Talk:John Day (hunter)

John Day (1770-1820) was primary a hunter during his tenure in the old Oregon Country. He was hired to hunt and provide game meat for the engaged men, first for the Pacific Fur Company's Overland Party in 1811-1812, and then at Fort Astoria from 1812-1814. Between 1814 and 1820 he was both hunting and trapping. He never acted in the capacity of "trader" in Oregon. --Nick Sheedy