{"product_id":"9798337200378","title":"A Sporting Chance: Unusual Methods of Hunting","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of the Gladiator\u003c\/i\u003e shares his experiences hunting with strange devices—and animals—in this classic book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Falcons, boomerangs, spears. . . In the mid-twentieth century, hunters of all shapes and sizes were in favor of giving their quarry a fighting chance. A revival of ancient sporting techniques was taking the hunting world by storm. The old ways required more skill and were, therefore, a greater challenge. They also brought people closer to nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among those embracing this philosophy was author Daniel P. Mannix, who was more interested in learning an antique skill than shooting a new gun. In these pages, he delves into the history of hunting and gives readers firsthand accounts of his attempts at bagging pigeons with a feral cat (an ocelot named Tiba), using a blowgun with poisoned darts for deer in Mexico, teaching an otter to retrieve downed ducks, tracking—and trapping—humans, and other odd, old-school techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A gripping compendium of hunting devices and trained animals that give the prey a sporting chance, this is easily the best hunting book in years.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42860412600381,"sku":"9798337200378","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9798337200378_p0.jpg?v=1780197204","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9798337200378","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}