Forty-Four Years, the Life of a Hunter: Being Reminiscences of Meshach Browning, a Maryland Hunter and Trapper

[chorizo]

This fellow claims he killed more bears with a knife than he did with his musket. Good reading about the early east coast states.​

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Forty-Four Years, the Life of a Hunter: Being Reminiscences of Meshach Browning, a Maryland Hunter and Trapper​

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[Tyler L]

Instead of paying Amazon $8, we can read it for free, it's old enough to be public domain

https://archive.org/details/fortyfouryearsof00browuoft/page/n5/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater

 

[Daryl Crawford]

I enjoyed the book greatly. Very simple descriptions of life at the time.

 

[Daveboone]

Great read...almost mandatory for anyone interested in ther era. We talk about this book a lot here. I have no doubt about him killing/finishing off many of his bears with a knife. It saved lead and powder, and in his book, especially when he was young, both were in short supply. Also....He was a market hunter, and a bear was a bear, and preferred eating. He killed many young bears/ cubs, which likely was not too difficult with a knife.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Good read, I have hunted in the areas he references in his writings.

 

[oldwood]

I grew up about an hour from the area where Meshach Browning's adventures transpired. When I was young , my Father and I , hunted and fished many of the places , where Mr. Browning lived , and wrote about. Reading his book , was especially thrilling to me , because I knew the area. I recommend reading his book , to anyone wishing to know how hunting was , back in the early days . He lived near Friendsville , Md. , and hunted parts of southern Pa. ,as well. Some of the place names given in his stories , are still bearing the same names , he called them. It's a great read...........oldwood

 

[TDM]

I'll put that one on my reading list too.

 

[chorizo]

Highly recommend as well as Hobbs book. Both lived lives of adventure and independence.