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One thing became quickly
apparent, this guy could not only sing and play guitar,
he could shoot.
Anyone that has ever
listened to country music and even those folk that
don’t, quickly recognize the name of legend Hank
Williams Jr. It was late October when we got the call
that Hank was at the airport. Less than an hour later,
through the front door of ScatterGun, walked one of the
all time greats in country music. We were goin huntin
with Hank.
This man is entertaining
both on and off the stage. It didn’t take long to
appreciate his great love of the outdoors and especially
of bird hunting. Early the next morning son Tim and land
manager Curt Miller headed to the field with Hank and
the gang. One thing became quickly apparent, this guy
could not only sing and play the guitar, he could shoot.
Not ten feet into the very first field a gorgeous
rooster leaped from the cover and took to the sky. With
the patience of a season pro, Bocephus waited, carefully
mounted his favorite English side by side, and dropped
that rooster with a single shot. For the next three days
we watched this “good old boy” from Alabama enjoy his
friends, shoot his daily limit of birds and truly enjoy
all that South Dakota had to offer. We learned very
quickly that Hank Williams Jr. was indeed one very good
outdoorsman.
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Country legend Hank Williams Jr. joins Steve Norgaard
for a chorus of "Family Traditions". This was a night
Steve will never forget.
Several weeks prior to
Hanks arrival we had asked a special favor. Sheila’s
brother Steve has been pickin the guitar and singing
country music across the state of South Dakota for more
than twenty-five years. The plan was to hire Steve to
sing during Hank’s stay (without Steve knowing Hank was
here.) We would then send a request for him to play
Family Traditions and after the first chorus this guy in
a cowboy hat would step up and join in. The guy of
course was none other than Hank Williams Jr.. Mr.
Williams was kind enough to agree with our plan and
created memories not only for Steve but everyone in the
room that will last forever. There is no way we can ever
thank him, it was spectacular.
We hope to see Hank back this fall with a new companion.
Before he left he decided to take with him a beautiful
Maxx puppy he named Dakota. Tom Dokken has done the
training and my guess is that the “legend and the lab”
are going to make a great team.
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For reservations call (605)875-3500
21185 ScatterGun Ridge Rd ♦ Pierre, SD 57501
email:
hunt@scattergunlodge.com |
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