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Category Archives: Burton Spiller
Burton Spiller: The Grouse Man
Reprinted from the March 2012 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal While most of us enjoy many facets of the outdoor sporting life, some folks become so captivated by a single species or outdoor activity that it’s tied to their … Continue reading
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Firelight
“Firelight” was Burton Spiller‘s third book, published in 1937 by the Derrydale Press. Unlike many of Spiller’s other books, this one is not about grouse hunting. Instead, it’s a collection of 10 captivating hunting and fishing stories. Aptly titled, the … Continue reading
Drummer in the Woods
“Drummer in the Woods” is a collection of 21 grouse hunting stories written by Burton L. Spiller and published in 1962. Published well after “Grouse Feathers” and “More Grouse Feathers”, the stories included in the book show a marked maturity … Continue reading
Fishin’ Around
Most know Burton Spiller as a grouse hunter, and the foremost writer of grouse hunting stories in the 20th century. Less known, however, is that Spiller was a fisherman as well. Sure, his fishing excursions were undoubtedly fewer than his … Continue reading
Grouse Feathers, Again
In 2000, the Grouse Point Almanac (now the Upland Almanac) published a collection of 20 Burton Spiller grouse stories entitled “Grouse Feathers, Again”. Of the 20 stories, two were previously unpublished gems provided by Spiller’s daughter. The other 18 were … Continue reading
More Grouse Feathers
Following the widespread popularity of “Grouse Feathers”, the collection of Burton L. Spiller‘s grouse hunting stories in 1934, Spiller put together a sequel, “More Grouse Feathers”, which was first published in 1938. The book was an extension of the first, … Continue reading
Grouse Feathers
Burton Spiller‘s “Grouse Feathers” is a collection of his stories published by the Derrydale Press in 1934. It was Spiller’s first book, and consists of several numbered chapters, each covering a wide variety of topics surrounding grouse hunting. Spiller was … Continue reading
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