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Bobs, Brush and Brittanies

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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.

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.

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.

Having read this book in just one sitting kind of tells it all. Absolutly wonderfull stories that had me run the full gauntlet of emotions. I myself train Brittanys and have 2 of these remarkable dogs. Anyone that loves the relationship between hunting dogs and their handlers will really love this book. Joel has a very readable style that has the narrative flowing along like a country creek. Mr Vance you would be welcome to hunt pheasant with me at any time!