In memoriam - gillettehunter

Hunting Hitman · Oct 31, 2026

Had the pleasure of meeting him in of all places as we’re both transiting through the Joberg airport police station with rifles. Truly a class act and someone whom will be surely missed. My deepest condolences to the family.

HH

CM McKenzie · Oct 31, 2026

Bruce’s Ads for Marshal Jewelry used to play locally on about every radio station up here in the Black Hills area. It wasn’t until I joined AH that I got to know him. He was a good guy. Full of knowledge.

Ridge Runner · Oct 31, 2026

Deepest Condolences to Bruce's family and many friends. May he forever Rest In Piece and happiness doing in the after life that he did during his time on Earth.

BourbonTrail · Oct 31, 2026

Oh wow, condolences. RIP Bruce, I’ll miss his contributions to the forum.

NIGHTHAWK · Oct 31, 2026

So sorry to hear this!

I always enjoyed Bruce’s positive attitude and hunting reports. He was a true inspiration to me and will be terribly missed.

May the wind always be in his favor and the trails smooth. Sending my deepest condolences to your family during this time.

Ragman · Oct 31, 2026

Oh boy, sad news. Condolences to all.

bwanamrm · Nov 1, 2026

Condolences. Home is the hunter...

Charlie64 · Nov 1, 2026

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I never exchange correspondence with him, but greatly enjoyed his posts on here. RIP:

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TSALA HUNTING SAFARIS · Nov 2, 2026

Very sad news ! , condolences to his family , we had the privilege of spending time with Bruce in the hunting fields , very knowledgable guy and always friendly and inviting.

Regards

Rouan

Tintin · Nov 2, 2026

Condolences to Bruce’s loved ones.

I enjoyed his posts.

Jerycmeach · Nov 3, 2026

I talked to Bruce for almost an hour on the 21st of October; just a week or so ago… Bruce sounded good! Consequently I was shocked to hear of his passing away so soon after we visited on the phone! Bruce told me quote; “I should be going back to Africa!” and “Don’t get cancer Jerry; it sucks!” I got choked up! I had no words! None of us here on AH that dream of more adventures in the field, more sunrises and sunsets, more shared campfires with friends and loved ones want to think about what Bruce was facing. I talked to him sometime back and he was in Phoenix in the hospital and it was so sad because he told me he had underwent a medical procedure that was kind of a; “last ditch effort”; as he worded it… and he told me it had not been successful. I told him I would be praying for him.
I just want to say that Bruce was so nice to me and we were phone buddies with Africa hunting as our “common ground”! I appreciate him taking the time when I reached out dreaming of hunts that he had been on and him sharing his thoughts and information like so many here on AH are willing to do. I have made several very close friends just from investigating hunts that I was interest in from posts they made here on this forum. That is the way I met Bruce and it was all about hunting bongo in the forest. That’s the way I first connected with him and it grew from there. We became friends. We talked about fishing, We talked about firearms and travel and so much more! I’m so sad to hear that he is no longer with us! I’m glad our last conversation was a very long and enjoyable one! Bruce was my friend!

PaulT · Nov 3, 2026

R.I.P Bruce.
Condolences to family and friends.

NIGHTHAWK · Nov 4, 2026

Jerycmeach said:
I talked to Bruce for almost an hour on the 21st of October; just a week or so ago… Bruce sounded good! Consequently I was shocked to hear of his passing away so soon after we visited on the phone! Bruce told me quote; “I should be going back to Africa!” and “Don’t get cancer Jerry; it sucks!” I got choked up! I had no words! None of us here on AH that dream of more adventures in the field, more sunrises and sunsets, more shared campfires with friends and loved ones want to think about what Bruce was facing. I talked to him sometime back and he was in Phoenix in the hospital and it was so sad because he told me he had underwent a medical procedure that was kind of a; “last ditch effort”; as he worded it… and he told me it had not been successful. I told him I would be praying for him.
I just want to say that Bruce was so nice to me and we were phone buddies with Africa hunting as our “common ground”! I appreciate him taking the time when I reached out dreaming of hunts that he had been on and him sharing his thoughts and information like so many here on AH are willing to do. I have made several very close friends just from investigating hunts that I was interest in from posts they made here on this forum. That is the way I met Bruce and it was all about hunting bongo in the forest. That’s the way I first connected with him and it grew from there. We became friends. We talked about fishing, We talked about firearms and travel and so much more! I’m so sad to hear that he is no longer with us! I’m glad our last conversation was a very long and enjoyable one! Bruce was my friend!

