daverichey February 4th, 2008

TITLE:
AUTHOR: Steve Hickoff
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books

CONTACT:

Stackpole Books
5067 Ritter Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

PHONE: (800) 732-3660
WEBSITE: Stackpole Books
COST: $21.95 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-D-8117-3406-6

Turkey hunting in fall and winter was once a big thing, and many old-time writers who authored early turkey-hunting books wrote of fall hunting. Hickoff concentrates his energies on fall turkey hunting, and he knows what it takes to be successful.

This book is filled with solid information that can make fall turkey hunting successful. We don’t have a statewide fall turkey season, and it is limited to isolated areas these days. However, nothing prevents a hunter from applying for a fall tag and hunt where the season is open.

Hickoff’s book is well-written, and is the first modern book on the topic. It also is filled with color photos that back up what the author is writing about. This is a book every hunter should have in their collection if they ever intend to hunt the fall season. I heartily endorse this title.

Tags: fall, hunting, stackpole books, steve hickoff, turkey, winter

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daverichey February 4th, 2008

TITLE: Following In The Footsteps Of Ernest Hemingway And 59 Additional Trout Fishing Stories
AUTHOR: Jay Thurston
PUBLISHER: Savage Press

CONTACT:

Savage Press
PO Box 115
Superior, WI 54880

PHONE: (800) 732-3867
WEBSITE: Savage Press
COST: $15.00
ISBN: 1-886028-73-7

This engaging book on trout fishing contains some stories with reference to certain Michigan rivers. Among others mentioned are stories of fishing the Brule River, Fox River, Two Hearted River plus many others. The lead story is a tale of the Hemingway story, and the author and his two friends found what they feel was a spot on the Two Hearted River where Hemingway may have fished.

This is a collection of stories the author first wrote and had published in The Ashland (Wisconsin) Daily Press. Thurston, a retired school teacher, writes mostly of his native Wisconsin but many stories have a distinctive Michigan flavor.

I’ve had this book for some time, and didn’t review it because I was fighting a vision problem, but the time has come and trout season is on its way. This is a book that Michigan anglers should enjoy because it deals with some of our better Upper Peninsula trout streams.

Tags: Brule, fishing, Fox, Hemingway, Michigan, streams, trout, Two Hearted, up, Upper Peninsula

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