13Pt buck, Coahuila, Mexico.  December 1992.
  8Pt buck, Union City, AL.   January 1989.
  9Pt buck, Piloncillo Ranch, TX.  December 1990.
  Black bear. Meadow Lake Prov. Park, Saskatchewan, CAN. 1994.
Bull Red.  Missippi Sound, MS. 1996.
Boar.  Arrow S Ranch, TX.  Fall 1991.
Briar at flooded cockleburs.  The river, MS.  1996.
Briar, below Brokefoot. , MS. 1997.
Briar, retrieving mallard. , MS. 1997.
 
Cuckleburrs.  1996.
Briar, w/ mallard limits.  Flooded cuckleburs on the river, LA. 1996.
Chase and Briar.  at river island, MS. 1997.
Emile and Briar at river, LA.  1996.
Mahanna WMA, MS.  1997.
Hunter w/ducks.  Potlatch, AR. 1994.
Pheasants.  Belmont, MS. 1995.
Iowa pheasants w/ CS and JL.  1997.
Mahanna huntThis is how you hide the boat! MS.  1995.
Mallard limits on boat.  Flooded cuckleburrs, LA.  1996.
Me and Briar. The river, MS.  1996.
Me and Chase, McIntyre Scatters, MS. 1997.
Start 'em young! Forrest at 2 weeks. 1997.
Forrest didn't stand a chance! 1997.
Pritchard and Cetin Columbus Lake, MS.  1996.
PronghornSpringer, NM. 1993.
Rock w/ quail. Arrow S Ranch, TX.  1991.
T.W.O. duck hunt. with the MSU folks. TX. 1997. 
Tommy at Reelfoot Lake, TN.  1995.
Briar w/ limits at Dahomey NWR. Great morning.  1999.
Tchula Brake, MS. Gadwall drakes.  1999.
Forrest's first catch  . 1999.
 
 
Snipe hunts (no bag holdin' in the dark):   

2000_1   2000_2   2000_3   2001_1   2001_2   2001_2  
 
Shots from 1999/2000 Waterfowl Season: 
Mallard limits. <1 hour on crowded public dirt January 2000.
Next morning. Had plenty of competition. January 2000.
New Year's . Start off the year right! January 2000.
Limits with my boys.  December 1999.
Last day Ducks, friends, snow, and honey hole. What more?! January 2000.
 
 
Fishing Rodeo June 2000   

 
 
Shots from 2000/2001 Season   
Mallard Lake. Willow Break Club, MS    

The boys showing off Dad's hard-earned ducks.   January 2001.
Forrest's first dove hunt, second split.   October 2000.
Gadwall and wigeon limits w/ Ian and Rodger.   January 2001.
MR Ducks. Little else mattered slow as the season was. But hey, they're all drakes!   January 2001.
Last day with Sprigs, the retriever.     January 2001.
 
Bird hunting Kansas was the real thing - good friends new and old, great dogs, wild birds.    October 2000.
 
 
 
 

Flood of 1927

Photos from the collection of the late G. Ramsey Russell. Greenville, MS. 
 
Russell Motors. Mainstreet in downtown Greenville.
Fish. Lots of fish.
Russell Motors Great-grandfather Russell in boat.
View of dowtown from the levee.
Mainstreet.
Courthouse. Headquarters for flood relief. 
 
 

The Good Old Days. Really.

Photos from the collection of the late G. Ramsey Russell. Greenville, MS. 
Canada geese Grandfather Russell in Cairo, IL. 1965.  
Honkers from Cairo. 1965.  
Delta ducks at Walsh's Pond. ca. mid-50's. 
Pheasant hunt. South Dakota. 1950's. 
Stringer of bass. Lake Ferguson, MS.  
Goose camp. Mississippi River. Mid-50's. 
Fish at camphouse. Daddy, Grandmama Russell, Uncle. Issequena County, MS. 1950's. 
Swimming the dogs at Lake Ferguson, MS. 
The 16-pointer called Oscar. Grandfather's only buck, shot near Larado, TX.  
Grandmother Russell with 14-, 15-, and 16-point bucks near Larado, TX. 
Inverness, MS dove shoot ca. 1955. 
Our Pond Hunt Camp Grandfather, Daddy, James, and others. Issequena County, MS. 1950's 
Our Pond Hunt Camp Grandfather w/ his partner, Holland Felts. The date is actually ca. '54. 
 
 

Saskatchewan 1999

  Forty-six snow geese
Few from the pile
Snow geese flying over the hot spot.
Briar w/ 6 limits of snows!
 
120 snows in well under 90 minutes!
Me and Briar in Canada goose spread. 
Canada geese Me, Ian, Briar. 
Cabin Me and Briar at camp.  
Briar in the blind with gadwall drake. 
Last-day ducks and a honker to boot. 
120 snow geese in less than 90 minutes?! 
Canadian grouse hunting at its finest - 2nd to none. 
Hunt in the aspen  
Snow geese (the first day). 
Waiting...
Field You think we parked the truck...where? 
Ian said, "My shooting really does improve when we shoot at the same bird." LMAO! 
This is how they do it in Canada. What else?  
 
 

Columbia Basin, WA 1999

 
First day limits on the "mudflats". Columbia Gorge in background. 
Goose decoys: these're real. 
Briar in the tule. .
Saturday's limits.
Slow. Real slow. 
Done at 07:30! And the locals said the ducks weren't even down yet!