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WIKIPEDIA==Saxton Temple Pope (September 4, 1875 – August 8, 1926) was an American doctor, teacher, author and outdoorsman. He is most famous as the father of modern bow hunting, and for his close rela...

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WIKIPEDIA==Saxton Temple Pope (September 4, 1875 – August 8, 1926) was an American doctor, teacher, author and outdoorsman. He is most famous as the father of modern bow hunting, and for his close rela...

1/8/2024

Herbert Edwin Bradley MP (1871 - 1961)

Herbert Edwin Bradley (December 20, 1871 – April 22, 1961) was a Canadian-born American lawyer, real estate investor, big-game hunter and zoo director. Born to a farmer in Brooklin, Ontario, Bradley ...

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12/30/2023
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Herbert Edwin Bradley MP (1871 - 1961)

Herbert Edwin Bradley (December 20, 1871 – April 22, 1961) was a Canadian-born American lawyer, real estate investor, big-game hunter and zoo director. Born to a farmer in Brooklin, Ontario, Bradley ...

12/30/2023

William Negley (1914 - 2006)

William died November 7, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in San Antonio on March 28, 1914 to Laura Burleson Negley and Richard Van Wyck Negley. He attended primary school in San Antonio and w...

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William Negley (1914 - 2006)

William died November 7, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in San Antonio on March 28, 1914 to Laura Burleson Negley and Richard Van Wyck Negley. He attended primary school in San Antonio and w...

2/15/2023

Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming (March 15, 1820 – March 24, 1866) was a Scottish traveller and sportsman, known as the "lion hunter". He was the second son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Ba...

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12/16/2008
12/17/2022
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Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming (March 15, 1820 – March 24, 1866) was a Scottish traveller and sportsman, known as the "lion hunter". He was the second son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Ba...

12/17/2022

Frank Buck MP (1884 - 1950)

Frank Howard Buck (March 17, 1884 – March 25, 1950) was an American hunter, animal collector, and author, as well as a film actor, director, and producer. Beginning in the 1910s he made many expediti...

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1/31/2022
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Frank Buck MP (1884 - 1950)

Frank Howard Buck (March 17, 1884 – March 25, 1950) was an American hunter, animal collector, and author, as well as a film actor, director, and producer. Beginning in the 1910s he made many expediti...

1/31/2022

Kenyon Vickers Painter (1867 - 1940)

Vickers Painter (January 14, 1867 – March 20, 1940) was an American banker, noted big game hunter, art collector and philanthropist. In later life, he was convicted of misapplication of funds from his ...

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4/14/2017
8/24/2020
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Kenyon Vickers Painter (1867 - 1940)

Vickers Painter (January 14, 1867 – March 20, 1940) was an American banker, noted big game hunter, art collector and philanthropist. In later life, he was convicted of misapplication of funds from his ...

8/24/2020

Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Dec 8 2016, 20:16:32 UTC ----------------------------------A select few people involved in the outdoors reach what is called “larger than life” status. So...

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11/23/2017
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Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Dec 8 2016, 20:16:32 UTC ----------------------------------A select few people involved in the outdoors reach what is called “larger than life” status. So...

11/23/2017

George Dupont Pratt (1869 - 1935)

George Dupont Pratt Find A Grave Memorial ID # 118324347 George Dupont Pratt Wikipedia Page Pratt was a conservationist, philanthropist, Boy Scout sponsor, big-game hunter and collector of an...

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3/11/2009
6/27/2017
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George Dupont Pratt (1869 - 1935)

George Dupont Pratt Find A Grave Memorial ID # 118324347 George Dupont Pratt Wikipedia Page Pratt was a conservationist, philanthropist, Boy Scout sponsor, big-game hunter and collector of an...

6/27/2017

Fred Bear (1902 - 1988)

""Papa Bear"", ""One Arrow Bear""

Bear (March 5, 1902 – April 27, 1988) was an American bow hunter, bow manufacturer, author, and television host.He was born in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he didn't start bow hunting...

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11/23/2013
1/12/2016
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Fred Bear (1902 - 1988)

""Papa Bear"", ""One Arrow Bear""

Bear (March 5, 1902 – April 27, 1988) was an American bow hunter, bow manufacturer, author, and television host.He was born in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he didn't start bow hunting...

1/12/2016

"Buffalo Bill" Cody MP (1846 - 1917)

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the American state of Iowa), near ...

