Hunting photo circa 1938

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not sure it is really a hunting photo as much as it is a photo of a dead deer on the fender of a car
 
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Typical hunting photo. I was born in 1950 and have all sorts of family pictures. I need to dig out the 1920s pic of my great-uncle Andy all dressed up and posing with the three bears.

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Naw not a typicalk hunting photo..and I predate your 1950 birth..this is a deer, killed who knows where, presented as a gift to the senator or whatever...much like the Chief of the Mataponi in Va present the govenor of Va with a tribute deer each year. This is not at all typical of "old" hunting photos.
 
I used to work for a brewery in Golden, CO. One very warm afternoon leaving work, I noticed a pickup with Wis. plates on it. On top of the large camper on the pickup, were two huge mule deer bucks, really nice bucks. As I was walking to my car, I said something to the effect about the two deer to a security guard that was in the parking lot. "Yep", he said, "They ought to really be good when they get 'em home, they ain't even been gutted yet, see how blown up they are?!" What pictures they'd have been when they got home!
 
Right after WW II, my father bought "Oscar", a 1940 Ford 4-dr army surplus staff car. Kept it OD. That car probably carried more deer than any other car in Texas. Somewhere I have photos with three and four deer tied on. I know that one time we had one on each front fender, two in the trunk and two in the back floorboards.
 
"This is not at all typical of "old" hunting photos. "

I guess I'll have to throw out all of the family hunting photos then since they aren't really hunting photos. Sheesh. Some people were raised to always dress up to have their picture taken.

I understand the caption says "presented", but here's the question, if it's a staged event, where's the crowd? I live in Richmond, I've seen the presentation of the yearly deer to the governor. It's an event, not a few men standing by a parked car.

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calm down JohnBT....didnt intend to offend ...just the way i see it. i have lot of old hunting photos as well and most of them are packs of ozark hillbillys with beards and flannel shirts standing around a camp. i guess "typical" depends on where ya came from.
 
This pic was taken in '93. We had pulled up to a cafe to grab something to eat and my buddys uncle pulled up with the buck he had gotten that morning. Uncle Joe passed this year and I sent this pic to my buddy and he loved it. He remembered it, but did not know I had snapped a pic.

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When I took hunter's safety class in Virginia about 20 years ago, they strongly recommended against strapping deer to the hood for various reasons.
 
"This is not at all typical of "old" hunting photos. "

I guess I'll have to throw out all of the family hunting photos then since they aren't really hunting photos. Sheesh. Some people were raised to always dress up to have their picture taken.

I understand the caption says "presented", but here's the question, if it's a staged event, where's the crowd? I live in Richmond, I've seen the presentation of the yearly deer to the governor. It's an event, not a few men standing by a parked car.
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Yeah, it doesn't look like a hunting photo to me, just a deer on the fender of a car, as noted by lowerunit411. Those men don't look like they are hunting to me.

Just because something was presented to the group and a photographer was present doesn't mean that there will be any crowds around. Unlike your yearly deer given to the governor that is a big event, this may simply have been a gift from a grateful party member.

What you are talking about in Virginia has been going on since 1677 where deer and turkey are presented to the Governor. There is ceremony associated with this annual event. The deer and turkey are presented in lieu of taxes.
http://forhuntersbyhunters.com/2010/11/333-years-later-va-governor-receives-indians-deer-turkey.html
 
not sure it is really a hunting photo
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True. I'd try to pick a more apt title next time. Still, I thought the juxtaposition of the high officials in suits and deer on the car recalled a different time when a much high percentage of Americans lived in rural places.
 
The deer in the picture looks like it has been dead for a really long time. Look how sunk in the eyes are.

My grandpa told me when he killed his first deer many years ago they drove it around on the hood of the car all over town to show his friends. By the time they got back home the meat was worthless. This was a big buck and during those days you weren't likely to see a deer, much less kill a big buck. Times have changed.
 
The deer in the picture looks like it has been dead for a really long time. Look how sunk in the eyes are.
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LOL, I was noticing that as well. It looks awfully dried out. My guess is that those drip cloths haven't been necessary for a day or two.
 
They would need a forklift to get it up there...and I would think an elk would crush the roof once up there.
 
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