What's in your library?



This string is turning into a remarkable compendium of duck hunting books (and related titles). I am certainly going to print it out for future reference and book hunting on the internet. There are some titles I looked at years ago and coveted and have totally forgotten about. I am now going to hunt them down on the Abebooks, Alibris and Amazon. I am hoping we can keep adding to the list.

Thanks all.

Here are some additional titles which I hope I am not duplicating:

Decoys Simplified. Cassion
Duck Decoys (Title might be off). Connett
Hunting Ducks and Geese. Janes
Ducks. David Jones
Wildfowling at a Glance. Coykendall
Lowland Game Birds. Kesting
The Labrador Retriever. Wolters
Water Dog. Wolters
The Art of the Decoy. Ernest
Waterfowling on the Chesapeake, 1819-1936. Sullivan

There may have been a full collection of Buckingham in the string above, but I don't recall seeing the following titles:

Tattered Coat
Mark Right
Old Miss

James Woods]
 
This has been a very neat thread to read. Ill add this to the conversation if each of you who posted lists had to pick just one book to recommend to another waterfowler to read what book would it be?
 
i don't think anyone has mentioned the new reprint of the book the movie Savannah was based on

'Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter' by Jack Cay
 
Gotch'a!!!!! Wildfowl Decoy's of the Pacific Coast......by Miller and Hanson, with a ton of original art by Dave Hagerbaumer.

Getting one of your paw's on a copy of this for cheap is nearly impossible, took me years. It was a very, very limited printing. The thing is a coffee table giant. The star's lined up and I picked mine up for $35 on EBay only because the owner didn't spell the title right and definatley didn't know what they had. Not to mention mine is signed by both authors he-he I know, I know score. I would wager it's got to be one of the rarest modern (1989) books in a waterfowlers library.-Seth

ps.I hope you realize I had to copy the entire list, put it in a document and search for the word Pacific just to see if you had it already. You have a huge library, you da man!

pps. How does $285 a copy, sound? Just checked. $126 for a beat up one.? Crazy huh?
 
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Brandon~

I am a piker compared to others on this list, but the one (there's a bunch I savor) I would always pick would be Connett's Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater. Having a different author for each chapter, and a chapter for each area, makes it enjoyable to re-read every pre-season.

All the best,

SJS
 
Brandon: Great Idea. I can't pick just one so here are my top five:
Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater. Connett
Gunner's Dawn. Clark
Ole Miss. Buckingham
Duck Shooting. Heilner
Pot Luck. Clark
 
Thanks Guys,

This has been a good excercise as I see that I've got quite a ways to go to get the library properly populated. I appreciate all the extra titles you guys have submitted as it gives me an extremely good list to work from and to start trying to track them down. Usually add between 4 - 12 titles a year so there's going to be fun in next few years getting some of the books. And since the grandkids are old enough to read maybe by reading some of the books they'll see how much fun waterfowling can be. I can on;y hope.
 
There is no single favorite, but there are a few that are at the top. "Misty Mornings and Moonless Nights" because it was the first. "More Waterfowl by Assisting Nature" because of its historical place as being printed by DU's predecessor More Game Birds in America. What's interesting is that it suggested and predicted many aspects of the programs that we do have to help preserve and restore wetlands and uplands.

One of Regional significance for me is "Draining the Great Oasis" as it describes the draining of five lakes in Central Minnesota for agricultural purposes. I've found where they existed by utilizing satelite photos and you can see the main ditch and its laterals extending outward and the old shorelines to this day. People think Minnesota has a lot of water but it makes a waterfowler sad to think that 9 million of our 18 million acres of wetlands have been sacrificed for agriculture, mostly in the western and south-western part of the state.

Then there's the books on decoys and those about the carvers, conservation and waterfowling in general. It just doesn't get any better.
 
Tom

Great idea, it'll take me awhile to compile my list. Haven't spoken with you since before Harvey's passing and the last time I was there for a MWA meeting. I'll be there in a few weeks, maybe we can grab a beer.
 
IF I had to pick ONE, and only one........... THE DUCK HUNTERS BOOK , edited by Lamar Underwood. All the greats are in there, and then some. You will never regret having a copy.
 
I don't think anyone has mentioned "In the Shadow of the Gun"

Actually, I'm not sure if that is the exact title, but a buddy of mine told me about it. Supposed to be a first hand account of market gunning in Iowa and Minnesota if I recall correctly. I think it was just reprinted a few years ago and his wife picked up a copy for him.


