Books and Pups

Gazehounds & Coursing

By M.H. Dutch Salmon

This revised and expanded edition covers all the AKC sighthound breeds, plus the coldbloods, staghounds, coyote hounds, lurchers, etc. From the farm fields of the Midwest through the wind-swept North Plains to the desert Southwest, join the author on hunts for jackrabbits, coyotes, fox, and cottontails with a variety of purebred and mixed-breed hounds. Meet some of the great old houndmen of the past and the legacy and lore they left behind. Learn the technique of the trailhound/sighthound combination hunt. Gazehounds & Coursing is provocative—the author blasts the anti-hunters, insists on a strong conservation ethic, and says that some AKC breeds need an infusion of new blood to restore their working talents. Gazehounds & Coursing is evocative—the author recounts great hounds he loved well who have crossed the great divide, and game animals he wishes in retrospect had gotten away. Above all, Gazehounds & Coursing is informative—herein is the necessary methodology for choosing, raising, training, breeding, and running the lithe and graceful “longdogs.”

“We whose breath is taken by the sight of a pack of swift hounds sailing over the ground like unguided missiles should give a moment of thanks for the likes of M.H. Salmon. I suspect that most authors write more for the voice than the money, but I’ve never seen the trait more prominent than with the author of Gazehounds & Coursing. Dutch will write about the subjects that touch his passions, and never mind that the work is monumental, the audience small, and the pay smaller. Because of his passions, Gazehounds & Coursing is back in print, larger and more monumental than ever¾America’ best and most complete representation of these ancient hounds of the hunt.”

Larry Mueller, Hunting Dogs Editor – Outdoor Life

6 x 9, 288 pages, over 100 black & white photos Hardcover $25.00 ppd,

ISBN# 0-944383-49-1, Revised and Much Expanded!

Some of our other books of Hounds and Sport:

Canines and Coyotes by Leon Almirall. 6 x 9, 150 pgs, b&w photos, 1976 (reprint of 1941). The author was a rancher who chased coyotes and jackrabbits the old way, horseback with running dogs – greyhound, staghound, Russian wolfhound, coldbloods, etc. – on the Colorado plains, 1920s. Hardcover. $ 35.00 postpaid

The New Complete Lurcher by D. Brian Plummer. Swan Hill Press, England, 1999. 6 x 9, 156 pgs., b&w photos, new edition of 1978. The whole story of the British lurcher, history, training, hunting game large and small. Hardcover. $ 42.00 postpaid

The Complete Jack Russell Terrier by D. Brian Plummer. Boydell Press, London, 1996. 6 x 9 158 pgs., b&w photos. The history of the Jack Russell, training and hunt for all manner of game and sport, from barn rats to fox. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. $ 37.00 postpaid

The Sporting Terrier by D. Brian Plummer. Perry Green Press, England, 1998, new edition, 6 x 9, 250 pgs., photos and illustrations. Lively and informative guide to all sorts of terriers, dogs that go to ground and fight anything, no matter the size. Many are finding that terriers and sighthounds can make a great hunting team. Softcover. Fine. $27.00 postpaid.

Merle: The Start of a Dynasty by D. Brian Plummer. Boydell Press, England, 1982, 1^st edition, 6 x 9, 150 pgs., b&w photos. The author recalls the days he and his blue merle lurcher caught fox and other game to pay the bills. A story of poaching, sport, and survival. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. $ 42.00 postpaid.

Home is the River by M.H. Salmon. High-Lonesome Books, revised edition, 2000, 6 x 9, 250 pgs, b&w illustrations by M. Fred Barraza. Adult novel of a houndman who tries to maintain a mountain man lifestyle in the modern day. Compelling scenes of wilderness hunts for bear, lion, coyote and wolf. Hardcore hunting tale and insightful commentary on the New West. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. $20.00 postpaid.

Gila Descending by M.H. Salmon. High-Lonesome Books, 1993 (revised edition), 5 ½ x 8 ½, 200 pgs, illus/drawings. A 200 mile wilderness journey down the Gila River with a hound-dog and a tomcat. Whitewater, catfish, bass & trout, personal reflection and the environmental wars. Softcover, Mint. $10.00 postpaid

The Catfish as Metaphor by M.H. Salmon. High-Lonesome Books, 1997, 6 x 9 220 pgs, illus/photos. Based on a three-month, 10,000 mile angling idyll for channel cats, blues & flatheads. Reveals there is much to be learned from what is arguably the most popular gamefish with the most popular outdoor sport in the country. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. $20.00 postpaid

Signal to Depart by M.H. Salmon. High-Lonesome Books, 1997, 6 x 9, 220 pgs, illus/drawings. Part two of a trilogy of the modern West. Caught between a lost culture and a modern time, a lover of rare books and ancient art believes he can turn progress on its head. Compelling narrative, reveals what’s really happening out West. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. $20.00 postpaid

To see all of High-Lonesome Books titles and to browse our used and out of print books, visit www.High-LonesomeBooks.com

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We occasionally have pups or a grown dog available for sale. For further information:

M.H. Dutch Salmon

High-Lonesome Hounds

P.O. Box 878

Silver City, New Mexico 88062

575-388-3763

Dutch@High-LonesomeBooks.com