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Former Outdoor Channel Show Host Wade Bourne Passes Away at 69

One of the nation's most well-known, respected and beloved outdoor journalists died after suffering an apparent heart attack; many figures in the outdoor industry are mourning Bourne's sudden and unexpected passing

Former Outdoor Channel Show Host Wade Bourne Passes Away at 69
Iconic outdoor communicator Wade Bourne, a former Outdoor Channel television show co-host, passed away unexpectedly near his Tennessee home on Dec. 15, 2016, after suffering an apparent heart attack. (Photo courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)

According to numerous media reports, Wade Bourne, a 69-year-old native resident of Clarksville, Tenn., passed away unexpectedly on December 15, 2016.

The former Outdoor Channel television show personality and iconic outdoor communicator reportedly died from an apparent heart attack suffered while cutting down a Christmas tree on family land.

As one of the most recognized names in the outdoors industry, Bourne was a co-host for Ducks Unlimited TV for a number of years, including the program's time on Outdoor Channel.

"Some folks in the outdoors world can do, and some can teach. Wade Bourne was a man who could do both,” said Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks...

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