Foreword / Scott Bestul -- Spring : Hooked / a poem by Orval Lund -- The scent of spring / Chris Niskanen -- In pursuit of walleyes / Doug Stange -- Understanding wild turkeys / Ron Schara -- Buster / Dennis Anderson -- Five incarnations of a mind / Paul Gruchow -- Who shot Reuben Wood? / Bob Cary -- Summer : Buck, alone / a poem by Orval Lund -- The way of a canoe / Sigurd Olson -- Listening / John S. Allen -- True north woods / Greg Breining -- The trout fisherman / Sam Cook -- Night watch in bear country / Judith Niemi -- Autumn : An old dog dreams / a poem by Larry M. Gavin -- Drummers / Joel M. Vance -- The last star in Orion's belt / John Weiss -- Fool hens / Shawn Perich -- A matter of trust / Mike Strandlund -- Gooseberry Marsh / Gretchen Legler -- The deer shack walk / Steve Grooms -- Old dogs / Richard E. Massey -- Seasons / Kent Cowgill -- Winter : November / a poem by Larry M. Gavin -- My dear hunter / Robert Treuer -- The outpost expedition / Rod Dimich -- Night ski / Peter M. Leschak -- Of ice deserts, eelpout and men / Richard Behm -- Hunting with the wolves / Stuart Osthoff -- Tin fins and lead bellies / Ted Nelson Lundrigan -- A chorale of wolves at midnight / Jim Klobuchar -- Postscript : Far back / a poem by Orval Lund.