Western Wings: Hunting Upland Birds on the Northern Plains

Williams, Ben O.; Tom McGuane [Foreword]

ISBN 10: 1885106696 / ISBN 13: 9781885106698

Published by Wilderness Adventures Pr, 1998

About this Item

Illustrated by Russell Chatham. Signed "Ben Williams" on title page; scarce thus (without gift inscription). Ben Williams spends well over 250 days each year photographing, hunting, or running dogs on the High Plains. This book is the culmination of his 50+ years spent in the field, not only hunting, but also seeking to understand everything about upland birds and their environment. He discusses literally everything about these wonderful game birds and the country in which they live. Hungarian partridge, sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse, prairie chickens, western ruffed grouse, blue grouse, spruce grouse, and pheasants are all covered in more detail than ever before in print: their habits, throughout the year, habitat, mating ritual, identification, what they eat and why, and most importantly how to look over a vast section of prairie and identify the habitat within the habitat to locate birds, and much, much more. Ben O. Williams is all about upland bird hunting. Williams grew up in Illinois and moved West after college, becoming an avid upland bird hunter and helping bring bird dogs (and upland hunting in general) to the West. (Fun fact: Williams introduced the great outdoor writer Charles F. Waterman to upland bird hunting). He is a successful writer, photographer and dog breeder, specializing in Brittanies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Wings: Hunting Upland Birds on the Northern Plains
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885106696
• ISBN 13: 9781885106698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 26 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Hunting

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Synopsis

Book by Williams, Ben O.

About the Author

Ben O. Williams is a noted outdoor writer, photographer, author, bird hunter, and dog breeder. He is
the author and photographer of Huns and Hun Hunting, American Bird Dog: The Instinctive Training Method,
Wingshooting, and Hunting the Quails of North America. His photography and writing has appeared in many
prominent sporting magazines. Ben is a columnist for Covey Rise Magazine and The Pointing Dog Journal. He
lives along the Yellowstone River outside of Livingston, Montana, with his wife, Bobbie, six Brittanys, five
English pointers, and two English pointers.