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Cowpokey
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:21 am • # 1 |
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Joined: 06/23/12 Posts: 1141 Location: Songtan, Korea
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If you've never read it, you have missed out on a great deal of wisdom from the greatest generation.
Not focused on any one facet of the outdoors, just worth every flip of the page.
My Grandmother sent me a copy (1970 or 1972 print?) a couple years ago for Christmas...said it reminded her of Grandpa and me, she was right.
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DCG
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:50 pm • # 2 |
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I have not read that book. I will have to pick up a copy to read. Thx for the recommendation. I do have a copy of his book: Use Enough Gun. I enjoy reading old world hunting books.
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okimoto
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:08 pm • # 3 |
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Joined: 07/12/12 Posts: 987 Location: Georgia
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I will check this one out; it sounds interesting.
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fish stick
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:30 pm • # 4 |
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I just ordered this book from inter-library loan. I am currently reading Jim Casada's Guide to Fly Fishing in the Smokies. He holds this book in very high regard and wrote an introduction for the newest re-print.
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Ken Curtis
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:04 pm • # 5 |
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Joined: 04/20/13 Posts: 166 Location: Southern Oregon
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I've been looking for a good book, thanks for the recommendation!
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RudeDog12
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:32 pm • # 6 |
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TheGreatWhite
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 11:08 am • # 7 |
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I am going to have to check this out!
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Rapid Eddy
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:23 am • # 8 |
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A recommendation that I'll be taking seriously. If it can me found I'll own it before the end of the week. I can't wait to get started of my own book.
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scrubs48
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:21 pm • # 9 |
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My first post, be gentle. :-)
My dad died when I was 12, lost my fishing & hunting buddy. A couple of years later I picked up this book and read it cover to cover over and over. I remember the part about frying up eggs "with edges like fine Belgian lace". Remember the bird hunting. Ruark was a great author.
Well I'm 68 and I think it's time to get another copy.
bill
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JimRed
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:04 pm • # 10 |
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Joined: 08/31/15 Posts: 1042 Location: Coppell, TX
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Welcome Scrubs48 to the forum and sorry about your lose; even though it's been years these things seem like yesterday.
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scrubs48
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:14 pm • # 11 |
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JimRed wrote: Welcome Scrubs48 to the forum and sorry about your lose; even though it's been years these things seem like yesterday. Thanks JR. bill
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TXH2Oman
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 1:17 pm • # 12 |
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Joined: 02/14/17 Posts: 380 Location: Georgetown, Texas and Corpus Christi, Texas
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Welcome. That is a truly fine book. Thanks for the reminder that I need to get another copy myself.
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weiliwen
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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:49 pm • # 13 |
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Joined: 11/04/13 Posts: 91 Location: Lincolnshire, IL, North of Chicago
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Excellent book, as it its sequel, The Old Man's Boy Grows Older.
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DDB
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:54 am • # 14 |
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One of my all time favorites. Gave a copy to my grandson with an understanding he would do the same for his.
One memorable observation was "Old men, boys, and dogs smell bad."
DDB
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