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George Jackson Rodolph

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Deputy Game Warden George Jackson Rodolph, aged 23, tragically lost his life on November 29, 1914, in Gadwall, California. He was fatally shot while performing his duties on the Los Banos Gun Club preserve, located approximately five miles southeast of Los Banos in Merced County. Rodolph had been investigating two market hunters, Earl Farnsworth and Len Sischo, whom he encountered in a buggy. He intended to count the number of ducks they had hunted to ensure they had not exceeded the legal limit ...Read More
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    Game Warden George Jackson

    Male

    Gadwall

    CA

    1914-11-29

    23

    George

    Jackson Rodolph

    11/30/2025

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