1887/1901 deer slayer

[Buckshot Bob]

[Michigan Slim]

That could be up by my place in Michigan! Heck, you could still see that.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Interesting shirt.   Has the Cossack cartouche pockets on the breast.

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

And then there's the Winchester....  

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

That's the way my dad hung his deer, by the neck. Said they drained better. Most seem to hang them by the back legs.

[Buckshot Bob]

12 minutes ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said:

That's the way my dad hung his deer, by the neck. Said they drained better. Most seem to hang them by the back legs.

I’ve seen people almost come to blows over how to hang a deer and if you should age it or not and how long and at what temp 

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

2 hours ago, Buckshot Bob said:

I’ve seen people almost come to blows over how to hang a deer and if you should age it or not and how long and at what temp 

My dad always aged his deer. I once asked how long it took, he said depends on the temp. I kept asking questions and not getting an answer I could live with. Finally in exasperation he said " when every dog in the neighborhood is trying to get in your garage you should probably butcher that deer."  

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

But then there's the Winchester... is it an 1887 or a 1901?  

 

Remember the title of thread~?  

[Long Fingers, SASS#56813]

How long does it take to dig out 6’ of a log to sleep in? Seems like a lot of work vs other means of shelter. 

[Subdeacon Joe]

1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

But then there's the Winchester... is it an 1887 or a 1901?  

 

Remember the title of thread~?  

 

 

Judging from the hump on the receiver and the shape of the lever, I'd go with '87.  As near as I could get from trying to superimpose layers in editing programs.

[J-BAR #18287]

That gentleman has cartridge loops on his shirt and a cartridge belt at the entrance to his “bed”, and a scowl.  This is a person I want on MY side.

[Pat Riot]

1 hour ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

That gentleman has cartridge loops on his shirt and a cartridge belt at the entrance to his “bed”, and a scowl.  This is a person I want on MY side.

I can hear him now…

”Hurry up with that dang camera! Yer lucky that rifle’s over there or I would plug ya!”

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I can hear him now…

”Hurry up with that dang camera! Yer lucky that rifle’s over there or I would plug ya!”

 

Pssst...  It's a shotgun...  

 

Likely loaded with buckshot ~ even though that 'pears to be a doe he done gone and shot with it.  

[Subdeacon Joe]

10 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

That gentleman has cartridge loops on his shirt and a cartridge belt at the entrance to his “bed”, and a scowl.  This is a person I want on MY side.

 

Which makes me wonder where the photograph was taken.  Other than Cossacks I can't think of any that sew the cartouche pockets into the breast of shirts or tunics.

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

Look at the hollow log, huge! Look at the trees in the back ground, small, those are second growth forest. I'd guess northern / upper peninsula ,Michigan, or Wisconsin, late 19th early 20th century. Remember immigrants didn't buy all new clothes when they got here. He could have come to mine or lumberjack or escape persecution at home.   

[Michigan Slim]

In western Michigan I grew up around names from Poland, Germany, Holland, Denmark, etc. Second-fourth generations mostly. 

[Tom Bullweed]

Looks like an 1887.

The 1901 had an overlap at the butt end of the lever.

Nice post.

[Michigan Slim]

Buckshot used to be real popular up there and is still legal I believe.

[Buckshot Bob]

7 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said:

Buckshot used to be real popular up there and is still legal I believe.

It still is in Mi , although I don’t think it’s very popular anymore. The shotgun was popular in areas of Mi where using a rifle was illegal. You could use pistol calibers but 44mag was about as good as it got . Then when in-line muzzle loaders evolved they were all the rage . Now you can use straight wall calibers that are 35 cal or larger with a minimum case of 1.16 and a max of 1.80 . Which has given birth to whole new deer rifle industry. 
Fortunately for me I’ve never hunted in a zone that wasn’t rifle so I’ve never had to play the game. But southern Mi does have allot bigger bucks. But allot more hunters . Per capita Mi sells more deer licenses than any other state . But numbers are declining rapidly like every where else.

Supposedly one of the good effects of Covid has been hunter numbers going up  

[Michigan Slim]

3 minutes ago, Buckshot Bob said:

It still is in Mi , although I don’t think it’s very popular anymore. The shotgun was popular in areas of Mi where using a rifle was illegal. You could use pistol calibers but 44mag was about as good as it got . Then when in-line muzzle loaders evolved they were all the rage . Now you can use straight wall calibers that are 35 cal or larger with a minimum case of 1.16 and a max of 1.80 . Which has given birth to whole new deer rifle industry. 
Fortunately for me I’ve never hunted in a zone that wasn’t rifle so I’ve never had to play the game. But southern Mi does have allot bigger bucks. But allot more hunters . Per capita Mi sells more deer licenses than any other state . But numbers are declining rapidly like every where else.

Supposedly one of the good effects of Covid has been hunter numbers going up  

My cabin is in Newaygo County. Rifle for me as well. Indiana went to high power rifle some years back on private ground. Sure is nice to be able to use my .270.

[Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485]

The first 2 deer my dad shot was in the UP, he used a single shot shotgun with buck shot. Late 20's early 30's.

[Michigan Slim]

1 minute ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said:

The first 2 deer my dad shot was in the UP, he used a single shot shotgun with buck shot. Late 20's early 30's.

My dad grew up using 'cut shells'. Couldn't afford slugs. Abject poverty in those days. My grandpa told me he used a .45 Colt round in his .410 when he was a kid until he saved $27.00 for his Winchester 94 in .32 Special.

[Pat Riot]

20 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

 

Pssst...  It's a shotgun...  

 

Likely loaded with buckshot ~ even though that 'pears to be a doe he done gone and shot with it.  

Haha…Doh!