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Jack O’Connor 2012 Newsletter - 4th Quarter

Table of Contents: hairmen’s Report Card- Mike Thomason - Ch 2

om The Director’s Chair – Mike Butler – Fro 3

ch CCCCooorrrrnner - “O’Connor’s 3 Inches High TTTeeec

- AAAAllllllllaaaan Jones – 5

roowwwwiiiing UUUUpppp OOOO’’’CCCCCoooonnnnnoooorrrr--- Caroline O’Connor – GGrr 10

Dangerous Game”””” –MMarrrrk Quinn – “D 13

CCCannnnnn JJJJaacckk GGGo Hommeee”” – Stepppphen Redgwell – “CCC 24

Thhheee BBBig Ram of PPPPillllooootttt MMMMoooouuuunnnntain” – Jack O’Connor, “Tnuaarrrryy 1951, JJJJaaaannn with ppppermissii ion fromff OOutdodd or Lifeff – 26

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORTCARD

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e U. SSS. FiFiFiFishsss and Wildlife Service released Thhhee the results of their 20111111 NNNNational Survvey of hhinnining,g,g,g, HHHHununununtitittingngngng and Wildllifife-eee AsAsAsAssosososocic ated RecreattiiFiFiFiishshh onononon aaaandddnd iiiitttt cocococontntnntains some very inteeresting aaaa rrrelatata edee to thhthththhosososose eee acaacactitititivivivv tititiiieseseses, alalalalllll ofoofof wwwwhihihihichchch sssshohoohouuuludadadaaadatatatata d of interest to those of us that value our

ntttntini g heheh riririritatatataagegegegeg . OnOnOnOne bibbib g poppp sitttthuhuhuhunnnn ivvvveeeee wawawawass s ththt e upswing in the number of hunters (aged 16 and er) ) inininin 222011, wheeeenn cococoocompmpmpmpm aararedededed ttto o o o the downwarovee d trend we were seeing in 2001 and 2006. ntere ssss puppp rsr uuuiu ngggg bbbbigigigig ggggame innnncrcrcrcreaaaased 8% sincHun e 2006, and bird hunting increased 13%.

need hunters to insure ououour huntttininini g future, soWe this data is encouraging…but we shouldbe llllullllelleled intooo tthiinkn inngggg tnot hahat t itt’s OK tttot abandon our efforts to encourage others too tticipppatatatata e.e Manany AmA erici ana s sspapp rtrtrt ststili l perceieieieive hunting…and hunters in a negative way. Manynonnot awaware off the posittttivivivive cococ nservatiiiion effoare rts of hunters, or their financial contributions

ouguggh h excises taxes, liceeeenseeee puppupurcrcrcrchasesesesestthththt ro and donations to hunting conservationaniizazations. ororoorgga

ccconseservvation minded hhhhunters, we cana annnnd sAsAsAsA ccc hould lead ttthhhhe way by not only telling othersououut t the positive influenccecece wweeeabababooo cococoontn innue too hahhh ve,, but also bbby beingg exxamples. We hhave thhheeeeitity ana d responsibility tooo huhuhuntntnt eeeeththththicicicicalalalallylyly sssabaaba ilittyy and responsibility too huhuhunttntnt eeeeththththicicicicalallylylyy,,, sssaababili upuppppopopoportrtrtrt ccconservvvvaaaation effofoffortrtts eeeduucate the publiccupuppppopopoportrtrtt cccconooo servvvvaaaation effortrtrtts,s,s,, eeeedududd cate the public

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u’ve done that…as a memberYou of the “Friends of Jack O’Cr onnor”, your support off the k O’Connor Hunting Heritage and EducationJac Center and its mission is a demonsstration

your commitment. Please kof y now that we are using those resources wisely. Pleasee sider a renewal of your membership and con share the opportunity with someone yoou knowt cares about our hunting herthat itage. You can find all the information you need on our bsite: web www.jack-o’connor.org Thank you for help…we couldn’t make a differencce hout you! with

Vice-Chairman: Mike Thomason becamAAbbout the Vi e a member of the JOC board in 2010 annd rves as Vice-Chairman. Mike "inheritccuurrently ser ed" his love for huntitt ng from his father andd iiand hopes to share it witggrrandfather h his grandchildren. He and his tt favorite hunting partneer (and in Lewiston, Idaho and wwiwife) reside have hunted in Idaho for over 40 years. They have alsoo traveled rr

experience big gametooo Africa to e hunting and conservation efforts. He was formerly a partnner in Network and is retired fromHHHunt Africa N the electric and gas utility industry.

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of thought that in 1965,WWWho would o a 12 year old kid from Missouri would be so excited aboout door Life magazireeading Outd ne articles by Jack O’Connor that he would make it his mantra for the

mething years and follow a career in wildlinneext 40 som fe biology, move out west, hunt big gamme, andking as the Director of the Jack O’Connor eennd up work Hunting Heritage and Education Centeer. Well, k it so because that kid was me!I wwould think

………..our family was down at our laI rremember… ke cabin on the Lake of the Ozarks and I hhad my Uncle’s Outdoor Life Magazine.ppicked up m I was thumbing through the pages and the picctureseye. I remember readiccaaught my e ng a couple of paragraphs and this writer fired my imaginaation. Ihinking to myself, “This guy might knowreemember th what he is talking about”. As I read morre, I re and I began to wish I coulleearned mor d meet and talk to this guy.

