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l uo t e s O At times I have been blasphemously arrogant and then learned from them to be quiet. In the mere studying of short-tailed weasel tracks in snow, I have been instructed in temperament and precision. There is, of course an instant drama to an encounter, but remember that beyond the single moment is the long and ornate process of living. The life of an animal lies outside of conjecture. It is far beyond the scientific papers and the campfire stories. It is as true as breath. It is as important as the words of children. Craig Childs, The Animal Dialogues, 1997 Submitted by Roger A. Bradley Reader Favorites The Brittany���s bell twinkled, and the wind played a hunter���s tune across the barrels of the gun. It played a high, lonesome sound. Robert Holthouser, A High, Lonesome Call, 2001 Submitted by Larry J. Brooks Greensboro, North Carolina Defenders of the short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination of all useful and beautiful wild things sometimes seek to champion them by saying ���the game belongs to the people.��� So it does and not merely to the people now alive, but to the unborn people. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1916 Submitted by Earl F. Timpke Logan, Utah ���I���m telling you again,��� he said. ���Insanity runs its own peculiar way. Coon hunting is a very strong symptom. In a way it reminds me of what life���s like. You work and you fall down and you eat and you fight and when it���s all over you feel foolish. Because, generally, you ain���t even got a coon to show for all the commotion.��� Robert Ruark, The Old Man And The Boy, 1953 Submitted by John H. Tonsfeldt Spirit Lake, Iowa I���m still waiting for Americans to realize that being in constant communication is not an advantage, but a short leash. Cell phones have changed us from a national of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, ���Okay, I���m in the tampon aisle, but I don���t see it.��� John Gierach, Fool���s Paradise, 2008 Submitted by Jim Babcock Midway, Arkansas The perfection of a life with a gundog, like the perfection of an autumn, is disturbing because you know, even as it begins, that it must end. Time bestows the gift and steals it in the process. George Bird Evans, An Affair with Grouse, 1982 Submitted by Duane Harpster Boulder Junction, Colorado Hunting combines an inherent passion for the outdoors, fascination with nature and desire for adventure that extends the borders of one���s current limits. Realization of hunting���s impact on one���s spirit can only be achieved through shared experiences in a brotherhood bound by mutual passion for the grand theater of the outdoors. Mark Morgan, A View from Blind and Field, 2012, Submitted by Paul Tice Aberdeen, South Dakota As the dog has the ancestral wolf, we have an ancestral killer too, tucked away, and not too deep inside. Gene Hill, A Hunter���s Fireside Book, 1972 A degraded land inevitably produces a degraded people. John Haines, Shadows and Vistas, 1995, Submitted by James B. Myhre Pelham, Alabama Send us your favorite quotes from sporting literature and receive one free gift subscription for every quote that is published. Include the author, title of book and date of publication. Send to: Quotes, Sporting Classics, PO Box 23707, Columbia, SC 29224 S P O R T I N G C 232 L A S S I C S