Jerry Johnson

Jerry Johnson lives in the North Country of the upper Midwest. His 'Old Coot' and 'North Country' series of books feature essays, stories, and poems about bird hunting, bird dogs, and life in a small rural town: 'Crazy Old Coot,' 'Old Coots Never Forget,' 'Coot Stews,' 'A Limit of Coot,' 'Coot Dogs,' 'Coot Shoots,' 'North Country Tales,' 'A View from the North Country,' and 'A Slow Walk Through The North Country.' He is the author of four novels: 'Sighted - A History of Homo Sapiens Extinction,' 'Hunting Birds,' 'Ivory and Gold,' and 'The Executioner's Face.'

A former newspaper reporter, photographer, editor, columnist, and college public relations director, he and his wife lived more than 35 years in a 140-year-old log house on the small farm they managed for wildlife habitat. They now live in the southeast Minnesota town of Rochester. He hunts, fishes, and camps with a group of friends that call themselves The Over the Hill Gang.