of Hazzard movie, Rushing had stepped up marketing for a self-produced documentary called Traveler. Rushing owned and operated a wild boar hunting preserve near Taylorsville, North Carolina named Chestnut Hunting Lodge. He retired during the summer of 2013 and the lodge closed. He died at his home on July 23, 2017. References Further reading The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion covers the Waldron/Rushing feud in detail External links 'Hazzard' a guess at history, Washington Post, August 7, 2005 Traveler Movie Dukes of Hazzard history & Hazzard County Car Club The Real Duke of Hazzard: The Jerry Rushing Story Jerry Rushing's Chestnut Hunting Lodge 1937 births 2017 deaths American bootleggers The Dukes of Hazzard People from Union County, North Carolina People from Taylorsville, North Carolina