Kicking Up Trouble: Upland Bird Hunting in the West [Hardcover]

John Holt (Author), Christopher S. Smith (Illustrator)

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John's adventure takes you from the mountains to the prairies in search of sharptails, sage grouse, huns, chukars, turkeys, pheasants, and ruffed, spruce and blue grouse. Along the way, you'll be treated to Holt's wide-ranging comments on the environment (he loves it), political correctness (he hates it), and the life he's chosen, one of the country and comrades, sunsets and saloons, and always the wild things of Montana. 187 pages. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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John Holt's Kicking Up Trouble is one of the best sporting books of the year--sort of like Hunter S. Thompson does Montana birds... -- Sports Afield --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Pr (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885106033
• ISBN-13: 978-1885106032
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,509,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Holt is a writer living in Livingston, Montana with his wife, a photographer, Ginny. They spend much of their time traveling to out-of-the-way, little-known parts of Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. While on the road they camp, fish, canoe, hike and photograph. Other interests include fly tying, cooking, the Chicago Cubs and reading.

Holt's 16 published books include the first title in the Wilderness Adventures Press series Flyfishing Adventures - Montana, Yellowstone Drift - Floating the Past in Real Time, Coyote Nowhere - In Search of America's Last Frontier, Arctic Aurora - Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories, Hunted: A Novel, Guide Wars, Knee Deep in Montana's Trout Streams and Chasing Fish Tales .

His writing has appeared in publications that include Contemporary Sportsman, The Flyfish Journal, Men's Journal, Fly Fisherman, Fly Rod & Reel, The Angling Report, American Angler, The Denver Post, Audubon, Art of Angling Journal, Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, Montana Magazine, and American Cowboy.

He's is currently completing a collection of essays on native trout species in Montana called Lunar Allure and researching a book on tactics for taking large brown trout titled Stalking Trophy Brown Trout for The Lyons Press.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done, November 30, 2002

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This review is from: Kicking Up Trouble: Upland Bird Hunting in the West (Hardcover)

Mr. Holt has done a wonderful job in describing some of the more esoteric, and personal, aspects of bird hunting. He also has done a good job of giving the reader an understanding of the land and people of Montana. I read this book a few years ago, and will be sending it to more bird-hunting friends this Christmas Whether you are a bird hunter, an admirer of Montana, or a Gonzo outdoorsman, you will enjoy this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent taste of western upland bird hunting., October 23, 1998

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This review is from: Kicking Up Trouble: Upland Bird Hunting in the West (Hardcover)

I bought this book 4 years ago when I found out I was moving from VA to Colorado. The author has a wonderful flair for description that rings true to me as a lifelong bird hunter. Unfortunately, the wonderful hunting he describes doesn't happen in Colorado, so it is one of those great books about dream hunts outside my local stomping grounds.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars kicking up trouble by john holt, November 13, 2005

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This review is from: Kicking Up Trouble: Upland Bird Hunting in the West (Hardcover)

I'd advise not investing in this book. Nice title, nice marketing with comparison to Hunter Thompson. It's a fireside reader , I didnt find the stories all that interesting. It has almost no value as a reference to hunting Montana. The author didnt have Hunter's flare (my opinion). Save the money and buy a box of duck loads with it.