upland books

[up-hunter]

I was wondering what books you guys consider must read for the upland hunter and bird dog enthusiest. I figured i should be reading some more and figured this would be the right subject.

I've always heard spiller and gene hill wrote some good books.

any suggestions would be great.

[gar-dog]

This year I read Burton Spiller's Grouse Feathers, More Grouse Feathers, and Grouse Feathers Again. Very pleasurable reading and you will learn a lot about grouse hunting. I read another book called something like Greatest Dog Stories or something to that effect which was also very enjoyable. Teddy Roosevelt wrote a MAMMOTH book on hunting, and there are good sections on upland birds out West and an interesting section on Grizzly hunting.

[WolfMansDad]

Gun Dog, by Richard Wolters (useful)
Best way to train your gun dog, by Delmar Smith (entertaining)
A rough shooting dog, by Charles Fergus (spaniel, but I'll forgive just this once)
A comfortable range, by Jim McDermott (great setter story)
Encyclopedia of North American Sporting Dogs, by Steve Smith (wife loves this one, but pup ate it)
The california quail, by A. Starker Leopold
The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook (extremely useful!)
Shotgunning: The art and science, by Bob Brister

I don't know if these are "must reads," but I enjoyed them.

[EddieF]

wolfmansdad: love your avatar!

I've not read any of the books mentioned, I guess I'll have to get busy!

[Scott Linden]

Anything by Gene Hill. Keep the tissue handy.

[gunner]

These titles might hold you for a day or two. Let me know when you're finished with these I'll suggest another one or two or dozen.


The Bird Dog Book, George Bird Evans

Men Who Shot, George Bird Evans

The Upland Gunners Book, George Bird Evans

Fields of Glory, Everitt Skehan

Field Trials, History, Management and Judgeing Standards, William F. Brown

National Field Trial Champions 1896-1955, Wm. Brown, Nash Buckingham

National Field Trial Champions 1956-1966, Wm. Brown

Wing and Shot, Robert Wehle

Snakefoot, Robert Wehle

New England Grouse Shooting, William Harnden Foster

Brag Dog and Other Stories, The Best of Vereen Bell

The Modern Pointer, Albert F. Hochwalt

The Modern Setter, Albert F. Hochwalt

Best Way to Train Your Gun Dog, The Delmar Smith Method, Bill Tarrant

For a Handful of Feathers, Guy de la Valdene

Dumb-Bell of Brookfield, Pocono Shot and other Great Dog Stories, John Taintor Foote

Bird Dog Days, Wingshooting Ways, Archibald Rutledge

Tears and Laughter, Gene Hill

The Best of Cory Ford, Cory Ford, edited by Jack Sampson

For the Love of a Dog , A Selection of Classic Bird Dog Stories, edited by Darren Brown

[live4point]

My favorite bird hunting writer is by far Havilah Babcock.He hunted in a time when the birds were plentifull and life was simpler,and had a way with mixing in humor better than any of the other writers in my opinion.

[lvrgsp]

Gunner, that's a pretty complete list, I'll add one more, ( kinda surprised you did not mention it )
Cov by Criswell.

Chip

[gunner]

Lvrgsp,

Yes, I have "Cov." I trained for Leon (Cov) Covington at Caddo, OK and Mortlach, Saskatchewan back in the '60's. He was quite a character and story teller. Some folks may remember his 1955 National Champion and Hall of Fame Dog, Lone Survivor.

Other major circuit bird dog trainers that wrote books that I own are...

Reflections on Bird Dogs and the Men Who Handled Them, Ed Mack Farrior

Bird Dogs and Field Trials, Jack Harper

Home of Champions, Dave Grubb

The White Knight Story, Hoyle Eaton

then there are the out of print, rare or vintage training pointing dog titles. We'll save those for later.

[Troy08er]

Received Mr. Eaton's signed book in the mail today .

Lvrgsp,

Yes, I have "Cov." I trained for Leon (Cov) Covington at Caddo, OK and Mortlach, Saskatchewan back in the '60's. He was quite a character and story teller. Some folks may remember his 1955 National Champion and Hall of Fame Dog, Lone Survivor.

Other major circuit bird dog trainers that wrote books that I own are...

Reflections on Bird Dogs and the Men Who Handled Them, Ed Mack Farrior

Bird Dogs and Field Trials, Jack Harper

Home of Champions, Dave Grubb

The White Knight Story, Hoyle Eaton

then there are the out of print, rare or vintage training pointing dog titles. We'll save those for later.

[tommyboy72]

I really enjoyed

Bird Dog the Instinctive Method by Ben O. Williams

[campbellj21]

Right now I'm reading "Against the Wind" by Roy Pool, excellent so far. Recent reads are: "The Bobwhite Quail Book", "The Tattered Autumn Sky", and "Grouse and Lesser Gods". All great reads and I would suggest them all.

[JWP58]

I really enjoyed

Bird Dog the Instinctive Method by Ben O. Williams

I've read the first 30pages by way of an internet preview, i'm going to HAVE to buy the book.

[Lyco Setter]

Gun Dog, Richard A. Wolters
Speed Train Your Own Bird Dog, Larry Mueller
New England Grouse Shooting, William Harnden Foster
The Tattered Autumn Sky, Tom Davis
Wing & Shot, Robert G. Wehle
Your Bird Dog and You, Mike Seminatore
Grouse Feathers, Burton L. Spiller

[phoneman45]

Gene Hill wrote some good books..... now there is an understatement. Hill, Wolters, Tarrant, Huggler, Davis (Tom and Henry P) Ben Williams, Jerome Robinson just to name a few. The next best thing to being there is readsing about it. Happy reading.

eric