Game in the Desert
1st Edition
Published on 7. May 2014
362 pages
978-1-58667-145-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book-a reprint of the original 1939 edition-offers an in-depth look at some of the most sought-after game in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Included are black and grizzly bears, doves, elk and deer, and even Mexican jaguars. Each animal-dedicated chapter details habitat and behavior and includes stories from the author. Based mostly on the author's observations of game while on the hunt or just exploring in the field, this classic is a departure from natural history books that "are simply a rehash of other books that are a rehash of still other books."
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Jack O'Connor was a long-time writer for Outdoor Life magazine, where he served as shooting editor. He wrote more than a dozen books. He died in 1978.
Content
- Game in the Desert
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- I. The Southwest as a Game Country
- II. Gray Ghosts of the Mountains: The Rocky Mountain Mule Deer
- III. Los Buros: The Desert Mule Deer
- IV. Elf of the Brush Country: The Arizona Whitetail
- V. Lord of the Pinnacles: The Desert Bighorn
- VI. Swallow of the Plains: The Pronghorn Antelope
- VII. The Elk Come Back
- VIII. Desert Pigs: The Peccaries or Javelinas
- IX. Thanksgiving Gobblers: The Southwestern Wild Turkey
- X. Desert Bombshells: The Gambel's Quail
- XI. Meskin Blues: The Scaled Quail
- XII. Mystery Quail: The Mearn's Quail
- XIII. Visitor from the Tropics: The Whitewing Dove
- XIV. Speedster of the Upper Air: The Mourning Dove
- XV. Blacks and Grizzlies: The Bears of the Southwest
- XVI. El Tigre: The Mexican Jaguar
- XVII. The Mountain Lion
- XVIII. The Coyote: Desert Racketeer
- XIX. Retrospect and Survey
- XX. The Southwestern Battery
- XXI. Hints on Camping and Travel
- Bibliography
