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Awesome tale.Tell your uncle congrats. He needs to get back to work,maybe open a school up for 20-50 year olds of today to teach them what the word "Man" really means . Some out there really need it.He sure is an inspiration. Magnum Man
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GREAT!!! I hope I'm still above ground at 98, let alone still hunting. My great uncle has hunted elk out west since before WWII and killed many, but mostly for meat and not trophy. This reminds me of the Idaho state record elk (on display at Cabelas in Boise). It was taken by another older man hunting just for meat. He was going to leave the antlers but his buddies recognized it as something special so they took them out for him. They turned out to be more than special.
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Awesome! Congratulations to your great uncle!
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That is nothing but awesome...
the rest of us should be so lucky in our old age...
it must be a blessing just to be around such men as your uncle...
gentlemen like that have lived 3 or 4 lifetimes compared to the rest of us...
simply amazing...
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Flat out Awesome!!! I would love to sit down and talk to him for an afternoon. He would have some stories to share.
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That is awesome! Thank you for posting!
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That is awesome. And got a laugh about the WSM stuff. I got a better laugh from the "sit on my lap so I can hear you" line, I'm going to file that one away. My hat is off to the man!
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This story is beyond cool, many Congratulations to the elderly Gentleman.
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Don't get know better than that.
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I'd rather have a bad day hunting than a good day working!
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Whats really funny is he has taken to the WSM rounds. He has had several 270 WSMs and finally settle on a 300WSM as his main hunting rifle.
I took him to Cabelas last month. As usual, lots of people came up and asked him if they could help him find anything. Every single one of them he told: Yes son, I'm looking for a gentle wider woman who goes to church, can drive, and likes to eat out. Every single one of them. We went out to eat and he told the waitress she needed to sit in his lap so he could hear her better. This is a great thread on all accounts!
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I seen this photo at the job a couple weeks ago. His son John had it on his cell phone.
Awesome story and photo.
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Congrats as well, it doesn't get any better then that. We all are going to really miss that generation, so much to learn from with so few words spoken.
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Love it. They should reserve all high fence hunts for kids and old folks - first time I really felt great about one. Way to go!!! Great pic too.
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I defy anyone to say that isn't a cool story and pic. May he have the health to keep hunting for as long as he pleases.
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Awesome! Thanks for the post.....
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Awesome!! 98 years young and still can get out and do it, and quite well. A well deserved congratulations!!
Yes sir, that is really cool!!!
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