The drama, danger, and energy of the hunt are unsurpassed as inspiration for short-story writers, many of whom have been fine hunters themselves. This collection spans the full range of the 20th century and boasts many prize-winning authors and stories, including Wallace Stegner's ? The Blue-Winged Teal, ? Thomas McGuane's ? Sportsmen, ? and Lawrence Sargent Hall's ? The Ledge, ? as well as Ernest Hemingway's ? The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber? and riveting selections by David Quammen, Rick Bass, and E. Annie Proulx. A lighter side of the sport is provided in Irvin S. Cobb's ? The Plural of Moose Is Mise, ? while T. Coraghessan Boyle's ? Big Game? plays wickedly on the Hemingway classic.
