Seasons & Days: A Hunting Life

McIntyre PH.D., Thomas

ISBN 10: 1585745987 / ISBN 13: 9781585745982

Published by The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2003

About this Item

Fine hardcover in Fine dust jacket. First edition First Printing. Inscribed by McIntyre on the half title page. Appears unread. Clean, tight and bright. No writing or other marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seasons & Days: A Hunting Life
• Publisher: The Lyons Press, Guilford, CT
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585745987
• ISBN 13: 9781585745982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

"The desire to hunt and kill comes from a place well before reason and words, so that when it arises it does so almost always beyond articulation. Most hunters can't even say when it began for them."
In this compendium, McIntyre covers such topics as stag hunting in Scotland, turkey hunting in Mexico, alligator hunting in Florida, kudu hunting in Africa, and much more.
HUNTING DAYS explores what lives in the heart of every hunter, and in so doing truly captures the essence of the hunt. Through numerous stories about hunting, Thomas McIntyre captivates his readers by bringing them right into the action of the intense struggle between the hunter and his prey. Recounted are stories that encompass various aspects of the hunt, including:

Ø The sobering and spiritual pursuit of a bandtail pigeon
Ø Hunting grouse in the north country of British Columbia
Ø Wading in icy mud at dawn while setting out decoys for mallard ducks
Ø First impressions of a wild turkey strutting into range
Ø Hunting wildfowl and fishing for bass in Castro's Cuba
Ø Hunting pronghorns on the sage-covered plains in Wyoming
Ø Battling the cold while hunting wild pigs in a canyon in California
Ø And much more

From this seasoned hunter and gifted writer come tales of courage, ethics, intensity, and the overall thrill of the hunt. To McIntyre, it is not the prize but the chase that serves as the ultimate reward--ringing true the words of the Spanish philosopher, José Ortega y Gasset: "I hunt not to kill, but to have hunted."

About the Author

THOMAS MCINTYRE is the author of several books, including: The Field & Stream Shooting Sports Handbook (page 185), Dreaming the Lion, The Way of the Hunter, and Days Afield. He has written for Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Gray's Sporting Journal, The Field, and most other major outdoor periodicals. He and his wife Elaine and their son Bryan live in Sheridan, Wyoming.