Old time Hunting Stories or Bits of Wisdom

[Lee Whitsel]

Grandpa said during the great depressi0n n0 0ne had any money 0nly a few rich p0eple. All 8 br0thers and sisters had farms and trying t hang 0n and not lose them. Grandpa said his 0ne sister had a trip t0 the local hardware store and green bean seeds was .02 t0 .03 a lbs. he said you couldn't afford t buy it you had t0 save seed for next years garden. She did see 13 /12 gauge pumkin ball slugs for sale. The family scraped together enough money and bought all 13. The only gun he had was an 0ld 12 gauge single barrel s when he got his farm work caught up he would turn the farm 0ver t0 the b0ys and sneak int0 the mountain bef0re day light and slip around threw the w00ds and try t get close t0 any deer he could. He said in 1 year he g0t 12 deer all very cl0se. 1 d0e he missed at 35 yards the l0d 12 gauge wasn't very accurate. He cried when it ran away wagging its tail that's h0w hard times where. He had t0 hide in the w00ds and sneak home after dark s0 he wouldn't get caught and get a fine he couldn't pay and end up losing the farm. Then cut the deer up and sneak some meat t0 all family members t0 help them with meat. Thats why I still reload n0 matter h0w cheap fact0ry amm0 becomes.....

 

[centerlineseal]

My Dad, Carl, was born in 1929, and as a youngster, was sent off to his Grandparents because his folks couldn't feed him decently. Even then, Grandpa would send him out rabbit hunting with a single shot .22 and counted out rounds. If my Dad came back with less rabbits than expended shells, he was embarrassed and probably scolded.

 

[Lee Whitsel]

My Dad, Carl, was born in 1929, and as a youngster, was sent off to his Grandparents because his folks couldn't feed him decently. Even then, Grandpa would send him out rabbit hunting with a single shot .22 and counted out rounds. If my Dad came back with less rabbits than expended shells, he was embarrassed and probably scolded.

Grandpa was t young for WW1. and when ww2 broke out he had a big family and was to old to g0. He lived threw the very hard times. He was tough guy. I ask him in 1966 about how many deer he shot he said see the box trailer that rig is pulling i said yes. He said it couldn't hold all the deer I've shot in my time.

 

[AWS]

My dad gave me a nickel a rabbit, the hardware store had a bowl of 22LR shells on the counter .01/ea. Sometimes I had to resort to to snares or rabbit sticks to get me back in 22 shells. When I left for the service Dad told mom to not cook another rabbit till I came back home. Sometimes I'd have five or six hanging on the clothes pole during the winter. I still love stewed rabbit and onions with red cabbage and dumplings.

 

[Lee Whitsel]

DEER SEAS0N in the 0LD DAYS 0F THE 60/70's have a week hunting 13 family members and 13 bucks hanging in the barn the first week L0VE those 0ld meat P0Le Pics