Word: huelsdonk
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...Huelsdonk, now 76, was beginning his 55th year of hunting the big cats...
...Until two years ago, when a road was pushed through to his Hoh River valley farm, "the Iron Man of the Hoh" packed all his supplies 20 miles by canoe or on his back. When trail crews first hacked into the fastness of Washington's Olympic Mountains, Huelsdonk earned double pay by carrying double loads...
...killed more than 150 cougars, including the dreaded "Big Foot" which harassed the Hoh and Queets River valleys in 1936. Ten years ago the sport almost cost Huelsdonk his life. A surprised female bear made a swipe at his cougar dog, Tom, and sent him yelping 30 ft. through the air. The bear then lunged for the Iron Man. They grappled for minutes, until Tom came back and drew the bear's fury again. Huelsdonk finally reached his 30-30 carbine and killed the beast...
...legs ribboned from a dozen deep slashes, Huelsdonk trudged five miles home. His wife argued with him for a week. Finally the 66-year-old Iron Man buckled, went to the hospital...
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