Marlin and me thread

[1894]

Got me to thinking about the many times been out hunting over the years ( mostly unsuccessful ) and the pics I've taken just because I could , and felt the same way as Old No7 .
Some are using a Marlin for scale , some just because it fit the scene in my minds eye , and a couple of my rare success' .
I'll post several of the snapshots I've taken ( read I am not a photographer ) in hopes that some others do the same while out there where we find the ,peace, tranquility, time to get our feet back on the ground, and just relax.
I hope others will share as well.

[1894]

For scale :
Tree on a rock model 1894



Leaning against a tree on a rock model 1936



Deer rub 1894



Because I liked the scene with a lever gun in it

curly pine tree



warm water spring surrounded by light snow



old stump from the 50's



Bear tracks heading to hibernate , the 2 on the moss are mine.



model 1936 and a small deer that was dumb enough to walk in front of me while I was taking a smoke break and enjoying the day



My Dads 336 the first year I carried it afield after he past , felt like he was there every step of the way



RE the last pic , like I said Dad was there with me that day . I clearly heard him say " Well , if you are gonna shoot , then shoot "
so I pulled the trigger

[Les Staley]

Great pics! Reminds me of my youth in Michigan, hunting the woods and swamps on a first snowfall..thanks for sharing. Les

[hfcable]

those are great photos...esp your dad's rifle. like the way you use the rifles to give scale to the photo. you made my day much better with these.

here is one where i used my 1886 45/70 to give scale to the photo:



the track just above the buttstock is mama bear's track

the others further behind the rifle were 'baby's tracks ' .....baby was at least a year old, i guess.

thanks for making my day and lunch hour much better !

[1894c]

for me recently it's a Rossi 1892 clone in .357Mag... :)

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[ollogger]

Great photos!! I don't think very many folks could take them that well
the rock trees are unique!!



ollogger

[Dave]

Here is my old faithful leaned against a tree I have a stand in.

[Old No7]

I like it -- nice pix!

Old No7

[JerryB]

Thanks for the great batch of photos, I too did some growing up in the north central part of Michigan. I walked and rode my horse many many miles hunting those woods.

[Nath]

Amazing photos

N.

[Catshooter]

Very nice rifle Dave. Who's scope mount is that?


Cat

[Dave]

Very nice rifle Dave. Who's scope mount is that?

Cat

It is the XS Scout Mount

[TedH]

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

[1894]

hfcable , Nice pic , and I'm kinda glad the bears around here don't grow as big as the ones in your area

1892 , That looks like a great woods gun . I liked all the pics in your thread on that !

ollogger , thanks , we have quite a few trees growing on and around rocks like that in the Adirondacks . I think a lot of those big rocks are immigrants from Canada during our last big global cooling cycle.

Dave , Old faithful looks right at home in that pic .

Thanks all for the pics and comments . I hope to see more either here or in your own threads

[Paladin]

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

+1

[RIHMFIRE]

NICE PIX

[Catshooter]

Thanks Dave. Sweet looking rifle.


Cat