Does anyone have any advice for getting a fair price in selling books? I've got a couple boxes of books to part with but I don't want to get shelacked like an old widow bringing her husband's guns to the pawn shop.
 
you've just created my christmas wish list for the rest of my life....did i miss Shotgunning Trends in Transitions by Don Zutz???
 
Tom, I finally got a chance to inventory my home library. This doesn't include many other books on other topics or my office books. Its kind of obvious what are my interests and my fondness for author inscriptions.

Big Game of North America: Ecology and Management compiled by J. L. Schmidt and D.L. Gilbert 1st. 1978 good, spine tear on cover Excellent
Wildlife Woodcarvers Chappel, Carl and Sullivan, Clark 1st. 1986 ex-library, plastic wrapped cover excellent
Waterfowl Studies Burk, Bruce 1st. 1976 torn cover very good inscribed as gift
Waterfowl Painting: Blue ribbon Techniques Veasey, William 1st. 1983 VG Cover, sun faded spine excellent
Game Bird Carving, Third Edition Burk, Bruce 1st. 1988 excellent cover excellent
Decoys at Shelburne Museum Webster, D.S. and Kehoe, W. 2ns. 1971 paperback very good
The Art of Making Decoys, Form and Sculpture Mueller, Keith 1st. 2009 excellent cover Excellent, Inside page creased inscribed by author to me
My Life with Birds Shortt, Angus 1st. 2003 excellent
Antique Style, duck decoys Matus, Tom 1st. 2006 paperback excellent
Wildfowl decoys of the pacific Coast Miller, M.R. and Hanson, F.S. 1st. 1989 excellent cover excellent inscribed by author to me
Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway Starr, G. R. 1st. 1974 bookplate, slightly torn cover excellent
The Art of the Decoy Earnest, A. 1st. 1965? bookplate, VG cover excellent inscribed by mother to me
Trout Stolz, J. and Schell, J. 1st. 1991 excellent excellent
Beuatiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay Warner, W.W. 4th. 1976 fair excellent
Avian Biology, Volume VII edited by Farner, King, and Parkes 1st. 1983 vg excellent
Jack Miner and the Birds Jack Miner 1st. 1923 bookplate very good
Avian Energetics edited by R.A. Paynter, Jr. 1st. 1974 very good
The Winter Birds; Birds of the Arctic Ogilvie, M.A. 1st. 1976 fair very good
Useful birds and their Protection Forbush, E. H. 1st. 1905 or 6. good
Birds in Our Lives Stefferud, A., ed. 1st. 1966 excellent excellent
Portraits of New England Birds Forbush, E. A., and Fuertes, L.A. 4th. 1932 good inscribed to my mother from her uncle
The year of the Greylag Goose Lorenz, K. 1st. 1978 very good excellent
Observations of Waterfowl Scott, P. 1st. 1980 excellent excellent
Avian Physiology Sturkie, P.D., ed. 3rd. 1976 good
Ornithology in the laboratory and field Pettingill, Jr., O.S. 4th. 1970 very good
The Life of Birds Welty, J.C. 2nd. 1975 very good
Living on the wid across the hemisphere with migratory birds Weidensaul, S. 1st. 1999 excellent excellent
A guide to bird watching Hickey, J.J. 1st. 1943 fair very good
Bird Studies with a camera Chapman, F. M. 1st. 1900 good
Analysis of Vertebrate Populations Caughley, Graeme 2nd. 1978 very good
Bobwhite Quail Management: A habitat Approach Landers, J.L. and Mueller, B.S. VG pamphlet
The Snipes Tuck, Leslie M. 1st. plastic wrapped pristine
Selected American Game Birds Hagerbaumer, D. and Lehman,S. 3rd. 1980 VG cover, slight tear and sun faded inscribed by author to me
Grouse of North America Huggler, Tom. 1st. 3867/4000 1990 excellent excellent signed by author
Making game: an essay on Woodcock De La Valdene, G. 1st. 1985 excellent excellent inscribed by FERC colleagues
Making gaem: an essay on woodcock De la Valdene, G. 2nd. 1990 excellent excellent
Band-tailed Pigeon Mathewson, Worth 1st. 2005 excellent excellent inscribed by author for me
The ecology and management of the American Woodcock Mendall, H.L. and C. M. Aldous 205/1025 bookplate excellent
