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Does a bear…

Magazine ad for Shaefer Paper's camouflaged toilet paper found in Fins and Feathers, Hunting ’88 Special Issue #2

Magazine ad for Shaefer Paper’s camouflaged toilet paper found in Fins and Feathers, Hunting ’88 Special Issue #2

The dude in this ad was definitely not a “leave no trace” guy, but Kathleen Meyer’s “How to Shit in the Woods” wasn’t published until 1989.

$3.99 in 1988 would be around $10.61 these days (Oct. 2024), which seems a bit spendy for a pocket-sized roll of toilet paper.

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“slayer of whirring mallard and lumbering goose”

Found on the back cover of Forest and Stream magazine, March 1921.

Found on the back cover of Forest and Stream magazine, March 1921.


The Story of Evinrude Outboard Motors

Hey, do you remember the name of the dragonfly in Disney’s The Rescuers?

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Johnny Gasparini would’ve gotten his two dollars on one of these.

Found in an October 1968 issue of Outdoor Life
Found in an October 1968 issue of Outdoor Life

Snow Bikes have been around in one form or another for 100 years or so.

The conversion kits cost a little bit more these days.

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Grackles

A grackle came,
And then another.
Maybe friend,
Or maybe brother.
Soon a gang,
So iridescent,
Eating seeds
Until tumescent.
I walked outside,
Which sent them packin’,
And now my yard
Is grackle-lackin’.