Of Woods and Waters: A Kentucky Outdoors Reader

Contents

C O N T E N T S Foreword by Nick Lyons Acknowledgments Introduction by Ron Ellis Prologue: The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; Containing a Narrative of the Wars of Kentucke (An Excerpt) ESSAYS John James Audubon, Fishing in the Ohio Dave Baker, Deer Camp Wendell Berry, An Entrance to the Woods Garnett C. Brown Jr., Dove Autumn Walter L. Cato Jr., An Essential Ingredient Harry M. Caudill, The Frontier (An Excerpt) Dr. Thomas D. Clark, A Little Bit of Santa Claus (An Excerpt) Soc Clay, Muskie Joe: The Legend Continues David Dick and Eulalie C Dick, An Excerpt from Rivers of Kentucky Joe Tom Erwin, Frog Fever Dick Farmer, Tickling, Noodling, etc. Sidney Saylor Farr, Meats: Game and Tame (An Excerpt) John Fox Jr., Fox-Hunting in Kentucky (An Excerpt) xiii xix xxiii xxxv 3 11 20 35 39 44 51 55 63 69 71 78 85 W D. "Bill" Gaither, Fishing with the Stewart Brothers Gary Garth, When the Cork Goes Under Janice Holt Giles, An Excerpt from 40 Acres and No Mule James A. Henshall, MD, The Philosophy of Angling Bass, Pike, and Perch (An Excerpt) Silas House, A Place of Noble Trees Harlan Hubbard, An Excerpt from Shanty boat Barbara Kingsolver, The Memory Place (An Excerpt) Art Lander Jr., Partners in the Web of Life King of the Spring Woodlands George Lusby, Our Creek Is Full of Memories Bobbie Ann Mason, An Excerpt from Clear Springs Chad Mason, Inheritance (An Excerpt) Frank F. Mathias, They Called Him Lucky (An Excerpt) John E. Murphy, Fly-Fishing Time Thomas D. Schiffer, The Kentucky Longrifle Dave "Mudcat" Shuffett, The Scolding Stephen M. Vest, Chapter Added to Rich History John Wilson, Old Reels Stephen M. Wrinn, A Connecticut Yankee in a Kentucky Trout Stream FICTION Harriette Arnow, An Excerpt from Hunter's Horn Wendell Berry, An Excerpt from Nathan Coulter Sam Bevard, A Special Incident X CONTENTS 90 100 104 110 114 120 132 138 140 142 145 147 160 167 172 174 183 187 192 199 209 216 220 Billy C. Clark, Ely's Bass Fur in the Hickory Gaylord Cooper, The Great Ohio River Catfish Hunting Expedition Ron Ellis, Into the Woods (An Excerpt) William E. Ellis, Big Boy (An Excerpt) Caroline Gordon, An Excerpt from Aleck Maury, Sportsman George Ella Lyon, An Excerpt from Gina. Jamie. Father. Bear. Jim Wayne Miller, An Excerpt from His First, Best Country Fredrick Pfister, Spirit Deer Jesse Stuart, Our Wiff and Daniel Boone Richard Taylor, The Meadow POETRY Linda Caldwell, Predator and Prey James Gash, Hermit's Sack Song The Hermit on His Gate Jonathan Greene, For Jeff Walking Sticks James Baker Hall, The Buffalo Hawkbells Stephen Holt, Down in the Counties Trapper at Camp Dix Bend Charlie Hughes, Undercurrents Leatha Kendrick, Fishing with My Father in the Middle Field Pond CONTENTS XI 226 239 245 255 263 274 277 282 285 292 308 313 315 317 319 320 321 323 325 326 327 329 Jim Wayne Miller, Fish Story The Faith of Fishermen After the Hunt Spring Hunt Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Woodcock of the Ivory Beak James Still, Hunter Mountain Fox Hunt Joe Survant, Alpheus Waters, September 2,1863 Falling Asleep While Hunting Richard Taylor, A Statement of the Case Fishing at Valleyview Ferry Bluegills Stocking the Pond Robert Penn Warren, American Portrait: Old Style (An Excerpt) Heart of Autumn VII: Tell Me a Story APPENDICES Appendix A: Kentucky State Record Fish Appendix B: Kentucky's All-Time Top Ten Boone & Crockett White-tailed Bucks List of Contributors Permissions Xll CONTENTS 332 334 335 336 337 338 339 341 343 344 345 346 347 349 350 352 355 361 363 381 ...