Anyone hear of a fella named Andy Russell?

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I just picked up a book called "Memoirs Of A Mountain Man" Its about a fella named Andy Russell that used to guide in BC and Southern Alberta. I just picked it up at the local used book store. There is some pics of his hunting adventures as well as a pic of Jack O'Connor.

Anyone read it or heard of him??
 
Andy Russell was a federal Park Ranger in the Alberta mountain parks. I think in the '60's. I bought 'Men for the Mountains' in the 1980's, and did so remembering some short stories or columns he wrote in the '70's.

One tale comes to mind. Russell popularized many of the old time Rangers, who were in fact wild west sheriff-like characters. One got into a gunfight with poachers inside the park. He telegraphed headquarters, 'shot two bandits'. The breathless reply, 'send more detail'. He replied, 'snowing like hell'.
 
That would be Waterton Park, in the very SW corner of AB

They did a profile of Andy a couple of years ago on the
"Canada's National Parks" series. Charlie Russell (Kermodi bears) is
one of Andy's sons.

Andy is a good read !
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Andy Russell was a federal Park Ranger in the Alberta mountain parks. I think in the '60's. I bought 'Men for the Mountains' in the 1980's, and did so remembering some short stories or columns he wrote in the '70's.

One tale comes to mind. Russell popularized many of the old time Rangers, who were in fact wild west sheriff-like characters. One got into a gunfight with poachers inside the park. He telegraphed headquarters, 'shot two bandits'. The breathless reply, 'send more detail'. He replied, 'snowing like hell'.
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Not Andy Russel---Sid Marty wrote "Men for the mountains"---both good reading.:cool:
 
There's no such thing as a 'federal Park Ranger'. In the national parks they're called 'wardens', in provincial parks 'rangers', and I don't think Andy Russell was ever either.

It's 'Hawks Nest', not 'Crows Nest'

And it was Sid Marty (who was a park warden) who wrote Men for the Mountains.

But Russell is a good read !
 
There's no such thing as a 'federal Park Ranger'. In the national parks they're called 'wardens', in provincial parks 'rangers', and I don't think Andy Russell was ever either.

It's 'Hawks Nest', not 'Crows Nest'

And it was Sid Marty (who was a park warden) who wrote Men for the Mountains.

But Russell is a good read !
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All i know is i am on the 4th chapter and its awesome reading for the hot tub!!:rockOn: He was in on some real nice animals being killed as well.
 
I was reading a couple of his books a few years ago and asked the same question here. I got many great rsponses from the Albertans, he's a bit of a folk hero in the southwest corner of that province for many good reasons.

What I liked about him was that he went from big game hunter to enviromentalist and never bad mouthed hunting or guns.

He saw more than the most of us ever will and he stayed true to his roots and tried to improve the future.

A man all Canadians can be proud of.

KTK
 
I have read a number of his books; the last one, "Wild Country The Best of Andy Russell" turned out to be a composite from other books. There were a few storries I hadn't seen before but it is a good read for the novice who has not seen his works before.
 
Why not ? ... supposedly he inherited the Hawk's Nest from his Outfitter/Guide father-in-law, or so the story goes.

The eastern slopes would certainly be a nice place for a honeymoon / horeseback tent-camp hunt.
 
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