The jon boat years : and other stories afield with fine friends, fair dogs, a shotgun, and a fly rod / Jim Mize ; foreword by Jim Casada ; illustrations by Bob White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mize, Jim, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor recreation--United States--Anecdotes.

Outdoor recreation.

Outdoor life--United States--Anecdotes.

Outdoor life.

Fishing--United States--Anecdotes.

Fishing.

Hunting--United States--Anecdotes.

Hunting.

Natural history--Humor.

Natural history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Delightful tales of hunting and fishing, family, friends, dogs, and precious time well spent. Nationally recognized and award-winning writer Jim Mize captures the true essence of sport and living life to the fullest in this collection of stories about his outdoor escapades. In tales spanning more than five decades, Mize invites readers into carefree days hiking through the Colorado Rockies with a fly rod and leisurely casting poppers to bludgill on small southern ponds. Cold days shivering in a duck blind or deer hunting trips lost in fog all make for fine memories. And then there are the dogs. Meet boot-eating Labs, setters with fine noses, and a Brittany spaniel that loved to bounce through frosted kudzu. Mize's humorous stories entertain and return readers to their own turkey hunting or creek-fishing excursions. Black-and-white line drawings from artist Bob White illustrate stories filled with laughter, quiet contemplation, and wonder. Mize reminds the young and old that the pleasure of the pursuit matters most"-- Provided by publisher.

"In his ability to capture the elusive essence of sport [Mize] serves as a voice for all of us. That's a rare gift and is precisely what makes The Jon Boat Years a treasure that should be read and enjoyed not just now but for generations to come"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

The Jon Boat Years

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Across Generations

First Pup

Your Day Will Come

Kids Do Say the Darndest Things

Another Letter to a Grandson

A Letter to a Granddaughter

Fishing with Others

If a Tree Falls

My Buddy's Fishing Hole

The Seabee Jacket

After Dark

Fishing Directions

Old Guys in a Boat

A Lesson Twice Learned

Fishing Odd Hatches

Yellow Damn Jackets

Carpy Diem

Along Came a Spider

Fishing the Mosquito Hatch

A Whiff of Skunk

Stir Crazy

Low Expectations

Jinxed

Into the Backing

Gone with the Wind Knot

Fly Fishing for Suckers

The Colorado Years

Freedom

Coldcocked

Skinny-Dipping with Cutties

The Fish of a Lifetime

Pondering Deer Stuff

Hunting with KP

Hunting in the Haunted House

The Deer Who Wore Camo

Custer's Last Deer Stand

A Class in Ethics

In Pursuit of Bearded Birds

How to Name Your Turkey

The Turkey Chainsaw Massacre

Almost a Lion Story

Growing Your Gobbler

Of Ducks and Dogs

Blurred Memories

A Quack's Guide to Duck Calls

Reasons for Owning a Dog

My Steel Shot Rusted

Upland Birds

Hunting the Pole

Kudzu Quail

Hunting the Hurricane

The Christmas Gift

Winders

An Old Red Shirt

Acknowledgments

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781643363844

1643363840

OCLC:

1354230746