Woodcock Shooting Smith, Steve 1st. 1988 bookplate, excellent excellent inscribed by author to me
North American Gamebirds of Upland and Shoreline Johnsgard, P..A. 1st. 1975 paperback fair
Food habits of a group of shorebirds: woodcock, snipe knot, and dowitcher Sperry, C. C. 1st. 1949 pamphlet very good
The Prairie Grouse of Michigan Ammann, G.A. 1st. 1957 paperback, bookplate very good inscribed by author to me
The Pennsylvania Woodcock Management Study Liscinsky, S.A. 1st. 1972 paperback very good signed by author
Two Vanishing Game Birds:the woodcock and the wood duck Fisher, A. K. 1st. 1901 pamphlet fair
Proceedings of 10th American Woodcock Symposium Stewart, A. and Frawley, V. eds. 1st. 2010 excellent excellent
Grouse of North America: a cross-continental hunting guide Huggler, T. 1st. 1990, 3886/4000 excellent excellent
Management of Migratory Shore and Upland Gamebirds G.C. Sanderson, ed. 1st. 1977 good, bookplate excellent
Migratory Shore and Upland Game Bird Management in North America T.C. Tacha and C.E. Braun 1st. 1994 excellent
Ecology and management of the Mourning Dove T.S. Baskett, M.W. Sayre, R.E. Tomlinson and R.E. Mirarchi, eds. 1st. 1993 excellent excellent
The Book of the American Woodcock Sheldon, W.G. 2nd. 1971 excellent, bookplate excellent
Proceedings of the Eighth American Woodock Symposium J.R. Longcore and G.F. Sepik, eds. 1st. 1993 paperback very good
The Amercan Woodcock Pettingill, Jr., O.S. 1st 1936 paperback, bookplate very good
The Ruffed Grouse; Life History, Propogation and Management Bump, G., Darrow, R.W., Edmnster, F.G. and Crissey, W.F. 1st. 1947 ex-library copy good
Ruffed Grouse Atwater,S. and Schnell, J. 1st. 1989 excellent excellent
The Bobwhite Quail; its habits, preservation and increase Stoddard, H.L. 1st. 1941 very good, repaired, bookplate exellent
The Wild Turkey Dickson, J. G. eds. 1st. 1992 excellent excellent
Pheasants: Symptoms of wildlife problems on agricultural lands edited by Hallett, Edwards and Burger 1st. 1988 paperback excellent
The Mute Swan Birkhead,M. and C. Perrins 1st. 1986 excellent excellent
Magnificent Voyagers Hochbaum, H.A. and J.R. Serie 1st. 1988 excellent excellent signed by technical advisor to me
Black Brant, Sea goose of the Pacific Coast Einarsen, Arthur S. 1st. 1965 slightly torn cover, very good To Robert I. Smith
Muskeg to Mangrove Glover, Fred A. 1st 2010 paperback excellent
Living a Dream, the education of a duck hunter Seymour, Norman 1st 2002 excellent cover excellent
Waterfowl of the World: A comparative Perspective Raveling, Dennis G. 1st. 2004 paperback excellent
Prairie Ducks Sowls, L. K. 1978 paperback good
The Trumpeter Swan Banko, Winston. E. 1st. 1960 paperback good
Food of Game Ducks in the United States and Canada Martin, A.C. and Uhler, F.M. 1st. 1939 paperback good
Food of Game Ducks in the United States and Canada martin, A.C. and Uhler, F.M. 2nd. 1951 paperback good
Wood Duck Management and Research, a symposium edited by Trefethen, James B. 1st. 1966 paperback very good
The Canvasback on a Prairie Marsh Hochbaum, H. A. 1981 excellent inscribed by author for me, drawing also
The Canvasback on a Praire Marsh Hochbaum, H.A. 1st. 1944 Very good
Swans of the World Wilmore, S. B. 2nd. 1979 excellent excellent
A coloured guide to the waterfowl of the world. Scott, Peter 1977 vg, slight tear excellent
Black Duck Spring Wright, Bruce, S. 1st. 1966 vg, slight tear, bookplate excellent
High Tide and on East Wind, the story of the Black Duck wright, Bruce, S. 1st. 1954 fair, some tears and wear marks excellent inscribed by Max MaGraw
Canvasback of Minnedosa edited by Tennyson and Potter 1991 pamphlet excellent
Managing your duck marsh Ward, Peter 1991 pamphlet excellent
Waterfowl in Iowa Musgrove, J.W. 5th. 1977 bookplate excellent
