Gene Hill

I love books on dogs, and through that have come to love books about hunting with dogs. This book bills itself as 'Tales of dogs, ducks, birds & guns' but the dog parts are a little too light for me, and the gun part is very heavy. That being said, I really enjoyed the book.
The author was middle aged when the book was published in 1972 so has this great feel for a different age. Or rather a different world from someone like me who doesn't hunt or spend so much time outdoors. He has a great show more way of just appreciating the day and the beauty of the outdoors. Great in a way that I want to re-read it again on a regular basis and will copy some excerpts from it to add to my list of favorite quotes.
His love of shotguns is so strong it makes you want to start a collection. I never knew all that went into that. The chapter 'A helping hand' is especially good one, where the wife of someone who is interesting in taking up the sport asks how much it would cost.
The chapter on 'Rain' is one of my favorites.
I saw another reviewer who rated it low saying it felt a little 'I love Lucy.' That comes from his references to his wife and kids that indicate they seem to take second fiddle to his love of hunting and collecting guns. That is a valid discussion on priorities of life. But I think people should not judge a book from the past in the same way as a book written today. You can learn from the past and not be offended by it. People are very easily influenced by their time and their sources of information.
In summary, if you want a good book, read it, if you want a good book on hunting, definitely read it, if you want a good book on dogs, I would have a LOT of other ones to recommend. show less

I love books on dogs, and through that have come to love books about hunting with dogs. This book bills itself as 'Tales of dogs, ducks, birds & guns' but the dog parts are a little too light for me, and the gun part is very heavy. That being said, I really enjoyed the book.
The author was middle aged when the book was published in 1972 so has this great feel for a different age. Or rather a different world from someone like me who doesn't hunt or spend so much time outdoors. He has a great show more way of just appreciating the day and the beauty of the outdoors. Great in a way that I want to re-read it again on a regular basis and will copy some excerpts from it to add to my list of favorite quotes.
His love of shotguns is so strong it makes you want to start a collection. I never knew all that went into that. The chapter 'A helping hand' is especially good one, where the wife of someone who is interesting in taking up the sport asks how much it would cost.
The chapter on 'Rain' is one of my favorites.
I saw another reviewer who rated it low saying it felt a little 'I love Lucy.' That comes from his references to his wife and kids that indicate they seem to take second fiddle to his love of hunting and collecting guns. That is a valid discussion on priorities of life. But I think people should not judge a book from the past in the same way as a book written today. You can learn from the past and not be offended by it. People are very easily influenced by their time and their sources of information.
In summary, if you want a good book, read it, if you want a good book on hunting, definitely read it, if you want a good book on dogs, I would have a LOT of other ones to recommend. show less

Gene Hill, need I say more?