History Afield: Stories from the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life - Willging, Robert C.
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Stories of sportsmen past come to life in "History Afield," an account of the many and varied sporting pursuits that are part of the Wisconsin tradition. Author and outdoorsman Robert Willging shares more than two dozen tales of Wisconsin sporting history, highlighting the hunt for waterfowl, upland birds, and deer; trout fishing in wild north Wisconsin rivers; and recreating at early Wisconsin lakeside resorts. Featuring first-hand interviews and a variety of historic photos depicting the Wisconsin sporting life, "History Afield" shows how the intimate relationship between humans and nature shaped this important part of the state's heritage.…mehr

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Stories of sportsmen past come to life in "History Afield," an account of the many and varied sporting pursuits that are part of the Wisconsin tradition. Author and outdoorsman Robert Willging shares more than two dozen tales of Wisconsin sporting history, highlighting the hunt for waterfowl, upland birds, and deer; trout fishing in wild north Wisconsin rivers; and recreating at early Wisconsin lakeside resorts. Featuring first-hand interviews and a variety of historic photos depicting the Wisconsin sporting life, "History Afield" shows how the intimate relationship between humans and nature shaped this important part of the state's heritage.
Autorenporträt
Robert C. Willging is a freelance outdoor and history writer whose work has appeared in Deer & Deer Hunting, The Boundary Waters Journal, Wisconsin Outdoor Journal, Wisconsin Natural Resources, High Country News, Turkey Call, WildBird, The Trapper & Predator Caller, Fur-Fish-Game, Wisconsin Magazine of History, and other publications. His first book, On the Hunt: The History of Deer Hunting in Wisconsin was published by The Wisconsin Historical Society Press in 2008. Willging holds a bachelor's degree in wildlife management from the University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point and a master's degree in wildlife sciences from New Mexico State University; he's worked as a wildlife biologist for the U. S. Department of Agriculture since 1987. An ardent sportsman, Willging frequently writes about Wisconsin's rich sporting past. He lives in Rhinelander with his wife and two children.