I have not seen these guys for a long time. Love your drawing of Rick.

Thanks!

I was torn at first between the older and cuter Rick, with the cowboy hat, or this newer version.

Hehe, awesome and nostalgic...

Thanks! I figure that since I do a comic about forest rangers... I owe these guys some props.

I really like your take on Smokey, all though it's interesting to see Woodsy all trim and Buffed out. Kinda helps the owl fit in with the conservative image. Anyway. My uncle Raymond who was a Forest ranger during my childhood years would occasionally play "Smokey the Bear" for Children's gatherings and in grade schools to make youngsters aware of the dangers of forest and range fires. He also made me wise to the fact that sometimes fires are part of the natural process of a forest. So this image means a lot to me.

That's a cool memory to have of your Uncle.

I've always thought of Smokey as large and built from years of hard work, sort of a John Henry character.
He's all too often looking... fat. Just doesn't work for me.

Originally Woodsy was fat too, but they've recently slimmed him down and put a shirt on him. I just took the shirt back off.

I remember Rick..mainly as a bit chubbier..also was a fan of Scarlet the Fox. Though I always thought that Rick was the Canadian equivalent of Woodsy.. guess I was wrong

The original character was chubbier and more cutesy, but they've reworked him in the last few years. He is a spokes-figure for the National Wildlife Federation, which is an American organization. They probably still get to see him a fair bit in Canada.

Actually I don't see any trace of him up here lately...I had thought he had gotten the boot...especially since there's a mascot company out there selling both Rick and Scarlet suits to the public (not labelled as such but you get the idea

Ranger Rick fanart's just about impossible to come by. I always suspected that nobody remembered the little guy, so I'm glad to see any rendition of him. I read the magazine in the 90s as a kid, preferring the chubbier version of him (as well as the 70s/80s version which seemed more rustic). Thanks to Rick I was motivated to become a junior park ranger, earned a little badge for it. But again, you never hear about him - Smokey's well known, and Woodsy is... well, on the occasional sticker at a campsite and on that one episode of Family Guy -- but Rick's confined to a small section of school libraries. Just wish he'd get more recognition.

I would like to see more of him too.

Used to to see him as a kid, but only recently have been seeing him in this new look. Hopefully he's making a bit of a resurgence.

I love Ranger Rick.

Ah so great to see all three of them together. I was searching for Smokey fan art, a double bonus for Woodsy and Rick!

Thanks!

Who's Rick?

I Legitimately Thought he was Strega's OC in those Smokey Pictures of theirs?!