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November features hunting
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A peculiar virtue in wildlife ethics is
that the hunter ordinarily has no gallery to applaud or disapprove of
his conduct. Whatever his acts, they are dictated by his own
conscience, rather than by a mob of onlookers. It is difficult to
exaggerate the importance of this fact. Voluntary adherence to an
ethical code elevates the self-respect of the sportsman, but it should
not be forgotten that the voluntary disregard of the code degenerates
and depraves him.---Aldo Leopold
Look for these titles in the MORE
catalog
Fiction
Outfoxed
by Rita Mae Brown
F Bro
In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters,
horses, hounds and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties,
where the thrill of the chase and the intraccies of human-animal
relationships are experienced first-hand and murder exposes a proud Southern
community's unsavory secrets. The
Bear
by William Faulkner
In the Deep South during the late 19th century, a young boy goes on the annual hunt in the Big
Bottom where he confronts Old Ben, a bear that has always eluded the hunters.
Poachers
by Tom Franklin
F Fra
Influenced by the author's experiences as a deer
hunter and his years as a blue-collar worker, Poachers reveals a south
Alabama yeilding its forests, bogs and rivers to lumber mills, power plants
and chemical factories. The necessary mystery of the woods is being
replaced by the iron and steel of pipes and tank, drum and pump. The
state itself is being poached. The
love hunter
by Jon Hassler
F Has
Larry Quinn lives in a college town in rural Minnesota. He is dying from multiple
sclerosis and his best friend, Chris MacKensie, has fallen in love with Larry's wife,
Rachel. The love for the dying and passion for the living form an uneasy bond, as the three of them face the truth of life
together....THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW True
at first light
by Ernest Hemingway
F Hem
A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens
on the day Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari
camp and news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe.
Drama continues as his wife, Mary, pursues the great black-manned lion that
has become her obsession. Spicing his depictions of human ongings with
sharp humor, Hemingway captures the excitement of big-game hunting and the
unparalled beauty of the scenery. Cowboys
are my weakness
by Pam Houston
F Hou
In these strong, shrewd, and very funny stories, we meet smart women
who are looking for the love of a good man, and men who are wild and hard to pin down. Our heroines
are part daredevil, part philosopher, all acute observers of the nuances of modern romance. They go
where their cowboys and hunters go, they meet men who don't look the part -- and they have staunch friends
who give them advice when the going gets rough. The
purification ceremony
by Mark T. Sullivan
F Sul
Eight hunters have gathered in northern British
Columbia to track record book whitetail deer. Here, far from the
claustrophobic madness of the modern world, Diana Jackman hopes to get in
touch with unresolved issues of her past and find the self she somehow
lost. However, one by one, the hunters are being stalked, slaughtered
and gutted like the animals they are hunting by a cunning and relentless
madman. For the first time in her life, Diana will know what is like
to be prey but she must fight the instinct to flee. To survive, she
will rely on her father's teachings and set out alone to hunt the hunter.
Non-fiction
Hunting farmland bucks
by John Trout
799.2 Tro
Provides techniques for those who pursue whitetails near
agricultureal/woodlot mixtures. Bowhunting
big game records of North America
799.215 Bow
The official records book for outstanding native North
American big game trophies taken with bow and arrow complied by the Pope and
Young Club from their records archives. Hunting
rabbits and hares: the complete guide to North America's favorite small game
by Richard P. Smith
799.2 Smi
Includes tips on tracking, jump shooting, understanding
cycles, hunting from a stand, guns and loads, rabbit and hare signs, hunting
with dogs, clothing and accessories, bow and arrow, and much more. The
voice and vocabulary of the wild turkey
by Lovett E. Williams, Jr.
799.246 Wil
The wild turkey is America's most vocal game bird. Its
vocabulary consists of at least 28 calls, all of which the author has
studied and recorded in the wild. The book contains much of what is known
about the voice and calls of the wild turkey from the time of hatching
through adulthood and also contains information about imitating turkey
calls.
Videos The
deer hunter
VID Drama
Director: Michael Cimino.
Starring Robert De Niro, co-starring Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken.
Tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds
of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. Lost
in the barrens
VID Family
Two boys from different backgrounds become separated from their hunting party in the icy
wilderness of Canada, and must work together to survive. How
to call ducks
799.244 VIDEO
Featuring Mike and Roger Morton. Instruction is
supplemented by actual footage which demonstrates how birds react to
different calls. Tree stand safety
& hunting with the tree-lounge
799.2 Tre VIDEO
Hunt safely and successfully in a tree stand.
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