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Offline 1iagobblergetter

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #30 on: June 23, 2019, 04:04:38 PM »
I bought Turkey hunting, a one man game off a recommendation of this tread and can't seem to put the book down, it's easily worth the 20 bucks. Its got a southern theme that I enjoy.


I finished mine in 3 days..Ordered the old pro turkey hunter...Since this thread I’ve found a few others that I would like to get ahold of at some point.


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Thats how i started and now its another collection I have. I think I'm somewhere around 200 books turkey related.

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #31 on: June 24, 2019, 08:22:04 AM »
And if Southern and Spiritual is your thing, East of the Slash needs to be your next book.  I want to try Bobby Coles books next, hear they're good.  Best Southern Lit I could recommend:  Harry Crews A CHILDHOOD BIOGRAPHY OF A PLACE.   Cormac McCarthy BLOOD MERIDIAN
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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #32 on: June 24, 2019, 10:50:17 AM »
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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #33 on: June 24, 2019, 11:03:42 AM »
Not turkey related, but if you like historical mountain men type stories, get Crow Killer: The saga of Liver Eating Johnson.


Its the true story that the movie Jeremiah Johnson is based off.

I've read it several times and it's an incredible tale

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #34 on: June 29, 2019, 01:25:31 PM »
So I have just about finished the old pro...Wow what a book!


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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #35 on: June 29, 2019, 05:50:37 PM »
Great books here alrready ..

I will add-

Charles Elliott " Hunting with the old Professor"

Dr. Bobby Dale - " Turkey Roost Tales" or more special his first book " Double Gobble"

Earl Groves- " Talking tomfoolery"

Dr Lovett Williams - anything he wrote  is excellent.

Doug Camp - " Turkey hunting Spring and Fall"

Jim Casada - Remembering the Greats

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #36 on: June 29, 2019, 05:55:34 PM »
Fantastic book .. was privileged to meet him at UGA. Incredibly underrated author.  I guarantee you " Ivorybills" will make you stop and think about your relationship to the world, God and many other things.

Highly recommended.


Find Deep enough for Ivorybills, by James Kilgo. It’s a fine read. Not about turkey hunting specifically, just hunting tradition in the south.


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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #37 on: June 29, 2019, 06:41:05 PM »
 Ridge Reaper I enjoyed your post and hope you are 100% soon. Gene's was the first book I ever read on turkeys. Sadly a stopped up basement drain allowed a couple of inches of water to back up and ruined several books I had in boxes. I need another copy...

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #38 on: July 14, 2019, 08:42:28 AM »
Fantastic book .. was privileged to meet him at UGA. Incredibly underrated author.  I guarantee you " Ivorybills" will make you stop and think about your relationship to the world, God and many other things.

Highly recommended.


Find Deep enough for Ivorybills, by James Kilgo. It’s a fine read. Not about turkey hunting specifically, just hunting tradition in the south.


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got it ordered...looking forward to reading it

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Re: Recommend me a book
« Reply #39 on: July 14, 2019, 11:49:07 AM »
Fantastic book .. was privileged to meet him at UGA. Incredibly underrated author.  I guarantee you " Ivorybills" will make you stop and think about your relationship to the world, God and many other things.

Highly recommended.


Find Deep enough for Ivorybills, by James Kilgo. It’s a fine read. Not about turkey hunting specifically, just hunting tradition in the south.


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got it ordered...looking forward to reading it
Same here, based on these recommendations, and it is next up on my list.  Also ordered Stephen Bodio's first novel, Tiger Country: A Novel of the Wild Southwest.