The founder of the mail order catalog shares his instructions and advice on hunting, fishing and camping.

Sociologist Hummel chides the social sciences for shying away from a study of sport hunting and fishing, describes the views of hunters and fishers and animal rights activists, compares how fishing for different species has been changed differently by technological innovations, recounts his own experiences at seven commercial gamefields, and analyzes the portrayal of hunting and fishing in popular films and boys' adventure books. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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