Duck walk : a birder's improbable path to hunting as conservation /

In fall 2016, lifelong birdwatcher, naturalist and esteemed Texas artist Margie Crisp decided to take up a shotgun and start hunting ducks. Few nature enthusiasts understand the role that the hunting industry plays in the conservation of wildlands and wildlife, protecting far more critical habitat t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crisp, Margie, 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Andrew Sansom
  • Preface / Margie Crisp
  • Acknowledgments
  • Duck Soup: List of Abbreviations
  • Part 1: Revelation: Conservation Contretemps
  • Legacy
  • Teal Dreams
  • Gearing Up
  • The Painted Bird
  • All In
  • Part 2: Pulling the Trigger: An Act of Conservation
  • Redheads on Redfish Bay
  • Epicure's Scaup Gumbo
  • Feather Heads
  • A Feathered Prize
  • Kindred Spirits
  • I'll Fly Away
  • Part 3. River of Ducks: The Waist of the Hourglass
  • Oklahoma
  • Kansas
  • Nebraska
  • The Ephemeral Landscape: The Pothole Prairie Region
  • South Dakota
  • Canada
  • North Dakota
  • Make Way for Ducklings
  • Part 4: Hunting Season: Opening Day
  • On the Texas Rice Prairie
  • In the Big Dog's Yard: South Dakota
  • Redhead Redux
  • Birdwatcher's Brain
  • Season's End
  • Back at the Vineyard
  • Epilogue
  • Further Reading
  • Appendix: A Concordance of Common Duck and Goose Names.