Download or read book A Waterfowler s Tale For Those Who Like to Hunt Ducks written by Jay Gore and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One person's love affair with duck hunting, and all things that go with the sport: guns, dogs, decoys, duck conservation and photography. Near the banks of the Missouri River in northwest Missouri is where Jay Gore spent much of the first 18 years of his life. At age 10, he hunted small game in woodlots on family farms. Millions of ducks and geese that used the Missouri River as a corridor for migration provided many opportunities to hone his waterfowling skills. Pursuing these waterfowl gave Mr. Gore the spark to pursue a career in wildlife management. He obtained BS (1963) and MS (1965) degrees at South Dakota State University and the University of Maine respectively. He was a senior waterfowl biologist for six years with the Tennessee Fish and Game Commission. He had a 30-year career with three Federal agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA Forest Service.
Download or read book The Duck Gods Must Be Crazy written by Doug Larsen and published by Ducks Unlimited Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow up to his best-selling book Don't Shoot the Decoys, author Doug Larsen offers more humorous observations on the sport of waterfowling. The book begins with a hilarious "Open Letter to the Duck Gods," in which Larsen wonders aloud about what he has done to deserve the wrath of the duck hunting deities, which have obviously conspired against him to ruin his hunting season, his physical and mental health, and his family life. "Three weeks into the season," he writes, "with only two weeks left to go. Everything seems to be going against me, and I wouldn't know a limit of ducks if I tripped over one." From there Larsen lets his duck hunting fancy take flights that are sure to tickle the funny bones of waterfowlers everywhere. These include ruminations on why there aren't any duck hunting movies (in the story "Black Duck Down"), a duck hunt with two sharp-shooting and keen-witted little old ladies in the Louisiana bayou (in "A Duck for Gumbo"), a chapter devoted to, of all things, "Coot Tactics," and seventeen other new and original stories of "waterfowling obsession." Indeed, what was said when Larsen published his first book is even more apt with the publication of his second: "If Gordon MacQuarrie is the voice of the old duck hunters, then Doug Larsen is the voice of the new."
Download or read book Don t Shoot the Decoys written by Doug Larsen and published by Ducks Unlimited Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These entertaining stories celebrate the sport of waterfowling.
Download or read book To Hunt Ducks written by Matt Wemple and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a book about duck hunting, first and foremost, that spans three flyways, and takes you into the blind with everyday, working stiff waterfowlers who like it best when its cold, wet, and muddy. Hunts run the gamut of North American duck country-coastal marsh, flooded timber, rice fields, high lonesome prairie, and sprawling mountain valleys flanked by snowcapped peaks. Many hunts on public land accessible to all. There are hunts on private land in duck clubs that for many are a staple of the waterfowling tradition. From my late teens into my fortissimo, the stories herein tel the tale of American duck hunters who purché this passion in their own inique way. If you're a duck hunter, you've been there, done this, and know what its all about. Duck hunters everywhere are unique for the absurd lengths they will go to be where the duck are. The theme runs through this collection of short stories. There are tales of youthful folly, exploration, family, old friends, new friends, good dogs, wild ducks, wild country, muddy water, and wide horizons. No matter where one goes, the drama of the hunt often plays out the same transcending regional differences while capturing the nuances of culture in a pursuit that has long defined the history of hunting in North America.
Download or read book Misery Loves Company written by and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fun-filled look at the foibles, follies, pratfalls, and unpredictable world of the duck hunter, from the time his alarm rings at 3:00 a.m. until he stumbles into freezing marsh water two hours later, swamping his waders but not dampening his enthusiasm for the sport. Why do duck hunters do it? Sit in driving rain for hours awaiting ducks that may never come? Shiver in freezing boats and blinds in the most inaccessible, not to mention inhospitable, environs imaginable? Author-photographer Bill Buckley writes about these magic moments with humor and verve, but it is his brilliant color photographs that steal the show. The hapless hunter who watches helplessly as his partner's Suburban backs out of the driveway-and over the gun case that holds his favorite shotgun. Click! The faithful retriever that elegantly lifts its leg and makes a sop of the hunter's blind bag. Click! And the pained expressions on the faces of duck hunters caught in the act of enjoying their favorite sport. Click. Waterfowlers who sometimes question their own sanity can now take heart. It's all right, Buckley writes, if you like standing in swamp muck for hours on end. It's okay if your family thinks you're weird. Who cares if your girlfriend diagnoses you as obsessive-compulsive or sadomasochistic? The important thing is, you're not alone.
Download or read book The Duck Hunter s Book written by Lamar Underwood and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book should have a place in every duck hunter's library--from the novice to the expert.
