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Title: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: heatherhistorian on May 01, 2009, 03:40:51 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver-Eating_Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver-Eating_Johnson)

http://johnlivereatingjohnston.com/ (http://johnlivereatingjohnston.com/)

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=366 (http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=366)

http://www.helium.com/items/1397862-review-crow-killer-the-saga-of-liver-eating-johnson-by-raymond-thorp-and-robert-bunker (http://www.helium.com/items/1397862-review-crow-killer-the-saga-of-liver-eating-johnson-by-raymond-thorp-and-robert-bunker)

http://www.milescity.com/forums/posts/view/?fpid=1392 (http://www.milescity.com/forums/posts/view/?fpid=1392)

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: peabody on January 25, 2010, 07:41:07 AM

wow... thats one interestin story....

liver-eating johnson, story says his hawkin rifle was a .30 caliber ? amazing !!!

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: Red Badger on January 25, 2010, 02:46:17 PM

Quote from: peabody on January 25, 2010, 07:41:07 AM
wow... thats one interestin story....

liver-eating johnson, story says his hawkin rifle was a .30 caliber ? amazing !!!

According to everything I have read he purchased the .30 as that was all he could find for sale at the time... Ol Hatchet Jacks was the 50 he used from then on... Never did hear what he did with the 30....

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: heatherhistorian on January 25, 2010, 03:32:15 PM

If it was me I'd have kept them both...can't have too many ''rifle guns.''(to quote Sgt York)

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: Red Badger on January 25, 2010, 03:33:43 PM

Quote from: heatherhistorian on January 25, 2010, 03:32:15 PM
If it was me I'd have kept them both...can't have too many ''rifle guns.''(to quote Sgt York)

AMEN!

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: peabody on January 27, 2010, 12:36:57 AM

Quote from: JamminJim on January 25, 2010, 02:46:17 PM
Quote from: peabody on January 25, 2010, 07:41:07 AM
wow... thats one interestin story....

liver-eating johnson, story says his hawkin rifle was a .30 caliber ? amazing !!!

According to everything I have read he purchased the .30 as that was all he could find for sale at the time... Ol Hatchet Jacks was the 50 he used from then on... Never did hear what he did with the 30....

ya ? but ? to head off to the rockys with a .30 caliber ???? srndr

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: voyageur1688 on January 27, 2010, 12:39:28 AM

Not this boy. There be some mighty big bears in them mountains.
Voy

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: Red Badger on January 27, 2010, 12:53:06 AM

remember that in the Colorado Hunter education program is states that you do not shoot the bear.... you shoot the other person you take with you in the knee and run like h*ll the bear can have the other individual
ROFL bunkr

Title: Re: John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)
Post by: greggholmes on August 11, 2012, 11:28:04 PM

Yep, i don't have to out run the bear, i just have to out run you..... :mini-devil-28492:

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