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Outdoor Life: If Nature Calls...Hang Up! (Outdoor Life)

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If your looking for a perfect gift for that outdoors person this is a great choice. "If Nature Calls...Hang UP!" is a collection of hillarious short stories, cartoons and tall tales straight from the archives of Outdoor Life. They will not only have you laughing till you cry, but also remembering your own adventures. Whether it be a classic Pat McManus such as "Poof - No Eyebrows", a story such as "Sucker Bait" by Paul Miller describing his youthfull adventures collecting wasp grubs, the problems associated with too much moose meat, buck fever, etc... This book will keep you rolling with laughter not to mention short of breath. I highly suggest reading this book with your significant other so they can take over when you can no longer read through the tears. In short if you need a good laugh and love then outdoors, "If Nature Calls...Hang Up!" is just the book for you.

This book is a collection of 23 short stories, mostly related to hunting. Most of these stories (about 8 pages a piece)are hunerous and delightful to read.

The stories in this book relate to almost every aspect of hunting and fishing. There is a story on rabbit hunting on horseback with a stick to riding a bear (inintentionally of course). Between each story is a humerous "Tall but Short", a one page tall tale, that reminds me of stories I'd hear from old timers, as we would sit around a campfire in hunting camp.

Why is there a "but" in my title? The only downfall I found with this book is the fact that the stories are taken directly from the magazine for the most part. If you are a religious reader of "Outdoor Life", then you have likely seen these stories before. As only a casual rader of the magazine, I quickly remembered several stories. Some of the stories were worth a good laugh, most were worth at least a chuckle. A couple of the stories were worth nothing more than a shake of the head.

If you are looking for book of humerous outdoor tales, this is definately a book to get. I was by no means dissappointed. However, if you are an avid reader of the magazine, I would spend your money elsewhere. Enjoy!

As far as outdoor humor writing, it's hard to compete with the rollicking humor of Patrick McManus. His characters are vibrant and enjoyable company. Many of these stores read more like high school essays...the kind that got a C. It was disappointing. I hate wasting my money but it would just be too expensive to write to each of the authors asking them to chip in and return my purchase price. Since I don't throw books out after I've read them, I've donated this one to a senior center. Maybe someone there will enjoy it and it won't have been a total waste of money.

Written as only Patrick McManuss can write. Very funny. If you love the outdoors, you will love this author and what he has to say and how he says it.

I could see myself in a couple of these stories. Kept me amused.