Posted on 12/30/2013 7:41:29 PM PST by smokingfrog
Ron Smith never could sleep on an airplane. So he used that travel time to write a book instead.
It only took seven round trips between Texas and Alaska to write 15 chapters. The result: "How Not To Die Hunting In Alaska."
While that may elicit a chuckle or two, Smith has written true stories from personal experience, and there is something to be learned from experiences he shares.
"Anybody who has hunted in Alaska has stories to tell," said the longtime Alaskan, who now divides his time between Alaska and Texas. He is an professor emeritus of biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
"I hate just sitting there like a lump," he said. "So I wrote these chapters on the plane. It's a repertoire of all the hunting trips I've been on. I organized it into chapters."
Each chapter focuses on a different lesson.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsminer.com ...
Looks like it may be a good read......thanks for the thread frog.
Stay safe !
.44 Magnum loaded
waterproof matches
Big sharp knife
Maybe a modern-day Call of the Wild?
Couldn’t find it on Amazon. Too bad. I’d give it a try.
Physical tools are good; the tool between your ears is better.
Happy New Year to you, my friend!
Yeah, it sounds kind of interesting. Ever been to Alaska?
bttt
Sounds good. I really like Alaska. Two fishing and one hunting trip. I’m hooked.
Chapter 1: Stan should have known that gun was loaded.
Chapter 2: Gus was wrong: he couldn't outrun a grizzly.
Chapter 3: Henry learns that a good bottle of whiskey is no substitute for a proper sleeping bag.
Chapter 4 ...
And to you as well my friend........ Hope yer new year is kind and easy !!!
Stay safe !
Yep was stationed at Fairbanks and TDY to Clear and Shemya a few times. Great place to visit....:o)
Merry New Year !!
Stay safe !
Cool.
Happy New Year to you too!
“The books are available at bookstores in Fairbanks and other outlets in Alaska.”
That’s too bad. He could sell a lot of them on kindle.
Going King Salmon fishing in June in Ketchikan.
I am out of fish jerky.
“Chapter 3: Henry learns that a good bottle of whiskey is no substitute for a proper sleeping bag.”
I prefer to think that a good bottle of whiskey AND a good sleeping bag are preferred. I don’t believe that’s strictly an “either/or” proposition.
That said, while Alaska extremely bee-u-ti-ful from everything I see, I couldn’t stand most of the place. If it’s below 70F I’m finding something with sleeves and drinking hot coffee.
'How not To Die or Shoot Yourself in Sacred Spooky Indian Places especially if`n Yourn one of Them Thar Thiev`n Dadburned City Slickers Coz You Ain`t Supposed to be Huntin` in There Anyhoo'"
Onesie flannel pajamas and a cup of ho coco.
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