A Man Made of Elk~Stories &Advice from a Lifetime of Traditional Bowhunting-book

Description: A Man Made of Elk Stories, Advice, and Campfire Philosophy from a Lifetime of Traditional Bowhunting by David Petersen "Like all of the few "outdoor" books that truly deserve to endure, A Man Made of Elk is, well ... different. That's logical enough, for the same can certainly be said of its author. A former Marine pilot and current backwoods intellectual, idealist, iconoclast, and, yes, hunter, Dave Petersen defies categorization as adroitly as his terrific prose. ... I know deer hunters, bear hunters, and sheep hunters, but I don't know anyone else who identifies as completely with one species of game as Dave Petersen identifies with elk. This book's title goes beyond metaphor; the guy is made of elk." -- Don Thomas, from his foreword to this book "I have never known a more passionate hunter than David Petersen.... As his wife says, he's beyond the point of just wanting to kill or even watch elk; he wants to be one." -- Ted Williams, from his foreword to Heartsblood "David Petersen is a careful man in the forest. He moves unobtrusively and lusts to be alone.... He is familiar with every path taken in the forest by elk and deer. At all times he understands everything around him -- odors, casual noises, birdcalls, impending weather. When a dead twig snaps somewhere, he knows what stepped on it, how much the creature weighs, and what its intentions likely are.... More than any other author I have read, David Petersen can explain a hunter's heart and the need for a renewed acceptance of this heart if humanity, which requires healthy ecosystems, is to survive." -- John Nichols, from his foreword to On the Wild Edge "For nearly forty years, [David Petersen] has seized and savored every opportunity to hunt whitetails, wild turkeys, antelope, mule deer, caribou, Coues deer, geese, grouse, quail, snowshoe hares. His drive to come to know each of these creatures and to hunt them honorably and well is pure and fierce. But let me be clear. Petersen is an elk bum." -- Dan Crockett, from his foreword to Elkheart Table of Contents:Dedication Foreword Author's Introduction Acknowledgments Part I: An Elk Hunter's Almanac 1. Farts in a Hurricane 3 2. A Man Made of Elk 9 3. A Lucky Day 16 4. A Hunter's Heart 23 5. Close to Home 36 6. Wapiti Wisdom 39 7. "Come On!" 44 8. The Same Elk Twice 53 9. One Perfect Arrow 65 10. Wallowing in It 76 11. Evolution of a Trophy Hunter 81 12. A Mighty Big Squirrel 89 13 Failure 91 14. A Winter Vacation 95 Part II: Woodsmanship: How I Do It (and how I try not to) 15. Privileged Advice 103 16. Eating Humble Pie 109 17. Bushwhacked! 118 18. Blood and Guts Made Easy 123 19. Confessions of a Jerky Junkie 128 20 Going Squirrely 135 21. Turkey Tactics for Wapiti (and vice versa) 141 22. Bunny Bashing Basics 145 Part III: Campfire Philosophies 23. Do Animals Have Feelings That Hunters Can Hurt? 153 24. A Trip to the Meat Market 159 25. The Sacred Game 166 26. Meditations on Poaching 169 27. The Silence of the Bulls 175 28. Modern Hunting, Ancient Philosophy 184 29. Control 200 30. The Mule Deer Wars 203 31. Let's Use the Quads God Gave Us 210 Postscript: Thomas Aquinas Daly 219 About the Author 229 Softcover. 2018. Unabridged. 9.0" L x 6.0" W. 254 pages. BRAND NEW! PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO IN THIS AUCTION IS A STOCK PHOTO OF THE BOOK. YOUR BOOK IS BRAND NEW FROM THE PUBLISHER, NEVER READ, NEVER SHELVED. We ship all of our books in cardboard packaging/wrapping for protection in transit.

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Location: Houston, Texas

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