[.ca] A Hunter's Road: A Journey With Gun And Dog Across The ... (ISBN 0805030085)

Testerone plus:
Well, this is well written, but it is rather one of those books about, "Let's go out and murder some animals this morning." Now if the author had used a camera instead of a gun, this would have deserved 5 stars, but..... Oh well.

Fergus Stuns Steinbeck Fan:
Fergus, a peripatetic writer, travels cross country with his lab using hunting as his reason to find the heart and soul of America. Wandering the fields and woodlands seeking a covey on the rise, Fergus shares the joys and challenges of friendship, dogs, and the American frontier. Fergus and his companions are saddened by the lose of habitat that protects breeding birds, that provide there communion with nature. Reverently, he ponders one of the great philosophical questions of our time: Can a hunter also be an environmentalist? Fortunately, I stumbled across Jim Fergus' book while doing research in my local library. I've now purchased a copy to keep and reread. If you enjoy Steinbeck or Buffett, you will enjoy reading this book. PS... I'm a middle-aged, environmentalist, non-hunting woman.... AND I loved this book.

A thought-provoking, highly entertaining bird hunting book:
As a somewhat novice upland bird hunter with a young dog, and as a writer for a state wildlife management agency, I found a deep appreciation for the observations, sentiments and candid representations of the experiences the author enjoyed while researcing his book. He details a trip across the United States and all the interesting people and places he visited and came to know as intimately as only a hunter or nature lover could. This book was like a long daydream that I didn't want to end, and I'm greatful he invited me along. I have met so many hunters of the type he writes about - some good, some bad and some who just "are." He at times reports objectively about their attitudes and other times makes judgements that I may or may not agree with, but it was always entertaining and was food for thought. This is not a book that will teach you where or how to hunt, but it will teach you about why you hunt and what is happening to the hunt. We would do well to think about his words as we enter the 21st Century.

A Lost Hunter trying to Find his Way:
I saw this book at the library and decided to check it out as I'm an avid outdoorsman. Unfortunately it \othe book\c deals more with the author trying to get his head straight from a bad childhood, than a good book about upland bird hunting. I personally can have little respect for the author after he and his hunting partners borrowed a shotgun from a rancher who tried to drown four yellow lab puppies. The author describes in detail how one of the pups, through its instincts, tried to swim to shore when the rancher threw them in the river. Any self-respecting upland hunter who loves dogs would not have borrowed the "time-of-day" from this rancher--let alone a shotgun. My Instincts tell me never to pick-up this book up again! If you want to read an an enjoyable book about upland bird hunting in America DO NOT READ this book--try another author like Gene Hill. Sincerely: Michael S. Graves

A Classic:
For anyone who has a genuine respect and love for upland bird hunting - the sport, the dogs, the game and their habitat - Jim Fergus's A Hunters Road is one of the definitive Classics. The book is not only a wonderfully entertaining read, it is also a serious commentary on those who pursue the sport, the good, the bad, the ugly, the ethics, and the environment. Of course, there will be reader's who either misread or misinterpret Fergus's intent. For those however, who wish to journey into the sanctity of the sport (bird lovers included), and be subliminally educated in the process, Fergus's A Hunter's Road is a must.