A Bo Whoop pilgrimage

[Stan Hillis]

Having spent an afternoon with Bo Whoop during October of the year before it was auctioned at Julia's I can appreciate your infatuation with the great gun, and it's original owner. I have a set of all the reprints of seven of Nash's books and agree with Dean on his unique writing style.

I followed the whole affair from the time Bo Whoop was "discovered/outed" by Jim Kelly, until it was bought at auction by the son of one of Nash's hunting partners, then donated to the DU museum. I was very pleased that it ended up where it did, and had secretly hoped that it would, and would not end up in some collector's dark closet never to be seen again until said owner croaked.

Bo Whoop and me in Savannah one October afternoon ......



SRH

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

Having spent an afternoon with Bo Whoop during October of the year before it was auctioned at Julia's I can appreciate your infatuation with the great gun, and it's original owner. I have a set of all the reprints of seven of Nash's books and agree with Dean on his unique writing style.

I followed the whole affair from the time Bo Whoop was "discovered/outed" by Jim Kelly, until it was bought at auction by the son of one of Nash's hunting partners, then donated to the DU museum. I was very pleased that it ended up where it did, and had secretly hoped that it would, and would not end up in some collector's dark closet never to be seen gain until said owner croaked.

Bo Whoop and me in Savannah one October afternoon ......



SRH

You are a lucky man.

[Researcher]

I meant to ask if Bo Whoop 2 is still there? As I recall it is Becker serial number 121. When he could no longer use it, Nash was going to sell it to Bart Cox, grandson of his friend Henry Bartholomew, but his shooting partner Dr. William "Chubby" Andrews expressed interest and he got Bo Whoop 2. At the time of his book Nash Buckingham, Beaver Dam and Other Hunting Tales Dr. Andrews states he transferred Bo Whoop 2 to Mr. Billy Dunavant. It was on display at the DU headquarters when I visited well before Bo Whoop surfaced.

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

I meant to ask if Bo Whoop 2 is still there? As I recall it is Becker serial number 121. When he could no longer use it, Nash was going to sell it to Bart Cox, grandson of his friend Henry Bartholomew, but his shooting partner Dr. William "Chubby" Andrews expressed interest and he got Bo Whoop 2. At the time of his book Nash Buckingham, Beaver Dam and Other Hunting Tales Dr. Andrews states he transferred Bo Whoop 2 to Mr. Billy Dunavant. It was on display at the DU headquarters when I visited well before Bo Whoop surfaced.

Dave, Bo Whoop II is there.

[mobirdhunter]

I've been a sporting book collector longer than I have been a gun collector. If you haven't read Buckingham, I recommend Tattered Coat for a first read -- my favorite story.

Robert Urich (remember the TV show, Spencer for Hire) was involved in the publishing of Nash's autobiography. Back before his untimely death from cancer, he came to our university for an alumni affair. I was sick that night and could not attend, but I sent Elaine to get him to sign the book. She told me that he was very impressed that in that crowd of academics there was someone who knew about his association with the Buckingham book (much to the chagrin of some of my anti-everything-sporting colleagues). I can't help but grin every time I see his signature. It's probably something that only someone who spent 40 years among PhDs could understand, but maybe you get the picture...