Afield - 9781602397767

"There is room in our moral pantheon for the small good thing that stays what it is. Hunting wild birds behind a trained dogùfor those of us who still do it, us oldsters, us anachronismsùis precisely that, with the stress laid on good. The writers in this volumeùfor all they know of life, love, flora, dogs, birds, whatever their skill setùknow this, too, and pleasingly."-RICHARD FORD

"By turns wise, funny, and tragic, Afield explores the uniquely symbiotic bond between human and canine hunters. A gorgeous collection of bird-dog tales by some of America's most distinguished writers/sportsmen."-JIM FERGUS

"In this splendid, all-star collection of stories, bird dogs have at last got the book they deserve. Buy two. Even if your dog doesn't read."-CHARLES GAINES

"Some of these stories have the power of a shotgun blast, and some will rip your heart out, but every one of them rings true. DeMott and Smith have put together the best collection of writing about bird dogs that I've ever seen. No sap, no sunsetsùjust great stories, beautifully told."-SID EVANS, Garden & Gun

"In Afield, some of our best writers lay bare the fantastically high expectations and, ultimately, certain heartbreak that attend plunking down cold cash for a hunting dogùa fool's gamble anyway, because, as these delightfully literate stories well attest, in the end, our dogs own us."-DENNIS ANDERSON, Outdoors Columnist, Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A perfect treasure for anyone who loves bird dogs and bird hunting."-JIMBO MEADOR