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Several posts have mentioned books lately. "Yukon Trophies" for example. I'd like to know your favorite lesser known, Alaska/Canada hunting stories out there.

What books do you pick up again and again on those long winter nights? What do you lug along in the backpack? Or keep handy when the rain traps you in the tent for two days?

I'm interested in your favorite regional authors and titles, those hidden gems. Jack O'Connor, Townsend Whelan, Jack London and Robert Service wrote some great stuff about the north country; I've read it and will again. Everyone's been through Hemingway's African stories and I re-read Faulkner's "Big Woods" at least once every year for perspective.

But what I want are suggestions on the lesser knowns with ground-truth knowledge of the far north. Walt Prothero is a talented magazine writer whose stories have been collected into book form and he's got some north country stories that are excellent. Fact or fiction, I don't care, I just want regional hunting flavor from someone who's been there and came back with a well crafted sentence.

Tell me what I'm missing.

Message Thread:

• Hunting stories/favorite books thenarwhal Feb 23 2006
  • books Sollybug Mar 02 2006
  • The best book ever Bork Feb 28 2006
  • Hunting stories/favorite books Ol Grouch Feb 25 2006
  • A video for ya- Michael Strahan Feb 24 2006
  • Dersu Uzala bushrat Feb 24 2006
  • Alaska Hunting Stories .338 mag. Feb 24 2006
    • I agree .338 mag - good book 379 Peterbilt Feb 24 2006
  • Here's a great read- Michael Strahan Feb 24 2006