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Post by longbeard on Apr 2, 2009 21:00:59 GMT -4
 anyone know this fellow |
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Post by klsm54 on Apr 2, 2009 22:18:00 GMT -4
Wonder where he got that hat...  |
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Post by bstitleist on Apr 5, 2009 0:59:27 GMT -4
I always heard stories as a kid about Shiner Young being a local legend when it came to hunting and fishing, but then again, we have our share of bullshitters around here. But now I happen to live awfully close to Shiner, and a couple of years ago he invited me into his house saying, "you got a minute, I'd like to show you something." If you love the outdoors as I do, what a neat and awesome little experience that was. I could have spent all day just listening to him tell stories of his life's adventures in the woods and on local streams. Now granted, I don't think Bill Jordan or the Drury brothers need to worry about their dayjobs. But what was so neat about it was that aside from his 8 or 10 personal trophy mounts, the rest of the wall space was completely covered with snapshot pictures and newspaper clippings of other peoples' trophies, that he's obviously spent a lifetime collecting.
Most of us probably have our one or two trophies hanging on our walls which obviously carry some level of personal importance, but only with ourselves- and often when we hear that other local hunters bag a trophy in common areas where the rest of us are also hunting, it naturally generates feelings of disappointment, envy, and maybe even anger. Lets face it, we all love to see a nice buck hanging from someone's wall, and we'll congratulate and shake the hand of the guy who shot it, but as soon as we walk out the door, we mutter under our breath, "Lucky SOB, that should've been on my wall."
With Shiner, however, it seems as if he's found a way to overlook the competitive aspect of hunting and fishing, and simply just enjoy it for what it is. Two years ago I was lucky enough to harvest a pretty nice buck, my second with a bow. Knowing that Shiner might be interested in seeing it, I flagged him down and said, "You got a minute, I'd like to show you something." When he saw my trophy, his eyes lit up, he literally ran back to his house to get his camera, and through it all, I kinda think he may have been genuinely more excited about it than I was. Good for him. He truly is a legend in my book.
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Post by shadylady on Apr 5, 2009 21:19:26 GMT -4
How old would Shiner be now? Last time I saw him was at the Eagles club with his lovely wife at leat 30 years ago. How is she doing? Is his son in the area? He looked so much like his dad. And i believe she had two daughters to a previous marriage.
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