Best Birds Upland and Shore

by Mathewson, Worth; Hagerbaumer, David

• ISBN13: 9780811703628
• ISBN10: 0811703622
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-13
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

In this beautifully illustrated book, Worth Mathewson vividly describes his bird-hunting adventures across North America. Over the course of thirty-nine years, Mathewson hunted all of the United States' and Canada's native upland and legal shorebird species, from the band-tailed pigeon and mourning dove to the ruffed grouse and ring-necked pheasant. His memories of these hunts, accomplished in the company of friends, family, and faithful hunting dogs, are recounted here.

Author Biography

Worth Mathewson is the author of nine books about birds and hunting, including Big December Canvasbacks (978-1-5683-3153-9), Old Wildfowling Tales, and Western Bird Hunting (978-1-5715-7209-7). David Hagerbaumer--waterfowler, naturalist, and artist--has spent most of his life drawing and painting birds.

Table of Contents

Band-tailed Pigeon

The Birds

White-tipped, White-winged Dove

Mourning Dove

Bobwhite

Scaled, Gambel's Quail

Mountain Quail

Mearns Quail

Valley Quail

Ruffed Grouse

Spruce, Blue Grouse

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Sage Grouse

Lesser, Greater Pinnated Grouse

Willow, Rock, White-tailed Ptarmigan

Turkey

Snipe

Woodcock

Chachalaca

Sora Rail

Clapper Rail

Virginia, King Rail, Coot, Purple, Common Gallinule

Sandhill Crane

Ringnecked Pheasant

Grey Partridge

Chukar

Game

May

Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse

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