If You Could........

[Sprytle]

If you could go back in time - Who would you want to spend time with hunting or fishing and why??? I would have liked to spend a year or so with pope & young- all the new discoveries and explorations and the wealth of knowledge these gentlemen could have shared!!!! :) :)

[BigJim]

my great grandfather. I've heard he was an incredible hunter and outdoorsman. He was a gunsmith, guide, trapper, antler collector and ginseng hunter. I'm told he also worked supplying venison for lumber camps when he was 14 years old. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to hunt with him. I have inherited some old photos and monster racks of the deer he'd taken and sure would love to hear the stories behind them.

[Erik]

Lewis and Clark expedition.
Can you imagine what it looked like, and what must have been going through the minds of those men when they saw their first geysers, or the great falls?
I think that would have been the ultimate hunting and fishing trip :)

[trout]

Anyone who lived in the 1740s-1820s on the very shore that I do.
Seeing the vast stands of virgin timber and the runs of fish in the creeks would be very special.

[estack]

definaltlly would have to be my grandpa. he dies when i was eight, the year i got myhunting lisence. have heardmany stories about how he was a great duck hunter, wish i could have shared at least one hunt with him.

[Jumpshootin']

My dad. He's still alive but too old to get around in the woods anymore.

[Airoh]

Dad & Fred would be nice.

[Huntsman27]

Lewis and Clark expedition.
Can you imagine what it looked like, and what must have been going through the minds of those men when they saw their first geysers, or the great falls?
I think that would have been the ultimate hunting and fishing trip :)

Having been out west, it wouldve made for an even greater adventure back then. That was a true survival/hunt test. Makes for great reading. Rich

[TLWOODS]

No doubt about it....Fred Bear, I would love to know a fraction of what he knew about bow hunting.

[walleyerick]

I would of loved to hunt with my grandfather. I can remeber fishing with him when I was a young boy. However, cancer got the best of him when he was in his fifties and he was never able to hunt again even though he lived another twenty years. I still have all of his mounts: 1 moose, 2 brown bear rugs, 3 big horn sheep heads, and many whitetails. I look at all of these mounts and try to remember all of his stories. It would of been nice to hunt with him.

[Randy Kidd]

I would have to say my Father who has been gone for 20 years and his Father (my Grandfather) who has been gone 25, But in Historical times, Lewis & Clark or Daniel Boone.

[Adam Waszak]

Teddy Roosevelt and Fred Bear I think it would be awesome to hunt Newaygo County with Fred and out west with Teddy. It must have been something.

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[Alpha Male]

Ishi. For his knowlege and respect of the land and game from a primative perspective.

I've always had a fantasy about being a party to a prehistoric mammoth hunt, too. Obsidan, sticks, and big, big nuts. Imagine what it must have smelled like as you charged up to the beast and thrust your tool into his side, becoming covered in his blood.

[TLWOODS]

alot of you have mentioned a father or grandfather. I don't have the pleasure of having a father or grandfather that hunted much. My grand father was a coon hunter and I was able to hunt coon with him, but he was not a deer hunter. I know this thread is "who in the past would you like to hunt with" but I am so looking forward to starting the father/son hunting legacy in my family. I have a 8 year old son that I am taking with me turkey hunting in just a few weeks. He was to go with me last year, but was unable to go the first time I went and when I brought home my bird he was very disappointed that he missed it. I will not let that mistake happen again. I envy those of you who had a father or grandfather that took you hunting and created memorys for a life time. I'm starting mine in April. I can't wait.

[ArrowFlinger]

alot of you have mentioned a father or grandfather. I don't have the pleasure of having a father or grandfather that hunted much. My grand father was a coon hunter and I was able to hunt coon with him, but he was not a deer hunter. I know this thread is "who in the past would you like to hunt with" but I am so looking forward to starting the father/son hunting legacy in my family. I have a 8 year old son that I am taking with me turkey hunting in just a few weeks. He was to go with me last year, but was unable to go the first time I went and when I brought home my bird he was very disappointed that he missed it. I will not let that mistake happen again. I envy those of you who had a father or grandfather that took you hunting and created memorys for a life time. I'm starting mine in April. I can't wait.

