A Grouse Hunter's Almanac

The Other Kind of Hunting

Mark Parman

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University of Wisconsin Press
30 September 2017

The countryside, country life; Dogs as pets; Hunting or shooting animals & game

"Aldo Leopold wrote, """"There are two kinds of hunting: ordinary hunting, and ruffed-grouse hunting."""" Like Leopold, Mark Parman takes to the woods when the aspens are smoky gold. He distills twenty seasons of grouse hunting in an evocative almanac that chronicles the early season of the grouse hunt through its end in the snows of January. He writes of old dogs and gun lust, cover and clear cutting, climate change, companions male and female, wildlife art, and stumps."

By: Mark Parman
Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 184mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780299249243
ISBN 10: 0299249247
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 30 September 2017
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Introduction EARLY SEASON Some August Day Grouse Opener The Bird Dogless In Praise of Old Dogs Scalopax minor Ox The Cycle How to Hunt Grouse MIDSEASON Flushing Wild Small Presents Hunting with Diana, Grousing Around with Susan Like Trees, Walking Costumes Paul’s On Wildlife Art Empty Hulls New Wood Sauntering Along The Mythical Bird Soul Food Shooting and Eating Locally Acres of Goods Cover(t) Gun Lust Shooting Flying The Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World Nine Mile Stump Knowing Our Limits Getting Lost, Staying Lost LATE SEASON Confessions of a Grouse Hunter Grouse Weather A Fall of Woodcock Things Unseen Black Friday Narratives in the Snow The Beauty of Clear-Cuts Snow Walker The Last Day of the Season Gunnar’s Last Hunt Counting in Dogs Bibliography

Mark Parman is a member of the Ruffed Grouse Society and the Loyal Order of Dedicated Grouse Hunters. He is coauthor of Fat Tire Wisconsin: A Mountain Bike Trail Guide and teaches English and journalism at the University of WisconsinMarathon County. He has written for Sports Afield, Pointing Dog Journal, and other outdoor magazines.

Reviews for A Grouse Hunter's Almanac: The Other Kind of Hunting

Parman's writing is insightful, fresh, and informative. Regardless of whether you hunt grouse, or not, with or without a dog, carry a 28-gauge or double shotgun, there's something in this hunter's almanac for all who enjoy autumns in the north. - Jerry Davis, syndicated outdoors columnist Notable and quotable. Parman stakes out original territory and provides a vivid snapshot of the Northwoods. - John Motoviloff, author of Wisconsin Wildfoods: 100 Recipes for Badger State Bounties Extremely rich and detailed. Parman puts forth original and genuine experiences. - Richard Yatzeck, author of Hunting the Edges Parman celebrates the intricacies of grouse hunting and, through his experiences, the reader learns valuable information from dogs to habitat to gear, while being challenged by issues that need to be answered for the sake of grouse hunting's future. - Ruffed Grouse Society blog Pays close and wise attention to woods and habitat, to the behavior and lives of his English setters, to the ways of woodcock and grouse, and to his own thoughtful evolution as a hunter. ... A worthy addition to the grouse-hunting bookshelf. - Gray's Sporting Journal