Deer Stories

Series produced by Vermont Folklife Center Media

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A twelve-part documentary series that offers a first-hand look at the world of deer hunting.

Hunting is as fundamental to Vermont's cultural heritage as dairy farming, and its lineage reaches back beyond the arrival of the first European settlers. But as Vermont has changed, knowledge of hunting is no longer universal and many Vermonters know very little about the culture or tradition of hunting.

Based on interviews with hunters conducted by the Vermont Folklife Center, the Deer Stories series explores hunting from an insider's point of view. Programs explore such topics as tracking, gun accidents, hunting culture and the taking of an animal's life.

The twenty-three narrators featured in this series were chosen for their passion, knowledge, commitment and excellence as deer hunters, and their stories are representative of stories heard many times over in the course of this research.

Deer Stories features the voices of Vermonters Doug Bent, Rupert LaRock, Joe LaRock, Phil Brown, Frank Kurant, Stan Redlon, Ron Boucher, Mark Scott, James Ehlers, Ray Keyser, Reg Kribstock, Mary VanVeghten, Prentiss Dwinell, Stan Holmquist, Gayle Streeter, Hannah Streeter, Doug Lawrence, Joanne Ward, Shane Benoit, Barry Forbes, Nellie Staves, Cleo Johnson, and Roy Hines.

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Hunting is as fundamental to Vermont's cultural heritage as dairy farming, and its lineage reaches back beyond the arrival of the first European settlers. But as Vermont has changed, knowledge of hunting is no longer universal and many Vermonters know very little about the culture or tradition of hunting. Based on interviews with hunters conducted by the Vermont Folklife Center, the Deer Stories series explores hunting from an insider's point of view. Programs explore such topics as tracking, gun accidents, hunting culture and the taking of an animal's life. The twenty-three narrators featured in this series were chosen for their passion, knowledge, commitment and excellence as deer hunters, and their stories are representative of stories heard many times over in the course of... Show full description


12 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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In this program, hunters talk about their fathers and grandfathers and the role these men played in their own development as hunters

Bought by WTIP and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2
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Hunters describe experiences they have with wildlife while hunting in the woods

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
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Two men tell stories about gun accidents and talk about the responsibility that comes with handling firearms

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
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In this program, hunters talk about tracking deer

  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:51
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A game warden and lifelong hunter tells the story of a doe he rescued, and the unusual friendship they shared

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
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In this program, hunters describe hunting culture in New England as they were growing up, and how they see that culture changing

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 2
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In this program, retired game warden Stan Holmquist tells a story about two dogs that attacked and killed deer, and what his responsibilities as a ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Hunter and farmer Roy Hines talks about an 'old big buck' he'll never forget

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Listeners drop in on a conversation between father and son hunting partners, Rupe and Joe LaRock, who talk about the annual breeding cycle of male ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
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In this show, hunters talk about the experience of taking an animal's life

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
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Some hunters will only hunt alone. Others choose their companions carefully. In this program, you'll find out why.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
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In this program, Gayle Streeter and her daughter Hannah talk about a buck they shot in 2005, and and the responses they got from their male hunting...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1