About The Taxidermist's Son:

The Taxidermist's Son is not a hunting book, per se. It is far more than that. It's a book about life - how hunting, fishing, and personal experiences work to mold a person's life. Ralph Scherder's thoughts and words elevate the outdoor experience to a higher, more meaningful level. This book is not only a great read but very thought provoking. I wish I had written it. You are in for a real treat.

- Charles Alsheimer, Field Editor, Deer & Deer Hunting magazine

Ralph Scherder knows the great outdoors. He knows it with that inside-out understanding that comes of growing up in it, and with it, and having been taught to admire and respect it.

Perhaps more importantly, he knows what is inherently good about nature, and he knows how to write about it. His stories will inspire that love of nature in those who know it well and in those who don't.

If you haven't been out in the natural world for a while, he will make you homesick. If you're out in it all the time, this book will fill in the gaps of time grudgingly spent indoors.

- from the foreword by Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward and Electric God