Hunting in Appalachia
- Scope
- Introduction
- Subject Headings
- Clippings File
- Call Numbers
- Books
- Guides, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries
- Bibliographies
- Abstracts and Indicies
- Academic Search Tools
- Journals
- Other Relevant Sources
Scope
Hunting has always been an integral part of Appalachia, both in reality and stereotype. Even with the advent of rapid industrialization, Appalachia (as well as the rest of the American South) has clung to the tradition of hunting, for both sustenance and sport. Appalachians are frequently viewed (from within and without) as an "outdoor" people, more connected to nature than more urban parts of the United States. Much of the literature on Appalachia, that can be found are both fiction and non-fiction includes at least a passing reference to hunting. Like many other self-sustaining habits, hunting has been derided as unnecessary, with no place in "modern" American society - perhaps explaining the smaller amount of specific information on the subject, especially when compared to other Appalachian-related topics. Indeed, if we look beyond a Euro centric view to even earlier inhabitants of Appalachia, hunting has yet a more prominent place in the region's study. Finally, even in an area with a strong hunting tradition, the continual erosion of Appalachian folkways creates an impetus to collect and record the older contexts and methods of hunting. Information on hunting in the American South is equally applicable to an Appalachian context, and in many cases is the only available reference.
Introduction
The following texts contain good, general information of the practice of hunting in the southern highlands.
Moore, Warren. Mountain Voices: A Legacy of the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies . Chester, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 1988. See pp. 259-266 Hunting and Fishing. ASU APP COLL Oversize F217.A65 M66 1988.
"Hunting," Foxfire . 4.1 (Spring/Summer 1970): 8-17. ASU APP COLL GR1.F59.
Marks, Stuart A. "Hunting." Encyclopedia of Southern Culture . Ed. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989, pp. 1228-1230. ASU APP COLL Oversize F209.E53 1989.
Lincks, F. M. Memoirs of a Kentucky Boy . New York, NY: Vantage Press, 1960. pp. 11-23. ASU APP COLL SK17.L53 A3.
Common Library of Congress Subject Headings
As there are few book length sources that address Appalachian hunting exclusively, the researcher is best served by searching information on hunting by individual states that comprise parts of Appalachia.
Highly Relevant:
- Hunting - Appalachian Region, Southern - Equipment and Supplies
- Hunting - North Carolina
- Hunting - Tennessee
- Hunting - Social Aspects-North Carolina
- Hunting - Social Aspects - Southern States
- Hunting - Psychological Aspects - Southern States
- Hunting - Southern States
- Hunting - West Virginia
- Hunting - Kentucky - Statistics -- Periodicals
- Hunting - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tennessee)
Also Relevant:
- Diet - Appalachian Region
- Mountain Whites - Southern States Social Life and Customs
- Appalachian Region, Southern - Social Life and Customs
General:
- Hunting - Bibliography
- Hunting - Abstracts
- Hunting and Gathering Societies - North America
- Hunting and Gathering Societies - United States
- Hunting - United States - History - 20th Century
- Hunting - Anecdotes
- Hunting Customs - United States - History - 20th Century
- Hunting - Indians
- Hunting - Indians of North America
W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection Clippings File
The clippings files contain, by far, the largest amount of information pertaining to this subject.
Highly Relevant:
- Hunting
- Bears
- Deer (Wildlife)
Also Relevant:
- Wildlife Conservation
Related:
- Firearms
- Wilderness Areas
- Cherokee Indians
- Cherokee Indians - History
- Indians of North America - History
Common Library of Congress Call Numbers
- SK33
- SK43
- SK113
- SK142
- SK273
- SK305
- SK323
- SK325
Frequently Mentioned Books
There appears to be no predominant, often consulted reference for this subject.
Guides, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries
Marks, Stuart A. "Hunting." Encyclopedia of Southern Culture . Ed. Charles Reagan Wilson and William Ferris. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1989, pp. 1228-1230. ASU APP COLL Oversize F209.E53 1989.
Bibliographies
The Appalachian Oral History Project Union Catalog . Appalachian Oral History Project, 1977. ASU APP COLL Z1251.A7 A74.
Appalachian Bibliography . Morgantown, WV: 1980. ASU APP COLL Z1251.A7 A6 1980.
Abstracts and Indicies
A search with the terms "hunting" and "Appalachia" returned results from the following sources:
Academic Search Tools
A search with the terms "hunting" and "Appalachia" returned results from the following source (as relevant literature is always on the increase, frequent searches are suggested)
Journals
Appalachian Journal. Quarterly publication. Boone, NC: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1972 - present. ASU APP COLL F216.2.A66
Foxfire . Quarterly publication. Rabun Gap, GA: Southern Highlands Literary Fund,
Incorporated, 1967 - present. ASU APP COLL. GR1.F59.
Other Relevant Sources
Any number of commonly available hunting magazines (non-scholarly) frequently contains articles and information of varying relevance to this Pathfinder's subject, usually of a more practical/technical nature. The ASU Belk Library Periodicals section contains copies of Field & Stream.
Compiler: Paul L. Robertson, 10 December 2002
