Gene Morris

Colonel Gene Morris (1933-2011) was Colonel in the US Air Force and well-known for hunting with a spear. He self-described himself as the "Greatest Living Spear Hunter in the World," after having killed almost 600 big game animals with a spear.
Morris was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 19, 1933. In 1957 he became an officer in the US Air Force.
When he moved to Alabama in 1992, Morris found that spear hunting was against the law. He began lobbying the Conversation Advisory Board to legalize spear hunting, arguing it was a more humane way to hunt. When one of the board members asked Morris how far he thought he could throw a spear, standing 20 feet away from her, he replied, "I could hit you from here." His other nickname was "Spear Chunker", which was written on many of his hats and shirts that he wore while hunting.
Museum
Morris was also passionate about teaching others about spear hunting. In 2006, he opened The Spear Hunting Museum in Summerdale, Alabama. The museum showcased many of Morris' trophies and tried to educate visitors about spear hunting. The museum also has on display several spears from Morris' collection including two bent ones from different hunting adventures, and "Black Death," a spear that Morris himself designed.

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