Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Top of the Mountain and the downhill slide: The Heddon River Runt Spook (part 4) The period right after World War II up until the late 1950's, was a time when the Heddon River Runt Spook was about as popular as a lure could get and certainly was the number one selling plug for James Heddon's Sons. Many variations were added to the line along with several new colors, all in an effort to keep sales going strong. It seemed almost impossible to look into a tackle box from this period and not see one or more River Runts. It was only a matter of time until most fishermen had as many as they needed and sales started to slow. A check of catalogs in the late 1950s and early 1960s shows that spinning models were featured while casting-sized baits were offered in fewer models. The River Runt Spook had been on the front of the Heddon Catalog each year since 1935. 1958 was to be the last year the famous Yellow Shore Minnow River Runt, in the mouth of a leaping bass, would appear on the catalog cover. The 1959 catalog cover featured a lure with more sales potential: the Heddon Sonic. The ad presented here appeared in the June 1956 issue of Outdoor Life. It is one of the last full page color ads featuring only River Runt Spooks. When I joined the NFLCC in 1985 River Runt Spooks were held in such low esteem that I was told by a venerable collector that one could do three things with them: put them out at a garage sale, fish with them or throw them in the trash as no one would ever collect such a common plastic bait. A few years later, “River Runt Fever” swept the lure collecting hobby and suddenly lots of folks were looking for River Runts in various models and colors. At the height of this mania, I attended a lure show in Schaumburg Illinois and saw in one room, a galvanized wash bucket filled to the top with Black Shore Minnow River Runts with a sign sticking out of the bucket reading “Your Choice $35”. As if that weren't bad enough, right next to the bucket lay a really nice wooden Midget Digit River Runt (a bait made for less than two years before World War II) for $20. As experienced collectors predicted, the supply soon out stripped the demand and all but the truly rare River Runt Spooks returned to more realistic prices. The Heddon Company was sold in 1951 with the President John Heddon staying on for three more years. There followed frequent changes of ownership leading up to the present owners (PRADCO) in 1983. In an effort to spur sales, River Runts were produced during this period in a large selection of heretofore unseen colors (many are florescent) that older fishermen must have found mind-bending. However, today's “color collectors” view these as a great opportunity. -- Bill Sonnett
This vintage Hunting and Fishing magazine from September 1937 is a must-have for any collector or enthusiast. The cover features a stunning image of a hunting dog with a pheasant in its mouth, while the inside pages are filled with informative articles, beautiful illustrations, and advertisements for hunting and fishing gear of the time. Whether you're a fan of vintage hunting and fishing memorabilia or simply love the nostalgia of old magazines, this piece is a great addition to any collection. With its original cover and pages in excellent state, it's a true gem that is sure to be treasured for years to come.
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Roughly 25,000 years ago, in a series of deep caves in Spain and France, a number of forever nameless Cro-Magnon geniuses gave us our first works of art. Working by lamplight in otherwise total darkness, they produced images so breathtaking that for many years after their discovery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many paleontologists thought they were modern fakes. And what was the first thing that man chose to depict at the very dawn of civilization? It was hunting. Wild bulls, bears, reindeer, and all the other creatures upon which early man depended were rendered in colors that are still vibrant today. The question is, why? What compelled them to do this? One theory holds that the paintings were a form of magic. The Cro-Magnons might have believed that if you could capture an animal's image, you could control the actual animal and thereby make your struggle for survival a little less desperate. We no longer live in caves, but the need to hunt is still hardwired into us, and it is from this ancient urge that the covers you see here derive their visceral power. Is there anyone reading this who has not looked at a monster-buck cover and imagined himself putting the crosshairs on that animal? Or looked at a snarling grizzly cover and not felt the hair on his neck rise just a little? What was magic to the Cro-Magnons is still magic to us.--David E. Petzal
Outdoor Life is an outdoors magazine about hunting, fishing, survival and camping. Outdoor Life was launched in Denver, Colorado in January 1898. Founder and Editor-in-Chief (1898-1929), J.A. McGuire, intended Outdoor Life to be a magazine for sportsmen, written by sportsmen, covering all aspects of the outdoor arena. The first issue covered topics including a moose hunt in Alaska and advice about Native Americans. Some of the original sections were titled, "Photography", "Trap and Target" and "In the Game and Field". I think those beautiful covers of the magazine from the 30s, 40s and 50s are worth to frame and hung on the wall as "menswear art". You can find them on Ebay where they change from owner from 10 till more then 50 bucks.
