"A sterling hunting memoir that abide loves for all creatures--including the human one."--Richard Ford "a serious and sincere exploration of a hunter's enjoyment and agony over the tradition he loves"--Sustainablog "[Carpenter] writes expressively of the joys of the hunt: the hunter's heightened awareness of everything around him; the atavistic tension as hunter and quarry get closer; the humour, and occasional danger, when things go awry; the meals and stories shared with one's companions at the end of the day." --Montreal Gazette "You don't have to be a hunter or an anti-hunter to appreciate this book. You only need to love fine writing." --Jake MacDonald, author of In Bear Country