Big December Canvasbacks, Revised

by Worth Mathewson

Book Overview

Big December Canvasbacks is an almost poetic celebration of the beautiful waterfowl of the Northwest United States and the captivating places they inhabit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568331533
• ISBN13: 9781568331539
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Derrydale Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

One of the greatest Waterfowling Books

I really enjoyed this book. It is spoken as if Worth was relating his stories to a friend. I will be getting a sneakboat this fall and was made even more anxious by reading the accounts of brant and wigeon landing right on top of these crafts! David Hagerbaumer's artwork is a great addition to this book. His sketches are amazing! If you liked this book, try to find a copy of Hagerbaumer's Waterfowling These Past Fifty Years, Especially Brant. It is a great book based in the same area.

A nice blend of interesting stories and hunting information.

When I ordered this book I was looking for some reading about Canvasback ducks. If that is your interest in this book you will be fooled as I was. There is relatively little specific material about the species. However, Mr Mathewson has done a nice job of informing the reader about hunting waterfowl on the northwest coast. He talks of the various birds as well as the tools used to pursue them in that region. His ability to inform the reader at the same he reports a story from his past is enjoyable to say the least. The pencil sketches of Mr. Hagerbaumer add to these stories. For me, I was sad when I finished the book, which is an indication of my appreciation of it.