Tenth Legion: Tips, Tactics, and Insights on Turkey Hunting (Paperback)

by Tom Kelly (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The first and most famous book by the poet laureate of modern turkey hunting.” --Turkey Call

"There may be people---maybe---who know more about wild turkeys than Tom Kelly, but none writes better about them. His widely acclaimed books. . . have become sporting classics, as the Spanish Fort, Alabama, resident has single-handedly created the genre of turkey literature."---Sports Afield

Product Description

A classic, humorous look at turkey hunting, which has fast become a cult classic.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592286011
• ISBN-13: 978-1592286010
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #77,752 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As essential for a turkey hunter as a yelper or shotgun., April 15, 1998

By	Will Malone ([e-mail]) (Camden, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tenth Legion (Hardcover)

It should be a crime to turkey hunt without reading this one! Tom Kelly's work here is simply marvelous. In depth he illustrates what makes a turkey hunter tick and why this individual is compelled to rise rise each and every morning before dawn to go in search of the wild turkey. He tells of some hilarious adventures of his own in the Alabama woods. Though it is not a "how-to" book, any hunter can learn something from this one. This book can be read from cover to cover without the thought of putting it down. As for myself, I read it each year before the season and goose bumps rise on my skin each time. It's that good! The introduction of the book says it best when it reads, "...the book proposes to let you hear, just one time and however faintly, what so many others hear with clarity and purpose all their lives, that dim and distant beat of that other drum."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on turkey hunting ever written, July 19, 2005

By	Mell L. Duggan Jr. MD (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Tenth Legion (Hardcover)

Tom Kelly is the Mark Twain of our time. I have read this book more times than any other book save the Bible. The stories are so well written that I slow down my reading so that I can admire the way he plies his craft. Every hunter should have this book in his library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tom hit the nail on the head, September 29, 1998

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This review is from: Tenth Legion (Hardcover)

Tom brought back a lot of memories in the way he described Deer Hunting in the seventies. He also gave a lot of useful information on Turkey Hunting. I really enjoyed his humor in his tales. Anyone thinking of Turkey Hunting should read this book first. Anyone that has bee hunting for a while would also find useful information in here.