A picture from the past

[VanGone]

That is a beautiful painting. You must be very proud.

Thank you for posting it. Do you have more?

Thanks 4H, heres one more. Ive posted a few in the past so you may have seen them
Van

 

[VanGone]

Thanks for sharing the 'old pic' Ed, & tell your Son we are all proud of his service to our country.
You do some great paintings.

Fossis.........

I posted that so you could relate with your post and the Beaver, but got to looking at my kids in the picture and this post ended up being more on him,and my paintings.Like Ive said before Fossis, I enjoy all of your post,and I will tell my Son what you guys on here have said. He will appreciate it.
Ed

 

[VanGone]

That old pic is actually documentary in a sense. It reflects how many lived in this country in a way most would have no concept of. I have a niece, her husband and a nephew that still trap and tan back in Minnesota. It's secondary to their day jobs but still a good way to make some extra money these days. They also harvest ginsing to make extra money. It's amazing what that stuff sells for and how secretive the ginsing gathering community is concerning where to find it. A far cry from the big city life. Hat's off to ya Van. Nice painting too.

My Wife and I were looking at this old photo after I posted it and it does bring back a ton of memory's. When the season was over and I would sell every thing I had caught,the whole family would get a share of some sort,The day we sold,was a fun day for all of us.I could go on for ever on that subject.Thanks for your kind words Packerbacker,its appreciated.
Van

 

[rginn]

Cool pic. I trapped when I was in high school--60's-early 70's. Best thing was we had a local buyer that would buy the animal unskinned, but you got paid less. I used to tan a lot of hides. I used the alum method and had pretty good luck, but it is a lot of work. And having worked with those guys, a medivac chopper is the prettiest sight you can see in the sky sometimes.

 

[VanGone]

Cool pic. I trapped when I was in high school--60's-early 70's. Best thing was we had a local buyer that would buy the animal unskinned, but you got paid less. I used to tan a lot of hides. I used the alum method and had pretty good luck, but it is a lot of work. And having worked with those guys, a medivac chopper is the prettiest sight you can see in the sky sometimes.

Thanks RGINN, I know where your coming from
Van