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I've written a book about my lifelong passion, coon hunting with hounds. I believe it will be one of your favorite turn-to readers on the cool evenings ahead, perhaps after a long sit on a tree stand or a hard day at work. I've poured my coon hunter's heart into the twenty-three essays and 200 pages of Gone To The Dogs - A Coon Hunter's Journey that I just have to believe you will enjoy. Here's an example of the type of writing you will find on every page:

A Big Coon Hunter

"A late model pickup truck with a dog box in the bed pulls into a convenience store parking lot in a small Midwestern town. A lanky figure in jeans, t-shirt and ball cap walks into the store and asks the middle-aged lady putting packs of cigarettes in the suspended rack behind the counter if she knows where John Doe lives? Bearing the look of one that’s not particularly happy about the interruption to her work, the lady answers curtly, “Yeah, he lives in that double wide trailer down by the high school. He’s a big coon hunter.”

"Those remotely familiar with the sport of coon hunting know the lady was not describing a man of large physical stature with her use of the word big. Big men such as Farrell Fields, Mike Boone, Mark Zepp or Randy Switzer are big in stature and are also considered “big” coon hunters but there’s a difference in physical and metaphysical definitions of the term. “Big coon hunter” is a term used to identify someone that is deeply involved in the sport of coon hunting, as each of the men heretofore mentioned are. They may be big because they bring attention to themselves within the environs of the sport or their bigness may come by way of recognition by their peers. The term in its broadest sense means someone that is involved in the sport more than the average guy, someone who spends a great deal of time, over an equally great number of years, as a devoted participant in the sport.

"Perhaps the involvement centers upon competition, the breeding of coonhounds or simply in pleasure hunting. But does time alone served in the sport attribute to one’s big coon hunter status? Are there degrees of bigness? Just how does one attain big coon hunter status? Is the title predicated on the number of nights one spends in the woods, the times one enters competition events, or by the numbers of ads placed in coonhound publications? Yes and no. What criteria must be met in order for one to earn big coon hunter status in the eyes of those who have already attained that status? We’re talking about inside-the-sport opinions, not the casual ones like that of the lady in the convenience store.

"Coon hunters can be big for a lifetime or in some cases, for a mere five minutes of fame. Bigness can be as fickle as a school girl who flirts and swings her skirts, promising a forever thing until next week’s football hero catches her eye. Many winners of major events such as world championships qualify for big coon hunter status until the next year rolls around and someone else assumes their place by winning the event. Big last year, like today’s stock market average, does not mean forever big. But, who really are the honest-to-goodness big coon hunters in our sport? "

You may order your copy of Gone To The Dogs - A Coon Hunter's Journey online at www.stevefielderbooks.com or send a check or money order in the amount of $25.00 to:

Steve Fielder
11235 Rollingwood Drive
Port Richey, FL 34668

You will save $5.00 if you order online.

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