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whitetailsheds
11-04-2009, 03:12 PM
Pretty interesting/ entertaining:

http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/the-hunt-for-the-mad-trapper/hunt-for-the-mad-trapper/#clip177480
steelheadSABO
11-04-2009, 04:02 PM
i dont think so but im very similar:)
1899
11-04-2009, 04:15 PM
Try to find a copy of Descent into Madness, the story of Michael Oros. He was a crazy man that lived in the bush up by Hutsigola Lake (near Teslin Lake). It is a good read.
denali
11-04-2009, 04:19 PM
Just watched it - truly fascinating!
sheep.elk.moose fanatic
11-04-2009, 05:30 PM
wow that was interesting... but whats really interesting is Ollie the man that claims to be the nephew of the mad trapper lives on the mile 147 the pink mt road!! he is a mad trapper him self ..lol:twisted:
hillclimber
11-04-2009, 05:59 PM
"Are you the Mad Trappers' great grandchild?"

depends who you ask:-D

i watched that on discovery channel a while ago. was a good show
rocksteady
11-04-2009, 06:28 PM
Yep !!!!!!!!
RiverOtter
11-04-2009, 07:56 PM
I read the Mad Trapper of Rat River at about age 9 and was very impressed. I actually went to see his display at the RCMP museum in Regina in 1988, and then did a road trip with a buddy to Fort McPherson, near where the events took place, in 1994.
One of the norths most famous bush pilots, Wop May, was used to find Johnson's tracks and help supply the posse. IMHO, Johnson would not have been caught, had the plane not been involved in the hunt, he was an incredibly bushman. His most notable achievent was traversing the Sunshine pass in the dead of winter(especially considering the gear he had), a feat that supposedly had never been acomplished before.
Chuck
11-04-2009, 08:13 PM
I wonder what octane that guy ran on. Does one need to be mad to be able to do what he did? Very strange story imo.
RiverOtter
11-04-2009, 08:23 PM
Found an interesting account of events, for anyone interested in a little reading...

http://www.nwtandy.rcsigs.ca/stories/rat_river.htm
TIKA 300
11-04-2009, 08:30 PM
Try to find a copy of Descent into Madness, the story of Michael Oros. He was a crazy man that lived in the bush up by Hutsigola Lake (near Teslin Lake). It is a good read.

Good read,and great video footage on the mad trapper....
Descent into Madness
One of my favo books.
Dont agree with what he did,but how he survived,WOW !!!!!
islandboy
11-04-2009, 08:50 PM
intriguing.
Stone Sheep Steve
11-05-2009, 04:45 AM
Anyone else notice a slight resemblance???



http://www.lackenbauer.ca/Hist103/pics/Mad%20Trapper.jpg





http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/image1032.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11092&size=big&cat=&ppuser=1509)





Did someone mention something about a long-lost insurance policy????:)

Spend too much time alone in the bush and it can happen to anyone.




SSS
hannibal
11-05-2009, 07:02 AM
Deathhunt! Great movie, even if only loosely based on the true story.