COINCIDENCE? YOU BE THE JUDGE

[WAHOONBOX]

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION TO FILM OR PHOTOGRAPH MY HUNTING AND FISHING....

I NEVER HAD THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT...AND STILL DON'T BUT I DO LOVE THAT ADDED ASPECT TO THIS GREAT SPORT OF OURS...IF I CAN'T FILM IT I WILL NOT SHOOT IT!!!

IN 1959....MY DAD , ALONG WITH HIS DAD, WENT TO ONTARIO TO HUNT WHITE TAIL....MY DAD WAS PUT OFF ON AN ISLAND BY BOAT FROM THE OUTPOST CAMP AND WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO TAKE A STUD BLACK BEAR .....MY GRANDFATHER TOOK THE LARGE BODY EIGHT HANGING ON THE SKINNING POLE.

OKAY...NOW BACK TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY END OF THE STORY:

I TOOK THE ORIGINAL PHOTO (WHICH WAS ACCCIDENTALLY DESTROYED) AND HAD IT PHOTO COPIED MANY YEARS AGO WHEN THAT PROCESS CAME TO BEING ......AND..... BEING THE ENTREPANUER I AM....I SENT IT TO A PHOTO BROKERAGE WHO SOLD PHOTOS TO GROUPS LIKE HALLMARK CARDS, OUTDOOR LIFE ...ETC ETC

I NEVER HEARD ONE THING IN RETURN ABOUT MY PHOTO I SENT IN UNTIL A FEW YEARS LATER....HECK I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT......THEN ONE DAY, .I RECEIVED A CHECK IN THE MAIL FOR $35..........DO YOU BELIEVE IT? .......I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE PICTURE WAS USED IN OR FOR AND TO THIS DAY ALWAYS WONDERED WHERE IT ENDED UP.

YEARS GO BY....MAY YEARS

THEN WHILE VACATIONING IN MAINE A FEW YEARS AGO.....I FOUND THIS POST CARD FOR SALE AT A LOCAL MOM & POP GENERAL STORE......

IS IT? ....COULD IT BE? ................ MAYBE????

YOU BE DA JUDGE...........

[Dave Sikorski]

Damn if that aint downright cool.

Those are some big ole Canadian whitetails they've got there. Look at the body on them, not to mention the racks.

Thanks for sharing buddy, I love seeing pics of the old days.

Wonder how they did that without gore tex and scent lok??

-D

[Cowboy]

look like the same animals in both picture & card I would say you may have found a match

[Shortfin]

Pretty cool Marty