Sunday, December 30, 2012

 Outdoor Life Magazine 1946



A few ads remind me to get back out and do some late season fishing.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Cover Work

 Denver Gillian 
Outdoor Life 
April 1961
 Bill Griffith
Sports Afield
August 1961
  ? Cavalire
Field and Stream
January 1960
 Edwin Bolenbaugh
Outdoorsman
October 1940
Unknown
Sports Afield
November 1952

Friday, August 3, 2012

Oliver Kemp - The Black Bass

"The Black Bass leaped clear of the water"
Illustration from a novel
Oliver Kemp

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Monday, July 16, 2012

Cover Work National Sportsman 1939

 August 1939
Cover by Walter Wilderding
 July 1939
Cover by Gordon Nichols
 June 1939
Cover by Harry Livingston
April 1939
Cover by Harry Livingston
Some cool covers from 1939.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Trouting Again

Two very cool photos from the 30's.
 Photo by Warren Boyer
National Sportsman 1930's

Photo By Ormal J. Sprungman
Sports Afield May 1937

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Cover Work Field and Stream The 30's

Some of my favorite covers from Field and Stream appeared in the 1930's. Here are a few.
 January 1930
 July 1931
Lynn Bogue Hunt
 June 1933
Arthur Fuller
February 1935
A. F. Tait

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012

Herman Rountree



Some cool illustrations from Howard Rountree, whose work appeared in the 3o's in publications such as Field and Stream.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Classic ads

 A few of the classic rides that got us out into the wild. 









Thursday, May 3, 2012

This weeks trading post; ads








Been a while since I posted here, things have kept me in other places, have to get back at it here.