A Hunter's Road: A Journey with Gun and Dog Across the American Uplands

I've never hunted in my life but I was swept into this adventure with Fergus and his dog, Sweetzer. It was an exciting and thought-provoking read and I learned much about bird hunting (methods and ethics), the land, and our fragile environment. Fergus' writing style is humorous and intuitive. It's a must read for all who care about our environment.

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.

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.

Highly insightful book. Everyone who hunts or wants to can learn the etiquette, simple hospitality and reverence that separates the man who hunts for spiritual gratification and the poacher hunting off the side of the road. This should be included in the Huster's safety course that our Federal Government requires of us. Greatest of all... He Quail hunts with my "Everyman," Jimmy Buffett.

I could relate to so many of the experiences in this book, it seems like it could be the story I write about my time in the field. This represents every hunters dream. The best book I have read. Thanks Jim. How 'bout them "Reebok" Quail of Arizona? Good Hunting.