Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Part II. The Lore of Hunting - Deer, Hogs, Coons, and Even Foxes
Preface
Part I. The Hunting Drive and Its Place in Our Lore
Gone A'Hunting
Making a Drive in Botswana
The Decline of the Poacher as Fold Hero in Texas
Nocturnal Woodpecker
Fishing Texas: A Passion Passed on by My Dad
The Angelina Cat and Coon Hunting Association: A Sort of Memoir
Dentistry, Dehorning, and More: South Texas Women's Hunting Stories
Deer Leaves
Hinkel Shillings and the Red Ranger
The Lore of Wild Hog Hunting in Texas
Hunting Javelina Hogs in South Texas
Jess's First Coon Hunt
Part III. Fishing Lore in Texas
Skills of the Rivermen: Ways and Means of Market Fishermen
The Big Fish That Didn't Get Away
Our Family Fishing Trips
Fisherman's Luck
Fishing from Indianola to Boca Chica and Waters in Between
The Jetty
Part IV. You Hunt What?! Unusual Prey and Other Things We Chase
Jackrabbit Drives (and Other Types of Rabbit Hunting) in the Pleasant Valley Community, Fisher County, Texas
Rattlesnake at the Ants in the Pants
The Pointer
Man Hounds and Dog Sergeants
This is for the Birds
Hunting the Elusive Lost Mines and Buried Treasures of Texas
Part V. The One That Got Away (or Should Have) : Ancedotes and Funny Stories
Sierra Treed
Porch Hunting
Deliverance II: The Tale of a Strange Encounter in the Big Thicket
A Thanksgiving Catfish
Pranks in Hungting Camp; Or, the Physiological and Psychological Benefits of Ancient Rites Practiced in Bucolic and Fraternal Settings
Fishing for Whoppers
Roping a Deer
Texas Menu 1835: Venison and Honey, Prairie Chicken, or Baked Fish
Fisherman's Paradise: 'His Cap Never Got Wet'
Fishing
Caney Creek Night Hunting: A Saga of Dire Situations and Scared Prayers
Contributor's Vitas
Index