had guests visiting our cabin and they wWWWe always h ould sip a beer and talk about hunting oor fishing, they were making for an antelope huntoorr the plans way out in Wyoming or an elk hunt in Coolorado. t as excited as they were just hearing I uused to get them talk about it. However, it would be yyears

uld venture away from Missouri and expebbeefore I wou rience such out of state hunting as theyy ddeescribed.

nor’s writing helped shape me as aJJaack O’Conn wildlife biologist, hunter, shooter, and all aroound n/consnn ervationist. Some things remainoouutdoorsma timeless in their appeal and Jack’s outdooor savvvvyvyy aaaappppp reciation for the beauty of awwrritings andnd fine rifle or shotgun have not nor will it evver hohohosesesese tttthahahahatttt imimimimmemmm rse themselveseseses in good cchhange fororor ttt writing or eeeenjnjjjoyoyoyoy tttthehehehe ccccrrraffafafa tsttstsmanship of a fiine

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a aaa real hhhhonnnnororororo andndndnd priviiilelelelege ttttooo o nononnonow be IIIII coc nsnsnsssssidididdereererer iiittt t working as the director of the Jack O’Connnor ritaageeee and EEEEdudududucacacacatitititiooono CHHuunting Herr ennteteteter r ininini promoting the outdoor legacy of Jack O’Connor, the er, annndddd vivvv siisiisionary yyy cocococonsnsnnservavavavatitititioooonisisisst. Inwrwrwrwrittere , hunte many ways, my life has been a wonderful aand door adventure and to ennnnddd upp woooro king ateexxxcic tting outd the Jack O’Connor Center is like reachhing a ummit after a longng anddd aardrduou us 40+0+0+0+ year hike.momooununtat in su

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irectctorororo : Mike ButlerAAbbboouououut t ttt ththt e ee DiDiDD sttat rted his wildlife cacacareer in 1975r wwwwitii h the Missouri Departmment of 5ononn. HeHe iis s an EndowmennntnCCoCoCoonsnnsnseerererervavavaav titit oooo member off tthe NNNNRA, a Life met mbm er of the Rocky Mounntain Elk

anana d a supporter of Ducccckskskk UUUnlnlnlimimi itted andnddd The FFFoFounuunndaddadadatitititt ononn,, National WWWild Turkkkkeyeyyy Federation. He is aaann n nana dd elk hunter and enjooooysyss AAAAlalalalaskskskskaaaa sasass lmlmlmlmonononn ffffisisisishihihihinnng at leasasasast onceee a yyeaeaeearaavva ididdd tttturururu kekeekek yy aanand elk hunter, and enjooooysysys AAAAlalalalaskskskskaaaa sasaalmlmlmlm nononn ffffisisisishihihihingngngng at leeasasasast once a yyyeaeaeaear.r.rr aaavidd ttturuurururkekeek y y a



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Tech Corner O’Connor’s Three Inches High”

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atata we ee ababsorbrb from thinnnngsgsgsg wwweWhWhaa read chhhhanges as our live take different paths. Wheen I was ddininingg JaJaJ ckc O’Connor arrtitititiclclclcleseseerrerrr ad as a teeenee ager I had little exposure to bullet path isssues er tththata , for some strannnnge reason, ttttrajectootototoo heh ry discussions always seemed to involvve the mmono wealth of Kentuccccky. I only noted that JaCoCoCoC m ck O’Connor often sighted his rifles to hit eeee e inchcheses high at 100 yyyyards, but did non t tt ssssthththt rereere ee the significaaaannce other than his collecction of ee ttrophhies. fiffif nenee

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several of his books, Jack In s talks about shooting to hit a zone instead of a point. OOn any mal, there is an area of the vitals that canim an be covered with a circle. A hit anywheere within t area gives a high probability that of meat in the freezer. This system works best forr non-ngerous game; those that candan hurt you often require a different shot placement, for ample, a central nervous system hit that instexa antly disrupts the animal’s ability to ccome er you. So we’re not talkingafte about the “hurt you” critters.

e size of the “kill circle” depends on the size of the animal. For antelope, sheep, andThealler deer species, an 8-inch circle is asma good number. As the animals get larger, so doescircle. For an elk-size crthe itter it could be 14-18 inches.

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one book Jack talked about meeting anotherIn o hunter who shot the 270 Winchesteer 130-rin load Jack used, but sighted his rifle dead-on grai at 100 yards. Jack’s reaction to tthis is t this sighting choice wasted much of thethat potential of the 270. He went on to sayy one

ld i ht ifl t h tould sight a rifle to shoot hsho f ibl ith tas far as possible without creating “mid-range misses.” That eating “mid-range misses.” Th tThat ans ththhheeee sighting does not takemea the bullet higher than half the diameter of the vitaal zone. hououghghh hhhhe diddd dn’t use the term, this sightAlAllththt ing uses the principplee nnnowowowow kkkknnonn wn as maxximum nnnt-t--t-blblblblanananank k kk rarararangngngngeeepopoooinin , or MPBBBBR.R.R.R.

e ee e momomomorereee ccccomomomommomomm n n n n ThTTThT eeeee popopopoinininint-tt blank kkk rarararangngngngeeee ((((PBPBPBPBR)R)R)R) iiiis the distance at which the bullet will sstay hhhhinnnin a tarrrgegegeetttt zzzozz nenenene wheeeennnn thttt eeee lillil nnnnwiwwiwiw thththth e-e-e-e-of-sight and axis of the bore are parallel and deaad-level;up-p- oooor downnnn-aangngngngleeelesss s of no uu theeee baaabarrrel are involved.

