In "Elkheart," critically acclaimed naturalist and essayist David Petersen presents a deeply personal, intimately informed, and (by his own admission) "somewhat eccentric" portrait of the North American elk, or wapiti, and its wild and woolly world.
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A century hence this graceful, passionate, witty book will be studied as part of the post-industrial awakening. -- Ted Williams, Editor-at-Large, Audubon Magazine
Covers a wide emotional terrain—sometimes tender and reflective, sometimes rowdy and irreverent, yet always clear and wise. -- Richard Nelson, author of The Island Within
His clear, thoughtful writing style ... will be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates wildlife and wild places. -- Gary Wolfe, President, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The articulate, entertaining voice of a very bright, inquisitive mind ... reflecting a tortured heart. -- Valerius Geist, author of Elk Country --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Covers a wide emotional terrain—sometimes tender and reflective, sometimes rowdy and irreverent, yet always clear and wise. -- Richard Nelson, author of The Island Within
His clear, thoughtful writing style ... will be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates wildlife and wild places. -- Gary Wolfe, President, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
The articulate, entertaining voice of a very bright, inquisitive mind ... reflecting a tortured heart. -- Valerius Geist, author of Elk Country --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Petersen is the author of six previous books, all critically applauded—including "The Nearby Faraway" and " Ghost Grizzlies"—and the editor of three additional volumes, including "A Hunter’s Heart." He lives year-round in a self-built cabin in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado.
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I read this book for the first time a while back and was completely gathered up in Petersen's writing about his world--the elk, the land, the pursuit of not only the animal but of peace in this anxious time. I neglected to put my 2 cents' worth here then, but have recently reread the book and was captured again by all of it. This is in my opinion a must-read for anyone interested not only in hunting (in this case with traditional archery equipment) but also in essential wildness and the quiet, personal experience of entering that shrinking world.
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MY YEAR-ROUND HOME, the pine-board epitome of "be it ever so humble," is a tiny self-built cabin squatting at eight thousand feet in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Rocky Mountain, North Dakota, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Cow Spring, Duck Mountain, New Mexico, Riding Mountain, Department of Agriculture, Doug Peacock, Sun River, Jackson Hole, Valerius Geist, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Park, American West, Number Fifty, Olaus Murie, Hudson Bay, National Elk Refuge, San Juan National Forest, Tom Beck New!
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MY YEAR-ROUND HOME, the pine-board epitome of "be it ever so humble," is a tiny self-built cabin squatting at eight thousand feet in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, Rocky Mountain, North Dakota, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Cow Spring, Duck Mountain, New Mexico, Riding Mountain, Department of Agriculture, Doug Peacock, Sun River, Jackson Hole, Valerius Geist, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Park, American West, Number Fifty, Olaus Murie, Hudson Bay, National Elk Refuge, San Juan National Forest, Tom Beck New!
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- The Elk of North America by Olaus Johan, Murie on 4 pages
- The Big Sky by A. B. Guthrie Jr. in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 112
- Dersu the Trapper (Recovered Classics) by V. K. Arsen'ev on page 139, page 166, and Back Matter
- Meditations on Hunting by Jose Ortega Gasset on page 163, and Back Matter
- Elk Country (Wildlife Country) by Valerius Geist in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Heartsblood: Hunting, Spirituality, and Wildness in America by David Petersen in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Heartsblood by David Petersen in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Writing Naturally: A Down-To-Earth Guide to Nature Writing by David Petersen in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Grand Canyon National Park (True Books: National Parks) by David Petersen in Back Matter
- Bears and Other Top Predators by Carter Mackley on page 6
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