Making Game: An Essay on Woodcock
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0932558216 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 202 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The woodcock, a reclusive game bird native to Europe and North America, has been hunted, celebrated and eaten since Roman times, though most American hunters are still ignorant of its existence. Valdene's writing is at once evocative and biting, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman and gourmand.
From Publishers Weekly In 1983 Valdene, a journalist and enthusiastic bird hunter, traveled around the country studying the woodcock and joining the efforts of scientists and bird lovers to band the game bird and document its loss of habitat. Valdene makes no excuses, however, for his own delight in hunting and eating the vulnerable bird. This contradiction remains at the heart of his book in which he oddly blends natural history with accounts of his huntng. Summing up what he learned about this curious bird and its habits, he deplores the
He lives with his wife on a farm in Tallahassee, Florida. Guy de la Valdene is a photographer, filmmaker and sportsman who was raised in the United States and France.
"A thinking man's guide to upland hunting" according to Jay Gardner. If you are looking for a how to book on woodcock and grouse hunting look elsewhere. Valdene spends a great deal of time painting a picture with very fine brush strokes. As you read you will smell the smells, feel the ground under foot and see the enviroment as it really is. This is not a book about hunting as much as it is a book about appreciating something. I have read it several times (it is an easy read) and I am sure I will read it again and again. There are technical aspects to the book. When you are finished you will know pretty much all there is to know a. Just EXECELLENT! If you have/now, or hope to live in 'their' flight path enjoy this lovely book.The reicpes, the family stories, the insights are profound!We're in Lakeville, Maine And the stories are like home spun Enjoy!. Excellent essay on a wonderful little bird Nick I loved Guy de la Valdene's Making Game. The book seamlessly mixes biology, history and a passion for hunting. Valdene clearly did his homework on woodcock, and it's a fascinating read. I did, however, get the sense that Valdene is not as experienced a woodcock hunter as he claims.