The City of Lakeport’s Facebook page has been on a roll as of late sharing historical images of Lake County and one caught our attention.
The post was a colorized postcard printed sometime around 1946 with the simple caption “Hunting in Lake County, California”.
In the foreground, two hunters sit cross-legged amongst a grove of trees on patches of green grass with their trusted gun dogs by their sides. They are both sporting the everyman hat of days long gone and seem taciturn yet serene, summoning their grit while taking in the beauty of Lake County.
In the background, the hunters’ trophies are proudly on display. That day it appears they took down two bucks and one doe. Their carcasses hang from an improvised rack along with some sort of animal skin the men managed to procure during their adventure.
In the far distance is a hazy featureless mountain rising blue and purple and pink in the haze.
If you look at the postcard long enough, you realize we could all use an old-fashioned Lake County hunting trip.
The postcard may be from 1946, but the photo is decades older as the men’s garb attests to.
In the lower left corner it looks like the date is 1923. I also noticed all three deer have horns, making the possibility of one being a doe quite slim.
Looks like there’s a good chance that one of the deer identified as non-binary.
Back when men were men.
And the sheep were nervous!
I’m sorry isn’t this in California? You might be confused with Australia.
Those are three bucks and a coyote skin.