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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the Outdoor Writers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mostly Tailfeathers: Stories About Guns and Dogs and Birds and Other Odds and Ends (Hardcover)
Mr. Hill had an unusual talent for conveying emotions and grassroots feelings surrounding his beloved outdoor shooting sports. The way he felt about his dogs, friends, family, and the time spent afield literally jump from the pages in a way that all outdoorsmen will relate to on a nearly spiritual level. This man loved the out-of-doors gunning sports and those of us who love and live the same will forever be blessed for Mr. Hill's unique ability to bring our own feelings of the sport to life in his wonderful pages. "It was so cold that morning and I had on so many layers of clothing that the only way to get into the truck was to fall over like a log ..." Many passages in this collection of short stories assembled from a Sports Afield magazine series are humourous to the point of outloud laughter and other pieces will have the reader quietly closing the book while holding back a tear. Many outdoor shooting sports enthusiasts will probably not be able to put this book down until it is completely read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book .,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mostly Tailfeathers (Hardcover)
I love it,Gene Hill was my favorite author (he passed away in May of 1997).The book is a mixture of laughter and some seriousness,and has a bit of information in it too.Read it,you'll like it even if you aren't a sportsman/woman.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captures the essence of hunting, fishing, and life,
By Utah Blaine (Somewhere on Trexalon in District 268) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mostly Tailfeathers (Hardcover)
This is a collection of magazine articles written by Gene Hill in the early 70s about fishing, hunting, the outdoors, and life. The stories are short (4 pages or so), and several (or even the entire book) can easily be read in one short sitting. The stories are about the sights and sounds and images and smells of hunting and fishing and the pleasures of being outdoors. In my opinion, Hill has captured the sentimental essence of the joys of outdoor life in these stories. I agree with Hill that there is something special about being outside after a new snowstorm, and he is right on about the machinations that one must occasionally go through to bring a new shotgun or fishing rod past the wife! As I read these stories, it made me recall old fishing trips (and even old long-forgotten gear!), walks through the woods, and dogs who were good friends. I only give this book four stars for two reasons. First, the price is rather steep for a thin (162 page) book (although it is a nice hardbound). Second, as good as these stories are, they still fall well short of those of the master of this genre (Robert Ruark - check out `The Old Man and the Boy'). A good read though.
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