Entertaining and thoughtful, A Deficient Purist stories of hunting, fishing, dogs, and friends is a ride along with a wry storyteller as he locks eyes with a way too close cougar, and faces a watery showdown with a surly, frustratingly determined, and possibly deranged moose. You'll see hunting from the point of view of an eight-year-old bear snob, as well as an ancient hunter with a broken spear. You'll feel uneasy prickles between your shoulder blades as you peer out the window of a pickup while it clings to the edge of a chukar hill a thousand feet above the Snake River. You'll share the author's awakening awareness of the value of mementoes, earn antlers, pack meat, and witness the bittersweet triumph at the end of a worn-down bird dog's career. If you've hunted, fished, or spent time wandering the American west and beyond, with rod, gun, bow, or bird dogs, you'll be reminded of some of your best days. If you're just beginning your outdoor adventures, you'll ratchet up your enthusiasm as you experience, then anticipate, the fun, adventure, and camaraderie that makes hunting and fishing so much more than what ends up in your bag.