The Journey Within-A Bird Hunter's Diary is a written and photographic story of MarkPeterson's successful quest to hunt and harvest, in a single season, the 27 different species ofupland birds in North America. The adventure crossed 3 countries, 10 states and an estimated43,667 miles were traveled in the six-month long quest. Accompanying Mark, and his fatherEarl, were their three Brittany Spaniels Arrow, Shooter and Tiny.Mark V. Peterson, an avid hunter and conservationist, was followed by a team ofphotographers and as a result the adventure was also captured on film and video. The storycomes alive in The Journey With---A Bird Hunter's Diary as the final written story of theadventure is accompanied by more than 575 photos, allowing the reader to see, as well as read,about the remarkable accomplishment.The final chapters of The Journey Within-A Bird Hunter's Diary, is devoted to Mark's successfulquest to also hunt and harvest all six turkeys in the World Turkey Slam, also in the single Springseason, prior to the fall/winter successful quest for the 27 species in the Upland Slam.