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Book A View to a Death in the Morning

Download or read book A View to a Death in the Morning written by Matt Cartmill and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few fossils found in Africa in the 1920s seemed to point to hunting as the first human activity among our simian forebears—the force behind our upright posture, skill with tools, domestic arrangements, and warlike ways. Why, on such slim evidence, did the theory take hold? In this engrossing book Matt Cartmill searches out the origins, and the strange allure, of the myth of Man the Hunter. An exhilarating foray into cultural history, A View to a Death in the Morning shows us how hunting has figured in the western imagination from the myth of Artemis to the tale of Bambi—and how its evolving image has reflected our own view of ourselves. A leading biological anthropologist, Cartmill brings remarkable wit and wisdom to his story. Beginning with the killer-ape theory in its post–World War II version, he takes us back through literature and history to other versions of the hunting hypothesis. Earlier accounts of Man the Hunter, drafted in the Renaissance, reveal a growing uneasiness with humanity’s supposed dominion over nature. By delving further into the history of hunting, from its promotion as a maker of men and builder of character to its image as an aristocratic pastime, charged with ritual and eroticism, Cartmill shows us how the hunter has always stood between the human domain and the wild, his status changing with cultural conceptions of that boundary. Cartmill’s inquiry leads us through classical antiquity and Christian tradition, medieval history, Renaissance thought, and the Romantic movement to the most recent controversies over wilderness management and animal rights. Modern ideas about human dominion find their expression in everything from scientific theories and philosophical assertions to Disney movies and sporting magazines. Cartmill’s survey of these sources offers fascinating insight into the significance of hunting as a mythic metaphor in recent times, particularly after the savagery of the world wars reawakened grievous doubts about man’s place in nature. A masterpiece of humanistic science, A View to a Death in the Morning is also a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human, to stand uncertainly between the wilderness of beast and prey and the peaceable kingdom. This richly illustrated book will captivate readers on every side of the dilemma, from the most avid hunters to their most vehement opponents to those who simply wonder about the import of hunting in human nature.

Book Whitetail Success by Design

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  • Author : Jeffrey Sturgis
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-09-24
  • ISBN : 9780988290006
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Whitetail Success by Design written by Jeffrey Sturgis and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the critical concepts needed for designing your own whitetail habitat and hunting success. Whether you hunt private or public land, the concepts described in this book will help you design your next hunt of a lifetime. The Author has relied upon these concepts of Whitetail Design to achieve Whitetail Success for decades, and he is excited to the the same for you!

Book To Hunt in the Morning

Download or read book To Hunt in the Morning written by Janet Siskind and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1975 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have changes in media affected our everyday experience, behavior, and sense of identity? Such questions have generated endless arguments and speculations, but no thinker has addressed the issue with such force and originality as Joshua Meyrowitz in No Sense of Place. Advancing a daring and sophisticated theory, Meyrowitz shows how television and other electronic media have created new social situations that are no longer shaped by where we are or who is "with" us. While other media experts have limited the debate to message content, Meyrowitz focuses on the ways in which changes in media rearrange "who knows what about whom" and "who knows what compared to whom," making it impossible for us to behave with each other in traditional ways. No Sense of Place explains how the electronic landscape has encouraged the development of: -More adultlike children and more childlike adults; -More career-oriented women and more family-oriented men; and -Leaders who try to act more like the "person next door" and real neighbors who want to have a greater say in local, national, and international affairs. The dramatic changes fostered by electronic media, notes Meyrowitz, are neither entirely good nor entirely bad. In some ways, we are returning to older, pre-literate forms of social behavior, becoming "hunters and gatherers of an information age." In other ways, we are rushing forward into a new social world. New media have helped to liberate many people from restrictive, place-defined roles, but the resulting heightened expectations have also led to new social tensions and frustrations. Once taken-for-granted behaviors are now subject to constant debate and negotiation. The book richly explicates the quadruple pun in its title: Changes in media transform how we sense information and how we make sense of our physical and social places in the world.

Book That Wild Country

Download or read book That Wild Country written by Mark Kenyon and published by Little a. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From prominent outdoorsman and nature writer Mark Kenyon comes an engrossing reflection on the past and future battles over our most revered landscapes--America's public lands. Every American is a public-land owner, inheritor to the largest public-land trust in the world. These vast expanses provide a home to wildlife populations, a vital source of clean air and water, and a haven for recreation. Since its inception, however, America's public land system has been embroiled in controversy--caught in the push and pull between the desire to develop the valuable resources the land holds or conserve them. Alarmed by rising tensions over the use of these lands, hunter, angler, and outdoor enthusiast Mark Kenyon set out to explore the spaces involved in this heated debate, and learn firsthand how they came to be and what their future might hold. Part travelogue and part historical examination, That Wild Country invites readers on an intimate tour of the wondrous wild and public places that are a uniquely profound and endangered part of the American landscape.

Book To Hunt in the Morning

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  • Author : Janet Siskind
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1975
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book To Hunt in the Morning written by Janet Siskind and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Precision Bowhunting

Download or read book Precision Bowhunting written by John Eberhart and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005-07-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another must-have title from the authors of the bestselling Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails (0-8117-2819-6). Lays out a hunting program for the entire year, including preparation and training during the off-season. Especially useful for hunting high-pressure areas and it explains how to best take advantage of the rut.