the oththhherererer hand, MPBBRR RR mmemm ans yyyoy u have On applied enough up-angle to the bore soo the et path crosses the bull linene-o-oof-ff sight twtwtwt ice—almost normal sighting. Where MBPR sightingt

ergesesees ffffrom m nooormrmrmala sigiggghthtinngg isi dive that tttthehh elevation of the barrel is restricted to the ppoint ere e tththththt e eee bub lletet wilill not tt risese mmoro e thannnn one-whwheee half the kill circle diameter at its maximumiiinnan tee,ordididi oor r mid-d-raange risese.. Iff tthe target ttt diameter is eight inches as in the exampless later ththhe ee bubub llete must not risesesese mmmmoro e than foouoo r inonoooo , ches. As the zone diameter gets largerr, MPBR faartrtheh r ouut. It’s like shhhoh otigegegegg t ng thhrhrhrouououough a tube of fixed diameter trying not to nick thhe top at r-pooinint or the end at exxxxit. This diagram shows the concept: mimimim ddd



e result of all this is you end up with a The healthy distance between the muzzle and the get over which you DO NOT targ have to add or subtract any Kentucky elevation. This means t, once you know this distance for your riflthat e/load combo, you hold on a desired ppoint of

pact and shoot, with the confidence that the bulletimp will, if you did your job, land inn the vital e you selected. zon

ere this sighting method stWhe ruck me like a ton of bricks was that it eliminated holdd-under. done enough long-range handgunning I’ve to be comfortable with hold-over but alwways rde a mess of it when the target werede a mess of it when the target were madmad much closer than my sight-in distancemuch closer than my sight in distance.

h mooddddeeerrrrnnnn ballistic software, we can enter veWiitth locity, bullet weight, and ballistic coeefficient ssseeeeee oooouuuurrrr bbbbuuuullllllett’s path. With RCBBBBSSS.Load, you ctooo sss an add aaaa tttaaaarrrrggggeeeetttt dddddiiiiaaaammmmeeettter and click a button dddd tttthhhheeee pppprrrroooograaaam wwiiiillllll oooopppppttttiiiimmmmiiiizzzzeee tttthhhhee pppppath ttttoooo ggggiiannnnddd vvvveeee MMMMPPPBBBBRRRR ffor that load. Very nice.

wwwhat iffff yyyyoooouuuuu dooonnnn’’’’tttt hhhaaaave a cooooBBBBuuuutttt mmmmppppuuuutttteeeerrr or the ballistics software you have can’t do MMPBR mmmiiiizzzzaaaatttion. IIIInnnn eitttthhhheeeerrrr cccccaaaaasssseeee, oopttiii yyyyoooouuuu hhhhave the same situation that Jack faced and, in preeparing aarrticcccle, I ffoooouuunnnndddd JJJJaaaaccck’s soolllluuuutioonnnn works this every bit as well as the high-tech options: sight

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ssureeeeee yyyyouur fiirrsst reactionn isssI’mm likkee mine———you can’t generalize that much with all the different tttrrriidgee aannd loaad combooooss... WWWe’ll, it turrrrnnns out carttt this generalization works pretty well. The eccctttooriiiees even match thhhheeee ccccaaaatttttrraje rtridge’s mmmmost common uses. A high-velocity 30-calibber so hteedd wwill wwork at rangeeees equasssssiiigggh l to tthhhhe type of long-range hunting Jack enjoyed, yeet the me ssiigggght-in with an big African cartridge will ssssaaaamm give an MPBR appropriate to bush hhunting.

sss takkee aa look at what II did and how iit tuuurrrrnnnned out. LLLLeeetttt’

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ons by loading over the modest industry practio essure standards to something closerr to 30-pressures. 06 p

ese numbers assume: an 8-inch target diametThe er (or kill circle) and a rifle with the scope inches above the bore. I used the ability of 1.5 RCBS.Load to set the point of impacct to +3.0

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270 Win 130 SP 3060 152 3.6 320270

7mm Mauser 140 SP 2750 134 3.3 284237

30-06 Springfield

180 SP 2700 131 3.3 279232

37333 5 H&H 270 SP 2690 128 3.3 271 225

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e 272 0 prprprprovvovovoveese it wortttthhhh wiwiwwithhhh aaaa MMMPBPBPBPBR of 320 yardThe s. And that’s for a relatively small 88-inch circle. Note that the big, bbblblunuu t 411116666 Rigby bulkill c let can stay in that small kill circle beeyond yards. 200

onoo eeee ofooo tthhesese loao ds reaachchcheded the midddd-range riseNoNoN t t t of 4 inches that would indicate thhe PRPPR wwas perfef ctly optimmmmizizzededd, but theyyyy diMBM PP d what Jack wanted, and will do what a hunter

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at wwouo ld change if I WhWhWhW a didddd optimize these values to the full d 4-inch mid-rise? I checked it for 7m77 m m MaMauser load; pererrrfect optimizatationnn wwwwthththt eeee ould only increaeaee se the MPBR by 15 yaards. kk’s sysstem was awfully yyy accuc raate. JaJaJJacckc

