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Jason Hairston founder of Kuiu ....... #7277999 09/06/18 12:42 AM
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Kuiu just sent out a post about the passing of their founder Jason Hairston. No official reports on what happened. There is some speculation as to what the cause was but that’s not the intention of this post. Regardless......a huge loss to his family foremost. Prayers with his family and colleagues. His accomplishments in the business world and hunting market were pioneering. I enjoyed following his videos and podcasts and am a huge fan of his product. Rest In Peace sir!

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Wow. Truly remarkable business man, and gifted athlete

My heart breaks for those kids and his family


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Says he died on a sheep hunt but no COD yet. Prayers for his family.

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It was on Instagram earlier today that he committed suicide just after a sheep hunt, Not confirmed and terribly sad in any circumstance. He was obviously a talent with clothing co-founding Sitka then KUIU. His performance hunting clothes have changed the game completely for me.

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There's all kinds of rumors. Here is him and Don Jr hunting Stone sheep last year.


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It was on Instagram earlier today that he committed suicide just after a sheep hunt, Not confirmed and terribly sad in any circumstance. He was obviously a talent with clothing co-founding Sitka then KUIU. His performance hunting clothes have changed the game completely for me.


Pretty sure he was hunting caribou with his dad and son Cash. He had talked about CTE on a few pod casts. He was a professional football player also until he btroke his neck.


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Originally Posted By: huntingbig8
It was on Instagram earlier today that he committed suicide just after a sheep hunt, Not confirmed and terribly sad in any circumstance. He was obviously a talent with clothing co-founding Sitka then KUIU. His performance hunting clothes have changed the game completely for me.


Read a few others that are speculating that it was a freak accident

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So sad.. Saw where it said he died after the sheep hunt and possible CTE, but not sure if that's fatal and would lend to the suicide.

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Prayers to his family and friends

May he R.I.P angel


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Prayers to his family and friends. I've seen a lot of different rumors floating around on what happened, but hopefully something will clear a lot of those rumors out. Sad deal regardless.

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So sad.. Saw where it said he died after the sheep hunt and possible CTE, but not sure if that's fatal and would lend to the suicide.


CTE, at least what we know about it now, can lead to severe depression and several former p,Ayers have committed suicide to later be diagnosed with CTE.


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Kuiu says what happened on their site! “We are incredibly saddened to report that Jason Hairston, the visionary leader and founder of KUIU, was found dead at his home in Dixon, CA on Sept. 4, 2018. He took his own life.”

https://www.kuiu.com/about-us.html

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Originally Posted By: Ridn9high
Kuiu says what happened on their site! “We are incredibly saddened to report that Jason Hairston, the visionary leader and founder of KUIU, was found dead at his home in Dixon, CA on Sept. 4, 2018. He took his own life.”

https://www.kuiu.com/about-us.html
Left his wife and kids behind to pick up the pieces.

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Geez. This is truly a tragic ending and I appreciate the truth. My hunting buddy hunted with Don Jr many years ago for a week in GB. CTE is not a joke for some apparantly. His wife was and looks incredible and kids had a great life. Something had to have happened we won't know about... He only played 1 year in the NFL but said he played with his head down the whole time. Jr Seau did the same thing and others. Most of us will never understand I guess...

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word is his 11 year old son found him - sad stuff


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word is his 11 year old son found him - sad stuff


I sure hope that’s not accurate! Very sad deal. Prayers for the family.


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I don’t buy into the whole CTE crap. He prob cheated on his wife or something and she was gonna leave him so he took the cowards way out.

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Originally Posted By: SapperTitan
I don’t buy into the whole CTE crap. He prob cheated on his wife or something and she was gonna leave him so he took the cowards way out.


What do those doctors and scientist know anyway?!

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I don’t buy into the whole CTE crap. He prob cheated on his wife or something and she was gonna leave him so he took the cowards way out.


What do those doctors and scientist know anyway?!
not much apparently when it comes to that.

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I don’t buy into the whole CTE crap. He prob cheated on his wife or something and she was gonna leave him so he took the cowards way out.


Heck of a couple things to speculate on. How do you label him a coward but you start a RIP thread about a thug who died of a drug overdose? confused2

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I don’t buy into the whole CTE crap. He prob cheated on his wife or something and she was gonna leave him so he took the cowards way out.


Heck of a couple things to speculate on. How do you label him a coward but you start a RIP thread about a thug who died of a drug overdose? confused2
Because I label anyone who kills their self a coward and the other thread was started as a joke labeled RIP Eminem but they changed the title.

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All I’m saying is all these dudes have CTE for like 10-20 yrs and all of a sudden they kill their self and it must be CTE. Sounds to me like an excuse.

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Originally Posted By: SapperTitan
All I’m saying is all these dudes have CTE for like 10-20 yrs and all of a sudden they kill their self and it must be CTE. Sounds to me like an excuse.


You realize it’s a degenerative condition?

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All I’m saying is all these dudes have CTE for like 10-20 yrs and all of a sudden they kill their self and it must be CTE. Sounds to me like an excuse.


You realize it’s a degenerative condition?
It’s my opinion and I don’t think CTE is the cause for these suicides. There are almost always other problems like debt or alcohol/drugs. Yet they blame it on CTE. I just don’t buy into it atleast not yet.

Also how can you prove why they did what they did? I can see if they left a letter saying depression or whatever but how can you medically connect CTE to them pulling the trigger without a shadow of a doubt?

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