Trying to describe Mickey Roy is like a
blind man describing an elephant. It depends on which facet
of his life you are touching. One thing is sure, He was
a man's man and as far as Life's experiences He didn't miss
much. The fact that he was in a wheelchair most of his life
never stopped him from living life to the fullest measure.
When we were kids we never considered that Mickey was handicapped.
Mickey did everything everybody else did, he just did it
from a wheel chair. He loved the Outdoors. He was fishing
in the Gulf of Mexico on his own boat for Billfish when
there weren't many people doing it. He would just lash himself
in a chair and away him and his buddy's would go. His best
love of the Outdoors was Hunting and he hunted all over
this Country as well as Alabama. I have known Mickey for
at least 40 years, as a friend and as a patient, and it
really never dawned on me that Mickey was handicapped because
he did most everything anyone else did, he just did it from
a wheelchair. I would kid him that he just used that damn
wheelchair to get to go on some of these fantastic hunts
for the handicapped that I couldn't go on and if I got a
wheel chair could I get invited too?
He would just laugh and at my office we didn't get much
work done cause Mickey and I would end up talking about
Hunting and Fishing and where we were going to go next.
Last year when Mickey found out that there was little hope
for a recovery, he said to me-----Hell Doug, If I went tomorrow
I haven't missed much that I've wanted to do and until I
go I'm going to keep on doing what I want to do. Two weeks
after that statement to me he was in Iowa hunting a big
whitetail buck that he missed last year. His lifelong dream
was to hunt Africa and Praise the Lord he got to.
Not many people in this world go out doing what they love
to do and Mickey did. He was one of my Hero's and was an
inspiration to all of us who knew him.----I'll bet the Good
Lord just needed someone to manage the hunting and fishing
up there and Mickey fit the job description.
Don' t Shoot Them All Mickey---There are Some More Of Us
Coming!!!!!----
Doug Smith
Saskatchewan Elk Hunt
Joe’s elk was an 8x8 and mass was what he got. Mike arrowed
a super 6x6 on.... High Plains
Hunting
As we slowly proceeded through the corn field we were greeted
by pheasants.... Leopard Hunt
with Hounds
The first day we cut a nice 44 inch cat. We turned the dogs
loose. To the.... Rick Clark
and Turkeys
Pinned down we had to crawl and duck walk away from his
sharp eyes while he .... Free-Ranging
Axis Deer in Texas
After my first trip I decided to hunt a free-ranging axis.
A friend and co-worker....
