Olney Amputee Dove Hunt (formerly One Arm Dove Hunt)

[snowyh]

Founded in 1972 by the two "One-Armed Jacks," Jack Bishop and Jack Northrup, the One Arm Dove Hunt is an annual event held the weekend after Labor Day in Olney, Texas. Besides the actual dove hunt, there are plenty of other activities: golf, trap shoot, horseshoes, cow chip chunkin', cornhole tournament, 10-cent-a-finger breakfast, good food & GREAT people!

Wall Street Journal article: www.wsj.com/articles/SB115826262241063389

Website: www.onearmdovehunt.com

Ongoing discussion on the group's Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/olneyamputeedovehunt/ (public) and www.facebook.com/groups/olneyamputeedovehunt/ (closed group for amputees only)

Helen

UPDATE

Following the death in 2015 of the last surviving "One-Armed Jack," the One Arm Dove Hunt has been re-named the Olney Amputee Dove Hunt. News story: www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/olney-dove-hunt-gets-new-name

New website: olneyamputeedovehunt.com/

The annual event will continue to be held the weekend after Labor Day in Olney, Texas.

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[allenuk]

What the heck is cow chip chunkin'?


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[tedatrowercpo]

Sept 10, 2009 5:49:11 GMT -7 allenuk said:

What the heck is cow chip chunkin'?


A

Kinda like a frisbee throwing contest using "dried" cattle manure.

[allenuk]

Thanks Ted. (You do know some odd things, don't you...)

Oh, I had a look at the video on their website, and it is both inspiring and amusing. (Although I didn't see any cow clunkin').


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[snowyh]

Sept 10, 2009 12:21:09 GMT -7 allenuk said:

Oh, I had a look at the video on their website, and it is both inspiring and amusing. (Although I didn't see any cow clunkin').

Well, look again, Allen! There's about 30 seconds of cow chip chunkin' on the video. But we don't throw them like frisbees, exactly--it's a contest to see who can toss a chip closest to one of the Jacks (seated on toilets) without hitting them!

Helen

[tedatrowercpo]

Sept 10, 2009 12:21:09 GMT -7 allenuk said:

Thanks Ted. (You do know some odd things, don't you...)

Oh, I had a look at the video on their website, and it is both inspiring and amusing. (Although I didn't see any cow clunkin').

A.

It's a legacy of growing up in Kansas.

And while you might see someone "tipping" cows, chuckin them would be quite a feat.

One other "useful" cow manure fact. You can indeed build a fire on the prairie using cow chips instead of wood. It is essential however to be CERTAIN that the chips are fully dried. Otherwise you risk having the moisture at the center (centre to you!) of the chip turn to steam and explode the chip into your dinner and your lap.

[allenuk]

I guess it's that old pioneer spirit still alive and well and living in the USA. Meanwhile, back in the old country, we seem to have lost those sort of skills, and couldn't start a fire with a pile of cow dung if we tried.

Mind, tipping cows is still a pastime in rural (English) Norfolk. But then again, they're funny folk in Norfolk.


A.

[armamp95]

FYI, they dispensed with the cow chip chunking this year (luckily, since it rained all weekend ... woulda created an awful mess). It was a great time as always ... we missed you, Helen!

Dena

[snowyh]

Here's a link to a great article on this year's Dove Hunt in the Olney Enterprise: olneyenterprise.com/news/olney-amputee-dove-hunt-only-one-month-away

This year's dove hunt will be held Friday 9/9 and Saturday 9/10/16. There is no cost to attendees for any event. Hope to see you there!