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Ole's - Paxton, NE

Ole's Big Game Steakhouse is located in Paxtion, Nebraska, about 30 miles west of North Platte, just off of I 80.  Ole's has been known as "Nebraska's Favorite Watering Hole"... 

 

On August 8th, 1933, prohibition in the United States came to an end.  At 12:01 a.m. August 9th, Ole opened his tavern on Paxton's Main Street.

 

The tavern quickly became the local gathering spot. Ole and his friends, all avid outdoorsmen, would spend hours swapping tales of their hunting exploits. In 1938, Ole bagged a deer he was especially proud of. He had the buck mounted and displayed it in the bar.

 

That was just the beginning.

 

 

Stories of hunting trips became dreams of expeditions to far away lands in search of bigger, more exotic game. And Ole was always one to follow his dream. Over a period of 35 years, Ole traveled to every continent. Trophies from his hunting safaris became part of the more than 200 mounts now showcased at Ole's. Photographs and other artifacts of his adventures line the walls. Ole made his last hunting trip in 1973, and in 1988 he retired as the owner of the Big Game Lounge.

 

See the link above for more of this story (which I copied from the link)...

My favorite was the giraffe...

On our way to Denver last Thursday, we stopped at Ole's for lunch... thinking the Grandkids, Riley & Hanna, would get a thrill seeing all the stuffed animals...  They did!!

COMMENTS
Wildthing said at 7:04 p.m. on Sep 30, 2008:
I bet all those poor creatures ended up as 'Todays Specials' before they were stuffed and mounted:)
Moabjeeper said at 8:35 p.m. on Sep 30, 2008:
Wonderful. Great place. For some reason I never took pictures. Nice grandkids. Projected NU player?
Bob
Chilla said at 2:58 a.m. on Oct 1, 2008:
An interesting historical collection. I had heard about trophy hunters but never before seen the result ! Thank goodness most big game are only hunted with a camera now.Beautiful grandchildren.
Chaitiamma said at 11:51 a.m. on Oct 1, 2008:
Great Tabblo !!! And grandchildren ? Never tot of you as a granny !!!
Leeuwjan said at 1:20 p.m. on Oct 1, 2008:
This ia great. The layout is very nice. Interesting shots. Also nice grandchildren. Number 88 is a firm boy.
EMA said at 2:23 p.m. on Oct 1, 2008:
I feel sorry for all those superb animals that were hunted and killed for nothing more than the proud and pleasure of a man. Your kids are beautiful!!!
Swedfinn said at 4:14 p.m. on Oct 1, 2008:
Interesting" Watering Hole" with the special history. I feel pitty for those animals,though...
AliDar said at 2:18 a.m. on Oct 2, 2008:
Can't say that I'm not happy to see that Ol retired.
PaulBarfoot said at 10:36 a.m. on Oct 2, 2008:
may I assume they don't have a vegan menu? Very interesting tabblo. I love to hear and see about these quirky places. When we were driving across I90 from WA to NY last year, we visited a few local attractions like this.
Loes said at 11:29 a.m. on Oct 2, 2008:
What a peculiar place!! I don't like hunting either and I feel sorry for those animals too, your pictures are very nice though.
Babooshka said at 1:11 p.m. on Oct 2, 2008:
nice pictures but I hate hunting.... They'd better hunt that guy Ol and put him up there LOL
Sirnicolay said at 2:26 a.m. on Oct 3, 2008:
Cool! And a bit scary too hahaha
Maz2001 said at 8:28 p.m. on Oct 4, 2008:
Wonderful shots.
SFMatMan said at 12:11 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
That place is weird. :) Do they have any big game on the menu?
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