Favorite Hunting Stories

[OleRedbeard]

Theres something about a good hunting for fishing story. Especially this time of year when theres not much else open to go chase around.
Whats some of your favorite hunting stories youve read over the years? Books, Short stories and so on.

 

[cgasner1]

Anyone else see this?

Anybody else see this supposedly shot new years eve. Saw it a few places on social media. Couldn't find many details though. Maybe someone else already posted ?

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[Dsnow9]

Theres something about a good hunting for fishing story. Especially this time of year when theres not much else open to go chase around.
Whats some of your favorite hunting stories youve read over the years? Books, Short stories and so on.

I read a lot of hunting stories here on ht. That’s about it

 

[cgasner1]

I read a lot of hunting stories here on ht. That’s about it

Your write a couple also

 

[np307]

My top three favorites are Faulkner's Big Woods, Ruark's The Old Man and the Boy, and Col. Tom Kelly's Better On a Rising Tide. I'll start Better On a Rising Tide again soon because we are about to enter the time period Col. Kelly describes in the book as "The Waiting". Turkey season approaches.

 

[Irrelevant]

Good writing

I suppose it could be outdoor related. Or not. Much like @Nameless Range link to "The Ledge", just a running list of good essays or stories. If you're browsing the innerwebs and find something cool, that strikes your, that connects, link it below...

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[Sheltowee]

Hemingway’s Big Two-Hearted River is my favorite short story. You can *feel* the cold river running between your toes as you read his description of bait fishing for trout and bonking them on the head.

Green Hills of Africa and The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber are also up there for me.

 

[jejack26]

Robert Raurks book on Africa. I think it's horns of the hunter. I read it every winter, but to lazy to check the title

 

[huntnpack]

I can’t resist hunting stories. Even terrible ones. Preferably told in person.

This one has stuck with me since reading it as a kid.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Some good stories in this one

 

[jason66]

we all have them - thanks for sharing

 

[crock239]

Gordon Macquarrie.

Trilogy....Stories of the Old Duck Hunters; More Stories of the Old Duck Hunters; Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters.

More Stories of the Old Duck Hunters is probably my favorite.

Out of print, ebay is your friend. Short stories collections of duck hunting, trout fishing, grouse hunting, etc. in northern Wisconsin.

Hemingway-esque. Great humor, nostalgia.

I've read Hemingway, Ruark, Roosevelt, Capstick, Leopold, etc....All are good but MacQuarrie is the one I come back to read again and again.