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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ My Grouse Hunting Buddy Gunny Bowman moves upstairs |
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:56 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Gentlemen,
As most of you know I am retired military, my good friends are mostly retired military. My close friend Gunny Harold Bowman passed away yesterday, it seems a lot of my close friends have moved upstairs lately, this particular loss came at the hands of the Agent Orange and the water poisoning in his basic training. I talked to my buddy the day before God took him, I will miss him badly but know his suffering is now over and that he now hunts with my Father and Grandfather in Gods never ending forest.
Goodby Gunny it was an honor knowing you and having you as my friend. Thank you for the wonderful female Weimar pup you gifted me, I will remember the incredible gift always.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man
Gunny Bowman and Pine Creek Ryman Daisy reunited in Gods never ending Grouse forest, may God hold him in the palm of his hands forever.
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_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:07 am
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Joined: 07 Mar 2010
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Location: South Eastern PA
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Sorry to hear.
A lot of good men were messed up by that stuff. |
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:45 pm
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Joined: 30 Nov 2011
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Location: Minnesota
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Sincere condolences to you Dave. |
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:11 pm
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Joined: 26 Nov 2020
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Gunny Bowman.
May he Rest In Peace. |
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:15 pm
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Joined: 14 Apr 2020
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Location: Boise,Idaho
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I am sorry you lost a friend and a veteran that paid the price. Keep the memories my friend.
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:50 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
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Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Sad to go
Great to get there
He will be missed.
Mike |
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Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:47 pm
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Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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Location: Nebraska
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Sorry to hear he has left us, David. |
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Thu Oct 20, 2022 4:42 am
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Joined: 08 May 2018
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Sorry about your friend Dave. |
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Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:27 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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Gentlemen,
Thank you for the kind words, my buddy suffered toward the end, was on Morphine to help kill the pain. As his beautiful wife told me, God took him so his pain here on earth would end. I will miss him in the Grouse woods, I once saw him shoot a Grouse with his 20 gauge double gun, the Grouse was over 50 yards out over the trees from where we stood. 20 gauge guns are not suppose to be able to kill birds that far away.
I was so amazed I walked off the yardage to see how far away the Grouse really was from us, as we stood on the big logging trail.
Gunny was also a fantastic Elk & Deer hunter, the Elk Roasts, Steaks and Burgers he provided for the men here at our Grouse camp were legendary.
I have fantastic memories of him that will last a life time.
I will see him on the other side, God willing.
all the best,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
Pine Creek Grouse Dog Trainers |
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Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:47 pm
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey
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Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:49 pm
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
Posts: 1973
Location: Maine
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Rest in Peace, Gunny. |
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Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:50 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
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Location: Kansas High Plains
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Nice tribute to your friend Dave; may he rest in peace. |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:05 am
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Joined: 17 Mar 2017
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Location: Endless Mountains of Pa
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F2F,
Thank you sir, his loss here will be devastating to our Grouse Camp, and because his beautiful wife is Japaneese, she will eventually return to Japan and her family their.
The freedom she has lived with for 40 years will not be the same even though she is very wealthy. Here my buddy made sure she had every freedom a lady could want, the cast system in Japan will not be to her liking at all. Once Gunny is buried she told me she will need to return to her family in Japan.
all the beat,
Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man |
_________________ "L.C. Smith America's Best" - John Houchins
Pine Creek Grouse Dog Trainers |
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Sun Oct 23, 2022 11:04 am
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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Dave,
My condolences for your loss. I think the patriarchal social system in Japan will be more of an issue than any remnants of the caste system that ended about 150 years ago. I haven’t lived their in over 50 years but I believe the social structure has only become more liberal.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Mon Oct 24, 2022 12:53 am
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Joined: 26 Apr 2010
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Location: NCWa
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My condolences and take heart in knowing that all separations are only temporary. |
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