Earl Gordon Oxley

When I was 13 years old, my older brother Paul took me over to Earls duck camp on Lake Christina. Paul itroduced us and I was immediately impressed with Earl, his hunting camp and all of the interesting people who he had as members. As an adult, one of my favorite things to do was to drop in on Earl and his crew. It was fun to compare duck hunting notes and look at all the mounts and duck hunting paraphernalia in his cabin. I always ejoyed hearing Earl talck about the history of the duck...

Earl was my next door cabin neighbor on Lake Christina for as long as I can remember. My Grandfather and Father knew him too. He always walked over to give me a duck update whenever I arrived at my cabin. His presence has been missed the past few years in "Sleepy Hollow" and in Melby and on Lake Christina. I'm sure that he's now looking down on Lake Christina, keeping tabs on the Canvasbacks, and still hunting ducks, though in a much better place.