Trophies of the Heart

by Thornberry, Russell

• ISBN13: 9781586670122
• ISBN10: 1586670123
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-28
• Publisher: Derrydale Press

Summary

This book is the cumination of the most moving, memorable, and heartfelt hunting stories from the career of one of North America's greatest big game hunters.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Section I: The Antlered Giants
A Moose for the Tenderfoot	3	(9)
Moose Fever	12	(4)
Bowhunting the Yukon Giants	16	(12)
A British Columbia Bowhunting Odyssey	28	(7)
Caribou of the Central Canadian Barren Grounds	35	(8)
Section II: Bears and Scares
Bears Along the Peace	43	(6)
The Three Bears	49	(9)
Never Trust a Bear	58	(7)
Bear Huntin' with a Switch	65	(3)
Blackwater Grizzlies	68	(19)
Section III: Hunting in Thin Air
Backpacking for Dall's	87	(7)
Cats and Dogs and a Man Named Simpson	94	(8)
Hunting Siberian Ibex of the Mongolian High Altai	102	(13)
Section IV: The Life and Times of an Alberta Whitetail Guide
The Right Place at the Right Time	115	(2)
Growing Pains	117	(3)
Panic Attacks	120	(9)
A Couple of ``Me and Joe'' Stories	129	(5)
Doozies and Ding-a-Lings	134	(3)
Good Phillip--Bad Phillip	137	(5)
Best Buck Ever	142	(1)
Gunslinger	143	(3)
``Monday Mike'' Szydlik	146	(4)
Buckmasters, Porch Monsters and Other Bull	150	(8)
Belching Up Book Bucks (and Other Sorrows)	158	(7)
Section V: One on One with Whitetails
Of Bows and Bucks and Pick-Up Trucks	165	(5)
Almost a Legend	170	(5)
Third Time's Charm	175	(6)
Deer TV	181	(6)
Come Rain, Sleet, Crows or Chain Saws	187	(5)
Palmetto State Surprise	192	(7)
Geronimo's Deer	199	(8)
All the Hungry Hunters	207	(4)
Old Contenders	211	(4)
Trophies of the Heart Trilogy	215	(8)
About the Author	223