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America's Greatest Game Bird: Archibald Rutledge's Turkey Hunting Tales
Captures the lure and lore of the wary creature once proposed as the U.S. national bird
During the first half of the twentieth century, Archibald Rutledge hunted wild turkeys in the woodlands surrounding his ancestral South Carolina plantation. He became wise in the ways of the wary creature and wrote prolifically about the sport.
In this collection, noted outdoor writer Jim Casada gathers thirty-four of Rutledge's finest turkey-hunting yarns. America's Greatest Game Bird joins Tales of Whitetails and Hunting & Home in the Southern Heartland to complete a trilogy of outstanding Rutledge stories.
During the first half of the twentieth century, Archibald Rutledge hunted wild turkeys in the woodlands surrounding his ancestral South Carolina plantation. He became wise in the ways of the wary creature and wrote prolifically about the sport.
In this collection, noted outdoor writer Jim Casada gathers thirty-four of Rutledge's finest turkey-hunting yarns. America's Greatest Game Bird joins Tales of Whitetails and Hunting & Home in the Southern Heartland to complete a trilogy of outstanding Rutledge stories.
222 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1994
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July 14, 2011
Rutledge has an amazing writing style that makes a reader feel like they are along with him on his travels. Read this closely as some of the one-liners are great. He can paint a picture with words. Most of his books are worth the time and investment for readers and collectors alike.
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