The Ring-neck duck in the Northeast Mendall, H.L. 1st. 1958 paperback fair
Wings over the Prairie Hochbaum, H.A. 1st. 1994 excellent excellent
The Mottled Duck Stutzenbaker, C.D. 1st. 1988 excellent
The Marsh Keepers Journey Batt, B. D.J. 1st. 2012 excellent excellent inscribed by author to me
The Trumpeter Swan Banko, W.E. 1st. Bison Press 1960/1980 very good, paperback
The Giant Canada Goose Hanson, H. C. 1st. 1965 excellect excellent
Waterfowl: their biology and natural history Johnsgard, P.A. 1st. 1968 fair excellent
Flyways Hawkins, A.S., R.C. Hanson, H.K. Neelson, H.M. Reeves, eds. 1st. 1984 excellent
Waterfowl Ecology and management:selected Readings Ratti, J. T., Flake, L.T., and Wentz, W.A., compilers 1st. 1982 paperback, very good
Habitat Management for migrating and wintering waterfowl in North America Smith, L.M., R.L. Pederson, and R.M. Kaminski 1st. 1989 fair, bookplate excellent
Michigan Waterfowl Management Pirnie, M. D. 1st. 1935 bookplate good
Waterfowl and wetlands--an integrated review Bookhout, T.A., ed. 1st. 1977 paperback, very good
Waterfowl Tomorrow Linduska, J. P., ed. 1st. 1964 excellent
Waterfowl in Winter Weller, M. W., ed. 1st. 1988 bookplate excellent
Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl Hochbaum, H.A. 2nd. 1956 paperback, good inscribed by author, drawing also
Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl Hochbaum, H.A. 2nd. 1956 Bookplate very good
Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl Hochbaum, H.A. 1st. 1955 torn, in plastic excellent
Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck Bellrose, F.C. and D.J. Holm 1st. 1994 excellent Excellent
1988 North American Wood Duck Symposium Frederickson, L. H., G.V. Burger, Havera, S. P., D.A. Graber, R. E. Kirby, and T.S. Taylor, eds. 1st. 1990 paperback, excellent
The Unique Wood Duck McCabe, R. E. 1st. 1993 excellent
Wild Geese of the world Owen, M. 1st. 1980 excellent excellent
Rearing and Restoring Giant Canada Geese in the Dakotas Lee, F. B., C.S. Schroeder, T.L. Kuck, L.J. Schoonover, M.A. Johnson, H.K. Nelson, and C.A. Beauduy 1st. 1984 paperback, very good
The biogeochemistry of blue, snow and Ross' geese Hanson, H.C. and R. L. Jones 1st. 1976 paperback, very good
Ecology and Management of breeding waterfowl Batt, B.D.J., A.D. Afton, M.G. Anderson, C.D. Ankney, D.H. Johnson, J.A. Kadlec and G.L Krapu, eds. 1st. 1992 excellent
Saskatoon wetlands seminar 1st. 1969 paperback, very good
The downy waterfowl of North America Nelson, C. H. 1st. 1993 excellent excellent
Waterfowl ecology and management, second edition Baldassarre, G.A. and E. G. Bolen 2nd. 2006 excellent inscribed by author to me
Wild Goose Dilemmas Black, J.M, J. Prop, and K. Larsson 1st. 2007 paperback, excellent
Ducks, Geese and Swans of Norh America Bellrose, F.C. 2nd. 1978 cover poor good
Waterfowl: Ducks, geese and Swans of the world Todd, F.S. 1st. 1979 fair good inscribed to SSB by parents
The ducks, geese and swans of North America Kortright, F.H. 2nd. 1943 excellent excellent
Infectious and parasitic diseases of wild birds Davis, J.W., R.C. Anderson, L. Karstad and D.O. Trainer, eds. 1st. 1971 paperback, excellent
Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases; general field procedures and diseases of birds Friend, M. and J.C. Franson 1st. 1999 excellent inscribed by authors to me
Field guide to wildlife diseases; general field procedures and diseases of migratory birds Friend, M. ed 1st. 1987 paperback, very good
Species, age and sex identification of ducks using wing plumage Carney, S. M. 1st. 1992 paperback, excellent
Food habits of North American diving ducks Cottam, C. 1st. 1939 paperback, very good
Sixth International Waterfowl Symposium 1st. 1989 paperback, very good
A season of wing-shooting, hunting tales from Washington State John R. Otto, III 1st. 2007 slight wear cover excellent Inscribed by author to me
