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A couple of his books have been recommended. Any opinion of his work.
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He's a pompous, arrogant, narcissistic azzhole. He lived next door to one of my best friends for many years and impressed me with his self-righteous liberal attitudes.
Other than that, he's a mediocre writer.
Ed
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Tell us how you really feel Ed!  That's ok. IMHO Chris Batten falls into that same category. His brother was a GI when I was stationed at Eielson and became a PIA while bear hunting one year. I gots stories.
Bob
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I don't care for Batten's writing either.
After growing up (?) with Patrick McManus, Doogan comes across as a poor excuse for an outdoor humor writer.
Other than that, he's useless.
Ed
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Nailed two of my least favorites...
Batten is lucky to be breathing based on some crap he pulled on a friend's young daughter once. He is a total POS.
Doogan is as liberal as they come from a town noted for anything but... how he attracted a following is a real headscratcher to me, but I hold his positions against him which flavors his writing to me.
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I will say I think Tony Russ put together a pretty good sheep hunting book. It's been a good number of years and not sure what became of him.
Bob
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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IB, did I open a can of worms? Guess I don't understand what you meant...
Bob
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IB, did I open a can of worms? Guess I don't understand what you meant... Tony Russ got lucky one time and killed the P&Y world record sheep with a bow... he has a long history of being "special" as a guide. Clients having issues getting him out of the tent in the morning, etc... Then there was the infamous Randy Ulmer incident which he wrote about in one of the bowhunting magazines. TR abandoned him when he was hunting a valley TR said was impossible, though everyone told him that was where the sheep were. Tony claims he took a vacation from guiding to write... his license information says he is not currently licensed... 2+2... TR's books are even worse! He suggests spreading hamburger on waxed paper and letting it dry as his jerky recipe... mausers should be avoided as bear guns because they tend to jam, and plenty of other jewells.
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naw. It's all good.
Kind of an inside joke.
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Thanks Art & Mike. I've only read TR's one book on sheep hunting (been over 10 years now so going off a very dim memory) and though it was pretty good. I hate to hear news like that, but it seems the world is full of self-fulfilling prophecies.
Bob
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Sometimes with writers I end up reading for the content not so much the information if that makes sense.
I also read the book on sheep and thought along the lines, wasn't a bad read just as a general book but some of the specifics of what was used/how to etc.... just went in one ear and out the other so to speak.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Doogan's a leftist jack-ass and that's being kind. I can't stand him or his fahq N kid.
I know some old troopers that have no problem letting it out that Batten is an abusive, violent a$$hole too.
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I have told the story here before, but the abridged edition is Batten was caught on video by a friend of mine cutting my friend's young daughter's line when she hooked a king salmon.
POS is too kind...
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Last edited by Ready; 02/16/16. Reason: spelling
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The first is the guy we were talking about... in the second link I believe he is talking about the same guy, but misspelled his name.
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In either case I got a chuckle out of the first link and how CB is such an amazing speaker that he packs the bleachers at the Great Alaska Sportsmans Show... Hardly! 
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Man! I got some response on my thread.
Who do you recommend as an Alaskan writer.
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There are lots of good ones, especially the ones with some age. What sorts of stuff are you most interested in?
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