Synopses & Reviews
Anything can happen on a duck-hunting trip. A good marsh or bay is just an adventure waiting to unfold. It’s part of what makes duck hunting the sport of dreams, tales, and paintings and what sustains one’s efforts to cope with the sport’s considerable logistics of guns, gear, boats, and dogs. The duck hunter is part of a magnificent and ever-changing tapestry of land, water, and skies, alive with the stirrings of elemental nature.
This is a book about that tapestry. Included in this volume are some of the finest musings on duck hunting, by some of the sport’s most beloved authors, including:
• “Wings and Water, Guns and Dogs” by Ed Zern
• “This Mania Called Duck Hunting” by Ted Trueblood
• “Portrait of a Sweet-Water Marsh” by Robert Elman
• “Duck Blinds” by Charles F. Waterman
• “What is a Duck Hunter?” by Charley Dickey
• “North Again” by John Madson
• “Have Ducks the Power of Scent?” by Ray P. Holland
• “Canada and the Provinces” by Raymond R. Camp
• “Ice, Ducks, and Good Strong Rye” by Martin Bovey
• “The Susquehanna Flats” by Norris E. Pratt
• “And Keep Your Powder Dry” by Colin Willcock
• “Skyful of Bright Wings” by Russell Annabel
• “0 Bait: The Use of Corn” by Harry M. Walsh
• “Duck Talk” by Jim Rikhoff
• and dozens of others.
The Duck Hunter’s Book is great reading, and it just might improve your skills too.
Review
"Mr. Underwood's enthusiasm for the sport of duck hunting and some of the sport's beloved authors is apparent..."--
American Field magazineSynopsis
Anything can happen on a duck-hunting trip. A good marsh or bay is just an adventure waiting to unfold. Its part of what makes duck hunting the sport of dreams, tales, and paintings and what sustains ones efforts to cope with the sports considerable logistics of guns, gear, boats, and dogs. The duck hunter is part of a magnificent and ever-changing tapestry of land, water, and skies, alive with the stirrings of elemental nature.
This is a book about that tapestry. Included in this volume are some of the finest musings on duck hunting, by some of the sports most beloved authors, including:
• “Wings and Water, Guns and Dogs” by Ed Zern
• “This Mania Called Duck Hunting” by Ted Trueblood
• “Portrait of a Sweet-Water Marsh” by Robert Elman
• “Duck Blinds” by Charles F. Waterman
• “What is a Duck Hunter?” by Charley Dickey
• “North Again” by John Madson
• “Have Ducks the Power of Scent?” by Ray P. Holland
• “Canada and the Provinces” by Raymond R. Camp
• “Ice, Ducks, and Good Strong Rye” by Martin Bovey
• “The Susquehanna Flats” by Norris E. Pratt
• “And Keep Your Powder Dry” by Colin Willcock
• “Skyful of Bright Wings” by Russell Annabel
• “0 Bait: The Use of Corn” by Harry M. Walsh
• “Duck Talk” by Jim Rikhoff
• and dozens of others.
The Duck Hunters Book is great reading, and it just might improve your skills too.
Synopsis
This book should have a place in every duck hunter's library--from the novice to the expert.
About the Author
LAMAR UNDERWOOD is the former Editor-in-Chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life and is presently the Editorial Director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York. Among the books he has edited for The Lyons Press are Whitetail Tactics of the Pros, Bowhunting Tactics of the Pros, Into the Backing, The Quotable Soldier, and many more.
Table of Contents
(1) A Celebration * Wings and Water, Guns and Dogs by Ed Zern * This Mania Called Duck Hunting by Ted Trueblood * Portrait of a Sweet-Water Marsh by Robert Elman * Duck Blinds by Charles F. Waterman * What is a Duck Hunter? by Chaley Dickey (2) Myths or Mysteries? * North Again by John Madson * Have Ducks the Power of Scent? by Ray P. Holland * Waterfowl Speeds by Ray P. Holland * Mysteries of Migration by Robert Elman * Secret Life of the Salt Marsh Barrens by Robert Elman (3) Hunting Around * Canada and the Provinces by Raymond R. Camp * Big Sky by Charles F. Waterman * Ice, Ducks and Good Strong Rye by Martin Bovey * The Susquehanna Flats by Norris E. Pratt * And Keep Your Powder Dry by Colin Willcock * Maine and New England by Raymond R. Camp * Skyful of Bright Wings by Russell Annabel * Bait: The Use of Corn by Harry M. Walsh * Duck Talk by Jim Rikhoff * A Christmas Present to Myself by Robert C. Ruark (4) The Ropes and the Tools * Are We Shooting 8-Gauge Guns? by Nash Buckingham * Calling Ducks by Gene Hill * Painting Decoys by Eugene V. Connett, III * The Craft of the Blind by Raymond R. Camp * Setting Decoys by Norman Strung * Make the Ducks Come to you by Ted Trueblood (5)Dusky Ducks in the Wilderness by Bert Claflin * Hunting the Pothole Ducks by Hart Stillwell * Black Ducks Here and There by Van Campen Heilner * Bayman's Solstice by Norman Strung * Beyond the Limit by Nelson Bryant (6) The Divers * Canvasbacks from North to South by Van Campen Heilner * Redhead Ridge by Hart Stillwell * The Meaning of Canvasback by Gene Hill * To Ride the Wind by Albert Hochbaum (7) The Fireside Stories * A Shift in the Wind by Sigurd Olson * A Duck Looks Different to Another Duck by Robert C. Ruark * Times Past on the Eastern Shore by Gene Hill * Pintail Point by Kendrick Kimball * Great Day in the Morning by Nash Buckingham * Pothole Guys, Friz Out by Gordon MacQuarrier * Moss, Mallards and Mules by Bob Brister * Pot Luck by Roland Clark * One to Get Ready . . . and Two to Go by Harold P. Sheldon * What Rarer Day by Nash Buckingham * Trash Ducks by Harold P. Sheldon * Meditations in a Duck Blind by A. Starker Leopold * The Ducks at Tranquilllity by Archibald Rutledge * Danky Knows His Ducks by Archibald Rutledge * Nothing to do for Three Weeks by Gordon MasQuarrie * Hail and Farewell by Nash Buckingham