More Stories of the Old Duck Hunters MacQuarrie, Gordon compiled Zack Taylor excellent cover excellent
Last Stories of the Old Duck Hunters MacQuarrie, compiled by Zack Taylor 2005 excellent cover excellent
Old Waterfowling Tales, Volume III compiled by Worth Mathewson 1st excellent by compiler to me
The Duck Hunters Book compiled by Lamer Underwood 1st. 1982 good from my father
The Gordon MacQuarrie Sporting Treasury compiled by Zack Taylor 1st. 1998 excellent excellent
The Complete Wildfowler Gresham, Grits 1st. 1973 bookplate cover torn
Waterfowling these past fifty years Hagerbaumer, David 2nd. 2008 excellent cover excellent Inscribed by author to me
Successful Waterfowling Taylor, Zack 1st. 1974 torn cover very good inscribed by author to me
Big December Canvasbacks Mathewson, Worth 2nd. 1998 excellent inscribed by author to me
Duck Hunters' Top Flight Field Guide Ruthven, J.A. and Zimmerman, W. 2nd. 1968 bookplate, written notes good
The Outlaw Gunner Walsh, H.M 3rd. 1973 bookplate, torn cover excellent
Waterfowling, beyond the basics. Johnson, M.D. 1st. 2008 excellent cover excellent
Prairie Wings: Pen and Camera Studes Queeny, Edgar, M. 1st. 1947 very good,
Big December Canvasbacks Mathewson, W. 1st.. Derryedale 2000 Excellent, paperback inscribed by the author to me
Muskrats and Marsh Management Errington, Paul L. 1st Bison reprint 1978 very good
Wildlife Conservation Gabrielson, Ira 4th 1944 bookplate very good
Wildlife Conservation Gabrielson, Ira 1st 1941 Bookplate, cover slight tear and wear
Wildlife Management Trippensee, Reuben E. 1st. 1948 bookplate, Leslie L. Glasgow stamp fair personal notes of LLG
Our Wildlife Legacy Allen, Durwood L. good
An American Crusade for Wildlife Trefethen, James B. 1st. 1975 cover, VG VG
Wildlife Biology Dasmann, Raymond 2nd. 1981 very good
The Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program Goforth, Reid 1994 paperback excellent
Game Management Leopold, Aldo 1961 paperback good
Aldo Leopold's Wilderness edited by Brown, D. E. and Carmony, N.B. 1st. 1990 excellent excellent
A Sand County Almanac Leopold, Aldo 1977 paperback very good
Wildlife Management Techniques, 3rd edition Giles, R.H., eds. 1st. 1971 very good
Wildlife Management Techniques Manual, 4th edition Schmenitz, S. E., eds. 1st. 1980 excellent
Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats Bookhout, T.A., eds. 3rd 1999 excellent
 
Brad - Amazing list! I was sick in bed this weekend and got caught up on some reading. Was in Keith Mueller's book, then read "Shang". Good books to read in sequence... From master, to contemporary...

As far as the number of books both you and Tom have, not only is it impressive but, it wouldn't surprise me if neither of you could find any help on move day with all those books... :)

Thanks for sharing... Some real classics... Pat
 
Has everybody thought about WHERE their Library will end up, after they go to the Happy Hunting Ground? This has been on my mind, ever since my best hunting partners widow sold his extensive Library, at a garage sale for $1 -$5 , and less per book. Afterwards she came to me crying, after she was told what they were worth......

As of yet, I have not made a list and estimated value, let alone who gets what. I've considered leaving some to local, and college libraries, but fear they would end up in year end sales. Auctions, and book dealers have also come to mind. I have kept my wife informed, but need a much better plan.

Just wondering what other "Book Junkies" have prepared for? I don't even want to think about all the Other Stuff we have! Yikes! Just look at all the wonderful decoy collections coming to auction now, and you Know what's ahead for Baby Boomers.
 
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