Prolific hunter and former president Teddy Roosevelt lived out the last years of his life in a sprawling mansion on 83 acres in Oyster Bay, N.Y., on Long Island’s Gold Coast. The 15-bedroom Queen Anne, now managed by the National Park Service, is jam-packed with memorabilia and hunting trophies. Or at least it was. Now the house is being emptied of its 8,000 books, countless hunting trophies, and more than four-dozen animal skin rugs. The Park Service is clearing the mansion to make way for a much-needed renovation aimed at upgrading “the electrical, heating, security and fire suppression systems,” with structural work to include “a new roof, gutter and drainage system, foundation waterproofing, and restoration of 78 historic windows, doors, porches and siding.” The cost to the American taxpayer? $6.2M.
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$6.2 Million in Taxpayer Dollars to Renovate Teddy Roosevelt’s Home
Monday, December 5th, 2011Bankruptcy Forces Unusual Trophy Auction
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011An auction was held in Anchorage to sell off a hunter’s unusual trophies — including an African white rhinoceros head. The items were brought to Alaska by big-game hunter Robert Kubick, a former Anchorage real estate mogul convicted of tax fraud who was once worth $20 million.
Kubick held more than 250 Safari Club records for big-game trophy hunting. He was sentenced to prison in 1998 for tax bankruptcy fraud. At the time, he owed $15 million to about 40 creditors.
The Alaska Auction Co. auctioned off Kubick’s trophies including a rhinoceros and several big cats on Saturday. The Anchorage Daily News says the money went to satisfy a small percentage of what Kubick owes. Death records indicate Kubick died fishing on an island off the coast of California in 2006.
After-shot care makes for better trophy
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Trophy News from Missouri
After-shot care makes for better trophy
Unlike most of the hunting shows — in which outdoor celebrities seem to add one or two trophy whitetails to their collection every time you turn on the television — the chances of taking a wall hanger come few and far between for most of us. This is why it’s so important to be prepared when you finally get your chance at the buck of a lifetime.