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting written by Tom Airhart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterfowling is one of the more challenging forms of hunting. Requiring an intimate knowledge of the quarry in specialized gear—from shotguns and ammo to decoys, calls, blinds, and boats—and taking place in a variety of terrains—from the fields of Manitoba to the flooded timber of Arkansas, it’s the type of sport that gets in your blood and stays there. In The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting, all aspects of this sport are covered by three authors who have intimate knowledge of how to hunt ducks and geese successfully. Chapters within this book cover dozens of topics, with special attention devoted to: Identifying the many and various species of waterfowl Methods for decoying and calling in a variety of situations Advice on how to choose the best gear for the situation at hand Theories and practices of retriever training and handling Tips on hunting in different types of weather, from rain and snow to bluebird skies How to choose the correct guns and loading Plus tips on blind placement in water or on land With more than a hundred photographs expertly illuminating the realities of waterfowl hunting, The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting is sure to help hunters of all skill levels bag their biggest catches yet.
Download or read book A Book on Duck Shooting written by Van Campen Heilner and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage volume contains a practical and informative book on shooting duck, and includes tips and hints on technique, instructions for attaining best results, information on equipment, historical and anecdotal information... and much more. Complete with authentic photographs and a wealth of information invaluable to the keen duck hunter, this volume constitutes a must-have for anyone with a serious interest in the sport. The chapters of this book include: “Shooting Wildfowl”, “The Wheat Fields of Alberta”, “Black Ducks Here and There”, “The Wariest Wildfowl”, “Down Barnstable Way”, “Mississippi Mud”, “Winter Along the Baltic”, “Beyond the Sierras”, “From Illinois to Arkansas”, “The Watch Gander”, “Down by the Rio Grande”, etcetera. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on shooting wildfowl.
Download or read book Gordon MacQuarrie written by Keith Crowley and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although his typewriter has been silent for nearly fifty years, Gordon MacQuarrie’s words continue to inspire generations of hunting and fishing enthusiasts. Through his “Stories of the Old Duck Hunters,” most of which are still in print, MacQuarrie captured the intangible, emotional qualities of the outdoor life in a way that made him unique among his peers. As a result, his audience and his legend continue to grow. Gordon MacQuarrie: The Story of an Old Duck Hunter is the first full-length biography of this literary legend. It explores the relationships he nurtured and treasured; records his coming of age during Theodore Roosevelt’s Conservation Movement; documents his rise to national prominence as the first full-time, professional outdoor writer in America; and follows his life as journalist, storyteller, husband, father, outdoorsman, and conservationist. Complete with rarely seen photographs and a comprehensive timeline of his writings, this book is a fitting companion to MacQuarrie’s own Stories of the Old Duck Hunters anthologies.
Download or read book Wildfowl Magazine s Duck Hunting written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildfowl Magazine’s Duck Hunting is a compilation of the best stories to ever appear in Wildfowl. It is packed with a wealth of valuable how-to information compiled by the foremost authorities in the sport. A vast range of topics is covered in these articles, including: Field Tactics for Challenging Conditions Selecting the Best Guns and Gear Best Places to Hunt How to Train a Great Duck-Hunting Retriever Learn to Hunt Smarter at Top Destinations Scouting Techniques on Land and Water And More! Enhance your experience with tips and tactics written by experts such as Skip Knowles, Joe Genzel, Tom Dokken, David Draper, and John M. Taylor. Wildfowl Magazine’s Duck Hunting is an essential resource for all duck hunting enthusiasts.
Download or read book Chesapeake Bay Duck Hunting Tales written by C.L. Marshall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join author and hunter C.L. Marshall as he recounts more than forty years of stories and anecdotes chock-full of dogs, good friends and fast-paced waterfowl action. It takes stubborn dedication and passionate optimism to brave the frosty, wet conditions for the chance to shoot ducks and geese. And yet the tradition continues every year as more than one million waterfowl occupy the waters of the Chesapeake. Whether you are setting decoys or watching the sun rise from a blind, hunting the bay is as challenging as it is rewarding. No one understands that better than the generations who have experienced it, from the goose pits of Rock Hall and Chestertown to the frothing whitewater of the Tangier Sound.
Download or read book The Compleat Waterfowler written by B. R. Peterson and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moral base camp of the Valhalla Lounge, deep inside Buck Peterson's Duck Lodge and Advanced Plucking Center, Buck provides meaningful answers on how to call ducks (based on the latest research on how drakes and hens communicate); how to identify game species such as the rare Johnathan Divingsom Seaduck and the Fly Blue-Wing Devils; how to measure trophy ducks using official Boom and Crockpot Club standards; how ducks interpret near-death experiences (NDE); and much more. At great risk, Buck exposes the dog lovers' conspiracy to dominate the retriever world and explains the advantages of owning a duck-retrieving pig. A gourmet chef and an all-around sportsman, Buck also shares his recipes for duck spare parts. THE COMPLEAT WATERFO(U)WLER is the perfect gift for any hunter frustrated with his bird dog or ready for a good laugh.
