+T0SHEA Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Through our travels in many parts of western Canada and parts of the states we passed, mostly rural farms and ranches, that have placed on the top of fence posts with old cowboy hats or boots, ball caps, hard hats, etc. We have stopped a few times to take pictures. Just yesterday I found a row of ball caps, and thought I needed to take some pictures. Edited April 25, 2020 by T0SHEA 2 Quote Link to comment
vulture1957 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 souvenirs from the serial killer living there?? (Sorry, the wife has been binge watching "Criminal Minds") 1 2 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Yes, in Colorado. Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Max and 99 said: Yes, in Colorado. Did you take pictures? What was on the fence posts? Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Saw it while on holiday in New Zealand, one of the boots had a cache in it. Quote Link to comment
+QuarrellaDeVil Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 7 hours ago, T0SHEA said: Through our travels in many parts of western Canada and parts of the states we passed, mostly rural farms and ranches, that have placed on the top of fence posts with old cowboy hats or boots, ball caps, hard hats, etc. Are these from trespassers, following something I see on occasion here in Texas, the carcass of a coyote slung across the fence? Quote Link to comment
+Goldenwattle Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 I have seen a number of fences with old shoes and boots strung along it. Also one with toy frogs. And another with shot feral animals. I have taken photographs of these, but at present the only one I can locate is of a gate hung with shoes, not a fence. There is also a tradition of hanging stuffed toys on trees in some parts of Australia. This happens along the Kings Hwy headed from Canberra to the coast. 1 Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) I found an article about what is now known as "Boot Hill", where a young girl drove her father past the fence line with old cowboy boots, often when taking him to the doctor. He requested when he passed, he wanted his boots placed there. This is an interesting story. Echo Press - You Asked: What is the story behind the boot fence? Edited April 26, 2020 by T0SHEA Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) Found a picture of the boots in New Zealand. The cache is Hard Tracks (Waikato) Sometimes you even find a bigger boot Cache was magnetic (a certain forum member will recognize this one) Edited April 26, 2020 by on4bam Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 14 hours ago, QuarrellaDeVil said: Are these from trespassers, following something I see on occasion here in Texas, the carcass of a coyote slung across the fence? Naw! A hockey player lived there and he scored goals in bunches, often three at a time. Quote Link to comment
+QuarrellaDeVil Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 11 hours ago, ScroogieII said: Naw! A hockey player lived there and he scored goals in bunches, often three at a time. Given that I'm the Detroit native and you're referencing hockey, you understand that we have a different kind of hat trick, though, which might be relevant: It's a goal, an assist, and a carcass from the opposing team hung across the boards. Now, in the spirit of the conversation, I offer something similar, at the final resting places of cattle legend, Charles Goodnight, and his wife, Mary Ann. Quote Link to comment
+iconions Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) A lot of times, especially here in the Sunflower State, rocks are put on top of wooden fence posts to keep woodpeckers from building nests or just generally tearing the crap out of the posts so they have to be replaced. Metal posts are expensive and if you can get away with a wood post you made yourself and a rock, you're ahead of the game. In the midwest, you'll also see them painted purple - "No Trespassing".... It's not to cheer for K-State orTCU.... Edited April 28, 2020 by iconions grammar 1 Quote Link to comment
+ScroogieII Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) On 4/25/2020 at 1:42 PM, ScroogieII said: Longview, AB I inserted that hoping to jog your memory. Do you have those pics? I don't think I have them. BTW - Where did you find the fence that you posted the pics of? Edited April 29, 2020 by ScroogieII Quote Link to comment
+T0SHEA Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, ScroogieII said: I inserted that hoping to jog your memory. Do you have those pics? I don't think I have them. BTW - Where did you find the fence that you posted the pics of? If I have those pictures of Longview they are on my desktop. It is in storage as we speak. The pictures I posted are just north of Fruitvale, going to Salmo. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Place before this, my neighbor had all chock fulla nuts cans as post tops. These all top that... I did ask once, and in his mind it was simply some sorta protection, now that creosote is a no no. 1 Quote Link to comment
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