Dogs that hunt wild turkey and other books

Number one book recommended by Hilary Nickerson to train your turkey dog pup: Gun Dog: Revolutionary Rapid Training Method		Wild Turkey Dogs: Tips on Choosing, Training and Hunting and 'Training a Turkey Dog' by Parker Whedon. Including secrets of the old days, from 33 turkey dog hunters.
Of English Dogs - earliest known work on dog breeds (Vintage Dog Books Breed History Series). Originally written and published in 1576, this is a reprint of the earliest known work on dog breeds. Translated from the original Latin, it lists all the dog breeds of the time and charts their type and development. As the only known work from the period it is of great significance. The forebears of all modern breeds can clearly be seen in the names and types of dogs described, as can many breeds that are now lost forever.		Only a Dog: The True Story of a Dog's Devotion to His Master in World War One (Paperback). This is a touching true story from the First World War, retold through the dog’s eyes. When the soldier dies, Little Army is inconsolable and remains by his master’s grave, refusing to leave. There he stays, comforted only by the smell of his master’s trench coat which is given him to lie on and keep warm. This is Army, the faithful Irish Terrier’s story. Soldier and Dog now lie side by side at Armentieres in Flanders.
Hunting in the Old South: Original Narratives of the Hunters. "But there is another kind of sport better suited to the winter months before the gobblers would answer the call; and this is, hunting them with a properly trained turkey dog. A well-trained dog will never range very far from his master till he finds the warm scent of a single turkey or a flock. Then he will start upon the trail without giving tongue until he finds the game. He will then run on, and by continual yelping, compel it to ascend…"		The Encyclopedia of North American Sporting Dogs: Written by Sportsmen for Sportsmen edited by Steve Smith 2002 - 256 pages They found this dog in the American water spaniel. ... it's doubtful that the American was regularly used as a turkey dog, the way the first Boykins were. ...
Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship by Mark Derr "Any dog who stalks, freezes, and has a nose can be trained to point turkey... Scott and Fuller observed that any dog can be trained to be a setter provided it... and another who has an inbred line of “turkey dogs. ..."		The Field And Stream Game Bag "When a good turkey dog winds a gang of turkeys, he follows the trail with surprising speed until he breaks into their midst, barking furiously. ..."
Hunting in North America: Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds, Waterfowl, Wild Turkey "Turkey Hunting Dogs - One of the hunter's most valuable assets is a dog... And a dog with flushing, pointing or retrieving skills will greatly improve ..."		Virginia Hunting Guide by Bob Gooch "The turkey dog is the key to fall hunting in Virginia. The typical turkey dog is an English pointer or setter in which the pointing instinct has been ..."
Turkey Hunting Tactics: Expert Advice for Locating, Calling, and Decoying Wild Turkeys by Gary Clancy "Real aficionados, however, use specially trained turkey dogs. A turkey dog is expected to hunt for the scent trail of a flock, follow that scent, ..."	&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;	Meditations on Hunting is the most quoted book in sporting literature. It is the finest work on the essence and ethics of hunting. Today when both hunting and fishing are often condemned, Meditations takes on an even greater significance. Ortega points out that life is a dynamic interchange between man and his surroundings.

From The Turkey: AN AMERICAN STORY (The Food Series):
In Pre-Columbian Mexico, the Aztecs reportedly fed 500 turkeys a day to carnivores in the Emperors' zoo.
They also sold a meal of dog meat layered with turkey on top and covered with a sauce in their markets.
Hyaluronic acid is extracted from cockscombs (and umbilical cords) and are used for beauty cremes, in therapeutical treatments to relieve pain from osteoarthritis of the knee, and a number of eye surgeries.
Many people feel that turkey flesh, particularly breast meat of the modern American strains of Broad-breasted Whites are bland and tasteless when compared with the taste of wild turkeys... When muscles (such as the legs and thighs of a turkey) are exercised, their oxidative fibers store lipids (fats), their metabolic fuel, which permits extended use of those muscles. This turns the meat darker and juicier than white meat, which is composed of little-used muscle. Hence, the enormous breast of a turkey contains little fat. More interesting history from the book.