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Those Hours Spent Outdoors:
Reflections on Hunting and Fishing

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"What a delightful book! Bill Tapply captures the essence of New England grouse shooting and trout fishing with humor, honest sentiment, an eye for colors of woods and ponds, an ear for the cryptic cadences of down-East speech, and a major writing talent. Three cheers!"
--Ed Zern, Editor-at-Large, Field & Stream

"Those Hours Spent Outdoors is a spledid memoir of the author's sporting life. That the book contains the most vivid and intimate portraits of the author's father, Tap Tapply, and of the great Burt Spiller, with whom he and his father hunted grouse, are only part of the unique pleasures you'll find here. This is a warm, savvy, and memorable book."
--Nick Lyons, Contributing Editor, Fly Fisherman

This happy collection of essays is not only refreshing: it also reflects the author's keen appreciation as a true naturalist in the original sense of the word--a person who observes with delight the creatures and growing things around him as he pursues his sport."
--Henry Lyman, Publisher Emeritus, Salt Water Sportsman