45 years in the making, "The Young
Outdoorsman" films are most unusual true-life films filmed and
produced by Del Roby. Del's latest and greatest
production is a 2˝ hour, two-part documentary. Part one,
"Growing up", shows the experiences of young boys and girls in the
Pacific Northwest. The film follows the young outdoorsmen
as they are introduced to the skills and knowledge necessary for a
lifetime of outdoor challenges. Hunter safety skills,
hunting and fishing techniques, wilderness survival skills, and
ethics.
The films include hunting,
backpacking, fishing , white water
river episodes (before jet boats were invented), and working the great outdoors. They have many
unusual highlights. The close range facing of a wounded
bull elk is one example. The 1960 near drowning of two
men in a large power river boat in the "Hells Canyon Gorge" of the
Snake River located between Oregon and Idaho is
another. Getting trapped by an unexpected forest fire
with Smoke Jumpers in action are among the the many
episodes. "Adulthood", part two of "The Young
Outdoorsmen", shows you many unusual true facts, including serious
conflict with United States Forest Service over their slash and
Burning millions of board feet of good wood fiber, including good
cedar products, their clear cutting practices, and also the damming
of rivers with no fish ladders, destroying the salmon and steelhead
runs.
There is an unusual mountain
lion hunting expedition into the Selway-Bitteroot Wilderness,
showing the young archery hunter harvesting his first mountain lion,
and much more. The final segment of "The Young
Outdoorsmen" shows the tragic close-up shooting of Elvin Roby,
mistaken for a deer by a nervous hunting companion. (Some scenes are
reenacted by Del Roby). "The Young Outdoorsmen" is a life
long true and very unusual documentary, that covers a wide field of
events, historic, dramatic, and educational. A
documentary for the true nature lover and a testament to the lives
of the northwest's hunters, fishermen, and outdoorsmen.
In the 1950's and
60's, Del Roby filmed and produced 7 classic films, 5 of which were selected by the
Library of Congress for their permanent archival collection.
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