Here, in its entirety, is a story I published in the Northwoods Sporting Journal in 2011. The last person Fred Barnes expected to hear from when he picked up the phone was his old pal Gene Burdette. It was with a somber voice on the other end of the line that Gene spoke with. “Fred……..I’m sorry. I know it’s been too long. Fred……….I want to go hunting.” An appearance of a … [Read more...] about Last Hunt
Archives for April 2011
To Fish and Hunt in Maine
With ten quality books and hundreds of short stories under his belt, it was inevitable that someone would publish a collection of Edmund Ware Smith stories. The collection came in 1991 under the title "To Fish and Hunt in Maine", edited by Thomas A. Kinney and published by Yankee Books of Camden, Maine. The book contains a short introduction, "In Search of Edmund Ware … [Read more...] about To Fish and Hunt in Maine
NWSJ Column: Last Hunt, Part III
LAST HUNT, PART III (reprinted from the Outdoor Sporting Library column in the Northwoods Sporting Journal) This month’s column marks the third of a three part story, entitled “Last Hunt”. In the previous two entries (Last Hunt Part I and Last Hunt Part II), we introduced a situation: seasoned Maine outdoorsman Fred gets a visit from a childhood friend after decades of … [Read more...] about NWSJ Column: Last Hunt, Part III
The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book
Written by Greg Tuttle Arthur Macdougall’s “The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book” is his most popular and easiest to find book, which is fortunate for all. Published in 1963 by Simon and Schuster, it is a handsome little book. It contains 36 wonderfully written little stories. Preceding every story is a quote from the likes of Thoreau, “The Compleat Angler”, from Dud Dean … [Read more...] about The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book
Upriver & Down
written by Greg Tuttle “Upriver & Down” (1965) was Edmund Ware Smith’s last book. It’s another great book, published by Holt Rinehart, with illustrations by Maurice Day. The story “The Last Hermit of the Maine Woods” is especially good. Best of all there are six “Jake’s Rangers” stories in it. Jake’s Rangers were a group of like-minded friends and outdoorsmen living in … [Read more...] about Upriver & Down