Bowhunters from our past.

[Scott]

After moving to Tenterfield about 7 weeks ago we happened to meet an old time Bowhunter, (Paul Rassmussen) who just happens to live just around the corner. After a few yarns he bought out the old photo album. Enjoy the pics!
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This photo was taken in 1952.

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Paul Rassmussen on the left. Paul assured me he wasn't going to shoot the building, he was just posing for the camera. The pic on the right, from left to right, Ron Clark, Hugh Murry, Brian Greig. 1958.
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On the Target Range.
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Paul Rassmussen 1952. Note the big Boar suspended above Paul.
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Top Pic, Frenchmen Rowland Fouanon, with mate Darrel Smyth.

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Paul Rassmussen on the right after he damaged his right shoulder and had to switch to a lefty. 1960
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Paul and his mate Darrel Smyth ready to get amongst them. The Frenchman Rowland Fouanon lining up from the tree tops. 1953-54.
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Frank Porter on the left and Paul Rassmussen on the right.1952

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This one is my personal favourite. Paul Rassmussen on the left and Frank Porter on the right.

Hope you enjoyed these great pics kindly donated by Paul who turns 74 on Anzac day. He still enjoys going out with the bow and still shoots well. He also still has the longbow shown in these photo's. Scott

[hunt or be hunted]

they are cool pictures scott, thanks for sharing.

dan.

[T.D]

Thanks for sharing. I like the pic of Rowland in the tree.

[Luke]

WOW!!!

Those are shots to be treasured without doubt.

Some of bowhunting's Australian forefathers.

Simply awesome!

A huge thanks to Paul for sharing, and you Scott for taking the time and effort.

Just unreal...



:eek:


I love the one of them in the street, having a durry and leaning on the longbows... if only we could do that nowadays. ;)

[Ben Kleinig]

Awesome!

[Rob.M]

great photos,thanks for posting them up,i bet paul has great hunting stories to go with them,do you know if the game in the photo's was taken around Tenterfield ? I have an aunty,uncle & a cousin that live in Tenterfield and they have seen some decent size pigs hunted around tenterfield over the years!!!.....cheers Rob

[jindydiver]

outstanding :D

[NormGunston]

Scott- appreciate you posting some Australian history in pictures. The photo of Paul and Darryl in front of the FB?EK? ute at the pub is iconally Aussie. 74 on Anzac day- shares his b/day with my mum, and wouldn't it be great to read some yarns from him on the website?

[Al Kidner]

Thanks very much for taking the time to scan the pics and post away. I loved all the pics, some fine ones there from our past all right. You should do an interview for a magazine?

[spiderbait24]

those are great pics, thanks for sharing.

[Kazaar]

Great pictures you have their...
just realised that these guys took down some big game with bows that wouldn't have the penetration or speed to todays compounds.
must have spent alot of time practicing.

[peter h]

Thanks Scott, great pics. is it my ageing eyes or are some of the longbows deflex/reflex ? and I do not mean the recurves. regards Peter.

[Trophy Bowhunts]

Absolutly fantastic to see what was around in the 50's & 60's. Great work Scott and tell Paul from all of us thankyou for sharing.

Mick

[woody]

Good photos, it's good to be reminded sometimes that we are part of a tradition much older than ourselves.

Quite a few years back I did a bit of door knocking and got permission to hunt a property with a few Sambar on it.

I thought I was the first bowhunter to step foot on the place.

Anyway a couple of years later the farmer said, would I like to have some arrows that had been found on the place.

My thinking was I might recognise the owner by the arrows.

He handed me some cedar self nocked arrows, with hand cut barred turkey feathers bound on by what looked like cotton.

The broadhead was a long thin barbed style soldered onto the copper casing of a 303 bullet.

Apparently his grand father had found them in the paddock 30 years ago.

Those hills and ridgelines could tell some stories if they could only talk.

[Paul R]

What a great post Scott, those photos are fantastic mate, thanks to both you and Paul for sharing them with us.
I'd also love to hear some of Paul's stories and agree with Al, an interview would make a great artical for a magazine. Next time you visit Paul you should take a tape recorder and see if he'll let you tape an interview and some of his stories. Unfortunately so much of Australia's bowhunting history has already been lost.

That's a cool story Woody, have you still got the arrows?

[troy]

WOW!!!

Those are shots to be treasured without doubt.

Some of bowhunting's Australian forefathers.

Simply awesome!

A huge thanks to Paul for sharing, and you Scott for taking the time and effort.

Just unreal...



:eek:


I love the one of them in the street, having a durry and leaning on the longbows... if only we could do that nowadays. ;)

You said it!

[troy]

Great pictures you have their...
just realised that these guys took down some big game with bows that wouldn't have the penetration or speed to todays compounds.
must have spent alot of time practicing.

May be no the speed but definately the penetration. Most shot huge weights to compensate for the lack of cast.

[brucester]

Mate, cool old school pics

[woody]

What a great post Scott, those photos are fantastic mate, thanks to both you and Paul for sharing them with us.
I'd also love to hear some of Paul's stories and agree with Al, an interview would make a great artical for a magazine. Next time you visit Paul you should take a tape recorder and see if he'll let you tape an interview and some of his stories. Unfortunately so much of Australia's bowhunting history has already been lost.

That's a cool story Woody, have you still got the arrows?

No Paul, I have given them to an older mate who recognized the broadheads, when he was a young fellah he was mates with a bloke called Herb Rudwick.

Herb was almost like a second father to him, Herb was a broadhead and arrow maker..........

Any way they held some sentimental value for my mate, so he has them tucked away somewhere.

[adam]

Forefathers of Australian Bowhunting thru and thru.

Thanks for the time to post them and for paul in sharing some ground pictures.

Great history

Adam

[Rock Steady]

Thanks for shareing Scott, great to see.

[ricochet]

Excellent photos Scott, many thanks for posting,some great memories there:D


Cheers,
Rick

[Antarcher]

Simply awesome Scott. i wonder how many people these blokes influenced?inspired to egt into bowhunting? They are definitely a huge part of why we are all here today. Thanks heaps Scott, this stuff is gold

[howie]

Love your work Scotty.

[mickhut]

Thanks Scott should hold on to them who knows in the future there may be a place to display them