Loyal dog protects hunter’s body on last outing together

[Cap.Silver]

My condolences to his family and friends . Truly that is a great way to go ....

[HntnFsh]

The one's that come to mind are a Pintail, a Cackler, an Eastern Turkey, elk euro, a Barn Owl for my wife's classroom and lots of skins.  He also hiked in with me to help haul out my Margaret bull back in 2001.

We also bought a house and rented it to him in Centralia after he lost his place near Tenino and he was returning home from dinner at our place when he was rear ended by a semi on Old 99.

He told me the story about getting rear ended by the semi  Unreal!

[seth30]

My condolences to the family.  As a fellow lab owner and having my own male lab come to my aide twice I can really connect to this story.   

[HntnFsh]

Just saw that Marks service will be next Friday. 1 p.m. at Church of the Living Water 1615 Chambers st. S.E. Olympia.

[ICEMAN]

Mark taxied my first bear rug. Great guy. RIP Mark. Prayers for his family.

[Big6bull]

I see a lot of older gentlemen at the Ridgefield refuge hunting alone. I'm glad there still out there doing what they love. God knows I will be there doing the same till I can't physically get there. Hunting alone, especially at their age (I'm sure most are very able don't get me wrong) worries me and I have offered teaming up more than once. Hope people do the same in the future maybe some of these situations could be remedied. (Not saying there could have been something someone could do or not). Great fun hunting with a new partner.

[Curly]

Mark wasn't even old though (not very old anyway at 54).

Condolences to his family.

[ATM green head machine]

As soon as I read this I had a really bad feeling. Everything added up. My heart just sunk. Now I know why. I just read an article confirming who it is.  I haven't known this man for long. But from the first few minutes of the first time talking to him I felt like he was my friend. I don't get that feeling very often. Now I honestly feel like I just lost a lifelong friend. Everything he has been through he has been so upbeat and positive about. Always giving glory to God! He has had some extremely serious health issues. But he told me he was feeling the best he has in years. And was excited to be hunting and doing his taxidermy work again.

I'm not a bit surprised about his dog being there trying to protect him. That is the only lab that I have ever been around that made me nervous. He was obviously an extremely loyal, protective part of the family.

I cant even begin to imagine the amount of pain and anguish that his family is going through. I believe he was just blessed or about to be blessed with a grandchild!

This is very sad. I sure would appreciate it if you would lift this man and his family up in prayers.

HntnFsh

did he have a disabled permit because i saw an older gentlemen at ridgefeild this year he said he was a taxidermist and he took the disabled blind, but if he passed in blind 8 that's the back up disabled blind  .

[HntnFsh]

Yes he did. But he was only 54.