Download or read book Duck Hunting in America written by Steven Lahr and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this piece of work is misleading in many respects. You might pick it up and peruse it thinking that wow, its a new waterfowl book. Well, youll find some. The core and idea of whats inside in reality is somewhat disguised. The title in essence is a reflection more of life and with some different perspectives. The writer has deep love of the Art of Waterfowling. Hes also a bird watcher and a long time member of the Cornell Ornithology Association. (Many accolades to this organization!). Think of the concept of this title as whats written is more of a reflection on the writer himself. Get All Your Ducks In A Row and well attempt to embark on some inner meanings. Hopefully, it will grow. The first book, Rantings of an Ivy League Mad Man, has a parallel. Lets get out the decoys and sit tight as we watch the morning come to full light. If youve been there with your camo on, you most likely wont be bored. Hopefully, we pass on this tradition to those we love because of what happens to waterfowl and human beings alike. Im trying to pass on a message. Some may struggle making the connection between the book title and its content. I hope they persevere. Hopefully youll grasp the concept as it is. These arent necessarily poems. I call them po-ms for better clarity. Youll see why. Enjoy, Steve C. Lahr
Download or read book Waterfowl of the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the images of award-winning photographer Gary Kramer and the words of Kramer and Greg Mensik, Waterfowl of the World takes readers on a visual and literary journey in search of all 167 species of ducks, geese, and swans on Earth. Among these are a few on the brink of extinction, like the Madagascar Pocharand Brazilian Merganser; and those that are struggling, such as the White-winged Duck and Baer's Pochard.
Download or read book The Last of the Market Hunters written by Dale Hamm and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1996-09-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duck hunting has changed greatly since the days of unlimited duck kills, as the limit of fifty ducks a day established in 1902 has fallen to the present three. A legitimate hunter now, Dale Hamm learned the art of market hunting—taking waterfowl out of season and selling them to restaurants—from his father during the l920s. During the l930s and l940s, he kept his family alive by market hunting. At the peak of his career, Hamm poached every private hunting club along the Illinois River from Havana to Beardstown. After market hunting died out, Hamm became a legendary and almost respected—albeit controversial—character on the Illinois backwaters. He was eventually invited to hunt on the same clubs from which he had once been chased at the point of a shotgun. He hunted with judges, sheriffs, and the head of undercover operations for the Illinois Department of Conservation, all of whom knew of his reputation. He passed on to these hunting partners a lifetime of outdoor knowledge gained from slogging through mud, falling through ice, hunting ducks at three o’clock in the morning, dodging game wardens, and running the world’s only floating tavern. "I always said if anyone ever cut open one of us Hamms, all they’d find was duck or fish," Hamm once said of his family. Now in his eighties, Hamm still carries a pellet from a shotgun in his chin to remind him of a shotgun blast that ricocheted off the water and into his face. Bakke notes that it is appropriate that a man who spent his life with a shotgun in his hands should carry a bit of buckshot wherever he goes. Everyone who ever met Dale Hamm has a story about him. His own story is that of a one-of-a-kind character who, in his later years, used his considerable outdoor savvy to conserve the natural resources he once savaged. "His time and kind are gone," Bakke notes, "and there will never be another like him." This book will be of interest to anyone who has ever been hunting—or who enjoys reading about colorful people and times that exist no more.
Download or read book A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowl Hunting written by R. K. Sawyer and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The days are gone when seemingly limitless numbers of canvasbacks, mallards, and Canada geese filled the skies above the Texas coast. Gone too are the days when, in a single morning, hunters often harvested ducks, shorebirds, and other waterfowl by the hundreds. The hundred-year period from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries brought momentous changes in attitudes and game laws: changes initially prompted by sportsmen who witnessed the disappearance of both the birds and their spectacular habitat. These changes forever affected the state’s storied hunting culture. Yet, as R. K. Sawyer discovered, the rich lore and reminiscences of the era’s hunters and guides who plied the marshy haunts from Beaumont to Brownsville, though fading, remain a colorful and essential part of the Texas outdoor heritage. Gleaned from interviews with sportsmen and guides of decades past as well as meticulous research in news archives, Sawyer’s vivid documentation of Texas’ deep-rooted waterfowl hunting tradition is accompanied by a superb collection of historical and modern photographs. He showcases the hunting clubs, the decoys, the duck and goose calls, the equipment, and the unique hunting practices of the period. By preserving this account of a way of life and a coastal environment that have both mostly vanished, A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowl Hunting also pays tribute to the efforts of all those who fought to ensure that Texas’ waterfowl legacy would endure. This book will aid their efforts, along with those of coastal residents, birders, wildlife biologists, conservationists, and all who are interested in the state’s natural history and in championing the preservation of waterfowl and wetland resources for the benefit of future generations.
Download or read book Windward Crossings written by Chuck Petrie and published by . This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 13 original stories cover a broad range of duck and goose hunting Also includes 60 color etchings watercolors and oil paintings by noted sporting artist Brett J Smith
