One of America's finest outdoor writers delivers a collection of stories that are thoughtful, funny and heartwarming. This is a book for both couch potatoes and avid outdoor types. It is guaranteed reading pleasure.

A new collection of sporting essays by one of America's finest outdoor writers.

"His stories are gripping and ring so true that the reader can almost smell the Vermont woods and see the sunset on Maryland's eastern shore. This book is not just about hunting - it's really a well-written series of essays about relationships: between a man and his beloved dogs, between men and nature, and between friends. Recommended for all public libraries."--Library Journal

"With hunting currently a controversial sport, these essays will obviously have a somewhat limited audience; on the other hand, the sport could not find a more eloquent, thoughtful defender. "--Booklist

For his first collection of sporting essays, Dancers in the Sunset Sky, Robert F. Jones was called one of the finest outdoors writers in America. And again in Hunter in My Heart he gathers a selection of 30 essays (with an additional two short stories, serving as bookends) into one satisfying, amusing, seasoned volume. Among this treasure trove is a parody of The Great McNab, a British hunting triathlon wherein the sportsman kills a stag, a brace of grouse, and a salmon in a day, and if the hunter were to bed the cook at the end of that day, it's called a Royal McNab. Jones recounts his own version of the event in "The Royal McBob."In "A Hippie Dippie Bird Hunt", Jones gives a hilarious account of teaching hippies in a 1970s New Mexico commune to shoot. Despite their broken promise to be sober, he finds they are excellent shots.The Hunter in My Heart is also a homage to the beloved Labrador retriever; no one writes more eloquently about these canines and their genius as bird dogs. Jones expounds on Maryland dove hunts; grouse; his reluctance to kill woodcock; tracking in the snow; and Ernest Hemingway and Theodore Roosevelt. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 272 pages)Robert F. Jones is the author of eight highly acclaimed novels, including Blood Sport and The Run to Gitche Gumee as well as five works of nonfiction. His work appears in Sports Afield, Men's Journal, Outdoor Life, Audubon, Time, Sports Illustrated, Life, People, Harper's, Fly Rod & Reel, The New York Times, and Shooting Sportsman. He lives in West Rupert, Vermont.

Imprint: The Lyons Press
Distributor: The Globe Pequot Press
Publication Date: 06-01-2002
Pages: 272
Measurements: 9.00in X 6.00in