Love of the Hunt: A Lifetime Pursuit of Deer, Elk, Bears, Waterfowl, and Upland Birds [Hardcover]

John Winsor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

The journey through life as seen through the eyes of a hunter.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Winsor does not merely tell stories about hunting--he transports you to a world where you can smell the sharp, fresh air of British Columbia and feel the weight of the rifle on your shoulder. His skill at weaving a lively tale, sharp observations of his hunting companions and constant humor make Love of the Hunt a joy to read."-- Petersen's Hunting

From the Back Cover

Navigating with amazing skill between vivid backwoods adventure and earthy humor, the stories in Love of the Hunt comprise a compelling and entertaining account of the author's five-decade relationship with the world of hunting. Beginning with his first grizzly hunt in British Columbia in 1957, John Winsor takes the reader along the road of a lifetime's worth of adventures and misadventures, from tracking deer in Wisconsin and black bear in Montana, to haggling with unreasonable landowners, to sharing a gamut of experiences both high and low with family, friends, strangers, and guides. With stories about trophy elk, cougar, upland birds, and more, Love of the Hunt covers almost the entire range of North American hunting. Along the way, Winsor conveys in his encounters, with great wit and emotion, sharp observations of the people he meets and deep-seated feelings about hunting and hunting companions. It is as much a literary hunting trip through the author's life as a collection of riveting hunting stories, and is a must-have addition to any hunter's library. (6 1/4, x 9 1/4, 256 pages, color photos)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585743879
• ISBN-13: 978-1585743872
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than a book on hunting, March 19, 2002

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Robert J. Morgan (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love of the Hunt: A Lifetime Pursuit of Deer, Elk, Bears, Waterfowl, and Upland Birds (Hardcover)

The beautiful writing in "Love of the Hunt," does for me what the writing of my long-time favorite outdoor author, Sigurd Olson does. Olson wrote extensively of his times in "The Boundary Waters" of Minnesota and Canada and pulled me North with him on many a cold winter night of reading. John Winsor does that. He takes me on his "magic carpet" to feel with him in his adventures in the West and Artic, his unique sense of nature as a spiritual quest. The chapter, "Eulogy for a Bear" captures all the book. If you can read this chapter without tears, you're a better man than I am. Buy and read this one...and give it as a gift to your special friends.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed and I cried, February 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Love of the Hunt: A Lifetime Pursuit of Deer, Elk, Bears, Waterfowl, and Upland Birds (Hardcover)

This book is for all people who love the wilderness. I laughed and I cried. I found this book to be extremely insightful about one mans draw to the wilderness and the animals that reside in it. Not being a hunter myself I learned the authors profound respect for the creatures that he hunted and gave my new insight on hunting. I highly recommend this book for all lovers of the out doors.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Using the Hunt to Hunt for Oneself, March 19, 2002

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Dave Downey (Champaign, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love of the Hunt: A Lifetime Pursuit of Deer, Elk, Bears, Waterfowl, and Upland Birds (Hardcover)

The author has written a series of short stories that use the hunt as a metaphor for looking for meaning in life. He succeeded in making me laugh out loud, shed some tears, and think about the meaning of my own life. What more can one ask from a book or a storyteller? Along the way he upsets some prejudicial and stereotypical views of hunting and hunters--reinforces a few as well. Altogether a good read.