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Was in a gun & pawn shop today in Blackfoot, Idaho & was about to leave when I spotted this tall trophy standing in a corner so I eased up closer because I thought I had seen it before. Sure enough it was Elgin Gates 1960 Weatherby Award they use to hand out to the most deserving hunter for that year. I had seen it a couple of times in Elgin's house in Idaho Falls in the late 70's but almost missed it today. I talked to the owner of the shop & he said that Elgin's son Randy had brought it & some of Elgin's trophies in for display. There was a Kudu, Gemsbok, Impala, Blesbok, Springbok & a Polar Bear on the wall. I remember being in Elgin's garage once & he had 2 full maned Lions that were life size mounts sitting on the floor, along with a huge Cape Buffalo with a bullet hole through the skull plate, straight on! I never met Randy, I think he was either in California or in the military, I just met Dolly & Robert back in the day. I would see Elgin about once a week for a couple of years at that time. He was a very fine shot & told some wonderful stories. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/448ce60h.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/T8pHdxMh.jpg) Dick
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Looks like I’ll have to stop in and look.
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Cool beans there Mr. Idaho.
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He made a lot of money for Weatherby. He was quite a hunter.
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The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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Elgin was one of the folks I read about years ago, both of his books are great and he also made me a Weatherby fan. Very cool find. Do you know how it got there?
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Elgin was one of the folks I read about years ago, both of his books are great and he also made me a Weatherby fan. Very cool find. Do you know how it got there? Randy.
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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If I shot a crane with a hairdo like that, I'd have it mounted too.
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Elgin was one of the folks I read about years ago, both of his books are great and he also made me a Weatherby fan. Very cool find. Do you know how it got there? Randy. MIssed it, thanks.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Idaho1945: I was just through Blackfoot, Idaho yesterday (on I-15) - I wish I had known of it then - I would have stopped in.
Is it for sale?
Thanks for sharing.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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