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Hundred Hunts Ago Seasons
of the Past
(continued)
With 519 pages and
hundreds of vintage photographs, these "seasons of the past"
have been captured through interviews and stories written by people who
were there.
The photographs, camp logs, and interviews done with early hunters and
trappers help to fulfill Mert's desire to preserve a portion of
Wisconsin's rich and unique history.
A Hundred Hunts Ago takes one through a time that was, to a time
that is today.
What Readers
are Saying
"Your volume is a
remarkable compendium chock full of interesting
tidits and stories worth delving into on a long winter's night. I
can only
admire the dedication to task that you have achieved in compiling this
much information." ~ David L. Sperling, Editor, Wisconsin Natural
Resources, Madison, WI
"I just finished reading A Hundred Hunts Ago. All I
can say is "thank you." You have described our deer
shack as well as everyone else's. Every license holder should have
one." ~ Ed Molamphy, deer hunter, Balsam Lake, WI
"Of the books Cowley has written, A Hundred Hunts Ago is the
biggest, best, and funniest. This book contains 519 pages and over 500
photos from the days of horse and buggies, up through the Model T era to the
present. His stories are of homesteaders, trappers, and hunters, and while his
emphasis is on gun hunting, there is a large section of the book devoted to bow
hunting."
~ Book review by Bob Cary, Ely, MN
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Fred Buric, Hunter, Trapper, Woodsman. Chetek, WI. (1936)
The Stiltmobile,
built at the Swanson Machine Co., Almena, WI. (1938)
Sunday, a day for rest and repair at a logging camp.
"If A Hundred Hunts Ago gives future generations an understanding
of what the region was once like, then I have done my job."
~ Mert
Cowley
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