Michael McIntosh

[Researcher]

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully he and Ansley can shoot some long yardage Pigeons in the great beyond. With both our moves around the country we fell out of touch over the last decade. Make the effort to stay in touch.

Dave

[Bill Murphy]

Sorry to hear this. I guess we are all a bit grey in the temples. Enjoy yourselves in the time we have left. Saturday, I was at a wonderful Columbaire shoot and saw many fine guns, many fine cars, and a dark haired young person. She was serving lunch. Soon as she appeared, she was gone.

[Autumn Daze]

I am very sorry to hear of Michael's passing. I am a great fan of his writing's. The doublegun community will miss him.

[Austin W Hogan]

We are diminished; my best to friends and family. I think a great show of respect is to read one of his works in the next few days.

Respectfully, Austin

[james van blaricum]

I had the opportunity to hunt with MM in Idaho one yearon a Shooting Sportsman week end at the Flying B Ranch. The two of us spent an afternoon hunting grouse and had a blast riding back down the mountain setting of the top of the dog box on a jeep and drinking warm beer and smoking a great cigar. Michael was always very much aware of his hair and flowing beard and the angle of the pipe in the corner of his mouth.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mike back in October 1990'ish- he was on a book signing tour with Steve Smith of CountrySport Press if memory serves.
He was never afraid to take a 'controversial position' and express it openly, and that makes him a man of high stature to an old bog trottin' Mick like me-

In HS, our English teacher was a Scotsman name o McDonald (we called him Mr. of course, not Angus- this was 1958 era)-- Every St. Paddy's Day he'd wear a tartan shirt with a big orange tie--and he could quote Kipling cold stone verbatium- as did Mike with the "Gunga Din" saga--

So, I have a fifth of The McCallan somewheres, will sip that on the rocks tonite after dead dark o'clock, whilst star gazing from my deck, fire up a Cuesta Rey and toast them both. The Big Dipper guides us to the true North Star, my guess is Mike's will be with Orion- The Hunter!!

And as Yeats said once: "No one man is essential to all of mankind, but some stand out in their lifetime as to always be missed"!