Randall A. Cochran, II “Randy”

Randall (Randy) A. Cochran II, 81, 6830 Rabbit Hash Hill Road, Rabbit Hash, Ky., died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 17, 2026, surrounded by family and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jane Burch Cochran; his brother Dennis (Johanna) Cochran of Rabbit Hash; two nephews Christopher and Kevin; and by his beloved pets. He was preceded in death by his father, Randall A. Cochran I, and mother, Lorraine (Midge) Cochran.

He graduated from Beechwood High School and The University of Kentucky. Upon graduation he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a photographer.

He was hired as a photographer at The Kentucky Post in 1969 and quickly became Photo Editor there before moving to The Cincinnati Post where he was Photo Director. It wasn’t long after that when he moved to Scripps Howard corporate headquarters where he worked as Photo Designer and ended his career as Director of Operations when he retired at 55 to pursue other endeavors.

He was member of The Montana Historical Gun Makers, Ducks Unlimited, Quail Forever and the National Muzzleloader Rifle Association. He was a founding father of the Boone County Nature Conservancy. He also built flintlock muzzleloading rifles and waterfowl decoys.

He shot black powder rifles competitively out west where he traveled to many rendezvous. One of his biggest competitions was in Virginia City, Montana, where he won the championship in black powder cartridge. His main prize was a trip to hunt buffalo in Twin Bridge, Montana.

His love for hunting dogs and the outdoors was a big part of his life. His black lab, Junior was voted the Mayor of Rabbit Hash.

Always interested in log cabins, he would buy, remove and rebuild them for preservation. His home, which sits at the top of a hill overlooking the Ohio River, was constructed from one of the cabins he moved from another property. He also had a hunting cabin located on his farm near Rabbit Hash. His farm is a dedicated Tree Farm, where he planted hundreds of White and Red Oaks. It served as a hunting cabin for family and close friends.

He also had a cabin along the Yellowstone River near Livingston, Montana, where he spent the last 17 years for three months each summer. He was an active fly fisherman and spent days on the Yellowstone in a drift boat that took him three years to build.

His love for hunting took him to Argentina for ducks, pigeons and doves; Canada where he pursued moose; an annual trip to North Dakota for waterfowl and game birds; and his home farm for deer and turkey.

His body is being cremated, and a private service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, PO Box 67, Friendship, IN 47021 or by calling Brenda at 1-812-432-2670.