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Illustrated by Bob White
Book/Pages: 207 Hardcover, 26 b&w illus., 1 fold-out map, 6" x 9-1/4"

Ever since rural-Minnesota lawyer Ted Lundrigan wrote about his passion--the pursuit of ruffed grouse--in the now classic Hunting the Sun, wingshooting readers nationwide have clamored for more. At long last, here it is.

In Grouse and Lesser Gods, Ted will take you deep into the mysteries and delights of his home coverts, all part of an extraordinary piece of property--the Promised Land--that he now owns and hunts. You'll watch the field work of talented dogs like the English setter Salty and the feisty Labrador retriever Dixie; thrill to the explosive flush of the grouse and the erratic, twittering flight of the woodcock; and panic as the noise bursting from the thicket in front of you isn't your gun dog but an angry she-bear.

Above all, you will come to know the brooks and swamps that shape and define Ted's Promised Land and, indeed, his love of hunting. He writes of such water: "Through its myriad puddles and streams, it creates a flying, bending, swishing projection of a water brotherhood in the leafy places where men and grouse wander. It is a way water has of going beyond the reach of its rivers."

Reviews:

"The hunting shines here as hunting should- hard and purposeful, for man and dogs, a fair contest of steely wills." -- Gray's Sporting Journal

"Lundrigan has passion for the land and for most living things." -- Lake Country Echo

"Included are 15 exquisite black-and-white drawings by Minnesota artist Bob White." -- Michigan Out-of-Doors

"If you are a wingshooter, take aim at this one." -- Village Soup.com Times, Camden, Maine

Author Biography:

When not practicing law, TED LUNDRIGAN hunts grouse and writes stories under the pen name Ted Nelson. His stories have appeared in Shooting Sportsman, Pointing Dog Journal, Gun Dog, Wildfowl, Sporting Classics, and in the anthology Bare November Days.

BOB WHITE is an artist/illustrator who works in both watercolors and oils. A professional wingshooting and fishing guide since 1980, he spends countless hours in the field, documenting hunters and fishermen in action. His original art work is shown in several galleries.


Excerpt:

My German shorthair, Beans, is one of the lesser gods. He hears the rest of the world. God speaks to bird dogs in the rustle of leaves under the pads of their feet, in the thin smoke of bird scent, and in a hundred other languages that man once knew but forgot how to hear. Beans knew, before we crossed the open hay field, that there were grouse on the island and that they were wired for divine guidance.