The Trickiest Thing in Feathers

by Corey Ford, Christopher Smith (Illustrator)

Corey Ford, one of America's finest and most loved outdoor writers, was also a dedicated wingshooter. Every fall he and his English setters, Tober and Cider, would hunt the hills and thickets of Vermont for grouse and woodcock. Corey also frequented the heart of quail country in North Carolina. Therre he would spend several weeks each winter pursuing the gentleman bobwhite quail. Here is a collections of his best wingshooting stories, many of them previously unpublished. Written with a sense of humor, The Trickiest Thing in Feathers is a definitive collection of lost bird hunting classics.

Genres: Outdoors

184 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Andrew Wayment · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only complaint about this book is that the editor did not include "The Road To Tinkhamtown." How can you compile all of Ford's writing on bird hunting and not include that story?