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Follow the trails of hunters-the original storytellers-as they interpret signs, examine tracks, and chase and catch their prey (or fail to). Readers can curl up with the best authentic hunting fiction and non-fiction, bringing the great Mount Kenya and the prairies of the American Bison into your living room. From Theodore Roosevelt and Gene Hill to Rick Bass and Charles Dickens, remember classic hunting tales and discover new stories of hunters'...
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For hunters, listening to the accounts of kindred spirits recalling the drama and action that go with good days afield ranks among life's most pleasurable activities. This newly updated volume-with an introduction by editor Stephen J. Bodio-contains some of the best hunting tales ever written, stories that sweep from charging elephants in the African bush to mountain goats in the mountain crags of the Rockies, from the gallant bird dogs of the Southern...
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This volume has something for everyone who hunts, be they rabbit hunters in the deep South, Cape buffalo hunters in the African bush, or white-tailed deer hunters in the woods of North America. Its selections celebrate hunting for big game, small game, waterfowl, upland birds, turkeys, African and Asian game, and much more. Readers will find many of their favorite writers represented here, along with authors who have penned inspired pieces that few...
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A diverse collection of remarkable stories that represent the universal thrill of the hunting experience.
From stalking the big game of the African savannah, to grouse shooting in the American Northeast, to bear hunting in the Pacific Northwest, a hunter's experience is as varied as the terrain that he or she traverses. But what is universal is the joy and elation that a hunter experiences while out in the field. Found in this collection are timeless...
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"This is my cathedral. These are my meditations. I was raised Methodist, but this is my religion."
"The fields and woods and old orchards here are sacred ground. I feel the presence of my old friends. I am humbled in the face of the beauty of the place and experience the quiet only found in nature. The peace for which we all search envelops me. On my worst days I've never failed to find it here."
The Ghosts of Autumn joins Joel Spring for one brief...
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Written by an award-winning author who challenged the gender gap in the hunting arena, FAN TALES is a collection of hilarious, bone-chilling, fun and exciting wild turkey hunting adventures and photographs. Stories of how Berdette Elaine Zastrow learned how to hunt turkeys and her first hunt in South Dakota's Black Hills to her turkey guiding episodes today in northeast South Dakota are chronicled. From the days of non-use of turkey decoys to today's...
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When it Comes to Hunting Stories, Go Big or Go Home!
For more than 20 years, hunter, humorist, and one-heck-of-a-storyteller Steve Chapman has been entertaining and inspiring his fans with his many adventures in God's great outdoors. Now, he brings you this trophy case collection of his most awesome anecdotes-tagged, bagged, and ready for you to read and enjoy!
Revisit some of Steve's most memorable moments along with some all-new, never-before-published...
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If matching wits with an elusive elk, chasing an antelope, or hunting pheasants excites you or someone you love, I'd Rather Be Hunting is perfect! Longtime hunter Stephen Sorenson shares memorable hunting stories and occasional misadventures to encourage you to enjoy God's great outdoors. You'll find strategies for success in the field and life as you go on hunting adventures that include:
• getting within shooting distance of eagle-eyed pronghorns
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xv, 456 pages : 1 map ; 25 cm
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This is the last of Hemingway's manuscripts to be published in its entirety. Editors Lewis and Fleming have taken great pains to publish as complete and faithful a publication as possible without editorial distortion. Hemingway called this title his "African Book." It is a thoughtful, adventuresome, and comedic recounting of his final safari in Africa.
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Experience all the thrills and dangers of hunting big game as told by writers who experienced them first-hand.
Elephant. Bear. Moose. Rhinoceros. Buffalo. Lion. Since prehistoric times man has hunted. An elemental part of life, seeking out and overpowering large, strong, and fast animals has been a pivotal part of human evolution.
In later times, when hunting for food wasn't necessary, man still tracked down his prey. Following an instinct for adventure,...
11) The biggest bear
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Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.
12) The magic finger
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Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
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"Only when he meets a professional hunter does Micah LaVeck learn the most precious lessons about living. His town on Aquidneck Island is beset with a flourishing coyote population. Residents are divided on how to cope. The mayor of Middletown offers a compromise: a lone professional hunter acting humanely and discreetly in concert with the Conservation Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife. Micah isn't the only one surprised when the hunter...
16) The capybaras
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"A charming and hilarious tale for kids ages 4-8 about how accepting others can enrich us all -- featuring capybaras, the beloved animal sensation capturing hearts around the world."--Provided by publisher.
17) Brian's hunt
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Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.
18) The hunt
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296 pages ; 22 cm
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Seventeen-year-old Gene has passed as a vampire for years, carefully following every rule, but now, just as he finds a girl worth fighting for, he is chosen to participate in the hunt for the last remaining humans among ruthless vampires who soon suspect his true nature.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 x 27 cm
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An eight-year-old boy's father teaches his son an outdoorsman's lessons about wildlife, canoing, and handling a gun. When the boy is allowed to accompany his father to hunting camp, where they discover a shivering mouse who shares the warmth of their stove, the boy reminds his dad of a lesson he was taught.
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v unnumbered pages, 564 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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An exciting collection of dangerous adventures and groundbreaking exploration, The Best Adventure and Exploration Stories Ever Told compiles the works of authors from all over the world and from the very distant past to recent eras.Popular and well-known authors such as Herman Melville, Jack London, Joseph Conrad, and Jules Verne are featured, as well as Homer's mythic tales and Iceland's mesmerizing sagas from the tenth and eleventh centuries. Nonfiction...
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