Larry Jones?

[johndeeregreen]

I am curious as to what happened to Larry. I know in the 80's and 90s he was seemingly doing well and starting to produce and film more hunting video's. I know you can still get his calls but I certainly dont hear much if anything about him anymore. Anyone know why? Something happen that I did not hear about? I allways liked his personality on the videos.

[Ni!]

He's still with Bowhunter magazine, and you see him a lot on their TV show. He also does some guiding here in W. Oregon for elk, in addition to his call business.

[Hunt'nFish]

Yea, I see him all the time on "Hunting Across the Country" on the Outdoor Channel.....
that is the guy your talking about right??
Bald w/ mustache?
Hunt'nFish

[ArcheryHunter]

Your talking about Larry D. Jones. Correct?

[sliverpicker]

LDJ had open heart surgery a year or so ago, but I heard he came out fine and recovered well !

[oregonoutdoors]

He lives in Springfield, I saw him out a while back. He is on bowhunter TV sometimes. He looks really old now days.

[danger]

My dad and I used to watch his videos with Dwight Schugh (sp?). I really enjoyed his very close to home hunts.

Met him once at the sportsman show, I was quite young and he treated me like I was a pro. We chatted for a minute, I was quite enamered. Very nice man.

Dan

[sooslaw]

May be in due part of how hard it is to film a Roosevelt hunt in Oregon with the terrain and vegetation. Takes years to get enough footage and kills on film to produce a high quality movie. I bought the angry spike video last year and was pleasantly surprised at how much i enjoyed it. Most of the footage was from open clearcuts and calling them into the roads and open areas, but none the less, it was cool. LDJ used to do alot of hunting in my neck of the woods and its mostly brush.

[alaskan]

Originally Posted by danger

Met him once at the sportsman show, I was quite young and he treated me like I was a pro. We chatted for a minute, I was quite enamered. Very nice man.

Dan

I agree. A good friend guided him and his camera man on a moose hunt about 10 years ago. Said he was very polite, even did more than his share of the camp chores. That Christmas he even sent gifts to Daves kids.

[ehunter]

I agree with all of you guys he was a pioneer in his field . The first bugle I owned was his and to this day I still use his reeds. His videos were always real and he understood and hunted in Oregon a lot. Same with Dwight pleasant people to talk to. You know back in the old days before it was cool to hunt really hard they were doing DIY elk hunts. Dwight has some great how to backpack articles and a good starter bowhunter book. I am glad he has recouvered they did a lot for bowhunting and they put Oregon on the maps in regards to hunting Rosies, they tell how tough it is to hunt them.

[ArcheryHunter]

LDJ is a very nice guy. He had a weekend training class that he would have paid couples come to his house and he would go through the entire process of how to pick a place to find elk, call elk, set up for a shot, etc. His wife (Merriam, I think) would teach a class during the weekend on cooking wild game. You ate elk and deer for lunch and dinner. He opened his house up to these people who wanted to learn.

I am glad he feeling better. The world is a better place with people like him and his wife in it.

Jim

[541 Native son]

Hello - I have known Larry and his family personally my whole life. They are absolutely top quality people in every respect! Last year he sold Wilderness Sound Productions to a group of local (Eugene/Springfield) businessmen. The new owners will be retaining his name on the products, but will be marketing much more aggressively and bringing out new items. He will remain a consultant.
When not hunting or spending time with his family, he keeps busy writing and producing/directing/editing/starring in hunting videos. I shot a brief bit of footage for him last spring while making a turkey hunting video in the Coburg Hills.
Yes, his hair is white (Bald? no. Mustache? no - wrong guy) and he is getting up there in age, but I assure you, he is extremely fit and vigorous. He hunted extensively the same year he had the heart surgery.
His knowledge of hunting and the outdoors is unsurpassed and he is always willing to share his knowledge with others. Ken

[Amahnee]

Thanks for the update. I really like your signature line too.

[arlie]

10 to 12 years ago I took my kids to Disneyland. While waiting in line for one of the rides I noticed a guy aways ahead of me that was wearing a camo fleece jacket and backpack. When he turned around I saw that it was Larry Jones with some of his kids or grandkids. I told my wife to hold my spot in line while I went up to Larry and said, "Larry, I don't care how hard you scout. You're not going to find any elk around here!"

[LanceinOregon]

Originally Posted by arlie

I told my wife to hold my spot in line while I went up to Larry and said, "Larry, I don't care how hard you scout. You're not going to find any elk around here!"

Were you there during duck season perhaps? I hear that Disneyland does have a few ducks:




I see that there is a Larry and Miriam Jones still listed in the local phonebook as being in Marcola, which is a little north of Springfield.

Lance in Springfield

[StevenB]

A guy I went to High School with mett Larry while on a hunt and found him to be a great person and personality.

I love the ifish hunting forum and think this is a great topic to offer up. Never met Larry but I am very glad to read he has a following. Gooo Larrry !!!

[Bait O' Eggs]

A few years ago I was hunting the same area as his son. He hunted in tennis shoes, and those tennis shoe tracks were on every ridge in the area. I was impressed he got right with it, I didnt get on a ridge that somewhere on that ridge I didnt find where Larrys son hadnt already been there.

[Wildarcher]

Larry D Jones, His video of hunting wild pigs in Nothern CA. was the first hunting tapes I had seen. In a way, he kind of got me started in hunting, he made it look like so much fun..... Thanx Lary! Get well soon.