The INDEPENDENT, May 7,1997
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chored on Coon Creek in a
drift boat when he hooked a
fish. He wasn’t having much
luck moving the fish and dad
was giving him a bad time,
saying “Come on Gene,
pump him up." Then, when
Uncle Gene got the fish close
enough for us to get a look,
dad shouted “Take it easy
Gene, take it easy!” That buck
steelhead
weighed
21
pounds.
Two years ago, seven of
us were hunting deer on
Aldrich
Mountain.
We
camped on a high ridge and
the weather was nice, but the
hunting was poor. We finally
started driving up toward the
lookout, evenings, and con
cluded that the deer were
staying close to the roads.
We eventually started getting
bucks this way, even though
most of us disdain road hunt
ing. Uncle Gene hadn’t gotten
his buck and the season was
coming to an end, so dad,
Uncle Gene and I headed to
ward the lookout in the
evening. Suddenly, as we
were driving along, there
were three bucks running up
the hillside from the edge of
the road. Dad and I shouted
simultaneously, “There he is,
Gene!” The plan was to let
Uncle Gene out, then drive
down the road with the pickup
so the bucks would think we
hadn’t seen them. Uncle
Gene jumped out, cranked a
round into his gun and shut
the door. Dad and I forgot
about driving and were still
looking up the hillside at the
three bucks, saying “Shoot,
Gene, shoot.” After a moment
we realized something was
going on alongside the pick
up. I looked at Uncle Gene,
his face was contorted and he
was twisting in agony. I
opened the door and his face
showed relief — he had shut
his thumb in the pickup door.
Uncle Gene finally got one of
those bucks, but the memory
of him squirming around with
his rifle in one hand and his
thumb in the door will live with
me forever.
WEST END
P la in Or ‘f a n c y
Later, we had a good
laugh, which brings me to one
of Uncle Gene’s greatest as
sets — he had a laugh all his
own — and I will miss it.
Uncle Gene is gone now,
but we will always remember
the outdoors man that he
was. I hear that in heaven the
steelhead are all over twenty
pounds, the bucks are all four
points and the bulls all wear
royal crowns. Good hunting
and fishing Uncle Gene.
Isaak Walton
League
meetings are held on the
third Thursday of each
month, 7:00 p.m. The public
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The Columbia County
Board of Commissioners is
soliciting applicants from
county citizens, especially
representatives from Clatska
nie and Vernonia religious or
ganizations, who are willing to
serve on the Columbia Coun
ty Commission on Children
and Families. This committee
helps shape public policy for
the county. Work regarding
funding and activities for chil
dren and families which cre
ate healthy communities is
the focus of the group.
Anyone interested, should
call the Columba County
Commission on Children and
Families office at 397-7211 for
more details.
SHERYL A. IEUSCHEK, LUIGE, LPIW
Suzie Kiehn, MSW, LCSW
Sandra K. Pinches, PhD
DD Stillson, MS, NCC
Tracy Waters, MSW, LCSW
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