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280 Rem140

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300 RUM180

3250 SP 1643.9 345293

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e ononone in tthih s list Jack sspss eccifififificicccalaala lylylyly aaddddddddressed asTTTThT e benefiting from this type of sight--in is the30 WiW nchester. Jack ssssaid too many 30-30 s30303033 -3 hooters were leaving something on tthe table

dd thesese eee nun mbers bear hhhhim out. Few peopppplel expecanananndddd t a “nooo hold-over” shot with thee 30-30 22220 yyara dsds! atataat 2222

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mputers. He pulled triggers, learned trcom ajectories intuitively and, I understand, casionally resorted to a bit of graph paper. Tocc he fact that he came so close to peerfect ectory optimization when he did is a traje credit to one smart shooter. Thanks, Jackk!

out the Author: Allan Jones had Abo a 16-year career as a forensic firearms examinner before ving to Lewiston ID and taking over the romo les of data developer and technical eeditor for eer Bullets. He produced Speer Reloading Spe Manuals 12, 13, and 14. He retired in 2007 d now volunteers at the Jack O’and Connor Center and writes a monthly ballistics ccolumn for ttooting Times magazine.Sho

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as confined dogs will.thhhemselves, Often, the visitors came unannounced. My mother wouldd open ying her hands on a dish towel, then callthhhe door, dry up the stairs, "Jack! Some Visiting Firemen areyou." An expletive could be heard comihheere to see y ng from his office if he was interrupted frrom mportant, but he’d alssoomething im ways gather himself and come downstairs and courteously give he called "the Cthhhem what h ook’s Tour." First, he’d lead them through the kitchen and out to a smallhind the house which webbuuilding beh called the trophy room, where his early trophies, mostlyy North were housed. It was AAmmerican, w pine paneled, the floor covered with Navaho rugs, the wallss lined photos and populatwwith hunting ed with the heads of mule deer, antelope, moose, elk, javelina,

d a bear rug or two, and,ccaaribou, and of course, his Grand Slam sheep. It was in this room thhat my is reloading bench. Onfaaather had h it were little scales to weigh the gun powder and the gaddget with

at pressed tthhhe lever tha he primers into the bottoms of the shells. There was a huge canisterr of gun t to the bench that I would sit on to ppoowder next watch the tedious reloading process. I alwayys ow such a notoriouslywwondered ho impatient man could perform such a delicate task with appparent whistling tuneleennjoyment, w essly all the while.

viewed and commentTThhat room v ed upon, he then would lead his Visiting Firemen back through thestop in the hall at tkkittchen and he foot of the stairs to admire and discuss three small Africann had been necessary to remove a painting or aanntelope. It h two to make room for them in the hhall, as n out of space elsewhn out of space elsewhthhhey had runthey had run ere My mother often commentedere. My mother often commented that the animals were takingthat the animals were taakingaking use, anananndddd she wouldn't be surprised to soovver the houu ee an impala in her bathroom. At one timme I knew ofofof aallll hhhhisisisis aaaaninnn mthe namesss ooo als and could give a fair cook’s tour myyyseeeelfflfl ,,,, bubububutttt IIII nononono lllloonoo ger remember cccchhhh ananananimimmim llalals wewwewerereee wwwwheheheherererere nnnnorororoeexxactly whhhhiciccic mmmmososstt tt of tttheheheheiririi sssspepepepecicicc eseseses. ThTTThen uprr the stairs they’d go. TThe noble hihihihichchchch mmmmy y yy sisisisistsss erererer aaaandndndnd IIII nnnamed "RaRaRaRalplplplph"h"hh ,,, wawawawassss nananan iiltitigger rug,,, wwwwhhhhh ed to the stair wall, head first. It is ddisplayed llobobobobbyyy ooof ththththeee ee JOOOOCCC Ceeeentntntntereee ,,, sosososomemememewhattoot day y inininn ttttthehehehe shop worn and faded, but still magnificent. In the twayayyy were aaaa liliiionononon hhhheaeee d (wuuppu sts airs halll hihihihichchhh for some reason looked remarkably like my father in his

ments)s)s)s),,, a a aa sssas ble antettetelolololoststts erreee nen r mom pepepepe,,,, anananandd a aaa greater kudu. There were book cases of rare huntingseveral racks of fine, beauutututifullly ccccrarr fted riflbboooookoks and s es and shotguns that would bring any real gun tears of ene vyyy...nnuun tt clcloso e to

hehh wwwououldl leaead them intn o oo hihih ss officeAAnAnnd,dddd fffinnala ly, , tthtt e very heart of the house, where his desk wwas aackckcks ofof unfinished mppipileleedddd wwiww thththtth sta anannanususususcrcripi ts, the manual typewriter waiting with paper in its mmaw. ass ppanelede TThe ee e rorooroomommmm ww in walnut. A zebra rugugug was on the floor. The room smelled of gun oil, for itat hehe lllovingly and frequently oiled his wwaaass s s hhehehehereree tttthahahah guns, inside and oout. There were more guuns toaaand mmorore e trophies to aaada mire. Photogographphphp swweweeeepepep oooooveveveev r,r,r aaa were everywwwwhheh re. I recall that there wwas a ofofof aa Kodiak bear thathhuhugeggee hhhhheaeaeeae d d ooo brrrreaeaththededd ddown hih s s s neck as he wrote, as weeeell as another grrand, aandnd some gazelles andddd sssmmmmmmaam neneneeddddd lilil onooon aaannd some gazelles and sssmmmmmam eneneddd dd llioonon a aalalalllll anananantetetetelolololopepepepe hThThheeee ononononeeee I remeeeemmmmberallalalll anananantetette olopepepep .. Thhhheee ononononeeee I remeeeemmmmber beeeeststst wwwwasaa the dik-diik a tiinynnynybestststt wwwwasasasas the dik diik, a tinyyy

hich mmy y father said was ththththe e ee sisisizezeze oooffff a a lalalalaaanntelooopepepe wwhhh rgrgrgrge e e jajajajaj ckcckck rrrrabababbibibit.t.t.t. IIIt t t wawwawass sosooortrtrtrt oooof fff shshshshovovovovedededed overrrrrr r inninin tttheheheheh ssibly beecause its size caua sed pityy, especially in womeen. cocoococ rnrnerr –– posos



