A Hunter's Fireside Book
Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds, & Guns
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2009
176 pages
978-1-62873-235-1 (ISBN)
Description
For decades, Gene Hill's articles and books have captured the spirit of the outdoors in a way that inspires and entertains millions of readers. A Hunter's Fireside Book captures the essence of the life of a sportsman and explores the full spectrum of the hunter's experience: sunrises in the duck blind, an unforgettable hunter's moon, the camaraderie of men who know the pleasures of being wet and cold and a little bit lost.
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Gene Hill was the author of many beloved hunting books, as well as his legendary monthly columns. During World War II he served Okinawa. A graduate of Harvard, Hill worked as a copywriter for several Madison Avenue advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson, before getting his start as a writer. Hill began by moonlighting as an outdoors columnist for Guns & Ammo and Sports Afield. In 1977, he left Madison Avenue to become a columnist full-time. He was the associate editor at Field & Stream, where he also wrote the monthly column, "Hill Country.? Hill also wrote more than a dozen books detailing his hunting experiences. He died in 1997.
Content
- Intro
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Dedication
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- THE ELEPHANT AND THE OWL
- A BOY I ENVY
- THE WOODCOCK GUN
- ANOTHER NEW GUN
- MIDNIGHT OWLS
- $6,537.50
- SMELL HAPPY
- GENIUS AND 100 STRAIGHT
- A SOUTH SEAS BIRD
- THE OLD DUCK HUNTER
- TO YOUR HEALTH
- GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS
- COLLECTING GUNS
- FEELING GUILTY
- SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE
- PLANTING TREES
- SHAME
- BARGAINS
- THE PERFECT WOMAN
- THE STRANGER
- NOVEMBER
- A HELPING HAND
- RAIN
- A WINDOW ON THE POND
- A MOLE AND A MOUSE
- TELLING LIES
- "TROUBLE"
- OLD TOM
- TRAINING CHILDREN
- HOGGING UP
- FATE
- A FISHING NUT
- A CHRISTMAS STORY
- HOW TO WIN
- CULTURE
- LOG FIRES
- KEEPING WARM
- THE WOODCOCK LETTER
- THE 3-BIRD ACCIDENT
- EVENING SONGS
- DENTISTS
- WISH BOOKS
- PUPPIES? YES!
- THE FIRST GUN
- WHY
- THE WOOD DUCK INVASION
- OPTIMISM
- BRUSH PILES
- FRIENDS?
- THE HIGH SIERRAS
- BE PREPARED
- HEXES AND CHARMS
- MEMORIES OF MISSES PAST
- BAD COOKS
- THE ELEPHANT HUNT
- GOOD WORDS
- FREE ADVICE
- THE PRIMROSE PATH
- WITNESSES
- GOING BACK
- WHY NOT?
- AN EVENING WALK
- THE WAGER
- RAISING PUPPIES
- JENNIFER ASKS "WHY?"
- THE PERFECT GUN
- GETTING READY
- SWEET DREAMS
- RAISING PUPPIES, PART II
- THE OLD SONGS
- HUNTER'S MOON
- SEPTEMBER
- A CHRISTMAS WISH
- FLINCHING
- DAYDREAMS
- THE FUNERAL