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10/30/2007
1/3/2016
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10/30/2007

"Buffalo Bill" Cody MP (1846 - 1917)

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the American state of Iowa), near ...

1/3/2016

On 1 July 2015 Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist, killed Cecil the Lion sparking an international outrage.*

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On 1 July 2015 Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist, killed Cecil the Lion sparking an international outrage.*

1/3/2016

Townsend Whelen (1877 - 1961)

"Townie"

Whelen (March 6, 1877 – December 23, 1961), called "Townie" by his friends, was an American hunter, soldier, writer, outdoorsman and rifleman.Whelen was a colonel in the United States Army, contributin...

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6/15/2007
1/2/2016
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Townsend Whelen (1877 - 1961)

"Townie"

Whelen (March 6, 1877 – December 23, 1961), called "Townie" by his friends, was an American hunter, soldier, writer, outdoorsman and rifleman.Whelen was a colonel in the United States Army, contributin...

1/2/2016

Frederick Courteney Selous MP (1851 - 1917)

Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917),* British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspi...

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1/1/2016
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Frederick Courteney Selous MP (1851 - 1917)

Frederick Courteney Selous, DSO (31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917),* British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa. His real-life adventures inspi...

1/1/2016

Hope Percival (1886–1966) was a renowned white hunter and early safari guide in colonial Kenya. During his career, he guided Teddy Roosevelt, Baron Rothschild, and Ernest Hemingway on African hunts. He...

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Hope Percival (1886–1966) was a renowned white hunter and early safari guide in colonial Kenya. During his career, he guided Teddy Roosevelt, Baron Rothschild, and Ernest Hemingway on African hunts. He...

1/1/2016

J. A. Hunter (1882 - 1963)

"J. A. Hunter"

Alexander Hunter (1882 – 1963), born near Shearington, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, also known as J. A. Hunter, was a white hunter in Africa from the early 1900s through the 1950s who led many notable saf...

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J. A. Hunter (1882 - 1963)

"J. A. Hunter"

Alexander Hunter (1882 – 1963), born near Shearington, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, also known as J. A. Hunter, was a white hunter in Africa from the early 1900s through the 1950s who led many notable saf...

1/1/2016

Bror von Blixen-Finecke (1886 - 1946)

Wikipedia: English: : , forfatter.*17.4.1885 i Rungsted, Hørsholm sg., †7.9.1962 smst.Forældre: forfatter, godsejer ◊Wilhelm Dinesen (1845-95) og Ingeborg Westenholz (1856-1939).~14.1.1914 med plantage...

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Bror von Blixen-Finecke (1886 - 1946)

Wikipedia: English: : , forfatter.*17.4.1885 i Rungsted, Hørsholm sg., †7.9.1962 smst.Forældre: forfatter, godsejer ◊Wilhelm Dinesen (1845-95) og Ingeborg Westenholz (1856-1939).~14.1.1914 med plantage...

1/1/2016

W. D. M. Bell MP (1880 - 1954)

"Karamojo Bell", "Karamojo"

Dalrymple Maitland Bell (1880–1954), known as Karamojo Bell, was a Scottish adventurer, big game hunter in East Africa, soldier, decorated fighter pilot, sailor, writer, and painter.Famous for being on...

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W. D. M. Bell MP (1880 - 1954)

"Karamojo Bell", "Karamojo"

Dalrymple Maitland Bell (1880–1954), known as Karamojo Bell, was a Scottish adventurer, big game hunter in East Africa, soldier, decorated fighter pilot, sailor, writer, and painter.Famous for being on...

1/1/2016

Jim Corbett (1875 - 1955)

James "Jim" Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was an Anglo-Indian hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopa...

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Jim Corbett (1875 - 1955)

James "Jim" Corbett (25 July 1875 – 19 April 1955) was an Anglo-Indian hunter and tracker-turned-conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting a large number of man-eating tigers and leopa...

1/1/2016

Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844 - 1919)

Jesse Jones, known as Buffalo Jones (January 31, 1844 – October 1, 1919), was an American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist who cofounded Garden City, Kansas. He has been cited...

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Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844 - 1919)

Jesse Jones, known as Buffalo Jones (January 31, 1844 – October 1, 1919), was an American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist who cofounded Garden City, Kansas. He has been cited...

1/1/2016

Ernest Hemingway MP (1899 - 1961)

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which included his iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, whi...

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Ernest Hemingway MP (1899 - 1961)

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which included his iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, whi...

1/1/2016