Bucktails and Fishtails
From Northern Waters and Woods
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(From Chapter 17 - The Lewis World) --"Well anyway, I was rudely awakened on that bench at the pond, by Al, yelling and kicking. A curious weasel had started climbing up his bare leg. Of course, when he yelled and kicked, the poor critter came flying over toward me, and clung to my pants leg for dear life. I was not about to put my hand on the Weasel, where he could sink his teeth into me, so I stood up. Besides, Al was yelling loud enough to scare away anything. Luckily, when I stood up, the Weasel jumped down, and headed for a hole in the bank. Al, who is legally blind, had never seen a Weasel up close, so he wasn't sure what had happened. I must admit, that is as close as I want to come to a live Weasel. Leave it to Al to kick one on me. I guess that gives him bragging rights. How many people can say that they have kicked a Weasel onto their buddy? Al and I have been friends since we met in college in 1955. It doesn't seem to matter what we do, there usually is a story that comes out of the experience. There are some experiences that you don't forget, even if you try.
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Growing up at the end of the Great Depression, Dave Potter learned to appreciate the woods that surrounded his little town of Roxbury, Vermont. He was fly fishing by the time he was seven and lugging a camera with him at eleven. Intent on capturing all his great adventures, Dave was already well on his way to enjoying many fulfilling experiences in nature. In a collection of personal essays and poems inspired by nature, Dave provides a glimpse into what it was like to hunt out of an old deer camp, fly fish in a mountain stream, trout fish in a beaver pond, and catch a monster trophy fish after winning a battle in the water. Peppered with true-to-life colorful characters, his stories transport others through Vermont, Alaska, Maine, New York, and Quebec. Photographs vividly capture memories of good times as Dave highlights his greatest adventures in the northern woods and waters over the course of a lifetime. Bucktails and Fish Tails shares personal essays, poems, and photographs that track one man’s seven-decade journey through life, fishing adventures, and the joys of nature.
About the Author
Dave Potter spent forty years as a public school principal and superintendent in Vermont. He is a wildlife photographer who has been documenting his experiences in the water or in the woods since 1958. Now in his eighties, he is still passionate about fly fishing and nature photography. Dave lives in Columbia, South Carolina. Bucktails and Fish Tails is his second book.