Making Game: An Essay on Woodcock

Author/Contributor(s):	de la Valdène, Guy; Chatham, Russell; DeMott, Robert; DeMott, Robert
Publisher:	Lyons Press
Date:	9/2/2025
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Guy de la Valdène’s beautifully written essay (and first book) is an ode to an iconic bird, part natural history, and part hunting memoir. It’s a well-regarded and undisputed classic—an edgy, elegant examination of the habits and history of a reclusive gamebird, the Woodcock, native to Europe and North America, a bird that’s been hunted and celebrated since Roman times. Valdène writes exuberantly of the bird, the hunt, and the feast, gracefully balancing the obsessions of a naturalist, sportsman, and gourmand.