Roughly 25,000 years ago, in a series of deep caves in Spain and France, a number of forever nameless Cro-Magnon geniuses gave us our first works of art. Working by lamplight in otherwise total darkness, they produced images so breathtaking that for many years after their discovery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many paleontologists thought they were modern fakes. And what was the first thing that man chose to depict at the very dawn of civilization? It was hunting. Wild bulls, bears, reindeer, and all the other creatures upon which early man depended were rendered in colors that are still vibrant today. The question is, why? What compelled them to do this? One theory holds that the paintings were a form of magic. The Cro-Magnons might have believed that if you could capture an animal's image, you could control the actual animal and thereby make your struggle for survival a little less desperate. We no longer live in caves, but the need to hunt is still hardwired into us, and it is from this ancient urge that the covers you see here derive their visceral power. Is there anyone reading this who has not looked at a monster-buck cover and imagined himself putting the crosshairs on that animal? Or looked at a snarling grizzly cover and not felt the hair on his neck rise just a little? What was magic to the Cro-Magnons is still magic to us.--David E. Petzal
An in-your-face pheasant is great. A bird dog with a ruffed grouse is special. It's difficult to know where we are going as anglers and hunters unless we know where we have been, and looking t…
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
This blog deals with our outdoor heritage. It concentrates in particular on the history of fishing and fishing tackle, and seeks to provide interesting, informative, and important materials for anyone who wants to help preserve our nation's (and the world's) fishing. ©2007-2018 Dr. Todd Larson.
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Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Females are taking up hunting and fishing in record numbers, but outdoorswomen are nothing new. Women have graced the covers of Field & Stream since its earliest days, and were often depicted as equal and competent companions. Among them were angry mothers, backwoods hunters, gloating lovers, and even a mermaid (no comment). The role of women changed in the mid-20th century, however, as men went off to and returned from war. Women remained on the covers, but in the magazine's pages, they were seldom taken seriously. As fish and game photographs began replacing illustrations in the 1970s, women were still featured on F&S covers but far less often. In January 1976, however, Queen Elizabeth became the first woman to appear solo on a F&S cover, followed by Eva Shockey, in May 2014—and now by Mia Anstine, in August 2016. Fortunately, times have changed since the WWII-era, and women, like Anstine and the ten other women in the issue, are transforming the face of hunting and fishing. In honor of Anstine's cover appearance, we decided to dive into the archives and share these 21 vintage covers, which document the evolution of women in the outdoors.
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Roughly 25,000 years ago, in a series of deep caves in Spain and France, a number of forever nameless Cro-Magnon geniuses gave us our first works of art. Working by lamplight in otherwise total darkness, they produced images so breathtaking that for many years after their discovery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many paleontologists thought they were modern fakes. And what was the first thing that man chose to depict at the very dawn of civilization? It was hunting. Wild bulls, bears, reindeer, and all the other creatures upon which early man depended were rendered in colors that are still vibrant today. The question is, why? What compelled them to do this? One theory holds that the paintings were a form of magic. The Cro-Magnons might have believed that if you could capture an animal's image, you could control the actual animal and thereby make your struggle for survival a little less desperate. We no longer live in caves, but the need to hunt is still hardwired into us, and it is from this ancient urge that the covers you see here derive their visceral power. Is there anyone reading this who has not looked at a monster-buck cover and imagined himself putting the crosshairs on that animal? Or looked at a snarling grizzly cover and not felt the hair on his neck rise just a little? What was magic to the Cro-Magnons is still magic to us.--David E. Petzal
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
JF Kernan MERRIE CHRISTMAS oil on canvas 22" x 18", signed lower left FLY FISHERMAN 1920's (c.), oil on canvas 22 1/2" x 20", signed lower right Capper's Weekly cover J.F. Kernan1878–1958 J. F. Kernan's artworks perfectly captured middle-class life on the covers and pages of popular magazines from the 1910s to 1940s. His nostalgic […]
Founded in 1898, Outdoor Life was originally a magazine of western adventure. Including hunting and fishing tips, fiction and photography; it was the definitive sportsmens publication.
