Welcome to a website based on the book, "Skinnin' and Grinnin': Buck Tales From Mount Eddy."
The book is a short history and remembrance of a time when the land was wilder, the deer were more plentiful, and venison was a necessary staple in freezers that got families through the long winter. It is told through hunting stories that have been put together by a brother and sister team - Sandy Hough Shepard, a total nonhunter, and Tom Hough, who has hunted something every season of his life since he was old enough to carry a Red Rider BB gun.
Events
Coming up: Saturday, April 9, 2011 California Deer Association
Mount Shasta Chapter's 1st Annual Banquet
Mount Shasta Community Hall
629 Alder Street, Mount Shasta, CA
Contact: Michael: 530-859-2899
Trenton: 707-338-7820 http://www.caldeer.org
Past Events:
Saturday and Sunday March 5 & 6, 2011 Redding Breakfast Lions Club 29th Annual Guns, Antiques and Collectibles Show Redding Convention Center
777 Auditorium Dr., Redding, CA
Saturday and Sunday Aug. 21-22, 2010
McCloud Heritage Days
Booksigning in front of the McCloud Mercantile with Bob Gray, author of "Forests, Fires and Wild Things."
Saturday, July 3, 2010
11AM to 1PM: Booksigning at Language Quest Bookstore during the popular Mount Shasta 4th of July Celebration. Call 530-918-9540 for more information. If you already have a book, bring it by and I will be happy to personalize it!
Saturday and Sunday, June 12 & 13, 2010 10AM to 5PM: Local authors in front of the Pizza Factory for Dunsmuir Railroad Days. Sandy Shepard (Skinnin' and Grinnin': Buck Tales from Mount Eddy), Peter Edridge (Burning Bears Fall From the Sky), John David Fischer (Geezers, Groomers, and Parabolics: The Senior Skiing Revolution), Deborah Harton and Ron McCloud (Dunsmuir: Images of America).
Saturday & Sunday, May 22 & 23, 2010
9AM - 5PM: Chico Rod and Gun Club First Annual Gun Show. Military Collectors, Guns and Ammo. Open to the public. $5.00 admission. See military vehicles on display!
Visit the "Skinnin & Grinnin" table and say hello!
http://www.chicogunclub.org/
Saturday, April 24, 2010
4-6PM: With a menu boasting wild game appetizers, Johnnie's Restaurant will be alive and jumping with friends, family and hunters. Sandy will be selling and signing her new book. All are welcome!
Johnnie's is located in the Hotel Diamond, 220 West 4th Street, Chico, CA.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
11AM - 2PM: Book signing and storytelling at Lisa's Book Nook, 1872 Buenaventura Blvd. Ste.#2, Redding, CA. Sandy will be joined by other family hunters mentioned in the book. Refreshments will be served. (530-241-8689)