A Grouse Hunter's Almanac

by Parman, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780299249205
• ISBN10: 0299249204
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-06
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Summary

"There are two kinds of hunting: ordinary hunting, and ruffed-grouse hunting."-Aldo Leopold, fromA Sand County Almanac Like that earlier grouse hunter Aldo Leopold, Mark Parman takes to the woods when the aspens are smoky gold. Here, in an evocative almanac that chronicles the early season of the grouse hunt through its end in the snows of January, Parman follows his dog through the changing trees and foliage, thrills to the sudden flush of beating wings, and holds a bird in hand, thankful for the meal it will provide. Distilling twenty seasons of grouse hunting into these essays, he writes of old dogs and gun lust, cover and clear cutting, climate change, companions male and female, wildlife art, and stumps.A Grouse Hunterrs"s Almanacdelves into the mind of a hunter, exploring the Northwoods with an eye for more than just game.

Author Biography

Mark Parman is a member of the Ruffed Grouse Society and the Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters. He is coauthor of Fat Tire Wisconsin: A Mountain Bike Trail Guide and teaches English and journalism at the University of Wisconsin–Marathon County. He has written for Sports Afield, Pointing Dog Journal, and other outdoor magazines.

Excerpts

While hunting I keep my dogs in focus and in mind, albeit rather obliquely much of the time, their noses substituting for my nose, thier noses "seeing" the landscape and the birds therein. They are the text I read when I hunt, the translators of the woods, the link between ther bird and me.