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Anything historically cool about your hunting location?
Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:47 pm
Just reading up on my place and nothing crazy other than the small town got wiped out by typhoid.
I figured south LA would have some interesting history.
I figured south LA would have some interesting history.
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Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:49 pm to Dodd
Been in my family sense 1763. Sole owners of it now are my two kids.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:51 pm to Dodd
Our camp in Water Valley was built in 1907 and made of stone. There's a World War I monument built by the then owner in 1918 on the top of a 500 foot 'mountain' half a mile in front of the camp. I miss that place a lot
ETA: There's a family cemetery at the foot of the mountain with headstones dating back to the early 1880s. The monument on top of the mountain is 19 feet tall and very, very cool. I'll try to find a picture
ETA: There's a family cemetery at the foot of the mountain with headstones dating back to the early 1880s. The monument on top of the mountain is 19 feet tall and very, very cool. I'll try to find a picture
This post was edited on 10/23/14 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:55 pm to Dodd
Our property in bracketville, tx use to have a big cave in it that some geologists explored a few times. Never really heard back on their findings though.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 6:56 pm to Dodd
Black panther sightings
Posted on 10/23/14 at 7:04 pm to Dodd
The family land we hunt in Mississippi apparently was a depot of some sort for confederate soldiers. We often find relics while metal detecting with the kids.
Also, if you walk the ag field after its been plowed its not rare to find arrow heads.
Someday I'm going to do some research and find out more about the soldiers and Indians.
Also, if you walk the ag field after its been plowed its not rare to find arrow heads.
Someday I'm going to do some research and find out more about the soldiers and Indians.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 7:08 pm to Dodd
It is said from my dad, grandpa, and uncles that Luckenbach, Texas by Waylon Jennings was inspired by our lease before we ever leased it. Hondo Crouch used to have Waylon and Willie and the boys over to have a good time. Or so I'm told 
Posted on 10/23/14 at 7:37 pm to Dodd
One area we hunt (Funter Bay on Admiralty Island) was an Aleut internment camp during WWII, when the Japanese occupied two Aleutian Islands. Another area is an old Nazi PoW camp. Lots of old mining sites in the area too. Always finding 100 year old mining stuff.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 7:55 pm to Dodd
Very cool thread topic. Nothing special about my hunting properties though.
Posted on 10/23/14 at 8:58 pm to Dodd
125 years in the family? 
Posted on 10/23/14 at 10:15 pm to Dodd
got the ruins of an early 1800's sugar mill on some property that I hunt...complete with hand made bricks and hand forged nails...
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:00 am to Dodd
A section of old growth timber.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:15 am to Dodd
exactly
Posted on 10/24/14 at 7:28 am to Dodd
The klan from up the hill in Bastrop was upset about a couple of well-to-do farmers from Mer Rouge who were known to be frolicking with around with the negro servants. So one Saturday they waited until the two fellas (Davenport and I can't remember) left a baseball game and surrounded their car, pulled em out and cut their nuts off then beat them to death. Then they wrapped them in chains and thru them into the Lafourche. The places were they chunked the bodies in is on my property behind the house. If you've read the book Rising Tide the story is in there. There is also a historic lynching tree out in front of the house.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:47 am to Dodd
Cool thread Dodd. there is quite a bit of history, though I don't know much of it. There is a big concrete cistern looking thing by the shooting range. I forgot what it was used for 
that is the least cool thing.
What we call the boat hole, is a levied off area that is still 50' deep. some guys a few years back leased 40 acres and started digging for a civil war boat that was there. they thought it had gold in it. They left.....I guess they ran out of money before they found the gold or there was no gold.
we had to stop going down one ridge, the two track on top of it was wearing it down a little and some bones were starting to show. now we go around the old grave site. no head markers so it is really old or poor or both. when we finally realized it was a grave yard, we got to walk around and check it out before it was taped off. you cold see the outline of a couple of skulls that like the front was worn away and it is a sectional view. A little freaky.
we can't remove anything metal or use a metal detector for fear it might become a historic site.
that is the least cool thing. What we call the boat hole, is a levied off area that is still 50' deep. some guys a few years back leased 40 acres and started digging for a civil war boat that was there. they thought it had gold in it. They left.....I guess they ran out of money before they found the gold or there was no gold.
we had to stop going down one ridge, the two track on top of it was wearing it down a little and some bones were starting to show. now we go around the old grave site. no head markers so it is really old or poor or both. when we finally realized it was a grave yard, we got to walk around and check it out before it was taped off. you cold see the outline of a couple of skulls that like the front was worn away and it is a sectional view. A little freaky.
we can't remove anything metal or use a metal detector for fear it might become a historic site.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 9:53 am to Dodd
They area I hunt is bordered by the small cemetary where Mickey Schunick's body was found. We have hunted that area for over 20 years and used to run around in that cemetary all the time when we were younger.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 12:06 pm to Dodd
About 15 years ago, an old woman and her son were living in our old farm house at my farm and it burned to the ground the day before Christmas.
My pow pow said let it burn and let the insurance handle it, yet he and many other people helped them out greatly to restore their Christmas somewhat.
A little while down the road, it came out that they were cooking/selling/using meth and it burned down as a result of that
We kept the slab and built a shop over it.
My pow pow said let it burn and let the insurance handle it, yet he and many other people helped them out greatly to restore their Christmas somewhat.
A little while down the road, it came out that they were cooking/selling/using meth and it burned down as a result of that
We kept the slab and built a shop over it.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 1:13 pm to Dodd
Old railroad line
My MIL's house was a major spot between St.Fran and Woodville and a key staging area during the 1870s race war / LaMiss border war.
My MIL's house was a major spot between St.Fran and Woodville and a key staging area during the 1870s race war / LaMiss border war.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 2:28 pm to Dodd
I feel like this thread needs pics.
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