Both good reading and a complete guide to bobwhite quail hunting.
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In thirty-seven states and two provinces, bird hunting means only one bird: the quail. The dapper little bobwhite quail has mysterious powers of fascination. A true quail hunter thinks nothing of trudging uphill through fourteen miles of snake-infested briar thickets for a shot at a little brown bird that, on a good a day, may weigh a half pound. Quail hunters will find this important new book equally fascinating. It is a fireside evening of bird hunting with a true quail fanatic, a gifted storyteller who has spent nearly thirty years chasing these little brown birds. But it is more than just a collection of hunting stories: Joel Vance's gently humorous narrative is deceptively dense with useful information about guns, dogs, clothing, techniques, conservation - and life. It is both a good read and a complete guide to bobwhite-quail hunting, a sport that for many American hunters goes beyond obsession.
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Joel Vance is a veteran of 21 years as a writer with the Missouri Conservation Department. He has freelanced since the 1960s and has won many writing awards, including the Outdoor Writers Association of America Excellence in Craft Award and also that of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers. He is a past president of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, has been honored with all three of its major awards (one of only three members so honored in the nearly nine-decade history of the organization, and has been the group's historian).
Vance speaks to a variety of groups on conservation and the environment. He has seven published books. He and his wife Marty live on 40 acres of woods on a dead end road in central Missouri. Wild turkeys are their nearest neighbors.
Vance can be contacted at jvance@socket.net. See also his website www.joelvance.com.
Vance speaks to a variety of groups on conservation and the environment. He has seven published books. He and his wife Marty live on 40 acres of woods on a dead end road in central Missouri. Wild turkeys are their nearest neighbors.
Vance can be contacted at jvance@socket.net. See also his website www.joelvance.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great book,
By Britbird (Hastings, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bobs, Brush and Brittanies (Hardcover)
The author or authoress who can evoke such emotion in their narrative as to have the reader laugh out loud or weep has succeeded in the art of writing, and Mr Vance in this delightful book has achieved this goal.He writes about family, hunting friends, and gundogs but also, and with great respect, the object of his hunting obsession; the Bobwhite quail. Not only is this book a chronology of one man's life and passion, but Mr Vance also shares with the reader his knowledge of gundog husbandry and training, some fabulous quail recipes, recommendations of appropriate hunting apparrel, field shotguns and lots more. Indeed, his writings on the age old complexity of eye dominance for the shotgun user is the most concise I have ever read. As a Brittany owner I found this book especially joyful in that the author really does know the breed...the wonderful little French hunting dog to whom the author refers to as God's Bird Dog.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A worthy addition to a bird hunters library.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Bobs, Brush and Brittanies (Hardcover)
This book is easy reading and brings back memories of years past for an upland game hunter. Great stories most bird dog owners and lovers can relate to. It has a bit too much of the typical Joel Vance political comments but those that are familiar with his magazine article writings are accustomed to that. Overall, a good book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful story,
By ness (Shawnee, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bobs, Brush and Brittanies (Hardcover)
Joel Vance does a wonderful job of drawing you into his hunting life, and painting a word-picture that makes you feel like you're there. He has an easy-going writing style, so it's fun to ride along as he tells his tales. There are times when you'll laugh out loud, and others when you'll find good, solid information about hunting, guns or dogs.
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