Mostly Tailfeathers: Stories About Guns and Dogs and Birds and Other Odds and Ends

From dust jacket notes: ...This is a book about hunting and fishing, of course, but it's more than that; it's about the animals and objects, the people, the attitudes and emotions that make hunting and fishing important. It deals with chewing tobacco, pipes that won't stay lit, being raised by dogs, how to make good sandwiches, and how to soothe a wife. Anyone who understands the delights of a good pocketknife, the absolute necessity of a new gun or rod to add to his collection, the hopes that glow with the arrival of a new puppy, the superiority of old gunning clothes, the sleepy good cheer of a smoky fire, the mystique of flashlights and tackle boxes, will recognize himself in this book....