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on in the late spring of 1962, the doorbeOOne afterno ll rang, the dogs made their hysterical racket, he familiar rumble of male voices; morethhhere was th Visiting Firemen, another Cook's Tour. I heard ess from the trophy rothhhem progre om and through the house. Later, when I went downstairss, I found ith the old chemist, Viktor Jasaitismmmy father wi , who worked at the Speer Bullet Company doown r Avenue. He had brought two SSnnake River tall, handsome young men, also Lithuanians, whho

meet my fatherwwanted to m . They were sitting in the living room holding highballs my mother had with. Opplied them w ne of the young men, Alex Bertulis, became a good friend, then an advennturer, a mber, and a well-known armmmountain cli chitect. After many years, he and I happened to meeet again event. We were happyaatt an opera to reconnect. He had never lost his admiration for my faather, ed to collect his books. aannd continue He has accompanied me to the dedication of the Jack OO'Connor k Buckner's Double Gun Shoots, and huntCCenter, Buc ing-related events like the SCI convenntion in metimes wonder how many other suRReno. I som ch connections were made in our living roomm.

w why my parents called hiI ddon’t know s admirers "Visiting Firemen" or why it was "the Cook’’s Tour." ave given you the Cook’s Tour as I remeBBuut now I ha mber it. Most of these animals – those I recallve forgotten – can be seen at the Jack Oaannd those I’v ’Connor Interpretive Center in Lewistonn, Idaho. , peaceful space, and a fitting place Itt is a lovely, for his beloved trophies. Please go there annd enjoy

ok’s Tour. The voluntthhhe real Coo eers there will be as informative and gracious as my father once Visiting FiremenVisiting Firemen. wwas to his Vwwaas to his V

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Guest Writer

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e repoooortrrr from Corey's rifle made me lose sightThe of the deer but I was pretty sure he hadn't sed.. ThThThT e eee deer was only 50 yards away and although my son Coooorereerey yyy was 25 and hardly amiiisss

y,yy, hhhhe e e e stsststarararartetetetedddd bibbb g-game hhhunnnntitititingngngng llataa ebooooyy and had nnnotot kkkkilililillelelledddd a aaa lolololot ttt ofofoof dddeer.wwwwere e e huh ntinnnnggggg inininin HHHHelelelellslslsls CCCCCanananana yoyoyoon,n,n,n, IIIIdadadadahohhh oooon tttWeWeWeWeWeW hehehehe edge of one of those canyons fromm Hell. hhhad bbbbeeeeeeeen ststststallkikikikinng tttthihhh s buckckckk fffffororororo ttttwowowow hhhours and he had been moving in our directtion WeWeWeWeardrddd tttthehh steeepe eesesest,t,t,t, mmmmmososososo tttt treaeaeaeacccctoww heheheherous part of the canyon.

ave hununununteteteteddd dd deer andddd eeeelklklkk iiiinnnn tthtthe HeHHH lls Canyon arI ha ea of Idaho for over 20 years. I ggo therecause access is difficult (v(v(veere y few www hunters) and bec the deer and elk herds are healthhy. As ormereee rrrregegionaaal l ll wiwiw ldl lifeeee bbioolooggga fo ist for tthtt e Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, my nann geeeeemememm ntn rrese pop nsibbilittyy inini clc udu ed theheee state's mamam nnn largest mule-deer herd, I have a keeen prrreece iaation andd respect fffforoo mmmulu e deer. apa pp

ls CaCanyonn is one of Ammemm rica's most dramaticHeHeHeHH l river canyons from its desert-like cclimate ng thhe eee SnS ake River to the more mesic fooorerrraalalononono sts and snowwwwcacc pped peaks that rise tto over 0000 ft. Itt isi the deepest canyon in Noro th AAAAmer8,8,88,0000000 ican, steep,p rocky and treacherous. It's an viviroror nment with endless eeesscss apapapape e e e cocovevev r fof r r r r dedededeer enene vvv and elk ananannd terrain nnn thhat is not frienndlyyyy tomam nsnhuhhhummamans. hhuhumm



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en I'm perched on the edge of Hells Canyon, glWhe assing for deer and elk, I alwayss reflectthe history and culture of thon t is vertical landscape. It's easy to understand why Chhief eph led his Nez Perce Tribe through this Jos canyon to escape the US Cavalry.

awestruck by the tenacity and persistence of I'm settlers who struggled to make a living in parched and unforgiving landscape. It dthis oesn't seem like there's enough grass to feed

ws or sheep in this mosaic of severely ancow gled pastures, let alone a place level ennough to d a homestead. It's hard tobuil imagine that a few hearty souls are still out there, sspending winter along the river feeding cowsthe and getting their mail once a week.

