Alarmed by rising tensions over the use of these lands, hunter, angler, and outdoor enthusiast Mark Kenyon set out to explore the spaces involved in this heated debate, and learn firsthand how they came to be and what their future might hold.
Since its inception, however, America’s public land system has been embroiled in controversy-caught in the push and pull between the desire to develop the valuable resources the land holds or conserve them.
These vast expanses provide a home to wildlife populations, a vital source of clean air and water, and a haven for recreation.
That Wild Country paints us a picture of what it’s like to hike along the beautiful waterfront of Lake Superior, takes us high into the slopes of the Smokey Mountains, and sends us sprawling into some of the most picturesque wild places this great country has to offer.From prominent outdoorsman and nature writer Mark Kenyon comes an engrossing reflection on the past and future battles over our most revered landscapes-America’s public lands.Įvery American is a public-land owner, inheritor to the largest public-land trust in the world. Peace, tranquility, a connection to nature, are just a few of the feelings that Kenyon shares with us. Kenyon, a midwestern hunter, gives a unique outsider’s perspective of what the public lands of western America are able to offer all who are willing to venture into it. A battle that has been fought time and time again. Public land usage, a topic that sadly a large percentage of America’s outdoorsmen chose to be willful uneducated on, is fighting an important battle in today’s age. Self-tasked with expanding his knowledge of American public lands, Kenyon takes you through his own journey through America’s most prolific and historic National Parks and Wilderness areas in his 2019 novel That Wild Country. Mark Kenyon, of Wired to Hunt, is one of the most widely known and respected white-tail deer experts in the country.
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