Originally Posted by Mule Deer
I would also include Theodore S. Van Dyke, author of THE STILL-HUNTER, originally published in 1904. Any close-cover hunter who hasn't read this is at a disadvantage.

Of course, the definition of "still" hunting has varied over the decades, including regionally. In Van Dyke's day it meant moving slowly through the woods, with frequent stops, but now it can mean sitting in a stand--and Van Dyke's still-hunting is often called "stalking," especially in the South.



Was doing a search for an older DogZapper post and stumbled on this thread. Have been reading an online scan at Internet Archive of "The Still Hunter" by the wood stove all afternoon. Not how I planned to spend the day, but well worth the read. Thanks for the tip John. Really interesting to think that it was written well before the turn of the Century and still holds up in so many ways.

I used to only shoot shotguns and rimfires, then I made the mistake of getting a subscription to handloader.......