A boy and his dad - an old story. Now, add in the grandest of all wild game, Meleagris gallopavo silvestris, the eastern wild turkey -- and the adventures, the highs and lows that accompany the hunt, and you have The Ecstasy of Gold. Using the slips of paper he tucked into shotgun shells over the seasons, Bob Henderson recounts 104 stories over 34 years of turkey hunting with his father across the state of Alabama, and the lessons learned about the dignity of hunting and the honor that real, old-fashioned turkey hunting requires. A book for turkey hunters and others, by a lifelong turkey hunter, father, and physician, The Ecstasy of Gold looks to share the most intimate of moments and wisdom acquired in tall pine forests and river bottoms with all.