I too got acquainted with Bruce over a few phone conversations about hunting and fishing. I invited to come out to SF fishing and honestly thought that would happen. He was a kind and sincere person to talk to. I know he is missed by many and I feel blessed to have had a connection with him.

Biddleman · Nov 4, 2026

Sorry to hear this news. Rest in peace Bruce.

HookMeUpII · Nov 4, 2026

Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. I always enjoyed his posts, like many others on the forum. He will be missed.

kfreeze · Nov 4, 2026

Thanks for sharing. I know him more from over on long range hunting forum. Prayers for his loved ones. Hope they see this to see how well liked he was.

WyoGuy · Tuesday at 9:45 PM

375 Ruger Fan said:
Bruce spent some time in Shreveport a few years ago and we had him and his wife over for dinner. So sad to hear the news of his passing.

While Bruce was here, he got into fishing for catfish on the Red River. Bruce quickly made friends and was a fast learner.

Post in thread 'Thanksgiving day catfish'

Nov 26, 2021

@lwaters, I am told it is indeed a blue catfish. I have only caught channel cats prior to this. Thanks
Bruce

gillettehunter

https://www.africahunting.com/media/fishing-catfish-shreveport-louisiana.118107/full?d=1637894382

He enjoyed his time down there fishing and could not believe you could catch catfish with just a sinker and hook and no bait.
He sent me pictures and I was telling his grandkids about it today and showing them pictures of the big one that he caught today.

WyoGuy · Tuesday at 10:00 PM

LivingTheDream said:
All,

It is with a very heavy heart to let the AH family know that Bruce Marshall aka @gillettehunter has passed away. I apologize in advance for probably not doing this post justice, Bruce was a great friend and an even better man.

I had the pleasure of hunting with Bruce on a few safaris, hunting Wyoming with him and spending time at his jewelry shop and with his family. His wonderful wife, who is an accomplished photographer, accompanied us in Tanzania, and I can remember thinking I hope that my wife and I still look at each other the way Bruce and Mary Ann did. You could tell the love they had for each other.

Bruce loved his kids and grandkids and would frequently send me pictures of their adventures, as much as Bruce loved hunting, his family was his rock and he was a role model to me on how to be a dad.

Bruce and I were suppose to hunt Cameroon together, but unfortunately life had other plans, but up until 2 weeks ago he was calling me and giving me advice on Krygyzstan, he never stopped caring about others and always had a positive attitude.

I like to think with the recent passing of Christophe Morio, who was Bruce's PH in Congo, that those two are already making plans to sit tonight.

As I get information such as the obituary and funeral information, I will share it here.

I know a lot of people here knew Bruce and he will be missed. May he Rest In Peace.

Thank you for posting this. I had been meaning to get on here and make an announcement but it had been a crazy week. I am his oldest son and my name is Robert and he loved reading everyone’s stories on here and getting real experiences from people and sharing his experiences with all of you.

Bruce William Marshall Obituary Oct 30, 2026 - Gillette & Walker Funeral Home

View Bruce William Marshall's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

www.gillettememorialchapel.com

That is a link to the obituary and there is a link below the obituary to the livestream of his funeral that we had on Saturday.
We then took him to Idaho to be buried beside his family.

We appreciate all the well wishes, for anyone that doesn’t know he found out he had cancer after our last Canadian bear hunt and unfortunately there wasn’t anything we could do in the end. It sucks that he is gone but we did know it was coming and it wasn’t a huge shock.
He will definitely be missed but he won’t be forgotten.

BryceM · Tuesday at 10:25 PM

Oh wow! I’m so sorry to not have met him. From the obit, I see that we are from the same home town. I always enjoyed his posts here. RIP fellow Rexburg brother.