These old photos are absolute classics.
Last September, we shared a bunch of vintage hunting photos with you for #WhitetailWednesday. We had so much fun with that post, we decided we'd do it again and scrounged the internet for some of the best ones we could find.
These photos represent a different time in hunting. Many of these were taken before bag limits and other regulations came into play, some of the harvests can seem excessive. Still, there is something fascinating and cool about these old photos.
Buck pole
The buck poles just seemed heavier back then.
Michigan's U.P.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcs0q2Rl3a_/?taken-by=redplaidgang
I've heard a lot of old-timers say the hunting in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan used to be second to none. With pictures like this, I believe it.
In color
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc3AeRxjeQz/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
Most hunting photos from the 1950s and 1960s seem to be in black and white. It's a rare treat to see one in color.
Non-typical
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOgm5THV8g/?taken-by=oldschoolhunting
What a cool-looking non-typical!
When plaid was king
Red plaid isn't as common for hunting as it used to be. But back then, it was the only way to go!
Tennessee Monster
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZbXv3A-5n/?taken-by=oldschoolhunting
What a buck!
Mustaches and big bucks
This is REALLY old-school.
Great depression bucks
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeX6OK5jE1P/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
The date of 1934 puts this squarely in the middle of the Great Depression. These bucks probably went a long way in feeding these men's families.
Brow tines
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcz9roCAhxL/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
Look at the brows on this buck, those things are daggers!
Hunting camp
Talk about old school. And check out the mass on that one buck!
The Bambino
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeqnnzeFJoc/?taken-by=redplaidgang
Did you know Babe Ruth was an avid hunter? Looks like he had some awesome success, too!
Truck pole
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOVAq0ehxC4/?taken-by=oldschoolhunting
That's one way to hang up your harvest!
No camo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BdDO2i7BHlA/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
They didn't need fancy camo back then to harvest the big bucks!
Shotguns
Check out those outfits and shotguns!
Fred Bear
Just like our last list, this one is incomplete without an appearance from the legend!
Buck on the hood
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZ1jRnBph_/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
No one puts their bucks up on their hoods anymore.
Minnesota Monsters
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWvH4vWDw3_/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
Can we just talk about that fifth buck from the left? The one that appears to have seven typical points on its right side? Holy smokes, what a monster! Makes you wonder where those antlers are today and what they would score!
Fender bender
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSz7mYoFkOI/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
Putting your buck on the front fender just seems like it was the preferred method of displaying your harvest in the old days.
Old-school huntress
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLSIzr9hcbl/?tagged=oldschoolhunting
Yes, women hunted back then, too!
Gnarly old buck
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbNf7FvlGhz/?taken-by=redplaidgang
Seeing photos like these makes you wonder how many gnarly old monster bucks have never seen a scorer's tape.
These photos may have been taken in a different time when hunting was much different, but the joy of a successful harvest is still the same!
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