Deep Enough for Ivorybills

by James Kilgo

Deep Enough for Ivorybills is a powerful, thoughtful collection of autobiographical writings about James Kilgo's hunting and fishing excursions in the woods, fields, and swamps of South Carolina and Georgia. Portraying a world both visceral and majestic, Deep Enough for Ivorybills establishes Kilgo not only in the sporting lineage of Robert Ruark and William Faulkner but also in the naturalist tradition of Annie Dillard and Loren Eisley.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Memoir, Animals, American, Southern

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[E Wilson]

I really have no business reviewing this book because I really had no business reading it. I
thought it was a natural history book about Southern swamps and the native flora and fauna.
It was about HUNTING!! My least favorite thing to read about after descriptions of battles.
I have nothing against hunting as long as the hunter eats what he kills and kills in a sportsman
like way. I just don't want to read about it. This was a man's book as far as I'm concerned.
It not only had chronicles of duck and deer killed, but also the evening camaraderie of the
members of the hunting club.

There was one chapter about getting lost in a relatively small swamp or woods that I found
interesting and some character studies of fellow hunters that were a nice relief from the
killing.

[Jeanene Arrington Fisher]

What an enjoyable read. I followed each page as if listening to my dad or uncle tell stories of their youth. If you love outdoor recreation (hunting, fishing, feeling free in the forest) you will enjoy this book.

[Lisa]

Wish I had taken a class taught by Kilgo at UGA.

[Cindy Griffin]

Dr. James Kilgo has led a life full of excitement and adventure through the Southeastern United States. As Dr. Kilgo writes about his experiences, he pulls the reader in so that you feel you are a part of the story. His characters are real and the kind of people you'd like to sit across a camp fire with and share stories.