I never met humorist and outdoor writer Patrick McManus, but I wish I had. McManus died on April 11. He wrote a humor column — and it was funny — for Outdoor Life magazine for many years. I remember ...

Patrick F. McManus, the New York Times best-selling author of books such as “Real Ponies Don’t Go Oink!” and “The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw,” died on Wednesday in Spokane. He was 84. Patrick Francis ...