Replacing this Old Hat

[Woodcarver]

Way cool and way less-redneck than my youth. View attachment 757472

I can’t recall how old I am here, think somewhere around 3rd or 4th grade. I got smoked color quarter horse when I was 11, and this mean pony had moved along, so had to be before that. And don’t remember these silly chaps with matching vest, seems like something my mother would have posed me in. Certainly not cool enough to shoot horseback.

My sister likes to pull this one out every birthday. (I need to find one of these hats & wear it to her next white elephant party). Mid 60s at the ranch with the '65 Buick station wagon..

 

[Sideshow]

View attachment 758819I acquired this wonderful specimen in Tanzania at a roadside stand 4 hours into a 10 hour ride to the middle of nowhere where we had a spike camp. It pains my PH to no end whenever I send him a picture of this hat. I even made a WhatsApp sticker that I attach to all replies with him. I'm not sure if he wanted to purchase one and regretted it or maybe it was during my video call home when my wife said that I could bring anything I wanted home from Tanzania except that hat! To this day that hat remains in my closet next to a Maasai sword and will accompany me to Vic Falls on my next trip. I'm certain he will be thrilled to see it again!

Yes I have to agree they don’t pay them PH enough…..

 

[WAB]

Love the pics Will, they bring back a lot of great memories. I’m probably 20 years your senior, and likely hunted many of the same corners of Alaska 20 years ago. Keep the hat!