Rancid Crabtree and Strange say "Goodbye" - Pat McManus passed away this week

[Redstar]

Sad 

RIP.

[BNAElkhntr]

Great Writer So sad He Passed on I Have all his Books   Many late nights at Hunting Camp spent reading
Rest In Peace Sir!

[Alpine Mojo]

I had no idea he was a local.

[Blacktail Sniper]

Rest in Peace, thank you for all the laughs!

[Alchase]

If you have not listened to his Books on CDs, The bear in the attic is great!

[jdb]

I started reading his work in about 6th grade. I've read it all several times. My personal favorite is the night the bear ate goonbaw.

[Twispriver]

I have worn out the bindings on several of his books - I still laugh out loud when I think of some of his stories - his description of the modified stationary panic and the full blown ricochet panic had me chuckling just the other day.

[3nails]

 He also did some very serious self-help literature. It would behoove you to check out his lecture on "gun running- past your wife".

[brewzer13]

 One of my all-time favorite stories of his was when he went deer hunting on his bicycle and strapped the deer, which wasn't dead, to his back and started riding back down the hill and the deer came to life. The description of him having the deer's hind legs strapped to his feet and the pedals is absolutely hillarious I will have to pull out my collection and read them all again. R.I.P

[Jpmiller]

One of my all-time favorite stories of his was when he went deer hunting on his bicycle and strapped the deer, which wasn't dead, to his back and started riding back down the hill and the deer came to life. The description of him having the deer's hind legs strapped to his feet and the pedals is absolutely hillarious I will have to pull out my collection and read them all again. R.I.P

I think of that story literally Everytime I'm on a bike. Was just thinking the other day about how I want to start reading the stories to my boys.

My dad met him at an outdoor show a few hours after he had done a book signing. He talked to him for about a half hour and ended up walking away with a personalized signed copy of his book for free. My old man isn't a fan on many people, especially those he had met in person but he always talked highly of McMManus.

[Bucks2Ducks]

Sad to hear! I remember reading all his books in middle school during our daily personal reading time, and awkwardly laughing out loud. I keep the books around hoping some day my kids can get the enjoyment out of his stories that I did.

“An elk that is shot dead within 15 feet of your hunting vehicle will still pull himself together enough to gallop to the very bottom of the steepest canyon within five miles. This is known as elk’s revenge.’”

[Threewolves]

I am for ever a fan. I can't remember how long ago I started reading his humor articles, then books. I even brought his books while camping with my kids when they were little ( grade school )(now 39 and 41) along the Alaskan Highway. One of my favorites was "Poof No Eyebrows" (or early experiments with black powder).

I was telling a buddy of mine a couple of weeks ago about the perfect foot wear invented by "Mr. Tenner", the tenner shoe.  courtesy of Pat McManus. 

[Alchase]

“An elk that is shot dead within 15 feet of your hunting vehicle will still pull himself together enough to gallop to the very bottom of the steepest canyon within five miles. This is known as elk’s revenge.’”

My second elk proved this is true. Shot 10 ft from a closed road, out of spite, he purposely,  dove straight down a 40 embankment into drainage ditch. in three feet of water, completely surrounded by Devils club.
I had to alternate climbing down, tie off a quarter, climb back up, pull quarters straight up to the road, then repeat, only had one rope.
Then had a 2.5 mile pack out, 8 trips, soaking wet. After putting my pack in the truck, I realized I left my rope tied up at the site, no way I was going back for fit, LOL

[WapitiTalk1]

His books are available at https://www.thriftbooks.com at very reasonable prices if anyone would like to pick some up. I just ordered a handful.

[Alchase]

His book on CDs are the best road trip entertainment ever.