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For you mid Atlantic, Northeast guys that saltwater fish, try "The most important fish in the sea"
A good history and up to date account of the lowly menhaden or commonly called bunker.
He describes how important, it was, is, and will be to the fisheries of the mid Atlantic and Northeast.
 
bowhunthard88 said:
Another vote for Capstick as an author, especially "Death in the Long Grass".

And if you like reading, and haven't read them, you need to read "The Old Man and the Boy" and possibly "The Old Man's Boy Grows Older" by Robert Ruark. If you're into lighter reading, "Roping Lions in the Grand Canyon" and "Tales of Freshwater Fishing" by Zane Grey are good reads.

Also, a fan of most of Hemmingway's African hunting books and G. Fred Asbell (particularly the "Instinctive Shooting" books, although I like his style in general).
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The Old Man and the Boy is one of the most beat up books I own. Grows older is good too and I won’t ever get rid of either but I probably pull the original off the shelf every 6 or 8 months and go through it.

I mostly read non-fiction and most of it isn’t hunting related so not much use to the thread I guess. Early year so I just did my seemingly annual reread of Flowers for Algernon. Only read two books this month, other was Crazy Like Us; the Globalization of the American Psyche. I liked it, will keep it on the bookshelf.

Reviving this thread a bit since you guys had such good ideas before, people probably have more and against my better judgement I trust some of your opinions.
 
The_Fit_Ness_Monster said:
From what I was told by my friend they aren’t in production anymore which is why he gave me his. I never googled to see though.
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Foxfire Books - Foxfire

Along with our own bestselling series of The Foxfire Books and our companion titles, such as our cookbooks and winemaking book, we also carry a number of titles covering a range of topics related to the Foxfire mission. Additionally, we carry titles from local authors and/or organizations who...
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J.H. Patterson
The Meat Eaters of Tsavo

And then the book/movie based on the book

Dewey Gram
The Ghost and the Darkness

About two men that track and hunt man eating lions in Africa
 
Dunno if this has been mentioned yet, but I’m about 50% through Call Me Hunter by Jim Shockey. It’s actually not a book about huntING, despite the title and the author. It’s a novel/fiction. Really easy writing style to read, got me jonesin’ for my 20-min leisure-reading allotment every night after the kids go to bed. Lots of strands in the web but not too hard to follow and keep them straight; it’ll be interesting to see it all come together in the end.
Which is, if I had any complaints, the only one: the destination of the plot is a little vague as it stands at the halfway mark. I don’t think it hurts the story at all, and maybe the benignly built-in “suspense” is actually the point.
Either way, that’s not really a complaint, more of an observation.
So far it’s a solid 7/10, maybe 8/10. It’s got dimension, ending will definitely make or break it.
 
I pay for Audible, which gives me a free book credit every month. Forces me to read (listen) to books. It's helped more than anything I've tried in 10 years to force me into new books.

Highlights this past year include Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Aldo Leupold's A Sand County Almanac, Richard Louv's The Last Child in the Woods (probably less than thrilling if you're not raising kids), and anything by John Gierach. Even if you have never caught a trout, like me, Trout Bum is just a good read. I didn't realize how many outdoor writers were trying to imitate John until I read him.

Hemingway on Fishing is also a good collection of outdoorsy writings if you like Hemingway. I'm personally still pissed at him for killing Catherine Barkley.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I pay for Audible, which gives me a free book credit every month. Forces me to read (listen) to books. It's helped more than anything I've tried in 10 years to force me into new books.

Highlights this past year include Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Aldo Leupold's A Sand County Almanac, Richard Louv's The Last Child in the Woods (probably less than thrilling if you're not raising kids), and anything by John Gierach. Even if you have never caught a trout, like me, Trout Bum is just a good read. I didn't realize how many outdoor writers were trying to imitate John until I read him.

Hemingway on Fishing is also a good collection of outdoorsy writings if you like Hemingway. I'm personally still pissed at him for killing Catherine
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Gierach is my favorite. I think I own 90% of his books.
I've been enjoying your short stories a lot as well btw. Keep up the good work!
 
I’d be remiss not to mention Hunting the First State by Steven Kendus. It’s the book that got me to buy a compound bow, indulge my long-stewing primal curiosities about hunting, start slopping around DE’s public land in the first place. I’ve read it in part or in whole every year since 2011, usually but not always from a tree, and I learn something new every year from the same words. If you hunt anywhere in the mid-Atlantic and/or similar public lands, or just want an engaging quick read about hunting all kinds of game and strategies, all tied together with fun tales of woodsy dos and don’ts, it’s worth a look. It’s geared towards less-experienced and novice hunters but I’m sure many of you more seasoned kinfolks will appreciate it just the same.
Fun facts, the author is active on IG @huntingthefirststate and he’s a great guy who I’ve been privileged to meet a couple times. He’s a damn huntin’ fool. He may very well be camped out on this forum, though I haven’t seen a profile I thought was his yet, but I know he hunts out of a Trophyline system nowadays FWIW to you uber-nerds. If you’re on here, Hey Mr. Steve, PM me and I’ll buy you a beer next time I’m in N. Wilmington!
Also, there’s a gentleman who is mentioned frequently, John Massey, who is the first person I ever saw with a “saddle platform” aka LW Assassin and some kind of Anderson-esque sling. He built the bow I use today, and he is a Master Hunter if there ever was one. A true woodsman and expert archer/tech as well as gunsmith, his store (also in the book) unfortunately had to shut down after my freshman hunting season. I miss the hours I’d spend in his TechnoHunt runway and his no-BS attitude towards learning me how to build my own archery, woodsmanship, and hunting skills. I highly doubt he’s on here and I sadly lost his phone number a few phones back. He ran the Gun Library at the Newark Cabela’s for a while, maybe he still does, maybe one of you DE guys knows of him. He was my Hunting Yoda and kinda like Luke I was forced to leave Dagobah before my training was complete. Same offer stands for that beer if you’re reading this, Mr. John.
TLDR: I highly recommend this book for new hunters and even for old hats, regardless of your own geography. It’ll take you a weekend at most and it’s a perfect read while actually hunting, that I reference and learn from every year. If you’re a DE/NJ/MD/Eastern PA hunter you’ll especially appreciate it.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I pay for Audible, which gives me a free book credit every month. Forces me to read (listen) to books. It's helped more than anything I've tried in 10 years to force me into new books.

Highlights this past year include Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Aldo Leupold's A Sand County Almanac, Richard Louv's The Last Child in the Woods (probably less than thrilling if you're not raising kids), and anything by John Gierach. Even if you have never caught a trout, like me, Trout Bum is just a good read. I didn't realize how many outdoor writers were trying to imitate John until I read him.

Hemingway on Fishing is also a good collection of outdoorsy writings if you like Hemingway. I'm personally still pissed at him for killing Catherine Barkley.
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The Gulf, Jack E. Davis. Thank me later.
 
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