I don't really know how to go about this. I just want everyone one to know that we lost one of our members. Martin ( Marty ) Rinke known as akdd on here. Marty had a river rafting accident a few weeks ago. Marty lived one of the most amazing lives I've ever seen. He loved all things outdoors. From cross country skiing to river rafting. Especially hunting with his toelke whip! I had the pleasure of meeting Marty a few years ago when he came to Texas to join a Trad Gang hog hunt. Marty instantly hit it off with everyone with his colorful personality and his love for the outdoors. He really enjoyed meeting new people and "breaking bread" with them as he often referred to it.
For the next several years Marty came back to join several group hunts in Texas and Louisiana. He just loved the fellowship and the food !! Mostly the food I think!
Marty and I came to be pretty close. He would fly in to Dallas and drive to my place and we would always meet up for a cup of coffee before we headed wherever we was going. It was always good to hear his deep booming voice! I will miss the long drives back and forth to Louisiana or wherever we was headed where we would talk the entire way. I'll miss trying to keep up with him when walking through the woods! His long legs carried him effortlessly for miles and miles like it was just a walk in the park. I heard him say on many occasions of how he was "just out for a walk"!! He had a carefree air about him that allowed him to just enjoy the hunt with no care of the outcome! He was with friends and that's all he cared about!
I never had the chance to go to alaska and hunt with him. I had planed to taking my wife up there next June to bear hunt with Marty but I recon God had other plans.
I will miss my friend Marty. I will miss the walks and the talks . I will miss his chuckle and his smile.
Till we meet again......https://photos.app.goo.gl/0LJmhqcxPXpWc6R53
I didn't know Marty, but I looked up a few of his posts and it seems he lived a life in Alaska that many of us would be envious of. He seems to have been a true brother of the bow, and will be missed. Some years ago, another brother of the bow, Jim Brackenbury, also died in a river rafting accident. Rivers can be treacherous. Be careful out there!
Rest In Peace, our brother!
Sounds like a great guy that lived life to the fullest. Sad to see him go.
Sorry for the lost of a true friendship. I to went back and re-read some of Marty's post (to bad PB messed up all of the pic's). He seemed to be a contented man.
My heartfelt condolences, I know how you feel..
Rest In Peace Marty
The loss of a true friend is very hard to take, especially one that enjoyed the exact things you did. Not very often you meet people like that. Prayers to you and his family
"He was with friends and that's all he cared about!"
Sounds like this man had it figured out for the most part. Sounds like he lived well. RIP.
Prayers up for all of Marty's family and friends!
Bisch
Randy shared many of my thoughts about Marty. I am blessed to have been able to call him my friend. I am going to attach a link to a local TV news story about his death. In it, you get a glimpse of the kind of man he was.
http://www.ktva.com/family-remembers-matanuska-river-boating-accident-victim-avid-outdoorsman-439/
Marty was so proud of helping his grandson get his first moose, and if he showed me that picture once, I saw it ten times. He also talked a lot about how he and his family all pitched in to catch and process the salmon they would eat throughout the year. He loved his family mightily and spoke about his wife with admiration.
I will miss his stories around the campfire. I wish you all could have seen him share about the grizzly on a deer hunt. Marty just dealt with it like any other circumstance and made it through by keeping a cool head. He was unshakeable.
I could go on and on. In the few short years I knew him, he had a big impact on me as well as the others who shared our hog hunting camps in TX and LA. He was generous, strong, humble, funny, grateful for everything and saw the best in everyone.
Here is Crittergetter, Jon Kaw and akdd(Marty)
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Crawfish boil after a hunt with TGer's Kevin Bilotti, Randy Madden, Michael Arnette, Marty Rinke
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You will be missed Marty.
Darren
Here is the picture of Marty from Randy's link above.
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It is always sad to lose a fellow sportsman. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
Sounds like you were blessed to know him, so sorry. Prayers for Marty, family , and friends....
Deepest sympathies to family & friends
Sad to hear........ :pray:
I got the call from his wife only minutes before I was going to open my email and see the story in the Anchorage newspaper. Still am overwhelmed with disbelief.
I met Marty via this site when he posted about his Kodiak Island deer hunts. It was a couple years before I could take him up on his invitation to go along, but my family and I were welcomed into his and his wife's home a couple of times on our visits to Alaska. We were to stay with them for a while again in a couple weeks.
I made the Kodiak Island hunt with him in November of 2015. It was the greatest hunt I have ever been on. Everything written about him is true. All that mattered was that we were out hunting. He wouldn't even consider filling one of his tags until mine were filled. Following him around on those mountains was the hardest work I have ever done and he never even breathed hard or broke a sweat. I enjoyed every moment and would have loved to make a return trip with him to that incredible place. Even the crawling down the cliffs to reach the boat before dark...
We will visit his wife for awhile when we are there, and Marty's absence will be heavy. My daughters took to he and Gaila and will miss the glacier hikes and especially the horses.
