Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections From Thick And Uncivil Sorts Of Places

by Charles Fergus, Joe Fornelli (Illustrator)

A Rough-Shooting Dog - written by Charles Fergus and joe Fornelli. The author recounts the training and first hunting season of his English springer spaniel and reflects on his experiences of the natural world. NO RETURNS ON BOOKS OR DVDS - Thank you!

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

I write a mystery series set in the 1830s in a rough-and-tumble county in backwoods Pennsylvania, where an "accidental" sheriff works to solve crimes while battling his own griefs and travails. My most recent Gideon Stoltz mystery, "Nighthawk's Wing" (Arcade Crimewise 2021), received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. It's the sequel to "A Stranger Here Below" (Arcade Crimewise, 2019), which just came out in paperback. I'm currently at work on a third in the series, with the working title "Lay This Body Down." The Gideon Stoltz mysteries take place during the Jacksonian era of American history, when our young nation was flexing its muscles and finding its identity.

Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, I now live on a farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I love to spend time outdoors in all seasons, hiking, snowshoeing, and especially riding horses. I'm married to the writer Nancy Marie Brown. I have written many nature books, and my readers tell me my knowledge of natural history and wildlife helps inform my fiction.

Reviews

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections From Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places by Charles Fergus (Lyons Press 1991) (636.752). The author loved a hunting dog named Jenny. This is a celebration of her life and their times together in the field. My rating: 7/10, finished 2009.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this shortly after coming home from the Border Patrol and it got me looking at dogs and what kind I'd want if I was hunting and it made me want to start hunting so I could be much closer to my dog.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second timereading this book...as good as the first time