There Just Ain’t The Deer Around Here Like There Used To Was

Brief disclaimer: I got this in my email box this morning as I get many each day. The email declares that this short story and “postcard” came from King and Bartlett outfitters and camps located in Eustis, Maine. I have no idea if it did or not but the story makes you go hmmmmmm, and of course the photograph/postcard says a lot.

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Think about this… 1962 . This is before… Gore -Tex, Thinsulate, Polar Fleece, Under Armor, Climbing tree stands, trail cameras, Realtree or Mossy Oak camo, de scenting soap, spray, detergent, etc… before GPS, Cell phones, compound bows, Polymer tip bonded match grade ammo….. before power bars, cliff bars and energy drinks. before bleat cans, rattle bags, bottled estrus scent, grunt calls, deer cain, antler growth blocks, food plots planted with biologic feed…. etc etc etc……

A hunter left camp with a belly full of eggs, beans and bacon, he drank water from a mountain spring and ate a few homemade cookies during the day. ( The cookies were made with real butter, sugar and eggs. Not margarine splenda and egg whites ) His clothing was wool and his boots were leather smeared with mink oil or bear grease. Most carried a compass, and a 30-30 with open sights.

One week’s kill in Nov. 1962

Tom Remington

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