Andrew McLaren passed yesterday morning

RIP mr McClaren, may he enjoy the eternal hunting grounds with the rest of legends!

Sad news indeed. He was an absolute gentleman & time spent in his company was always a delight.

Condolences to Cecelia & the rest of his family.

Very pleasant memories of the gentleman. Sad news, indeed.
Cal

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Originally posted by shakari:
Sad news indeed. He was an absolute gentleman & time spent in his company was always a delight.

Condolences to Cecelia & the rest of his family.

Very sad indeed.

Condolences to all his family and friends.

very sad news rest in peace friend.i lost two friends in oneday

Farewell Andrew. Many good memories will live on with me in your company.

Sad new indeed and had no idea he was ill?

May God rest his soul and give comfort to his family.

Andrew has been on AR since I joined...won’t be the same without him.

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Sad new indeed and had no idea he was ill?

I understand it was an infection after a heart valve replacement so probably a fairly sudden thing rather than a longer term illness.

Rest in Peace, and condolences to his family. He was a gentleman and the epitome of good ethics in the profession.

Sad news. R.I.P. Andrew

Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.

Very sorry to hear. My most sincere condolences.

I will always remember the following story about Andrew.

A few years ago an AR member was on his way to hunt in Mozambique. He hadn't heard from his outfitter for an extended period of time and wasn't sure if his hunt had been cancelled. He wasn't sure if he should leave to go on the trip. He left anyway, with our encouragement.

Andrew drove from his home in the FreeState to Tambo to meet the AR member. The AR member had given Andrew the right time but the wrong day. Andrew repeated the trip the next day to get the member squared away. The hunt in Mozambique went off fine as I recall, after a number of SAT phone attempts.

Andrew went way out of his way to help a fellow hunter he didn't know and had never met, with no expectations of compensation or recognition.

I was fortunate to communicate with Andrew a few times but never had the opportunity to meet him or hunt with him. It is my loss that I never shared a campfire with him!

Comfort and peace to his family.

Sorry to hear this sad news. Condolences to the family.

The world can ill afford to lose gentlemen of this caliber, as it is well stocked with persons of the opposite character.

Terrible news indeed. He always seemed a fine Gentleman here on AR. I never met him, but wish I had.

RIP and condolences to the family.

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I will always remember the following story about Andrew.

A few years ago an AR member was on his way to hunt in Mozambique. He hadn't heard from his outfitter for an extended period of time and wasn't sure if his hunt had been cancelled. He wasn't sure if he should leave to go on the trip. He left anyway, with our encouragement.

Andrew drove from his home in the FreeState to Tambo to meet the AR member. The AR member had given Andrew the right time but the wrong day. Andrew repeated the trip the next day to get the member squared away. The hunt in Mozambique went off fine as I recall, after a number of SAT phone attempts.

Andrew went way out of his way to help a fellow hunter he didn't know and had never met, with no expectations of compensation or recognition.

I remember the story well.
What a gentleman to step in & help out like he did.
RIP

So sorry to hear.

RIP Sir.

RIP Andrew.

That’s a shame!

Rest In Peace, sir.

Comfort and peace to his family.

Deep sympathy to his friends and to his family.

Yours, Tim

I hunted with Andrew and four or five South African guests some years ago on one of his guinea fowl shoots that he hosted a few times a year.

It was a very interesting time, indeed. Cecelia is a wonderful cook, we all shot a few guineas and after the hunt was over and everyone else left, Andrew and I went into town to see the one chap who had accidentally shot himself in his thigh a few minutes after he drove away on his long trip back home.

He was a very interesting chap and did his best to show everyone a good time.

He had not been posting much lately and I was wondering what he was up to?

Like too many folks, he now lives on in our memories ..

Home from the hills …

Terrible news. My condolences and sympathy to family and friends.

I was on the hunt which Scruffy is referring too. it was quite memorable for several reasons, one of which was the fantastic stalk which Andrew and Scruffy made on a small shrub
RIP. Andrew was always the quintessential gentleman

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Originally posted by 500nitro:
I was on the hunt which Scruffy is referring too. it was quite memorable for several reasons, one of which was the fantastic stalk which Andrew and Scruffy made on a small shrub
RIP. Andrew was always the quintessential gentleman

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Originally posted by 500nitro:
I was on the hunt which Scruffy is referring too. it was quite memorable for several reasons, one of which was the fantastic stalk which Andrew and Scruffy made on a small shrub
RIP. Andrew was always the quintessential gentleman

Hi, John,


That was about half of a mile away from Andrew's house. I assume the group of bushes grew up overnight..


I am glad that you did not mention the inferior factory 270 shell I shot out of my 375 Ruger one night while engaging in a one sided firefight with some marauding porcupines.


I suspect that Andrew was happy to see me get on that big jet in Cape Town ..

Ah man, this sucks. Andrew and I shared a great hunt back in 2015. He was the consummate professional hunter and a man one could easily call friend. He was a passionate voice for conservation in South Africa. He will be sorely missed.

R.I.P. my friend. Condolences to Cecilia and the rest of the family.

I enjoyed Andrew's company and guiding on bird hunts on 3 occasions .. hunting Guineas was one of his passions. I am saddened to hear of his passing. RIP.

So sad to hear this.

A true gentleman and I would call a friend for over 6 years.

When I visited South Africa for a few days, he called me and made sure I was ok. Unfortunately he was busy and could not take me bird hunting.

We corresponded regularly for years.

Prayers for his wife and family.

Thoughts and prayers to his family. Rest in peace Andrew.