e hearty soul was Len Jordan who brought hiOne s young family into this canyon to rraise eep in the 1930's. Perhaps this was a sanctuarshe y from the economic rer alities of the Great pression. If you could make it here amongDep the rattlesnakes, the Great Depressioon might ve seemed like a piece of cake. He eventhav ually became an Idaho governor and then aS. Senator. U.S

s area was the backyard for oneThis of the great outdoor writers of the 20th century, the latek O'Connor, who spent much of his later years in Lewiston, Idaho. He hunted HHellsJac

nyon often and would be happy knowing Can it's as formidable as ever.

spite oooofff f thttt e topography, I'm always surprised In s by the willingness of the canyon to share itsdddlilifefe aaandndndn sssseceee rets with those willing to look. wiwiwildldld

erererere ee isi nnot mucucucucchhhh ababababouoouout ttt HeHeHeHeHellllllllsss s CaCaCaCanynynynyThhhhhTheeee onononon tttthahah t IIII dodododon't find memorable.

tttthihihihissss daddd y innnn 22222000005,5,55 CCCororororeyeyeyey aaaandndndnd I hhhhad started earOnOnOnOnO ly since we were going to cover a llot of undnd, most ooooffff itititit aaaalolololonngn the iiiincnnn rereeedibly steepgrou and unforgiving lower breaks, breaks tthat cannge vioioioiolelelelennntnn ly 500 feeeeett totototo ttttplun hehehehe riveeere or just as easily give way to a gentle bench stilll owing remnants of an oldd hhhomesttttsho eaeee d near the river's edge.

e steeeeeeeeep ppp pipitchh anandd unstss ababblele fffooting rreeqee uires ThT ee constant and focused attention. A mmmentttaara y y lapsse ini judgmmenenee t t t can resultlll in serimommm ous injury or instant death, a short joourney t bbbegee inini s with a free fall aaaandndndnd ends withhthth a crash intthttt at to sharp basalt boulders. Manyy of the sidedes s havee stabilized aaata a 45-degree pihihihihh lll s tch, considered the angle of equilibrium innology y bubbub t which would be disputed bygegegeeooo mosoo t of us on two feet.

enene God created Hells CCCCCananyoyon,n he waas susus rely thWhWhheee inking about mule deer. With itss uniquue e emomoouflageggg covering four sssstotototoutututt llllegegegegs sss wiwiwiwithththth sssshahahaharrrrcacacc mm g g gg p p p p hohohohoovooo es, eyyyyeeees the ssssizizizizee ee ofooo saucerss annd eeearrrrrssssyyyytt cann hheear grass break frfrfrfromomomom 222200000000 yyyyarararardsdsdsds aaaawawawawayyyythththatatt , mummmulelelele ddddeeeeeeeer r r cococoululu dd nonononot ttt bebeee mmmmorororo e eee at hoome ininn exposed landscape. ththiss



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were slowly making our way along the maWe in ridge glassing regularly. Numerouss small er ridges plunged to the Snake River. fing We began seeing deer and some small bbucks none that motivated us to surrender the but high ground. We had a long way to go and we

uld eventually be forced to drop about wou 1500 feet anyway for a rendezvous with ouur kup crew. pick

most on cue, as we began our final descent, Alm we spotted 5 deer including a nice buuck 1/2 e away and 400 feet below us. He was partmile of a group feeding on the open hillsidde and tded in our direction, which under normal cihea rcumstances would be good. In this ccase,

wever, they were headed towards the steepest how part of the canyon, an area that wwould be ossible to hunt. We had our work cut out for imp us in order to get into position for a shot ore the deer got too far ovbefo er the edge of the canyon.

mally we could have covered this distance in about 20 minutes but the steep terrain, Norr footing and an overgrown sheep trpoo ail took us two hours. Several times we lostt sight of deer but the wind was in our favor. Wethe finally reached a point where I thought wwe uld be close enough to get into position for a sho shot. We settled into a pile of boulders

ng a steep fence line and set about re-locating alon the deer we knew were out there.

ht h d k d th h Iought we had spooked them when I sI thI tho uddenly saw the buck about 50 yards away uddenly saw the buck about 50 yards awayy tionleessssssss, looking at us. My sight wimott ndow for the deer had me looking out 200 yaards enenen aaallllll ttthehehehe ttttimimimime the buck was jusssst t a stone's whwhheee throw awayyyy... CoCoCoCorerererey yyyy sasasasaw www hhhih m about thee same eeee III ddddidididid. IIIIt waaaas sss timemememe nonoonowwww ororororr nnnnevevevevererer..



