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1 online resource |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Upland tales. Autumn magic -- Completing the picture -- Humbled by Huns -- Snowbelly -- Chukars aren't easy -- Sonoran safari -- Edgar's bird -- Jailhouse blues -- Hunting the sagebrush sasquatch -- Judge Owen Denny Day -- An ammunition maker's best friend -- Don't forget the bear spray -- A lonely, wild bird -- Gentleman Bob -- Helpers in the hunt. A dog's life ; Dogs may be smarter than we think -- Bird dogs and buzztails -- Strange happenings afield -- Second chances -- Rite of passage -- People and places. A nose for valley quail -- Longtails and liars -- Taking one for the team -- Conjugal bliss -- Country folks and city slickers -- The Hi-Line -- Sundown roosters. |
| Summary |
"Wingbeats and Heartbeats is a wingshooter's odyssey to the wild places where, at the end of the day, the companionship of faithful gun dogs and good friends matters more than a bulging game bag. In this sometimes humorous and sometimes poignant collection of essays, Dave Books celebrates a time-honored connection to the land and the hard-earned hunting rewards of an outdoor life. Through these essays, readers tag along on adventures in the forests of Wisconsin and Minnesota, the fields of Iowa and North Dakota, the prairies of eastern Montana and Nebraska, the mountains of western Montana and Idaho, and the deserts of Arizona. Books also writes of the game birds that hunters pursue and admire: grouse, quail, woodcock, doves, chukars, Hungarian partridge, and waterfowl. A heartfelt tribute to the freedom and magic of the hunt, Wingbeats and Heartbeats is a book that has much to say about work and fun, success and failure, and the sights, sounds, and smells of a day afield."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Fowling -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Game and game-birds -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Hunting dogs -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Field Sports.
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Fowling. (OCoLC)fst00933446
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Game and game-birds. (OCoLC)fst00937451
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Hunting dogs. (OCoLC)fst00964210
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Books, Dave. Wingbeats and heartbeats 9780299294700 (DLC) 2013015043 (OCoLC)841516527 |
| ISBN |
9780299294731 (electronic bk.) |
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0299294730 (electronic bk.) |
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1306269261 (electronic bk.) |
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9781306269261 (electronic bk.) |
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