Fans of southern wild turkey hunting will enjoy “St. Tom’s Cathedral”, a new book from Bryan Hendricks, long-time outdoors editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and well known Little Rock radio personality.
The award-winning author recounts multiple hunts with the detailing and nuances that only true turkey hunters can appreciate. Hendricks made his bones with the wildlife departments of Oklahoma and Missouri before landing in Arkansas.
There’s also a subtext throughout because Hendricks is fighting advanced stage cancer as well as some other tough times, and the hunts seem to help him come to terms with his own place in the universe as well as his own mortality, as hunting does for many of us.
The book is not only a memoir of many great hunts, but also a textbook; studied carefully, it can be a guide to turkey hunting tactics for both the beginner and those with many seasons under their belts.
It’s available at www.amazon.com. Or get an inscribed copy direct from the author for $19.00; Bryan Hendricks, 301 Kingsrow Dr., Apt. 609,Little Rock, AR 72207.