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TTThheeee BBBBBu cccckkkk wwweeeee tttthhhhoooougggghhhhtttt wwwwaaaas still a couple hundred yards away was looking at us m 550000 yardsss fromm

e buuuuucccckkkk waas nnnooott ssppoookkkkeddd buuutt knew ssssomething waThe s up. He was also positioned inn some kkkss innnn aa sspott tthaat lookeedd ffflllaatt eenough ttto hold hirooccckkkk m if Corey shot. If everything workked out wwwoould have relatively eeeeaassyyy ppack bacccck to our rendezvous. wwwe

reyy hhad to get a comfffoooortable rest and mentally CCCo prepare himself to shoot, somethhing that nn be mmmmoore difficult emoooottionally when the aaaanimal cccaaaannnn is so clooosssse. After what seemed like tooggg,, Correy was ready. HHHHis sshot hit thhe deeerlllloonnngg about as perfect as you can ask for aand I'm reee tthe aaanimal died instannnnttttlllyyy. ssssuurrreee



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ey quickly asked me if I could see the deer and I said no but they he had made aa good Cort. I thought we would find tshot he deer dead in the pile of rocks.

ile Corey checked his rifle, I stood up to trWhi y to spot the deer when I heard some rrocks rrng. I moved to where the buck had been standing but when I got there and begaan tofallink around, I could still here rocks falling. Mylook heart started to sink as I looked downn theyon and processed wcany hat was happening.

e deer had slid into a steep chute of grassThe that provided a runway to gain speed aand wed the animal to tumble deeper into the callow anyon. And it was still sliding and tummbling.

er sliding for about 200 yards the deer fell ovAfte er a small ledge of about 30 feet andd with re momentum continued its journey farthemor r down into the canyon making several free s and finally coming to rest on a talus slfalls ope below a 100 ft. ledge. Based on a reeview r of the topographic maps thlate e deer had fallen about 1200 ft.

d Corey to stay put while I slid, scramblI tol ed, and fell my way down the steep slopee to see could locate the deer. As I approached if I c the first ledge I was on my hands and kneeswling, unsure about how much farther I coulcraw d go. As I stopped to peek over the eedge, load in my pack shifted forward and I almostthe went over the ledge myself. That wwas mywarning about what we had gotten ourselves into. The second was the sight of the warning about what we had gotten ourselves into. The second was the sight of ththe fi tfirst

k lyingnggg iiiin nnn a heap about 300 ft below me on a bucc talus slope that extended down intoo aeeek.k.k ThThThThe eee otototothehhh r side of the crcrrreeeeee eek was mostly 100 to 400 fofofoootooto vvvveeeertrtrtrtr icicicicalalalal bbbbasalt walls. From rrrre e e e upupupup tttthehehehe othhhherrerer ssssidddideeee ofofofof tttthehehehe cccanaaanyoyooon loookokokokedededed llllikikikikeeee whwhwhwhthhhherererer atatatat we had just come down only ssteeper.

bbbeen innnnvovvolvlvlvlvedeeded iiinnnn a lol t of gamamamameee ee rererer trtriievals ovI'vevevee er my 40 years of hunting including ssome t wwerrrre danggggerououououss.s.. BuBuBuBuB tttt I'veveveve nnnnevevevever seen an anithatt mal that I thought we couldn't get tooo. l non www.w AsA I stututuudidididiedededed the tterrrerrarararainn I realized tunti hat there was no safe way to get to thiss mal. anim

cclaaawewewewed mym wwwwayya bacccck kkk upup tthehe slopeeee,,, I knew CoAs I rey wouldn't like what I was goingg to say. ccertattatatt iniii lyy cououlddn't get toto tttheheh ddeer fromomomm thisWeWeeW side of the canyon and the other side looked sssee.e HHe refused to bellllieieieieveeewoww rsrs tthah t we coouoo ldn't get the animal

we e hhikek d bab ck to our pppip ck up point, Corey AsAsAsAA w was very upset that he was leaving an animal ust kikillllll ede at the bottommm of a canyon. I hehehee jjj keeeeptppp running throuuuugh every possible scenaario in hhheadd anandd could not figuuuure out how to o asssssuage mymymmy Corey's guguilt and disappointment. I

nn''t't think there was any ssssafafaa eedidid dndndn wawawaway yyy fofoor uss to ooo gegegeget that deer ananand I certaiaaa nln y couldn't let Corey bbyy hih mself After aboutttt 444555 mimimiminnunun tetetetessss ofofofof wwwwreeeessssggoggo bbbyy himsself. After aboutttt 444555 mimimiminunununutetetetess ofofoff wwwwreeeessssggogo b tltltltlinininingggg wwith myyyy own guuuilttt I asaaa keed Corey whattltltltlinininingggg wiwww th mmyyyy own guilt tt I asasasaskekekk d Corey what wanteedd to do. hhehe w



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I listened to him plead his case, I could feel myAs I resolve disintegrating. Maybe if f we took ye last look from another angle Corey would reaone lize it was impossible to get this aanimal.

hiked to an area where we had a completeWe ly different view of the canyon. Althoough redibly steep, unstable and on tincr he other side of the canyon, Corey was sure therre was ay into the bottom. way

e went to the head of the cIf w anyon, crossed to the other side and then went downn to the ek, cross back to this side we should be ablcree e to come up the talus to where the deer s. Although I did not want to do this I was began to realize that this was something CCorey eded and wanted to do and if he was going to do nee it, I was going with him. I let Corey e the lead, still not believing that we woultake d be able to get to the deer but also woorriedt Corey was very determined, something thatthat could result in serious consequencces.

stripped down to the bare essentials, one laWe yer of clothes, knives, water and emmpty cks and started down the most treacherous and unspac table hillside I have ever beeen on.

