﷯Ken Lange 1949 - 2012 Ken was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada on January 28, 1949, the son of Olive Margaret (nee McKen) and Lindley Lester Lange. When he finished high school in Yorkton, he attended STI in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where he graduated from the School of Architecture. His first job was in Moose Jaw and then Leon Malinowski offered him a job designing farm equipment. With lots of twists and turns along the way, he worked for Leon's Manufacturing Company Inc. for 30 years. On July 24, 1982, Ken married Trudi (nee Depot). Their daughter, Stephanie Olive Selena, was born on May 3, 1983. Their son, Christopher Lester Guillaume, followed on June 13, 1985. They were happy on the century farm his grandfather, John Lange, had homesteaded. Ken's first and abiding love was hunting. He began by hunting around the farm and later with his father and brother near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. In 1978, he and his friend, Glenn Dalrymple went on safari in Zambia. Eric Stockenstroom, his professional hunter, thought Ken had the best "bush eyes" he had ever seen. In two weeks Ken had 20 trophy heads, including a bush pig which was a first for any safari that Eric had been on. In 1991, Glenn Dalrymple again went on a wonderful safari to Namibia with Ken, Trudi and the children. After his father's death in 1989, Ken teamed up with Henry Malin and Andy Wielgoz for many happy hunting trips. Ken was happy to take Hauke, a gentleman that was working on the farm from Germany, to Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan on Henry's boat. While Ken liked fishing, it was certainly always clear that it was second place to hunting. Ken was a 21st century Renaissance Man. He had a photographic mind coupled with an ability to see to the root of a problem and come up with the solution, where others would get bogged down. In his life he was an architect, a design engineer, a grain farmer, a lumberjack, a producer of Rheas and fabulous Labrador Retrievers, a world traveller, a wine-maker from his own fruit and a very good friend to Africa. He designed a precision planter for cotton that led to his being the General Manager of Arrow Farms in Sudan for three years. There he was successful in actually being able to combine sesame, which is the principal export crop of the country. He loved to have people over to expound on Africa and his work there. In Karsh Al Fil he was known as the "White Man With The Hat". He, Craig Quinton and the Town of Theodore were responsible for a transformation from little village to thriving town for the inhabitants, who were hoping for Ken to return. Ken leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life, his beloved Mom, Olive; his elder brother, Bruce; his wife, Trudi; his children, Stephanie and Christopher; his nephew, Kevin (Liana) and nieces, Jo Anna and Jennifer as well as many other relations in the Orcadia/Yorkton area. As per his final wishes, what follows is a digital record of trophies taken by Ken Lange and others over the course of their hunting endeavours. All of the trophies were sold at auction on August 7, 2017 by Ukrainetz Auctions.

Check out this article by Ken Lange about his safari!

 

Originally published in:

Safari - The Journal of Big Game Hunting

Official Publication of Safari Club International

May/June 1979 edition

 

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Africa
Sharpe’s Grysbok Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Warthog Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa Details: The only animal to charge Ken on his safari
Bush Pig Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa NOTICE: Damage sustained to one of the ears after a fall
Oribi Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa Details: Was #1 in Zambia records for about 10 years
Bushbuck Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa NOTICE: Hide around both ears has come apart
Klipspringer Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Common Duiker Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Baboon Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Sable Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Oryx Date: 1991 Origin: Ojiwa Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa Details: National animal of Namibia
Springbok Date: 1991 Origin: Eagle Rock Camp, Namibia, Africa
Impala Date: 1991 Origin: Ojiwa Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa
Steinbok Date: 1991 Origin: Eagle Rock Camp, Namibia, Africa NOTICE: Some cracks on the horns from when they were repaired
Zebra Skin Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa NOTICE: Holes in the hide for hanging
Lichenstein Hartebeest Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Cape Hartebeest Date: 1991 Origin: Eagle Rock Camp, Namibia, Africa
Reed Buck Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Blesbok Date: 1991 Origin: Ojiwa Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa
Kudu Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Kudu Date: 1991 Origin: Ojiwa Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa Details: Actually shot by Trudi Lange. Stitching is loose at the back of the neck
Blue Wildebeest Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
Black Wildebeest Date: 1991 Origin: Ojiwa Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa
Roan Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa Details: Now endangered
Eland Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa
African Lion Date: 1978 Origin: Kafue region of Zambia, Africa Details: 2-year-old male
North America
White Tail Deer Date: 1973 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Details: Comes with frame inscribed “Ken Lange, Nov. 14, 1973”
White Tail Deer Date: 1974 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Details: Shot by Lester Lange. Frame inscribed “Lester Lange, Nov. 21, 1974”
White Tail Deer Date: 1969 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Details: Shot by Lester Lange. Frame inscribed “Lester Lange, December 1969, 170”
White Tail Deer Date: 1973 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
White Tail Deer Date: 1975 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
White Tail Deer Date: 1972 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Details: Comes with frame, no inscription
White Tail Deer Date: 2003 Origin: Orcadia, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fallow Deer Date: Unknown Origin: Don McKen’s Hunt Farm, Orcadia, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mule Deer Date: 1985 Origin: Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada
Mule Deer Date: 1982 Origin: Piapot, Saskatchewan, Canada
Pronghorn Antelope Date: 1980 Origin: Wyoming, USA
Pronghorn Antelope Date: 1982 Origin: East End, Saskatchewan, Canada
Black Bear Date: 1974 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
Black Bear Date: 1982 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada NOTICE: Holes in the heels of this mount
Black Bear Date: 1975 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Details: Glue residue from where a plaque was attached
Black Bear Rug Date: 1987 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
Catalina Goat Date: 1984 Origin: Texas Hunt Farm, USA Details: Received a gold medal from Records of Exotics (Vol. 2), Ingram, Texas
Corsican Ram Date: 1984 Origin: Texas Hunt Farm, USA
Moose Date: 2003 Origin: Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada
Bison Date: 2004 Origin: Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Australia
Kangaroo Skin Date: 1980 Origin: Australia
Kangaroo Skin Date: 1980 Origin: Australia NOTICE: One large stitch on the back