a cooey 22. Shells were 88cents for 50. Never was even questioned or reported!!
 
Ahhhhh! Memories. I grew up in the Shuswap Area of BC. Great Mule deer and Black Bear country.
There were moose and Elk in some places if you knew where to look. You could not buy a tag [metal]
for each, but only one tag, labeled "Moose-Elk" it was $2.00. A deer or Black bear was 50 cents.

I started hunting at around 12 years of age. Accompanied a generous neighbor whose son was my
close friend. Once I got old enough to drive, I bought an old 1951 Ford Club coupe, that took us up
Fly Hills to prime hunting areas. Chains were mandatory if there was snow on the ground.

We took many very nice Muleys out of those hills. They tended to be heavy of body, but not with large
antlers. Shot my first Elk there as well. After the first year [shot a doe] I bought a fully sporterized M17
chambered 30-06. It was my hunting rifle for 4 years. IIRC, a box of CIL 180 grain KKSP was $2.95.

Those were the days when you could walk down a road or street with a rifle in your hand, and no one
paid any attention. Many changes since then, not all have been good, either. Dave.
 
Got my first shotgun from Harkley & Haywood.
That was some time ago.
Army'n Navy had 303's in a round tub on the floor.
3 for $45 iff'in my memory serves me correct.
Woodward's in Orchard Mall had a hunting section downstairs down past the toys.
 
jlovie said:
Still blows my mind that at one point in time, you could carry your 22 or grouse gun to school and down the street and nobody would bat an eye. Great thread here, really appreciating the stories.
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Right!? I remember taking my 12 gauge to school. Nothing abnormal about it.
 
Eagleye said:
Ahhhhh! Memories. I grew up in the Shuswap Area of BC. Great Mule deer and Black Bear country.
There were moose and Elk in some places if you knew where to look. You could not buy a tag [metal]
for each, but only one tag, labeled "Moose-Elk" it was $2.00. A deer or Black bear was 50 cents.

I started hunting at around 12 years of age. Accompanied a generous neighbor whose son was my
close friend. Once I got old enough to drive, I bought an old 1951 Ford Club coupe, that took us up
Fly Hills to prime hunting areas. Chains were mandatory if there was snow on the ground.

We took many very nice Muleys out of those hills. They tended to be heavy of body, but not with large
antlers. Shot my first Elk there as well. After the first year [shot a doe] I bought a fully sporterized M17
chambered 30-06. It was my hunting rifle for 4 years. IIRC, a box of CIL 180 grain KKSP was $2.95.

Those were the days when you could walk down a road or street with a rifle in your hand, and no one
paid any attention. Many changes since then, not all have been good, either. Dave.
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I think the Moose or Elk Tag/LEH (not both) should be the way now. It'd get tags in more hands. IE, you put in for Moose, you can't put in for Roosevelt Elk or Antlerless Elk. Buy an OTC Elk tag, no OTC Moose tag for you. But the Govt is in the Business of selling Tags/LEH entries.
 
As a kid, I helped put out stock in our brand new CO-OP grocery store, before it opened for business. One item was an old milsurp, a Carcano, I think it was, and some surplus ammo. Everybody hunted back then, it seemed. Lots of bush and little old roads. Not any more.
 
I would trade all my current fancy hunting rifles and camo for a good 303 Enfield and Carhartt field coat, coveralls and work boots AND easy private hunting access with multiple tags that hunters used to enjoy back in the 60's. Anyone else???

We now have the super fancy gear with meager limited hunting opportunities. We've gone backwards.
 
PSE said:
I would trade all my current fancy hunting rifles and camo for a good 303 Enfield and Carhartt field coat, coveralls and work boots AND easy private hunting access with multiple tags that hunters used to enjoy back in the 60's. Anyone else???

We now have the super fancy gear with meager limited hunting opportunities. We've gone backwards.
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Good point, I can hunt from my doorstep, but I do miss the old tag availability.
(literally I can sit on my front or back doorstep and hunt)
 
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I hunted back when new hunters in the good old days respected the hunting code of ethics. Maybe I’m wrong (or I have just seen things the last few years) but there seems to be a new breed of hunters that have no regard or respect for land owners, other hunters, or the animals they poach. There was a mutual respect for other hunters and the sport.
 
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