Thank you, Randy for posting the news. I tried to a couple times but stopped. You put it in words so much better than I would have. Same thanks to Hackbow; very well said.
Go rest high Marty, and thank you for your generosity, the invitations, the stories, for sharing advice, and for being a friend.
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Very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend !!!
johnm856's picture - thanks for sharing the pic and your memories/experiences. Please give Marty's wife our love and condolences when you see her.
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Prayers for your loss!
I only met him once, on a hog hunt in LA. A tall guy that seemed soft spoken and could really cover some ground. A very nice guy to share camp with, and I am sure that he will be sorely missed. My condolences to his friends and family.
Sad to hear, rest in peace Marty. Prayers of comfort for friends and family. :pray:
Steve Jr
Sorry to hear of the loss. Will say a prayer for friends and family
RIP Marty
Godspeed Marty!
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Prayers for Marty and his family.
Thanks for the info Randy, Only met Marty once, But he left an impression on you, super nice guy. Very sad indeed..
Sounds like someone to share a campfire with. My condolences to friends and family.
I'm sorry for all that knew and will be missing him. I too lost a dear friend and colleague early yesterday morning. A friend that I introduced to traditional archery. I'm not trying to take anything away from the recognition that you're providing for Marty, just saying that I can sympathize deeply right now.
God Bless those that are hurting from the loss of their friend. And to Marty: May your body rest in peace while your soul soars through all of God's creation and in His presence...
I was at a camp with Marty the last two years.Love to talk to him and his love of Alaska.
Very nice man with plenty stories.So sorry will miss you Marty.Kip
The older I get the more I think going out doing what I love will beat fading out in a hospice hands down.
Godspeed Marty. Well done.
I agree Charlie . They said he was laughing and smiling all the way up to the accident.
I agree Charlie. They said he was laughing and smiling all the way up to the accident.
Prayers up for the family and friends! Wish I could have known Marty!
LD
I'm really glad I got to meet him! Thanks to you Randy for introducing us!
Prayers to the family.
He sounds like an incredible person and a life well lived.
I tasted Marty's smoked salmon even before I met him. I had arrived at hog camp in Louisiana early and set up, went out hunting and came back and someone said "you have to try this!" Amazing smoked salmon.
Next thing, I meet the guy who made it. Here comes this tall lanky guy with a baratone voice and I instantly liked him. There was nothing not to like about Marty. His calm almost lazy demeanor... and yet that light in his eyes - man he loved the hunt!
His eyes would light up when we would be talking about hunting. His appreciation for every part of the hunt, especially the comraderie of those he hunted with came through in a pure way, unassuming, no unrealistic expectations.... just whatever comes is good.
Having hunted in Alaska for moose myself, I was so intrigued by his recounting all the moose he encountered as well as his deer hunts on Kodiak. Moose that would come too close and he would have to "shew them away." Crazy!
I will never forget his answer to my question, "Marty, why did you come all the way to Louisiana to hunt hogs?" Marty said,"Because they don't have hogs in Alaska!" :bigsmyl:
I guess the biggest compliment a guy could have with the story of his life is that someone would want to emulate him in some way. I would like to be more like Marty in the way he approached hunting and the way he treasured the people and the experience. I make it about the kill too much.
I don't know if Marty was a spiritual man but it sure seemed to me that he marveled at what God had created and it seemed that he was on a mission of sorts, to explore as much of God's Creation as he would be allowed to.
I am sad that Marty is gone but so glad he was laughing and enjoying himself right before he left us. I hope he is smiling still.
Just seeing this man's pics makes me sad because I can only imagine the stories he could tell and the type of person he was to be around,, RIP fellow bowhunter.
Sounds like the kind of fellow we'd all like to call a friend. My condolences to you that knew him and his family.
The world would be a better place if we had more like him.
Better the river than many other things. I may be envious some day. I hope not.
Dwight
RIP :pray:
I met Mary 3 years ago on my first Texas hog hunt. We hunted together over 4 days, shared phenomenal meals and even got into some pigs. He was a kind, soft spoken man who was willing to help you with anything, be it archery, hunting technique, or camping kit.
Last February I was suppose to meet up with him at a group hunt in Louisiana. When I fell ill and was unable to make it Marty texted me updates throughout the hunt.
I will miss him.
Rest easy my friend.
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Sorry for your loss.
I didn't know him but the posts and pictures are testimony to the great person he was.
He seems to have lived life to the fullest but he could have had another twenty years... and those are the kind of people we want around forever.
My thoughts and prayers to those close to him.
My deepest sympathies.
I never met the man but the pictures and stories here show that he was a good man with a life well lived.
RIP.
Our Brother comes to you, as swift and straight, as an arrow shot into the sun... Welcome him to his place at the Eternal Campfire. We will see him again one day.
So sorry to hear this. Having shared a campfire with Marty a few years ago I can echo all of the great compliments being made about this fine gentleman.
Rest in peace Marty.
God Speed.....
Amen
Prayers for Marty, family and friends. RIP
RIP sorry for your loss. He seems like he and I could have hit it off.