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Year of the Pig.

Year of the Pig is a personal account of one avid hunter's pursuit of wild pigs in eleven American states. Mark Hainds tied his mission to the Chinese calendar's Year of the Pig in 2007 and journeyed through longleaf forests, cypress swamps, and wiliwili forests in search of his prey. He u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hainds, Mark J.
Otros Autores: Bailey, Mark A., Ditchkoff, Steven
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Year of the Pig is a personal account of one avid hunter's pursuit of wild pigs in eleven American states. Mark Hainds tied his mission to the Chinese calendar's Year of the Pig in 2007 and journeyed through longleaf forests, cypress swamps, and wiliwili forests in search of his prey. He used a range of weapons--black-powder rifle, bow and arrow, knife, and high-powered rifle--and various methods to stalk his quarry through titi, saw palmetto, privet hedge, and blue palms. Introduced pig populations have wreaked havoc on ecosystems the world over. Non-native to the Western Hemisphere, pigs o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780817385637
0817385630