were alternately falling, sliding and hangiWe ng on as we made our way deeper and deeper o what was becoming a very dark hole. into On numerous occasions we had to backk track cause we got cliffed out or tbec he path forward was just too unstable. When we finaally got to

creek the look up was almost as terrifpthe ying as the look down had been. Crumblingy g ng gffsalt cololololumuu ns and 100 feet walls towered over bas us. We were in the shadows and II doubt

sus nn eevevverrerr hit the floor of the e e this canyon and quite certain that othererr hhhhumumumuman footprintts never d.d. ItItItIt wwwwasasasas ccccolololold,ddd damp anananandddd eeeeeeeeririririe.e.e.e. haaaadd

w www wwwe jjususususttt t hahahahah dddd toooto ttttrerererek kkk about 2020200000 0 yayayayarddrdrdrdr ssss dodododowwNoNoNoNoN wwww n the creek and we would be oppositee the ssss slslslslopopoope thhhhatatatatt helelele dd dd CoCoCoCoC rerererey'yyy s s dedededeerererer. As we sttatttat lululuu arted downstream, the going was very slow.

e babannnkn wassss nnnnararararrorororow w w w and ovvvvere grrrrown with HaThe wthorne, Hackberry and other predatoory nts. TTTThehehehe cccccreek was aa ccccononononnectioooon ofplan deep plunge pools and waterfalls. f

were getting g closose tooo tthehe ttalus sloooopeppp wherWe e the deer was when we came to an aabrupt adad eendndndndnn . SSheeeer bbasalt tt wawalllll s s shot straaaia ght up ded aaa on our side of the creek and we wouuld have gggure e ouut a waw y to crossssssss itt non w. Theeee to fiii only way would be on the maze of limbs thhat

endndndeddd acrc oss the entirererere ccccrererereekeeexee te like a aa a tangled fishermen's net. Suspended 5 feet over the ek,k CCoro ey was blazingggg ahead. There was no crccrcrc eee stopping him. I was not sure we wwould kek it t ououoo t.t mamamamakkk

aaalllly y across the creek wee ee cocoululd dd see thhe dededd er FiFiF nanana about 50 yards above us in the taluss lyingg aaattt toooddddd angnnn le, antlers brokenenenen,, rririribsbsbsbs pppprorororotrtrtrtrududududinininingg ananananddddananaa oo g , ,, pppp g bubbb sted llimimimimbs. Jususususttt t whwhwhwhen I thoughht we hahahahh d d ddg

en it ala l l ana d we were neararararinininingggg thththhe ee e enenenendddd ofofofof oooourururussseeee jjjjouououournrnnneyeyey, ouououourr r fififif rsrsrst t ststtrrr epepepeps sss ononnntotototo tttthehehehe unstaablble e ee e



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et the entire hillside to moving. talus se We immediately backed off and let the slope e amazed that a footstep coulstabiliz d unleash so much energy.

the hillside stopped moving we carefully made our way up the edge of the talus andWhen tout to the deer. As we stood over tslowly o he buck reflecting on its journey and ours, a fewntary rays of late afternoon sunshine remomen minded us to get on with our business. We ed what we could,salvage wrapped it in the packs and started back out.

was greatly relieved we had made itCorey w to his deer but less satisfied about thestances that had led us tocircums the bottom of the canyon.

years since this hunt we have passed byIn the y this canyon several times, but never to nly to remember the nature of Hells Chunt, o anyon, the experience we shared, and a newiation of dangerous game. apprec



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With the eepde canyon retreating into the shadows after surrendering its prize, Corey heads back to campexhausted but safe and satisfied.

Author:Author: About the AAbout the A Mark Quinn earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from WashingtonMark Quinn earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Washington ersity in nnn 1911 73 and has worked in the NaState Unive tural Resources Field for over 37 years. rked asass aaa nnnataaa ural resources prHe has wworo ofessional for the U.S Forest Service, rrseseser,r, TThehehee FFFFededededererererala Highway AdministratiWeyerhauauausss on, Grant County Publicii Utility District anand dcnnngtgtgtgtonononon DDDDepepepeparararartmtmtmtmenenenentt t of Fish and WiWiWiW ldldddlililil fffthe Wasshshshinn e eee whwhwhwhiciccich he retired from afafafa teett r r aaaa 31313131 yyyeaaaearrr rffffffaa aa WiWiWiWilldl life Area MaMaMaMannanananagegegegecareer aaas ss ss aaaa r,rrr RRRReggegegegioioioi nananan lll l WiWiWiWildldlililiifefefee BBBBBiioioiolooloogigigg stttt and AAAAgegegeencccy Administrator in ttHeHeHeHe iiiisss acctitititivveveve iiiinnnn nuuuumememm rorororousususus ccccononononsess rvaOlympipipipip a.aaa HHHHH tionnn ooorgrgrgrgananananizizizizatatatattiooioioioi nsnsnsn , isisisis aa charter member of the nnnnnnnon r Centeree aaaandnddndd currereentnn ly serveees sss as JaJaJaJaaackcckckck OOOOO’CCConooo a boboboboararararddd member for the Washington Wildlife andnd tttthehehh Washihihiingtonn nn WWWWFederationn ilililildlldlddlifififififeeee e aaand ReReReRecrrrreaaeaatttWWWWWWW ion Coalitiontt .



Can Jack go Home?”

By Stephen RReedddggwell

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the quail and the pheasants still flushing?Are es Lewiston still feel the same?Doen I hunt whitCan etail deer have they all disappeared?Or h the sunsets still set me aflame? Will

n I relive good times with my family? Cann I see them again, laugh and smile?Cann I hold my wife's hand?Cand stare out at the land, Andat goes on for a few Roman miles?Tha

u've asked about past times and mem'ries. Youat you think we'd both love to repeat. Tha

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