I finished reading through Wade Wineman's book "East of the Slash" the other night and thought I would share a few brief thoughts on it. Overall it was a fairly enjoyable read. The book is mostly a collection of hunting stories, primarily centered around the hunting club where the author and his family hunted since he was a boy. It is similar in style to The Old Pro Turkey Hunter, although in a direct comparison with that book it falls a bit short in my opinion. Where Nunnery's book makes me feel like I'm sitting with my back to a tree experiencing each hunt with him, I thought East of the Slash had a more detached feel. Wineman's book feels like you are reading through someone's journal (not surprising since the stories do in fact come right from his hunting journal), but as with most journals, while you hit on all the important details of the story you sometimes feel like you have missed some of the filler and finer details that would really draw you in. That said, it's still a fine collection of turkey hunting tales and I would still recommend it to anyone who likes this style of book.
The publishing company has been selling new signed copies one at a time for at least the last month or so on eBay (
http://www.ebay.com/usr/okpubco). I've seen some of these go for close to $80, which I feel is far too high. Every once in a while one slips through for a bit less though. I was able to get my copy for about $45, and at that price I would still buy it again. I will also say that I enjoyed the book enough that I just picked up a copy of Wineman's 2nd book, Bird of Courage, and will be reading that soon. That one can be had for $20-$25 if you are patient.
