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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: I read this book in late 2002 when people were always asking me why I hunted and why I liked it so much. It was very helpful to hear someone else put into words what I felt but couldn't articulate. This book clearly spells out the dangerous agenda of animal rights groups, how they exist merely to perpetuate themselves and how little they actually do for wildlife conservation. He does this without personal attacks or bias, but with statistical facts, and personal examples. This book is very well-written despite what some people have posted hear. There is also a spiritual side to the book that honors animals and nature like I've never heared from an anti-hunter. This author truly lives in nature and loves nature, like all hunters do.
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Summary: A spiritual psychology of hunting
Review: I wrote this book to clear up many misconceptions about the motivations of hunters in general; to describe how when hunting is undertaken with deep, heartfelt conviction, it can lead one to an understanding of the deepest ethical values about life, love and ecology. This position is not just based on my own feelings, but as I describe in the book, it is based on the conclusions of many eminent behavioral scientists including Freud, Jung, Menninger, and most importantly Erik Fromm
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Summary: Unreadable
Review: I'm an avid hunter who tries to keep all sides of the issue in perspective. I picked this book up several years ago in an effort to perhaps broaden my knowledge. I have yet to be able, with multiple tries, to break past the first 50 pages as I find the text unreadable, wandering, and unfocused. Each time I try to "re-read" the book I tell myself that it will get better, just give it a try. It doesn't.
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Summary: A must-read for hunters and anti-hunters alike.
Review: This book is the best I have ever read on the subject on hunting. It is interspersed with various quotes, sometimes from individuals quoted by the anti-hunting movement, and hard facts. On the surface, it is a thoroughly logical rebuttal of the anit-hunting movement and explanation of moden hunting. However, it also contains a window into the hunter's soul, powerfully speaking to those of us who have hunted. It explains the seemingly strange and paradoxical love for nature that so many hunters possess and, in as eloquent and thorough a way as can be done within the constraints of language. This book corrects many common misconceptions about hunting, and provides plenty of food for thought. There is a clear call to action for hunters and non-hunters alike. Anyone who plans to attack or actively defend hunting should first read this book.
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Summary: A must read for all hunters.
Review: This book presents a view of hunting not only from a hunter's standpoint, but from a biological and environmental standpoint. I think all kids should read this book, or read it with mom or dad, to really understand the necessity of hunting.
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Summary: Understanding the Hunter in all of Us
Review: Through recounts of simple experiences afield, Dr. Swan relates, hopefully, to the nonhunter why many of us take to the field. He explores the hunter's instinct and the spirituality of the hunt in a manner all of us can easily read and "chew on" to decide if we are being true to ourselves in how we conduct our lives in a world driven by money and controlled by nature. He teaches us the hypocrisy of some extremist anti-hunting organizations and the irony surrounding their unsound characterizations of hunters. Dr. Swan's analyses and experiences allow a better understanding of these organizations and a better understanding of ourselves as consumptive users of wildlife, so we may all begin to get our message across to America that we as hunters are answering the instinctual call of the hunt, take pride in our activities afield, and in fact are the most experienced and dedicated stewards of the land
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