It takes solitude under the stars, for us to be reminded of our eternal origin and our far destiny.

The turkey's eyes are such that he can see a bumblebee turn a somersault on the verge of the horizon.

Familiarity with nature never breeds contempt. The more one learns, the more one expects surprises, and the more one becomes aware of the inscrutable.

Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters.

It takes solitude under the stars, for us to be reminded of our eternal origin and our far destiny.

If there is anything in life in which I take a pardonable pride, it is my friendship for certain old woodsmen and hunters; obscure men, as far as the world is concerned, but faithful friends, loyal comrades.

It is my fixed conviction that if a parent can give his children a passionate and wholesome devotion to the outdoors, the fact that he cannot leave each of them a fortune does not really matter so much.