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Hunting Heritage & Education Center Lewiston, Idaho Est. 2006 Jack O’Connor 014 Newsletter 3rdd Quarter Table of Contents: Chairmen’s Report Card - Howard Erdman - 2 From The Director’s Chair - - Mike Butler - 4 Tech Coorner -“O’Connor Cartridges” - The 375 Holland and Holland - Allan Jones - 5 Growing Up O’Connor – “The Car Accident” - Caroline O’Connor- McCullam - 8 Guest Writers – From The Column, No. 12: Jack O'Connor and the Cult of High Velocity” - Chuck Hawks - 100 Blast from The Past - “Tiger Hunt in India Dull Stuff, Lewiston Outdoor Writer Finds – from the Lewiston Tribune July 1955 - 122 “Muley Bucks” - Phil Andresen - 13 “Fortress of The Bears” Part I. Of Magic and Monsters -Jim Cox - 16 Classic O’Connor –“Grand Canyon Bucks” September 1938, (with permission from Outdoor Life) – Jack O’Connor - 22 Pictures - 23 Miscellany - 24 1 5600 Hellsgate Road, Lewiston, ID 83501 • Office: 208-743-5043 (Fax: 208-798-4980) • jack-oconnor.org Hunting Heritage & Education Center Lewiston, Idaho Est. 2006 AIRMAN’S REPORT RD very close. We had some really fine- quality items that piqued several extended bidding battles. Bill McCann served as auctioneer and did a superlative job. In addition to being a great auctioneer, Bill is a local attorney so he focused quite a bit of his humor at the other attorneys in attendance. The atmosphere was great and conducive to enthusiastic bidding. Thanks, Bill. Judging Saturday’s JOC Day by the number of visitors, it was a great success. While we didn’t keep an exact count of visitors, the general consensus was that it was as well attended as last year. We had excellent exhibits on the tables and in the ppgarking lot as well as great concessions. Everyone who worked on the Friday auction and Saturday gun show/w rafflf e,e and there By HOWWARA D EERDMMAN, weere manyy, deserves our heartfelt thanksk for a great event! COCO-CHAIRMAN Following tradition, Bradford O’Connor This year thhe Centeer had annother drew the winning raffle tickets. The raffle ssuccessfuul aucction and JOC Day. TThe drawing yielded our first winner from FFriday night auction featured exceellent Canada, who won the beautiful hoh rs d’oeuvres, drink,, andd connvev rsation. Biesen/Winchester .375 H&H. Roger Husbbana d and wiw fee autthoh rs, Joohnn Biesen has always urged that his rifles BaB rssnen sss andd Eileen Clarke dele ivverrede be used and not sequestered to “gun an excx ellentn presentation which ddrew safe queen” status. This year’s winner ppaarar llleels beettween tht eir marital/hhuntiing will certainly have plenty of opportunity pap rrtneership ana d that of Jack annd to use his .375 H&H in Canada. ElE eeanor O’O Coonnn oro . The presenttation wawas funnyy, infforo mative and genuiu neely Simmilarly, the second prize and third enntet rrtaininingn . A big thanks to John and prizes were won by out of sttata e Eileleene foror comcominingg to LLewisewistoton! reresisidents (W( iscoonnsin andd Texasas)). NexNext Attet ndance at the auction was a biit less yey arr, we wiill raafff lee theh last .3375 H&H in than lasa t year but the net proceede s were the seriies andd, unnfortunata elyy, thee last 2 5600 Hellsgate Road, Lewiston, ID 835575(F7)01 • Office: 208-743-5043 (Fax: 208-798-4980) • jackk-oconnor.org Hunting Heritage & Education Center Lewiston, Idaho Est. 2006 rifle from Roger Biesen who has outcome. On top of all that, Mike is one decided tot retire. We all hate to see of the best “people persons” that I know. such a talented craftsman retire, but at some point it’s a decision that everyone He has been an outstanding must make. ambassador for JOCHHEC, carrying the message of what we represent to In fact, Mike Butler has decided to enjoy anyone who would listen. To say he is his hard--earned retirement and has likable is inadequate: he knows tendered his resignation effective July everyone and is liked by all. The only 31. Mike has served as director for the solace in his leaving is that he will last three years as JOCHHEC’s longest remain connected to JOCHHEC as a serving director. During his tenure he volunteer. Mike will be missed by all and has made an indelible impression on me especially. Thanks, Mike—for all JOCHHECE . He submitted two you’ve done! successful grant proposals to the Friends of NRA that resulted in over $20,000 for our Youth Hunter Education About the Co-Chair: Howard Erdman Challenge program. Additionally, he has has been elected to serve as Co-Chair ordered equipment, secured instructors, of the JOHHEC. He is an endowment organized schedules, and the myriad of member of