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Laugh It Up in Deer Camp: The Best "Ribald" American Deer Hunting Humor
The first collection of deer hunting jokes, anecdotes, and cartoons dedicated to an audience numbering in the millions. This fast-paced read includes true stories; irreverent one-liners (like the difference between beer nuts and deer nuts); tall tales; classic Ole & Lena groaners; redneck Bubba monologues; hilarious pratfalls, and more.
95 pages, Hardcover
First published May 12, 2009
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June 6, 2017
I'm not a hunter myself, but know many and bought this book to share with the avid and occasional hunters in my life. I read the reviews (only about 40 ratings) on a major online retailer site. The reviews were brief and most had given the book as a gift to an adult male, but hadn't read the book personally. (It seems to be highly recommended for men recovering from surgery who do not usually like to read.)
Most reviewers said the giftee had really enjoyed the book. I wanted to screen it for my teenage nephew. I think I will give it to his dad to read first and let him decide if the "ribald" jokes are too adult for my nephew.
The stories, jokes and cartoons in this book are pretty funny. There are definitely some laugh-out-loud and knee-slappers when you picture a bunch of guys sitting around telling jokes and actual hunting experience stories. I've been in that "room" many times, having gone to college with a group of friends who were Fish, Wildlife & Biology majors.
The compilation of hunting stories are well-written. As you read them, you can "see" them as they happen.
Some of the material is a little crude. Some of the material is ribald, as the title says. There were a few very adult (sexually explicit) sentences that left nothing to the imagination. A few of these sentences were written with more sophistication, possibly leading some readers to "Google" words or grab a dictionary. (The kind of words that an innocent might ask a parent what the words mean or a teenager might stealthily look up for themselves and then giggle over with friends and share their new sophisticated knowledge.)
So, I'd say the "ribald" content makes the book R-Rated, but not X-rated. A parent who hunts with their teenager hunts, might share the book with that teenager. However, that parent would likely have an open, honest relationship and a good grasp of their teenager's maturity level before making that decision.
I read this book over several days and my memory would only estimate 10-15% of the content is ribald (sexual in nature) or crude. These days, the only difference between the ribald and crude humor in this book and a non-cable network prime time TV drama is that the book has words that have a word or reference for the situation.
A small group of hunters, who socialize outside of hunting would probably enjoy this book the most. If the group passed the book around and read some of the stories out loud, it would stimulate the recall and telling of humorous personal hunting experiences.
If you are looking for clean reading and humor for mature teenagers and adults, especially of the male persuasion, my favorite book to gift, or share with a social group is one that is out of print, "Up to No Good: The Rascally Things Boys Do", by Kitty Harmon. I'd recommend it for any man recovering from surgery, new parents of boys, parents of a "busy" boy, and mature teens (because you don't want them doing some of the rascally things that bear some risk and eliminate some of the 9-lives boys tend to have while growing up).
Most reviewers said the giftee had really enjoyed the book. I wanted to screen it for my teenage nephew. I think I will give it to his dad to read first and let him decide if the "ribald" jokes are too adult for my nephew.
The stories, jokes and cartoons in this book are pretty funny. There are definitely some laugh-out-loud and knee-slappers when you picture a bunch of guys sitting around telling jokes and actual hunting experience stories. I've been in that "room" many times, having gone to college with a group of friends who were Fish, Wildlife & Biology majors.
The compilation of hunting stories are well-written. As you read them, you can "see" them as they happen.
Some of the material is a little crude. Some of the material is ribald, as the title says. There were a few very adult (sexually explicit) sentences that left nothing to the imagination. A few of these sentences were written with more sophistication, possibly leading some readers to "Google" words or grab a dictionary. (The kind of words that an innocent might ask a parent what the words mean or a teenager might stealthily look up for themselves and then giggle over with friends and share their new sophisticated knowledge.)
So, I'd say the "ribald" content makes the book R-Rated, but not X-rated. A parent who hunts with their teenager hunts, might share the book with that teenager. However, that parent would likely have an open, honest relationship and a good grasp of their teenager's maturity level before making that decision.
I read this book over several days and my memory would only estimate 10-15% of the content is ribald (sexual in nature) or crude. These days, the only difference between the ribald and crude humor in this book and a non-cable network prime time TV drama is that the book has words that have a word or reference for the situation.
A small group of hunters, who socialize outside of hunting would probably enjoy this book the most. If the group passed the book around and read some of the stories out loud, it would stimulate the recall and telling of humorous personal hunting experiences.
If you are looking for clean reading and humor for mature teenagers and adults, especially of the male persuasion, my favorite book to gift, or share with a social group is one that is out of print, "Up to No Good: The Rascally Things Boys Do", by Kitty Harmon. I'd recommend it for any man recovering from surgery, new parents of boys, parents of a "busy" boy, and mature teens (because you don't want them doing some of the rascally things that bear some risk and eliminate some of the 9-lives boys tend to have while growing up).
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