"Deer
Camp"
Oil on panel, 12x16
SOLD
It is December 1900 on the Mississippi
delta. As night approaches, two hunters sit in camp savoring
the success of the day and looking forward to the venison supper.
At the end of the 19th Century and the
beginning of the 20th, tented deer camps such as this were springing
up everywhere from Michigans Upper Peninsula to Mississippi,
for purposes of recreation and sport. Although there were still
some who hunted to put food on the table, the new trend was to
cater for the gentlemen outdoorsmen. Wealthy sportsmen from England
and Europe were also known to travel, at great expense, to share
the magic of Deer Camp. It was considered a most
democratic affair; where men from all walks of life could come
together to share the almost spiritual camaraderie experienced
at these annual gatherings.
Through popularity the permanent old
wooden shack deer camps were extended and auxiliary tented cities
with belching stovepipes were a common sight, with deer hanging.
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