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Re: The Education of a Bear Hunter
« Reply #30 on: June 08, 2010, 06:10:26 PM »
While we are on the topic....

In "Education" you will learn that Ralph Flowers learned his area and was mentored by another bear hunter named Bill Hulet. I recently learned that his family had written a book titled, "Born Under a Stump, The life and legend of Big Bill Hulet".

It is a 'print on demand' book and can be ordered through Barnes and Noble. As far as bear info and stories, it doesn't compare with the Flowers books, but it is very interesting if you are into bears and WA history, especially the growth of Grays Harbor. Some of the stories match up with the stories in "Outlaw Tales of Washington" by E. Gibson. (Another interesting read)

Anyway, I think "Born Under a Stump" is a great addition to my collection of local bear books (and the one non-bear book by Flowers).




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Re: The Education of a Bear Hunter
« Reply #31 on: June 09, 2010, 07:42:48 AM »
I've also seen the flowers books in the pharmacy in Elma.....

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Re: The Education of a Bear Hunter
« Reply #32 on: June 09, 2010, 08:29:46 AM »
Reading 'Education' now.  Man! He and partners took a lot of bears out of that area. I have distant relatives with a dairy farm in Labam that have Elk on the property every year, but I've never heard a bear story come from them. Granted, that's a bit farther south of Flowers haunts. The farm is third generation run now. I wonder if 'uncle Bill' would have known or known of Ralf back in the day.

It looks like Amazon has "Born Under a Stump" available. I must add that to my collection as well. I'm pretty sure I have "Outlaw Tales of Washington" somewhere, if I can't find that one, I'll be lookin to get it too. Where-as, I wouldn't have been surprised if my great grand dad was in that one. He was a 'gun', gambler, cow polk with no steady profession until his untimely death in Billings a mile outside of town out the railroad grade. No cause of death listed on the death certificate. And no record that he ever came through Ellis Island immigration process.

Books written by those in the early 1900's as they tamed the wild west and brought on so much change within culture as the world evolved are some of the best reads. Reading 'in their words' is priceless. Just like the stories around the huntin camp fire. If you've ever read anything by Elmer Keith you know what I mean.

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