The Last of the Market Hunters

by David Bakke, Dale Hamm, Mr. David Bakke

Book Overview

Duck hunting has changed greatly since the days of unlimited duck kills, as the limit of fifty ducks a day established in 1902 has fallen to the present three. A legitimate hunter now, Dale Hamm learned the art of market hunting-- taking waterfowl out of season and selling them to restaurants-- from his father during the l920s. During the l930s and l940s, he kept his family alive by market hunting. At the peak of his career, Hamm poached every private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809320754
• ISBN13: 9780809320752
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"