The Bismarck Tribune is reporting that a legend in Dakota hunting and fishing died Sunday at 67 years old.
Tony Dean (pictured) was the host of several television and radio shows, and also contributed to numerous websites and magazines, including TonyDean.com and Dakota Country Magazine.
He was a champion of the North and South Dakota sportsmen, and a staunch defender of conservation. His mellow voice will be dearly missed on tv and radio, and his biting intelligence will leave a void in the defense of the welfare of habitat and wildlife.
I’ve always said that Mr. Dean had it figured out. Somehow he managed to figure out a way to make a living hunting and fishing the Great Plains. It seems unfair that his life was cut short by something as trivial as an appendix surgery.
Dean won more than 160 regional and national awards for his programs. He also served as a press secretary for former South Dakota Gov. Frank Farrar.
Godspeed Tony Dean. You have enriched the lives of so many, and will live on in our memories.
Below is a link to Tony’s last Dakota Backroads audio show from 10/3/2008.
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