Hunting, Fishing, Adventure and "The American Sportsman"

[Vichris]

Some of you might remember an old show, aired in he 1960's 70's & 80 called "The American Sportsman". It was hosted by a sportscaster named Curt Gowdy. He was famous for a line he used on ABC's Wide World of Sports, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat". The "agony of defeat" was shown with a ski jumper in a devastating wipe out. My dad and I hardly ever missed The American Sportsman and the adventures they show cased. Most of them were hunting a fishing trips with famous people. Those shows instilled in me and my dad, a love of the outdoors and wildlife in general. I've been very fortunate to live and experience many of my own hunting/fishing/hiking/wandering/& photography adventures. Here are a few of them. Most of these hunting pics are archery kills. Most of the fishing pics were caught with fly-fishing tackle and released

 

[Vichris]

More outdoor adventures,.......

 

[Vichris]

And a few more,......

 

[Vichris]

Remember this, The famous voice of Curt Gowdy ......

 

[pmbug]

Looks like you enjoyed a lot of hunting and fishing adventures. Did you travel around for your hunting grounds or stay local to a given area?

 

[Vichris]

Looks like you enjoyed a lot of hunting and fishing adventures. Did you travel around for your hunting grounds or stay local to a given area?

I mostly stuck to local areas. Most of those pics were taken in New Mexico. Some were taken AZ, CO, IA and MO. I have had many other adventures looking for reptiles (Herping) in AZ and NM, stargazing in the dark sky's of the desert, birdwatching all over, and simply going on hikes in state and national parks.

 

[searcher]

Bump

 

[searcher]

Bump.........

 

[nickndfl]

 

[searcher]

Time for a bump.

 

[Vichris]

Over the years I've owned a good number of vehicles that I have regretted selling. But this old 1965 Ford pickup is the one I regretting selling off the most. It was there when I killed my biggest elk and we had no choice but to lash the the rack and cape to the top of the trucks cab. I killed that elk way back in 1991 and spent many years trying to get a bigger one but it never happened. Here's that elk in my den now. I Still have that elk but I have huge regrets that I sold that old 65 ford with a straight 6 300 and the first year of the twin I beam suspension.

 

[Bushpilot]

Nice wirehair? And nice den.

 

[KnowWhy]

My oldest brother is coming up for a moose hunt this fall. I’ve been successful in this area three out of four times. ATV in off trail. Big “weatherproof” tent with a wood stove and cots. Pick some blueberries for our pancakes. Watch and listen to the migrating birds (geese, sand hill cranes and robins) and maybe even get a black bear gorging himself on those berries. No cellular service for miles (5 hours away) and no contrails or aircraft noise.
Can’t express how much we are anticipating it.

 

[KnowWhy]

Still eating the half of this one from 2023. Last moose that guy will probably ever take, but he salt water fishes out of Oregon now.

 

[Vichris]

That is some phenomenal archery shooting. Really got to hand it to the guy to pull off that kind of accuracy..... AMAZING....

 

[Vichris]

Nice wirehair? And nice den.

Thanks, my dog Tucker is the first hunting dog I've ever owned. He's kinda high maintenance & I could never have owned him in any of my other homes. He needs some room to roam which we never had until our move to the Heartland. He's a great companion dog too. He's a rescue that we got from a local shelter with the help of the National (GWP) German Wirehaired Pointer Rescue. He had a tough run of life for a few years and we're committed to making it up in the later days of his life. Funny thing is, we think he knows that.....

And thanks about the den, Its a big part of what sold us on this place.

 

[Vichris]

My oldest brother is coming up for a moose hunt this fall. I’ve been successful in this area three out of four times. ATV in off trail. Big “weatherproof” tent with a wood stove and cots. Pick some blueberries for our pancakes. Watch and listen to the migrating birds (geese, sand hill cranes and robins) and maybe even get a black bear gorging himself on those berries. No cellular service for miles (5 hours away) and no contrails or aircraft noise.
Can’t express how much we are anticipating it.

Gotta love those wilderness/backwoods adventures. There's nothing like them, especially when you're pursuing big game. Where is this area that you speak of? Post up some pics after your brothers hunt.