Since it’s cold outside, we’re in between major hunting seasons, and it’s dark at six o clock at night, I figured I would order some new books and do a little reading.  I mentioned in an earlier post that, despite a decent-sized book collection, I do not own any hunting-related books.  With that in mind, I sat down with my Barnes and Noble gift card I received as a Christmas present, and changed that little problem (And it’s about time.  I wrote the original post almost a year ago to the day).

And what particular books did I order?

Well, after reading Holly’s recommendations in this post and after seeing this particular book mentioned in many different places, including the post I mentioned previously, I settled on James Swan’s In Defense of Hunting. I love the idea of this book, simply because I think it is going to provide me with some great information that will help me to address anti-hunters and non-hunters alike; I think it will add more structure and information to backup my pro-hunting stance.

Plus, when Holly wrote this paragraph about the book I was immediately intrigued:

He also asserted that vegans tend to be in therapy quite a bit, whereas he’s found hunters to be pretty well-adjusted. I initially thought that was really uncharitable until I started seeing some anecdotal evidence that supported his contention.

I can’t wait to read that part.  And I’m curious to read about the anecdotal evidence that she mentioned as well.

I also deviated away from my normal book choosing habits, and ordered a book strictly for pleasure.  I normally read for pleasure, obviously, but I usually read about something I want to learn.  With my second choice, though, I went out on a limb, listened to a few of my favorite bloggers, and ordered Hemingway on Hunting.

Hemingway was mentioned a few times as a recommendation in the original post I wrote, and a co-worker of mine (who doesn’t hunt I might add) recommended him as well, so I went out on a limb and purchased it.  This particular book contains different excerpts from Hemingway’s hunting repertoire, and I’m looking forward to reading this compilation.

Hopefully these two books will arrive by the end of this week, and once I get through them – heck, even as I come across something good in them – I will be sure to write about it here.

It’s been awhile since the advice was given, but I thank everyone for your input, and I’m looking forward to digging into these selections.

It’s about time I added some hunting-related books to my library.   Don’t you think?

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