the NRA and charter things that need to be done to get the member of Friends of Jack O’Connor. YHEC program off the ground. He also An ardent fan of JOC since his mother initiated the newsletter that you are gave him his first Outdoor Life currently reading. The Board wanted a subscription in 1957, Howard has newsletter and Mike delivered with a served on the Board since 2011. He is a plus. Mike accomplished all of this plus Navy veteran, lives in Pullman, he ran the day-to-day operation of the Washington and is the Director center. In three years, Mike has of Institutional Planning, Research, & accomplished so much because he’s Assessment at Lewis-Clark State one of those rare tenacious people who College. stays focused on objectives and commits to delivering the desired 3 5600 Hellsgate Road, Lewiston, ID 83501 • Office: 208-743-5043 (Fax: 208-798-4980) • jack-oconnor.org Hunting Heritage & Education Center Lewiston, Idaho Est. 2006 rom the Director’s Chair career choice as a wildlife biologist was molded by O’Connor’s deep conservation ethic and his awareness of the world around him. During my collegee years I read Aldo Leopold to augment my formal biological training but I alwayss came back to the excitement of Jack O’Connor’s outdoor writing. It has never left me. With all of this said, this will be the last “From the Director’s Chair” I will pen. I am entering fully into retirement life the By MIKE BUTLER, DIRECTOR end of July. But like lots of things, you Favorite Sayings………. never walk completely away from things you love to do. I will still be walking I have always enjoyed a couple of around as a volunteer, helping out sayings, “All good things eventually where I can and every now and then come to an end!”... and “Time flies when pen a good story to share. I will you arre haaviingg fun!” These two sayings continue to keep my hand in the game sum up my feeelings after having beenn so to speak. invoolvede with The Jaack O’CConnor Huunntinng Herritage andd Educata ion Center Theere’s still tons of work to do to make ovvere theh course of thee last three yearss. the Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage It has beee n a wonderful exe perienncec and Education Center a viable and workingn with ourur boardd of did rectoors annd relevant organization to foster our volunteers in the director’s capaca ity. hunting and shooting traditions and We, as a team, have acccompm lishede heritage. muchc togete heh r. In closing, I want to thank all of our Ass a kidd I started reading Jacck O’CoC nnor volunteers and guest writers who have articlc es in Outdooo r Life magaazine beb fof re contributed to the newsletter and forum I rer allyly understood the true mmeaning of area development as a place to share adventure oro tece hnical writingg. With ini formation and to those whom have age, I leearned a deep appreciatit on of the ooffered good suggestions to make us writteen wword, what safe firearms just a little bit better at what we do. I hanndliingn and shooting meant, and a lust aallso want tto thhankk ouru reaadders thhat hhave for tthe Western lore of yesteryyeaar.r My 4 5600 Hellsgate Road, Lewiston, ID 83501 • Office: 208-743-5043 (Fax: 208-798-4980) • jack-oconnor.org Hunting Heritage & Education Center Lewiston, Idaho Est. 2006 emailede me with ideas and constructive comments. Thanks, guys! “BeyondBeyond the 270 Good Hunting and I hope to see you Winchester” down the trail one of these days…!!!! By ALLAN JONES MB Volunteer Host, Jack O’Connor Hunting Heritage and Education Center Aboutt the Director: Mike Butler started his wildlife career in 1975 with the Missouri Department of Conservation. I’ve already written about two of Jack’s Mike recently completed a 30 year stint favorite cartridge: the 270 Winchester with the Federal Government as a and the 7mm Mauser (7x57mm). As Jack’s readers know, he used the 375 wildlife biologist, mainly focused on H&H Magnum extensively on dangerous wildlife habitat restorration. He is an game hunts. Let’s see why this cartriddge Endowment member of the NRA, a Life worked for Jack and is still among the membeb r of the Rocky Mountain Elk best of the medium bores today. Foundation, a supporter of Ducks Unlimited and The National Wild Turkey The 375 Holland & Holland Magnum Federration and is also an NRA certified rolled out from that fine old British purveyor of superb hunting rifles in Range Safety Officer. He is an avid 1912. Although not the first belted turkey and elk hunter, and enjoys Magnum, its dimensions set the Alaska salmon fishiing at least once a sta nda rd fo or po w erfu ul cartri dges fo or a year.