Huntin' and Fishin' With the Ole Man

Dave O’ Connor ( 1944-2020) was born to the Maine outdoor life some six-and- a-half decades ago. He spent the first part of his life in the northern Penobscot town of Millinocket and at South Twin Lake. More recently, he lived in Sherman, Stacyville, and Island Falls in Aroostook County. He spent time in all fifty states and the Canadian provinces, hunting, fishing, taking photos, camping and hiking, and sleeping many nights in the back of a pick-up truck.

He was a regular columnist for the Northwoods Sporting Journal and wrote outdoor articles for national, regional and weekly publications, including American Hunter, American Rifleman, Guns & Ammo, Organic Gardening, Boy’s Life, Camping Journal, Outdoor Life, Hunting Dog, Eco-America, North American Hunter, and Snowmobile Weekly.

"When it comes to telling a hunting or fishing story - a Maine hunting and fishing story - Dave O’Connor is the Crown Royal of outdoor writers. The good stuff. His recollections of time spent on the water, or in the woods with the Ole Man have been entertaining Northwoods Sporting Journal readers for years. Huntin’ & Fishin’ With the Ole Man is a "heap of tales from the Maine Outdoors," 42 wonderful chapters that ring with authenticity and Downeast essence."—V. Paul Reynolds, Northwoods Sporting Journal 

"Dave O'Connor's stories are pure fiction, but they are packed with folksy wisdom, especially when told by the Ole Man."––Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal