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Dirk Miller passing #6998347
09/23/20 07:32 PM
09/23/20 07:32 PM
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Cheyenne Wyoming
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Castormound Offline OP
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Dirk Miller from Hillsdale WY passed away on 19 Sept at the age of 62. Dirk was the owner of High Plaines Professional Lures for many years and was a regular at conventions throughout the states.


Antelope, the original fast food!!
Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998348
09/23/20 07:33 PM
09/23/20 07:33 PM
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RIP


Off in my own world

Fish on !!!!!!!



47 years in this game of trapping
Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998360
09/23/20 07:39 PM
09/23/20 07:39 PM
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Minnesota
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RIP


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Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998361
09/23/20 07:40 PM
09/23/20 07:40 PM

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Rest in peace Mr. Miller.
May God gather you to your final home.

Blessings,
Mark

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998363
09/23/20 07:42 PM
09/23/20 07:42 PM
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Montana
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Rip Dirk


Let me sugar coat this
Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998370
09/23/20 07:49 PM
09/23/20 07:49 PM
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SW Pa
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Rest in peace old Friend and fellow trapper. Knew Dirk for many years and had a chance to visit with him when I still traveled to some conventions.

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998373
09/23/20 07:53 PM
09/23/20 07:53 PM
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Ohio
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Ohio
Rest in peace!

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998457
09/23/20 09:07 PM
09/23/20 09:07 PM
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Montana
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Swapped some beaver trapping stories with him, nice feller. { gone under}


I did not surrender either, but my horse did, I think he is pulling a wagon in Missouri.
Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998466
09/23/20 09:11 PM
09/23/20 09:11 PM
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Worley, Idaho
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Very sad, I left him a voicemail a couple of weeks ago, never got a chance to chat with him. RIP. Very sorry Allan Minear for the loss of your friend.


When things are Grim, become the Grim Reaper!
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Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998480
09/23/20 09:19 PM
09/23/20 09:19 PM
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RIP Dirk I'll sure miss our visits on the phone and our dinners after the conventions .
Travel safe to the other camp ! There's a bunch of critters that need to be caught waiting for you !
Allan


Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998543
09/23/20 10:14 PM
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I wondered when I heard he had sold his lure business, if things were going bad for him. He was a tough bugger, fought liver problems for many years, and I'm pretty sure he had two liver transplants. Was delt a tough hand for sure. Never once heard him complain though. RIP my old friend!


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Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998602
09/23/20 11:59 PM
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Kansas
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I think I first met Dirk at the Western NTA at Blackfoot. I bought a few different predator lures, a very heavy duty dirt sifter and a nice digger hammer from him. Later I provided him with some bobcat catch pictures and at least one showed up in his catalog. He was always easy to talk to and very pleasant to be around. He also gave an interesting beaver skinning demonstration. If I am not mistaken, i think he went to Alaska and fished crab a few times. The world is a much poorer place without him in it. RIP Dirk. If anyone knows where I can get one of his hammers, please PM me.

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998615
09/24/20 12:21 AM
09/24/20 12:21 AM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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We lost another great one. Rest in peace.

I believe John Pingley from West Virginia purchased his lure business.



Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998692
09/24/20 06:36 AM
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I liked him. I knew he had been in poor health for years. So not really a surprise. Just bad news. I hate to see him go.


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: danny clifton] #6998695
09/24/20 06:40 AM
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Saginaw, Mi
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RIP

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6998776
09/24/20 08:35 AM
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Sugar Grove, WV
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Originally Posted by Paul Dobbins
We lost another great one. Rest in peace.

I believe John Pingley from West Virginia purchased his lure business.

Both statements are correct.

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6998972
09/24/20 12:30 PM
09/24/20 12:30 PM
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Man 62 is awful young

Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6999077
09/24/20 02:03 PM
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Sorry to hear. His beaver book was helpful to me


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Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6999127
09/24/20 03:41 PM
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Rest in peace sir.


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Re: Dirk Miller passing [Re: Castormound] #6999402
09/24/20 09:25 PM
09/24/20 09:25 PM
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Any news on a service for Dirk yet ?


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