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Sports Afield's Deer Hunter's Almanac
Author | : Sid Evans |
Publisher | : Atlantic Monthly Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780871136435 |
From the Introduction: "There is not a successful deer hunter in the world who has not come up with his own peculiar methods -- some of them secret, some not -- for beating the long odds of killing a deer. The Ojibwa Indians of the Great Lakes figured out they could attract deer by smoking wild aster in a pipe, the smell of which was like the scent of a deer's hooves. Other tribes -- such as the Choctaws and Cherokees in the Southeast -- would carry skinned-out deer heads on their belts, which they could wear over their heads whenever they needed to make a stalk (this is no longer an advisable, or legal, technique). They used decoys and calls, and they knew that banging a pair of antlers together could summon a buck during the rut. In this book we have tried to compile some of the best information and most interesting pieces written about deer in Sports Afield since the magazine was founded in 1887. There were not as many deer to hunt back then, but over the last quarter century deer populations have boomed in nearly every state but Alaska and Hawaii, and so have the articles written about them. Many of these pieces originally appeared in the Sports Afield Almanac, which was introduced by Editor Ted Kesting in 1972; others appeared as departments or short features. All told, more than 250 deer hunters contributed, making this, we hope, a very unique look at what is now America's favorite game animal. Some of the contributors-like Dwight Schuh and Peter Fiduccia, Tom McIntyre and Ted Kerasote-are what we would call pros. They have hunted, studied and written about deer all their lives. Others are just guys who wanted to share a couple of their best deer-hunting secrets. Do not be surprised if you turn up some contradictory views. There's more than one way to shoot, skin, and cook a deer; but it may be that the best way of all is the one you have to figure out on your own." "This is the finest book on whitetail hunting that I have seen." -- Larry Myhre, Sioux City Journal
Afield
Author | : Dave Smith |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2010-05-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1602397767 |
Collects stories by famous figures and writers on their relationships with hunting dogs, describing each contributor's forays into the outdoors at the side of a faithful canine companion, in a nostalgic tribute that includes pieces by such figures as Tom Brokaw, Rick Bass, and Chris Camuto.
History Afield
Author | : Robert C Willging |
Publisher | : Wisconsin Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0870205706 |
Stories of sportsmen past come to life in History Afield, an account of the many and varied sporting pursuits that are part of the Wisconsin tradition. Author and outdoorsman Robert Willging shares more than two dozen tales of Wisconsin sporting history, highlighting the hunt for waterfowl, upland birds, and deer; trout fishing in wild north Wisconsin rivers; and recreating at early Wisconsin lakeside resorts. Anecdotes of fishing exploits on our plentiful waterways and presidential visits to northern Wisconsin reveal a unique slice of sporting culture, and chapters on live decoys and the American Water Spaniel demonstrate the human-animal bond that has played such a large part in that history. Tales of nature’s fury include a detailed account of the famous Armistice Day storm, as well as the dangers of ice fishing on Lake Superior. These historical musings and perspectives on sporting ethos provide a strong sense of the lifestyle that Willging has preserved for our new century. Featuring first-hand interviews and a variety of historic photos depicting the Wisconsin sporting life, History Afield shows how the intimate relationship between humans and nature shaped this important part of the state’s heritage.
Frank Merriwell's Sports Afield
Author | : Burt L. Standish |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The Best of Sports Afield
Author | : Jay Cassell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780871136442 |
A collection of writings and articles from the pages of Sports Afield features a century of work by such distinguished authors as Thomas McGuane, Erle Stanley Gardner, Jim Harrison, P. J. O'Rourke, Gordon Macquarrie, and many others.