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Who was this,.. acording to wikapedia

Postby Lefty » 04 30, 2017 •  [Post 1]

Thought this was interesting.
My wive says knowbody will get this correct( without looking) .


"Using the hunting and fishing skills taught to him by his grandfather, ###### started the Sur-Kill Guide Service. He guaranteed that if a hunter employed his service and paid his fee, he would get the big game animal desired or he would refund his fee. Business was very good until game wardens realized that ###### was taking his clients into Yellowstone National Park to find prey. The Park Service ordered ####### to cease and desist this poaching.

In response #####, who was learning about the culling of elk in Yellowstone, decided to hitchhike from Butte to Washington, D.C. in December 1961 to raise awareness and to have the elk relocated to areas where hunting was permitted. After his conspicuous trek (he hitchhiked with a 54-inch-wide (1.4 m) rack of elk antlers and a petition with 3,000 signatures), he presented his case to Representative Arnold Olsen, Senator Mike Mansfield, and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. As a result of his efforts, the culling was stopped. When the population grows, the elk have since been regularly captured and relocated to areas of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.[10]

After returning home to the west from Washington, DC, ###### decided to stop committing crimes."
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Postby Swede » 04 30, 2017 •  [Post 2]

I would guess the governor of Montana. It has to be a big time politician. Anyone else would have been thrown in jail for that kind of poaching.
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Postby WapitiTalk1 » 05 01, 2017 •  [Post 3]

I have no idea and have never heard of this story. Once the name is divulged, I'm anxious to do the research and lean more.
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Postby RAMMONT » 05 01, 2017 •  [Post 4]

Yup, I had to look it up, and yes, I was very surprised at who it was, not because he broke the law and got away with it but because he helped to improve the elk herds.
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Postby Lefty » 05 01, 2017 •  [Post 5]

RAMMONT wrote:Yup, I had to look it up, and yes, I was very surprised at who it was, not because he broke the law and got away with it but because he helped to improve the elk herds.

I knew about other parts of his life, Hockey, jail time, rodeoer, ski jumper, self promoter, but not the hunting guiding aspect of his life. What some guys do for money,..
He wasn't a politician, well not an elected official.
Certainly more "famous than the governor!!!!
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Postby Swede » 05 01, 2017 •  [Post 6]

Lefty wrote:Certainly more "famous than the governor!!!!


I had to look it up too. Definitely better known than the governor. I don't think many people will guess the correct answer.
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Postby Gypsumreaper » 05 01, 2017 •  [Post 7]

Sorry I had to look it up I was very intrigued and I am blown away by who it was. Yes more famous than the governor for sure. Thanks for sharing Lefty
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Postby Elkduds » 05 02, 2017 •  [Post 8]

Fascinating. Thanks for trickling out a few clues, I'm trying to guess before I look it up.
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Postby Deafirishman » 05 02, 2017 •  [Post 9]

I was intrigued by the clues and had to look it up. I would have never guessed it correctly. Awesome story. Thank you for sharing.

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Postby Lefty » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 10]

If your old enough, who idolized him?

Someone else can spill I the beans
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Postby Grousewit » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 11]

He should have rode a motorcycle to D.C. (hint)
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Postby Gypsumreaper » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 12]

I asked my dad this his first guess was Steve McQueen.
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Postby Lefty » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 13]

Nope not Steve
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Postby Lefty » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 14]

Nope not Steve
I was talking to Tim the Hobo, just below snowline new 2500, no plates on the truck, an old pod camp trailer, a perfect old aluminum Gruman canoe on top, said he befriended one of Steve McQueens family members that was a Mongoloid ( downs syndrome )
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Postby wawhitey » 05 06, 2017 •  [Post 15]

Spill the beans already so i dont have to try to look it up
Real eyes realize real lies
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Postby Lefty » 05 07, 2017 •  [Post 16]

Eve Knevel!!!!!!
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Postby WapitiTalk1 » 05 07, 2017 •  [Post 17]

Wouldn't have guessed that!
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Postby Elkduds » 05 08, 2017 •  [Post 18]

:o
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Postby WapitiTalk1 » 05 08, 2017 •  [Post 19]

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Postby Da White Shoe » 05 09, 2017 •  [Post 20]

That is awesome! Never would've guessed...
Reminds me of the stories about John Wayne and Slim Pickens hunting elk together. Pre-PC times...
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