
Hide, Horn, Fish, and Fowl
Texas Hunting and Fishing Lore
Kenneth L. Untiedt(Editor)
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2011
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-57441-320-5 (ISBN)
Description
What would cause someone to withstand freezing temperatures in a cramped wooden box for hours on end, or stand in waist-high rushing waters, flicking a pole back and forth over and over-in many cases with nothing whatsoever to show for his efforts? Why is it that, into the twenty-first century, with the convenience of practically any type of red meat or fish available at the local supermarket, we continue to hunt game and fish on open waters? The answer is that no matter how sophisticated we think we are, no matter how technologically advanced we become, there is still something deep within us that beckons us to "the hunt."
This desire creates the customs, beliefs, and rituals related to hunting-for deer, hogs, and other four-legged critters, as well as fish and snakes, and other things that perhaps aren't physically alive, but capture our interest as much as the prey mentioned above. These rituals and customs lead to some of our most treasured stories, legends, and practices. This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes serious, introspective articles on hunting and fishing, as well as humorous tall tales and "windies" about the big ones that got away-all lore that reminds us of that drive that calls us to become predators again.
This desire creates the customs, beliefs, and rituals related to hunting-for deer, hogs, and other four-legged critters, as well as fish and snakes, and other things that perhaps aren't physically alive, but capture our interest as much as the prey mentioned above. These rituals and customs lead to some of our most treasured stories, legends, and practices. This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes serious, introspective articles on hunting and fishing, as well as humorous tall tales and "windies" about the big ones that got away-all lore that reminds us of that drive that calls us to become predators again.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
55 b&w illus. Notes.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
647 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-320-5 (9781574413205)
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KENNETH L. UNTIEDT is the Secretary-Editor of the Texas Folklore Society. He earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Texas Tech University, and is now an associate professor of English at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.