Primitive Pursuit
Language: English
Published by Beaver Pond, Greenville, 1992
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
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SUBTITLED ; ` Stories Afield of Muzzleloader Rifle Hunting '. 140 pages of tales from Labrador, Wyoming, and elsewhere detailing thestyle of hunting that was prevalent 150 years ago - a single shot. Sepia tone drawings of bear hounds and game sets, etc. by McCurdy. Learn about : woodlot, longrifles, Black Magic, Chimney Butte, and Skip Vickerson. Cond : Paper wrapper is buff coloured with brown lettering and drawings. Front cover illustration features the hammer portion of a blackpowder gun and a rack of deer horns. Tight, bright, and clean. No names, no marks. Giftable !! Quote (p. 92) : " Deer and bear will approach the scented area much in the same manner. They will instinctively circle and approach from downwind. Thread dangling from the front ramrod thimble of your muzzleloader will detect the slightest air current and tell you which ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.
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- Title
- Primitive Pursuit
- Author
- Schoonmaker, Peter R.
- Publisher
- Beaver Pond, Greenville
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1881399052
- ISBN 13
- 9781881399056
- Illustrator
- Walt McCurdy
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Hunting and Fishing
Primitive Pursuit contains 166 illustrated pages and 22 chapters: Foreword by Sam Fadala / The Right Attitude / Evolution of a Deer Hunter / Short Seasons and Single Shots / An Experience in Heritage / Caribou Adventures / Powder River Basin Pronghorns / There Comes a Time / The New Boomer's Baptism / The Eyes of the Beholder / Muzzleloader Mule Deer Challenge / Thunder Boomer Bull / Bear in Mind / The Sound of the Hounds / Small Game Tactics for Big Game Success / Grouse, Pheasants, Woodcock & Old Hemlock / Big Game Sets / The Weight of Success / La Garita Siesta / Pennsylvania Flintlock Fun / Dream Elk / On Your Person/ln the Field / Right Places/Right Times
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Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
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