Meanderings of a Snake Meadow Editor

This Is A Book Of Essays About Upland Hunting Experiences Bird Dogs Noteworthy Authors Who Wrote Books About Upland Hunting Celebrated Entrepreneurs In The Shotgun-Producing Industry Favorite Upland Painters Whose Subjects Were Dogs And Men In The Field Fine Double Shotguns A Few Short Stories And Several Miscellaneous Subjects Most Related To The Upland Shooting Life. This Book Also Offers Historical Environmental Philosophical And Aesthetical Observations Of A Long-Time Rural Landowner. A Fellow Bird Hunter Dick Curriden Of Greenville Maine Also Contributed Witty And Humorous Words Of A Highly Respected Sportsman In The Form Of Letters Written To Me Over The Years. The Title Meanderings Of A Snake Meadow Editor Originates From The Well-Known 1925-Established Snake Meadow Club Inc. Located In The Towns Of Plainfield And Killingly In Eastern Connecticut Of Which I Have Been Quarterly Newsletter Editor For The Past Twenty-Two Years. This Has Afforded Me The Opportunity To Write A Column Or Two In Every Publication. These Rather Brief Paragraphs In The Newsletters Have Been Expanded And With Few Exceptions Resulted In The Essays That Comprise This Book.