The Sporting Road: Travels Across America in an Airstream Trailer--with Fly Rod, Shotgun, and a Yellow Lab Named SweetzerMore than just a "man and his dog" hunting adventure, The Sporting Road is a book about the land and man's place in it. |
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... ranchers, farmers, hobby ranchers, and secondhome owners alike—tend to be protective of their sharptails, particularly ... rancher who, though he owned a relatively small piece of property, said that he had some birds. Now I pulled into ...
... ranchers, farmers, hobby ranchers, and secondhome owners alike—tend to be protective of their sharptails, particularly ... rancher who, though he owned a relatively small piece of property, said that he had some birds. Now I pulled into ...
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... rancher himself answered. He was very accommodating and pointed up behind the house. “Just hunt up that draw,” he said. “You'll find birds there. They like to be near water.” As we were talking to the rancher, a tiny, wizened old woman ...
... rancher himself answered. He was very accommodating and pointed up behind the house. “Just hunt up that draw,” he said. “You'll find birds there. They like to be near water.” As we were talking to the rancher, a tiny, wizened old woman ...
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... rancher's fence line, grateful for the shade of the trees on the hill. “I guess we'd better go back down to the house and ask him where his second-best spot is,” Mike suggested. This time the rancher sent us over to his alfalfa and ...
... rancher's fence line, grateful for the shade of the trees on the hill. “I guess we'd better go back down to the house and ask him where his second-best spot is,” Mike suggested. This time the rancher sent us over to his alfalfa and ...
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... said to him. “Jack Soper [not his real name] gave us permission to hunt here.” Even before the words were out of my mouth, I knew that this was not what I had meant to say. And it made the little rancher even madder. “Jack Soper?
... said to him. “Jack Soper [not his real name] gave us permission to hunt here.” Even before the words were out of my mouth, I knew that this was not what I had meant to say. And it made the little rancher even madder. “Jack Soper?
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... rancher even madder. “Jack Soper? Jack Soper gave you permission? Jack Soper did not give you permission to hunt here!” he hollered, his face going scarlet with rage. Clearly this fellow had a heart attack in his future; I just hoped we ...
... rancher even madder. “Jack Soper? Jack Soper gave you permission? Jack Soper did not give you permission to hunt here!” he hollered, his face going scarlet with rage. Clearly this fellow had a heart attack in his future; I just hoped we ...
Contents
COCKTAILS WITH POOPS | |
FROM SWEETZER TO MIKE | |
UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENT IN DESOLATION CANYON | |
THE OLD MAN AND HIS | |
GUIDE SCHOOL | |
TORE DOWN BY SPORT | |
JUST FOR THE FUN OF | |
THE LAST WILD COUNTRY | |
LA | |
TURKEY MADNESS | |
SUMMER | |
OF FLUSHING MULES AND PRAIRIE TUNA | |
YAAK MAGIC | |
WAY NORTH | |
WINTER | |
ON THE BORDER WITH TATE | |
STINKING WOMAN CREEK | |
SPIRITS RUNNING | |
MOUNTAIN | |
THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE | |
A CLOSE CALL WITH THE DOG COPS | |
ON CUTTING THE PRESIDENTS TRAIL | |
APACHE COUNTRY | |
SPRING | |
DINNER | |
MY LIFE AS A BUMP ON A | |
CATCHING DINNER | |
TRUE SPORT | |
THE RITES OF SUMMER | |
SHOOTING SCHOOL | |
HACKERS | |
STATE OF GRACE | |
ZEN AND THE ART OF NYMPH FISHING | |
THE END OF THE SEASON | |
PROLOGUE Of Dogs and ShotgunsWives and Furniture | |
AUTHORS NOTE | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
Also by Jim Fergus | |
EPILOGUE Where the Seasons Go Copyright Page | |
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The Sporting Road: Travels Across America in an Airstream Trailer--with Fly ... Jim Fergus No preview available - 2000 |
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