John "Liver Eating" Johnson (or Johnston)

[heatherhistorian]

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

http://johnlivereatingjohnston.com/

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.milescity.com/forums/posts/view/?fpid=1392

[peabody]

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


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

[Red Badger]

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....

[heatherhistorian]

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

[Red Badger]

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

AMEN! 

[peabody]

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 ? 

[voyageur1688]

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

[Red Badger]

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

[greggholmes]

Yep, i don't have to out run the bear, i just have to out run you.....