:yeahthat: I am a first generation hunter too and I got another year to wait for my boy to old enough.

As for the question about going back in time. I would go back to when I was twelve and not go see the movie Superman, so the car wouldn't have run the red light and killed my best friend. Then I could be hunting with him now.

[CrazyJ]

I would have to say my grandmother & grandfather. They both died before i was old enough to hunt. My father received his mothers gun when she died, and now he handed it down to me cause he doesnt hunt. Its a Winchester model 94 in 32win special cal. Its well worn, but it still works flawlesly. I cant wait to use it hunting someday. I live in the shotgun zone :( .

[Kevin]

My grandfather. He was a great man, but I never met him.

[swamphunter]

Fred Bear for sure!! I've read his books and it would have been great to go on one of his expiditions with him and his crew.

[stick hunter]

I would have to say my grandmother & grandfather. They both died before i was old enough to hunt. My father received his mothers gun when she died, and now he handed it down to me cause he doesnt hunt. Its a Winchester model 94 in 32win special cal. Its well worn, but it still works flawlesly. I cant wait to use it hunting someday. I live in the shotgun zone :( . My father and I have the same guns passed on from my great grandfather and grandfather. Still shoot strait, I shot my first two bucks with mine back in '94,'95. I actually used old trusty this year instead of my scoped 30-06. Back to the thread, I would have loved to hunt with my great grampa (aka. big grampa),and Fred Bear.

[Munsterlndr]

It would have to be Ernest Hemingway. And after the hunt I'd like to sit around the fire with him over some good scotch and a fine cigar and hear about all his past hunts.
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[Mickey Finn]

Well, Fred Bear, and Lewis and Clark are pretty well spoken for. Hemingway, would be good too. I think, I would pick Crazy horse, Custer, and Bloody knife. Crazy horse was reputed to be one of the finest hunters in his tribe as was Bloody Knife. While Custer was no slouch himself, he had one he!! of a pack of hounds!

[Bwana]

MY Grandpa. He quit hunting in 1985.

[mwakely]

It would have to be my Great Grandfather...Walter Fresch. The Greatest Rabbit Tracker who ever lived. He passed his knowledge unto my father..Earl Wakely who to this day at 80 years old is THE GREATEST LIVING RABBIT TRACKER. I am a LUCKY MAN for last weekend I had the pleasure to see my father, Earl shoot 3 rabbits. He is still pretty tough for a WW II vet. And I am still very lucky to be able to hunt with him. Praise THE LORD!

[Ultramag]

I never met either of my grandfathers, so that would be nice. I have seen some pictures of them with monster whitetails. If you have ever read any of Fred Bear's stories, he too would be an incredible hunter to observe and learn from. I don't know how many of you know about a guy named Paul Schafer. If you get the chance, do an internet search on him and read about his hunts. He sounds like an incredible hunter also.

[PWood]

I would like to go back and fish with my Dad one more time. He passed 11 years ago and, because of his condition, he wasn't able to fish his last three years. For 15 years we fished Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie and Houghton Lake. Some of the best times were when we would go fishing with my wife, Patty. It always seemed that I would drive the boat, Dad would handle the net and Patty would catch all of the fish. Then Dad and I would jokingly razz each other about our total lack of fishing ability. :lol:
Damn I still miss him.

[BarryPatch]

My grandmother. I have a great pic of her with a Winchester model 12 (my bro got the gun :mad: ) and three dead squirrels. You'd never have known it. We found the picture after she passed away. It was from the 1920's when she was first 'dating' my granfather.

[Rustyaxecamp]

I was fortunate to hunt with my father, grandfather, and several of my great-uncles. Much of my "woods sense" and ethics came from them. My dad still hunts, but the rest are gone to the "happy hunting grounds".

If I could, I would go back and hunt with my grandfather and his bunch of guys, Len Sherbrook, Al Stoner, and Rube Morr. I had the chance to meet a few, but have heard many storys and seen incredible pictures about the others.