"Cruel, heartless, ignorant hunters." The next time to hear or read this from some deep thinking anti-hunters, tell them about this gentleman: Dr. Red Duke, 86, Past President of Boone and Crockett Club MISSOULA, Mont. - Dr. James H. "Red" Duke Jr., physician, television personality, conservationist, hunter and past president of Boone and Crockett Club, died Tuesday, August 25. He was 86. Duke, of Houston, Texas, served as President of Boone and Crockett Club from 1986-87, one of the many contributions made in a lifetime he said was devoted to "caring for people and critters." He also founded the Texas Bighorn Society, which lead to successful desert sheep restoration in Texas, and served as president of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (now the Wild Sheep Foundation) in 1986. As a hunter, Duke s fondness for mountain sheep and remote alpine highlands helped to inspire what is now his conservation legacy.For his vast contributions to conservation and accomplishments as
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