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RIP Bill
« on: June 04, 2014, 05:16:41 PM »
I was deeply saddened to hear about Bill Hearnsberger. I am told that Bill passed away June 1, presumably from a heart attack. Hard to believe! He worked as a hunting guide for me for a few years in Idaho, Utah, and Washington during which time we became friends. Even though Bill moved on to other jobs we have kept in touch from time to time over the years. I wanted to share a photo of Bill with a happy hunter he guided in 2006 and the large bull elk they got. RIP Bill, you will be missed but I know you are probably busy hunting big bucks and bulls in the happy hunting grounds.
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Re: RIP Bill
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2014, 05:22:37 PM »
If you want your friends to know your friend the best way to honor thier memory is to tell a story about them.

RIP Bill
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself. 

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Re: RIP Bill
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2014, 05:26:48 PM »
Sorry for the loss of your friend, Dale.
RIP Bill.
:fire.:

" In today's instant gratification society, more and more pressure revolves around success and the measurement of one's prowess as a hunter by inches on a score chart or field photos produced on social media. Don't fall into the trap. Hunting is-and always will be- about the hunt, the adventure, the views, and time spent with close friends and family. " Ryan Hatfield

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Re: RIP Bill
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2014, 05:52:57 PM »
Bill enjoyed horses and our nickname for him was "Wild Bill", he's the guy on the left in the photo. Our group of guides always jokes around quite a bit, with a fair amount of pranking and there is always a fair amount of competition between guides, especially with the group of guides I had at that time. Of course he shared in the joking and pranks as much as anyone. I can remember that whenever you got one on Bill he would just look at you with a big smile and say nothing, when Bill was speechless with that smile you knew you had gotten one on Bill.  :chuckle:

He lived in western Washington for a while so someone else may know him. He also worked for other outfitters in Idaho and Montana and spent some time in Louisiana. Most recently he worked as a truck driver and lived in Big Sky, Montana. Bill always dreamed about doing fun hunts and we talked about doing a sheep hunt together in Montana, I'm sorry that we never did.

The bull in the photo was our best bull that year. We had seen that bull in archery season and if I remember correctly one of our bow hunters missed an opportunity at that bull. Bill was intent on finding that bull again as were a couple of my other guides. Just before dark on their way back to camp Bill and this Amish rifle hunter from Ohio got another chance and the hunter made good on the opportunity of a lifetime. Bill dressed the big bull and worked late into the night getting it back to camp. Although the photo does not do it justice, we gross scored the bull at 352 the next day.
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Re: RIP Bill
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2014, 09:13:24 PM »
 :tup:
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