Description
This book is a compilation of essays about hunting. Some of the authors are well-known, while others are not so well-known. The essays are all about hunting in some way, whether it be whaling in Greenland, hunting in Montana, or bear hunting techniques. There is one controversial essay about bear hunting that caused the resignation of the two top editors at "Outdoor Life" magazine.
Without apology, the voices here speak of the verities of the hunt, our connections to the land, and the ethics of blood sport, with essays by the best writers in the field: Edward Abbey, Rick Bass, Tom Beck, Jimmy Carter, Jim Fergus, Barry Lopez, Peter Matthiessen, Tom McGuane, Richard K. Nelson, David Peterson, and Terry Tempest Williams.
The collection of essays about hunting catches the eye at first for noted authors who turn up among its many contributors: from Peter Matthiesson is a beautifully written account of whaling in Greenland; Thomas McGuane offers vignettes about hunting in Montana; and novelist Jim Harrison writes a moving piece about poachers. But beyond the contributions by big names are many other thoughtful essays, including a controversial piece on bear hunting techniques that led the resignation of the two top editors at
Outdoor Life magazine when the magazine's publisher spiked the article.
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