June 21st '82 my wife and I closed on our brand new house. The very next day, the 22nd, I was officialy layed off from the University of Rochester Lab for Laser Energetics. I couldn't even land an interview for a little over 2 years. I hunted, fished, trapped, and tended a pretty fair sized veggie garden. We never went hungry and paid all our bills on time. My wife was teaching at a Catholic school for handicaped kids getting lousy pay and we had a 9 month old daughter. When I finally landed a job at Eastman Kodak She Who Must Be Obeyed not so gently told me not to bring home any more ducks or geese. The rabbits, pheasants, grouse, and deer were ok though, and make the veggie garden somewhat smaller. A little side note. My boss at the time drove out to the rental we were in, very appoligetically handed me the pink slip and then rolled up his sleeves and helped us pack boxes and lug them out to the truck.

5th Grade in Mrs. Anthony's class

Going to my first Grateful dead shows in the summer.

Was working at U S Gypsum and running a line along the Skunk River trying to stay ahead of the trap thieves.

I was 3.... probably filling my pants on a regular basis

30 years old, married with 3 small kids, working full time at the famly mink ranch. From my notes catch totals for the 1982-83 season:
125 red fox
156 gray fox
14 coyotes
95 beaver
472 rats
107 mink
604 coons
15 otter
almost all except some beaver, otter and all the rats were snared.

DANG! Bet ya got a bunch of turtles in the summer too!

Finishing last deployment preparing for last duty station prior to retirement

I was at I.U. in Bloomington playing football and throwing the shot/disc on scholarship...set my first trap that year. My room mate and I hunted and fished when ever we had time off and predator called at night during the fur season.

US NAVY, Little Creek, VA

In my dad's apple basket

I graduated from high school. Had a band and played in the local bars. Worked nights as a cook. Saving for college. What a life. Enjoyed every minute of it.

Graduated from high school that spring.

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Working steady midnight shift at Republic Steel’s Newfield Mine.

Halfback for the 7th grade Mabelvale Jr. High Red Raiders football team.

High school freshman. Thought I knew it all and too dumb to know better. Pretty much like today!

Just a twinkle in my old man's eye. My older brother was in diapers.

A lotta young pups on here,Nessy.

Freshman year high school.