Description

Lure of the Open edited by Joe Godfrey Jr. & Frank Dufresne published by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1949, First Edition. Hardcover bound in brown leather. Profusely illustrated. 449 pages of sports lore, with al major North American species of salt and fresh-water fish, game birds and mammals. Illustrated and described. CONDITION : This book is in good condition. Tight binding, clean text. The cover is worn, ripped, scuffed, torn, has edge and corner wear. The joint (where book cover meets book spine) is cracked. There is a crease that runs through from the endpaper at the front of the book to page VIII. Pages have turned yellow from age. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION. CONTENTS : SALT WATER FISH AND MAMMALS ALBACORE AMBERJACK ATLANTIC SAILFISH BLUEFIN TUNA BLUEFISH BLUE MARLIN BONEFISH BONITO BROADBILL SWORDFISH CHANNEL BASS COBIA DOLPHIN FUR SEAL GIANT BLACK SEA BASS GREAT BARRACUDA KING SALMON LADYFISH MAKO SHARK MANGROVE SNAPPER PACIFIC YELLOWTAIL POMPANO PORPOISE SEA BASS SHEE-FISH SILVER SALMON STRIPED BASS TARPON WAHOO WEAKFISH WHITE MARLIN YELLOWFIN TUNA FRESH WATER GAME FISH ATLANTIC SALMON BLACK CRAPPIE BLUEGILL SUNFISH BROOK TROUT BROWN TROUT CHANNEL CATFISH CUTTHROAT TROUT DOLLY VARDEN TROUT GOLDEN TROUT GRAYLING LAKE TROUT LANDLOCKED SALMON LARGEMOUTH BASS MUSKELLUNGE NORTHERN PIKE RAINBOW TROUT-STEELHEAD ROCK BASS SMALLMOUTH BASS SMELT SPOTTED BASS WALLEYE WHITE CRAPPIE WHITEFISH YELLOW PERCH UPLAND GAME BIRDS OF AMERICA CHACHALACA PRAIRIE CHICKEN DOVES BLUE GROUSE RUFFED GROUSE SAGE GROUSE SHARP-TAILED GROUSE SPRUCE GROUSE CHUKAR PARTRIDGE HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE PHEASANT PTARMIGAN QUAIL TURKEY WOODCOCK WATERFOWL OF NORTH AMERICA BALDPATE BLACK DUCK BLUE GOOSE BRANT BUFFLEHEAD CANADA GOOSE CANVASBACK COOT CRANE EIDER EMPEROR GOOSE GADWALL GOLDEN-EYE HARLEQUIN MALLARD MERGANSER OLD SQUAW PINTAIL RAIL REDHEAD RING-NECKED DUCK RUDDY DUCK SCAUP SCOTER SHOREBIRDS SHOVELER SNOW GOOSE SWAN TEAL TREE DUCK WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE WILSON'S SNIPE WOOD DUCK BAGGING THEM OVER BLOCKS BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA PRONGHORN ANTELOPE BLACK BEAR BROWN AND GRIZZLY BEARS POLAR BEAR BIGHORN BISON WILD BOAR CARIBOU BLACK-TAILED DEER MULE DEER WHITE-TAILED DEER MOUNTAIN GOAT MOOSE MUSKOX WAPITI SMALL ANIMALS AND PREDATORS ALLIGATOR TEXAS NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO BADGER BEAVER COYOTE CROW FISHER FOX HAWKS JAGUAR LYNX MARTEN MINK MOUNTAIN BEAVER MOUNTAIN LION MUSKRAT OCELOT OPOSSUM OTTER OWLS PECCARY PORCUPINE RABBIT RACCOON RING-TAILED CAT SIKA DEER SQUIRREL TURTLES WEASEL TIMBER WOLF WOLVERINE WOODCHUCK DICTIONARY OF WILDLIFE NATURE LORE OUTDOOR TIPS FOR SPORTSMEN CAMPING FISHING HUNTING PHOTOGRAPHY Authorities Photographic Credits COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS: HUNTER'S HEAVEN (Frontispiece) ANGLER'S PARADISE DEPTH CHARGE HE'S HOOKED DOUBLE TROUBLE A CHANCE FOR A DOUBLE HONKERS COMING IN QUITTING TIME LONE STAND TRAPPER'S LUCK OLD "SILVER TIP" WHAM-HE'S ON! A BEAUTY THE OUTLAW THE PORTAGE THE STRAIGHTAWAY SHOT