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A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places
Charles Fergus
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Description for A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places
Paperback. A chronicle of the first hunting season with the author's springer spaniel. Illustrator(s): Fornelli, Joe. Num Pages: 248 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WNGD; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 25.
A Rough-Shooting Dog is the compelling account of a man and his best friend--an English springer spaniel named Jenny. The author chronicles the training and first hunting season of his beloved canine friend and hunting companion, taking the reader into the field in pursuit of woodcock, pheasant, and grouse--noting that the two are a team and must work closely together in order to be successful hunters. Fergus discusses the roughshoots: cattail slough, beaver pond, alder jungle, and old orchards--all the while teaching the reader a little about life.It is a book about the dramas, joys, and frustrations of hunting with ... Read more
A Rough-Shooting Dog is the compelling account of a man and his best friend--an English springer spaniel named Jenny. The author chronicles the training and first hunting season of his beloved canine friend and hunting companion, taking the reader into the field in pursuit of woodcock, pheasant, and grouse--noting that the two are a team and must work closely together in order to be successful hunters. Fergus discusses the roughshoots: cattail slough, beaver pond, alder jungle, and old orchards--all the while teaching the reader a little about life.It is a book about the dramas, joys, and frustrations of hunting with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Lyons Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781592288571
SKU
V9781592288571
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Charles Fergus
Charles Fergus has published sixteen books and numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. He lives in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with his wife, Nancy Marie Brown, who is also a professional freelance writer, along with two Icelandic horses and a pair of hunting dogs: a springer spaniel named Caillie and a wicked young English cocker named Havoc. Joe Fornelli, ... Read more
Reviews for A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places
"Contemplative, yet joyful and celebratory, his work is reminiscent of James Kilgo's Deep Enough for Ivorybills in its view of hunting as a way of gaining knowledge. A welcome addition to any library."
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