Anything can happen on a duck-hunting trip. A good marsh or bay is just an adventure waiting to unfold. It's part of what makes duck hunting the sport of dreams, tales, and paintings-what sustains the duck hunter's efforts to cope with the sport's considerable logistics of guns, gear, boats, and dogs. The duck hunter is part of a magnificent and ever-changing tapestry of land, water, and skies, alive with the stirrings of elemental nature. This is a book about that tapestry. Included in this volume are some of the finest musings on duck hunting, by some of the sport's most beloved authors, including: . Wings and Water, Guns and Dogs by Ed Zern . This Mania Called Duck Hunting by Ted Trueblood . Portrait of a Sweet-Water Marsh by Robert Elman . Duck Blinds by Charles F. Waterman . What is a Duck Hunter? by Charley Dickey . North Again by John Madson . Have Ducks the Power of Scent? by Ray P. Holland . Canada and the Provinces by Raymond R. Camp . Ice, Ducks, and Good Strong Rye by Martin Bovey . The Susquehanna Flats by Norris E. Pratt . And Keep Your Powder Dry by Colin Willcock . Skyful of Bright Wings by Russell Annabel . Bait: The Use of Corn by Harry M. Walsh . Duck Talk by Jim Rikhoff . and dozens of others It's great reading, and it might improve your duck-hunting skills, too.