Book The Old Pro Turkey Hunter

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  • Author : Gene Nunnery
  • Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • Release : 2018-10-15
  • ISBN : 1496820002
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book The Old Pro Turkey Hunter written by Gene Nunnery and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his life, Gene Nunnery was recognized as a master turkey hunter and an artisan who crafted unique, almost irresistible turkey calls. In The Old Pro Turkey Hunter, the vaunted sportsman shares over fifty years of personal experience in Mississippi and surrounding states, along with the decades-old wisdom of the huntsmen who taught him. Throughout the book, his stories make clear that turkey hunting is more than just killing the bird--it is about matching wits with a wild and savvy adversary. As Nunnery explains, "To me that's what it's all about: finding a wise old gobbler who will test your skill as a turkey hunter." Through his stories, Nunnery reveals that the true reward for successful turkey hunting lies in winning the contest, not necessarily exterminating the foe. Real sportsmen know that every now and then the turkey should and will elude the hunter. As Nunnery looks back on his extensive career, he analyzes vast differences in practice, old and new. The shift, he decides, came during his last twenty years on the hunt, and that difference has only increased in the decades since this book was originally published. Michael O. Giles, Bass Pro staff team member, master turkey hunter, and award-winning outdoors writer and author of Passion of the Wild, writes a new foreword that brings the practice of turkey hunting into the present day. Filled with a tested mixture of common sense and specific examples of how master turkey hunters honor their harvest and heritage, The Old Pro Turkey Hunter is the perfect companion for the novice or the adept.

Book The Urban Deer Complex

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  • Author : A. J. DeRosa
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2014-03-13
  • ISBN : 9780991032907
  • Pages : 222 pages

Download or read book The Urban Deer Complex written by A. J. DeRosa and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hunting the Whitetail Deer

Download or read book Hunting the Whitetail Deer written by Tom Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Whitetail Adventures

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  • Author : Kevin Lovegreen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-04
  • ISBN : 9781732764682
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book Whitetail Adventures written by Kevin Lovegreen and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Luke and his family in Lucky Luke's Hunting Adventures: Whitetail Adventure as he experiences all the wonders of hunting in the great outdoors. In this tale, Luke is finally old enough to join his family on his first whitetail deer hunt, and he has all kinds of advice from his fellow hunters. When Luke's dad brings him deep into a Northern Minnesota swamp for a magical morning hunt, Luke finds adventure and nature at every turn in the trail. One thing's for sure--you won't believe who gets the big buck!

Book Secrets of the Sambar

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  • Author : Errol Mason
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018-12
  • ISBN : 9780646992310
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Secrets of the Sambar written by Errol Mason and published by . This book was released on 2018-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z blueprint for hunting Sambar Deer presented in chronological order as taught on Errol Masons Hunt Smart Course.

Book How to Hunt Like a Gentleman  I Love the Smell of Gunpowder in the Morning

Download or read book How to Hunt Like a Gentleman I Love the Smell of Gunpowder in the Morning written by Hank Huntington and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the thrill of hunting anytime you want with this collection of stories by Hank Huntington. As a young boy, Hank hunted with his father and later with college friends. As retirement approached, he began keeping a record of his adventures at www.OutdoorsWithHank.com, which has been read by thousands of people. Whether it is hunting big game in the mountains of the West, listening to the call of the mallard hen as she circles a decoy spread or sneaking up on deer, bears, turkeys, ducks, pheasants, wild hogs, and elk and caribou, these tales have excitement for hunters from all walks of life. In addition to actual kills, Hank shares the research, planning, and commitment he engaged in to successfully hunt big and small game. For anyone wanting to hunt big, four-legged creatures-from elk and buffalo in United States of America to caribou in northern Canada-this is the definitive guide.

Book A Morning Hunt

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  • Author : H J Lee
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2019-05-10
  • ISBN : 9781097788903
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book A Morning Hunt written by H J Lee and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-10 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A morning hunt goes wrong; when a deer hunting adventure turns into a nightmare. They are creatures in nature you can't explain; and their vengeance is brutal. With constant thoughts of his on death ever present Derick tries to survive when survival seems lost.

Book Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails

Download or read book Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails written by John Eberhart and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to scout and prepare sites while leaving minimal evidence of human presence, and how to read deer sign to find the most productive places to hunt. Comprehensive coverage of scent control, including the use of odor-eliminating clothing.

Book A View to a Death in the Morning

Download or read book A View to a Death in the Morning written by Matt Cartmill and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Morning Hunt

Download or read book A Morning Hunt written by Lex J.W.W. and published by Karlisle Productions. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Spotlight Story, Tristelle is running through the treetops of the Lumen Forest on a hunt for a white stag. Per her grandfather's request, she is to slay it, and return to the their cabin home with proof of the kill. This hunt is not for sport, or for food. This is a trial. One of many on Tris's path to become a gifted and wise Sage of Spirits. In this forest though, things don't always happen how you'll expect. Get ready for anything, and delve into the luscious, green realm of Gaia with Tristelle in A Morning Hunt, a prelude to the events of the Worlds Apart Series by Lex J.W.W. Enjoy!

Book Whitetail Access

Download or read book Whitetail Access written by Chris Eberhart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop dreaming and start hunting! Readers will get the most out of their time and money with this informative book. Written with the budget-conscious hunter in mind, this guide puts the reader in the driver's seat with do-it-yourself tips and techniques for taking your hunt to the top whitetail states.