Synopsis
With humility and humor, the late Kenny Morgan (1946–2011) uses witty tales to examine simpler times, with a cast of colorful characters and shenanigans. With relevance — life lessons - for our time. Lush photos of wildlife and American landscapes join Kenny's musings on 50 years of pursuing the wild turkey—and the practice to live artfully. Kenny wrote a collection of humorous stories centered around turkey hunting, wildlife behavior, and growing up in the small Louisiana town of Jackson in the mid-20th century. His lovable, but uncivilized childhood dog, Buster, serves as a symbol for human nature, with the gentle reminder that “how you act matters." A collection of lush images of wildlife and American landscapes, plus vintage photos of everyday life in a simpler time, add an interesting flavor to the book. The book brims with turkey hunting technique. But its observations of wildlife will ensnare hunters and non-hunters alike. This sumptuous coffee table book makes a special gift, or a classic addition to your collection that you’ll come back to time and again. "Kenny Morgan was a human anachronism, a man out of place and time. He was born in the 20th century, but should have traveled with Lewis and Clark. He was raised in humble environs, but had an Ivy League mind. He fought in Vietnam and might well have been scarred, but he was at peace with himself, his God, his family, and his friends -- and had a quick laugh and penetrating wit." BERT JONES Former LSU and Baltimore Colts Quarterback NFL MVP 1976
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About the Author
KENNY MORGAN (1946-2011) was an author, teacher, turkey caller inventor, and naturalist. He was celebrated in turkey hunting circles for his vast knowledge of wild turkey behavior gathered from decades of observation and experience in the field. He received a patent in 1973 for The Morgan Caller, selling more than 10,000 of his custom handmade wild turkey callers. Morgan authored Turkey Hunting: A One Man Game, a classic technique book in 1987. and was revered as a skilled hunter who shared the gospel of the sport -- and love of the Creation--with a sizable community of brethren. A Louisiana native, Kenny spent his later years in College Station, Texas, with his wife Sally and their children.
Morgan explains in his second book, America, Wild Turkeys & Mongrel Dogs (distributed first in 100 limited edition signed perfect bound manuscript copies by him and his wife Sally just six weeks before his death), why he wanted to write on such a title. "I've long been wanting to impart this knowledge to turkey hunters. Because I have been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, I'm putting my dream down in ink for you with urgency and fervor. I'll begin by telling you about a mongrel--a real mongrel. Our family dog named Buster."
After delighting us, the readers, with a myriad of Buster's abilities, Kenny more seriously turns to his dog's unsightly habits, and then asks us to "understand that mongrels pissing on the porch now comprise a large part of America. Some of them even like to hunt wild turkeys. I'm sure I have some mongrel in me too; in fact, it's a good thing to recognize the mongrel within and deal with it."
Released in 2014, America, Wild Turkeys & Mongrel Dogs: Life Lesson from a Hunting Master is a full color coffee table book that pairs lush images of wildlife and American landscapes with Morgan's thoughtful musings on 50 years of pursuing the wild turkey--and the practice he learned along the way to "live artfully."
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