Sabertooth: The Rip Roaring Adventures of a Legendary Game Warden [Hardcover]

Terry Hodges (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873644530 | ISBN-13: 978-0873644532 | Publication Date: April 1988 | Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing

This is the story of California Fish and Game Warden Gene Mercer. Known as "Ol' Sabertooth," he became a legend among the tough game wardens of his day. His remarkable career began in 1928 and spanned the market hunting years of the forties and fifties and continued into the early sixties.

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"The finest outdoor book of the 1980's, a great read." -- Tom Steinstra, San Francisco Eximinar. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Author Terry Hodges is the 1998 winner of the Outdoor Writers Association of California's Writer of the Year award. He is a 26-year veteran game warden and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Conservation. His stories are in every issue of the magazine Outdoor California, and he has written for California Game and Fish Magazine, Oregon and Washington Game and Fish Magazine, California Waterfowl Association Magazine and California Hunter Magazine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 274 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Pr; First Edition ~1st Printing edition (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873644530
• ISBN-13: 978-0873644532
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,321,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting true adventures of a California Game Warden, November 30, 1997

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This review is from: Sabertooth : The Rip Roaring Adventures of a Legendary Game Warden (Hardcover)

This book is fun and easy to read. It is packed with exciting and sometimes humorous true adventures of Gene Mercer, a real California game warden in the 1920's-50's. This book is great for people who enjoy and respect wildlife and the outdoors. You will be hard-pressed to put it down!

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This review is from: Sabertooth: The Rip Roaring Adventures of a Legendary Game Warden (Hardcover)

A handsome little book from Paladin: black linen with blue details over hardback boards with a sewn binding. Dustjacket. 274 pp. Maps on front and rear pastedowns.

"For nearly half a century, Game Warden Gene Mercer ("Old Sabertooth") patrolled the forest, galleys, streams and coastal waters of California. Facing the dangers of armed and unpredictable commercial poachers, out-of-season hunters, and crooked judges, he built a reputation as one of California's finest wardens.

Now you can ride with Sabertooth as he works with bootleggers to stalk deer poachers during the Depression, surprises gill-netters with a boat full of illegal salmon in the Sacramento River delta, or intercepts market hunters with hundreds of freshly-killed ducks bound for San Francisco restaurants. Through hair-raising chases, the numbing cold and boredom of prolonged stakeouts, and bitter defeats at the hands of sophisticated outlaw hunters and corrupt officials, Sabertooth's commitment to protecting wildlife from abuse never wavered. Share in this extraordinary adventure."