My First Deer

[BarnesX.308]

Scanned some old pictures last week. Doe season, 1981. Potter's Hunting Club between Dushore and Forksville.


http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/500/Scott_1st_Deer.jpg

[urban assault]

Good One!! :D

[Deer Down]

Thats Great:) i was doing the same thing and found some old pictures Igot my 1st deer a doe in 1975 in good old Potter co. and finally got my first buck in 1980 4 pointer after missing in 78 spike 79 8 pointer also Potter co. Did pretty good in Potter for years but the hustle and bustle got to everyone over the years and everyone pretty much went there on way Now i hunt here in NJ and not complaining but i do miss the old days:(

[The Wadd]

Thats Great! I wish I could find my First Deer Pic! It was an 8 pointer I shot when i was 12 years old 250 yards away, Up in Lycoming county!,
Second Monday of season, Wow Your picture just brought back Some great memories I just rehung that mount yesterday! I migth have to get
it remounted the hide is loseing its hair!

[ACEarcher]

Thats awsome. I love those old hunting picture. They always have a story behind them.

[BarnesX.308]

I'll always remember those days at the old hunting club. All those guys were like heroes to me as I was a wide-eyed kid wanting to be just like them.

In hind-site, they did more beer drinking and poker playing than deer hunting, but it was just that special deer camp atmosphere that can't be duplicated.

The fellow on the left is still buddies with us and comes to our new camp every year. The guy on the right is dead but his legacy lives on. We learned Italian curse words from him that are still used at the poker table at camp today. :D

Wadd - that club is only about 2 miles from the Dirty Dozen. If you go down Lick Creek Road to Route 87, make a right. Go past Wright's Hill and Shrimp Hill and your next road should be Lambert Hill. That's where the Potter's Club is. We used to drive by the Dirty Dozen all the time when we'd go for car rides.

[The Wadd]

Wow! Thats Close, Did you ever Trout fish,Up there! My Brother and I
Always fished around Cherry Mills Lodge What rt # is the lodge on 220?

[BarnesX.308]

We fished for everything up there. Loyalsock, Little Loyalsock, Hunter's Lake, Sones Pond, Katz's Pond, Lake Akiela and every farm pond in the county.

Cherry Mills Lodge is on Route 87. It's right across the street from Lick Creek and Gainer Hill. About 1/2 mile from the Dirty Dozen.

Remember the Green Swan Hotel in Dushore? Jay Birds? We also used to go over to the Forksville Inn quite a bit. Our favorite breakfast was at the Red Fox Inn which was on 220. I heard they turned it into a nudey bar. Foxy Tails, or something like that.

[The Wadd]

OK now Im remembering the roads! Its Been about 7 or 8 years since ive been to the cabin! Stoped in those bars a few time also!:thup:

[WardMan]

Great picture! I wish we could get a snowfall during buck season again. It's been in 50-70 the past few years it seems. I always remember my Grandpop talking about the snow in Huntingdon Cty (Neff Mills) and "riding" a deer down the mtn one time after he shot it and slid while gutting it.

[BarnesX.308]

That was doe season. Two weeks after buck season.

In 2002 it was -5 degrees. :eek:

[WardMan]

I got a doe in 2002 and remember it being cold for the first day, and then warming up the next day. Of course I slept in, and slept off a hangover
:-)

[BarnesX.308]

In 2002 it was -5 on Monday. On Tuesday it was up to around +10 but very windy. My buddy was afraid to take off his gloves to tie his boots. :D

2006 and 2007 were really warm. 2005 wasn't too cold either. Maybe 40s. I know there was snow in 2003 but I forget 2004. I tagged out in archery so nothing big time happened to make buck camp memorable.

[phillyfishing]

i have hunted up the poconos for the last 8 yrs.. was cold at first but then the last 3-4 yrs its been to warm up there.. hope that changes this yr

[BarnesX.308]

Will be cold this year. It's going to be 32 where I hunt this Friday night.