Having had the pleasure to read a little of what he wrote. It is a sad day to loose such a man .

And any man who leans into a dram or two
( not 4 or 5) of decent scotch after a fall day behind the dogs
Is a man I would listen to.

We loose the good ones too soon.

I am sorry to say I have never read any of Mr. McIntosh's books. You have peaked my interest and I'll certainly seek them out.

McIntosh was indeed a superb writer, a lover of fine shotguns and bird dogs. I met him one time at a communicators' conference in Kalispell, MT. I think the year was 1979. Sorry to learn of his death.

Mr. McIntosh wrote with an obvious passion for his subject material. His skill with sentence structure reflected his training and devotion to his craft, something I find absent with several of the younger scribes today. I remember a story Mr. McIntosh wrote about a classic shotgun, and I felt as if I were holding and examining it while I read. IMHO, that made him exemplary.

One of my favorite writers. A goal for the next weeks will be to reread some of his works

The "Shotguns and Shooting" series are the best three books written on shotguns in my opinion. Michael was one hell of a writer with a deep knwoledge of his passion. I own a FOX Sterlingworth pin gun because of this man.

I had the good fortune of shooting with MM several times. I'll remember his keen wit and ability to talk fishing whilst shooting most of all.

I agree with tbartos42, the world is now a lesser place without Gene Hill and Michael McIntosh, but we learned to survive without Buckingham and Babcock. The printed legacy they left us will be enjoyed for generations to come, and the same is true of MM. RIP

I was so sorry to Michael McIntosh had passed away.
After reading Mr. McIntosh's books you got the feeling that if you were not hunting with a classic double shotgun you were cheating yourself of a truly fine experience.

Paul Taylor

I had the great privilege of not only hunting with "Mac" but, was also a student of his when he was a professor at Missouri Western State College many years ago.

He was a very understanding teacher along with being good at what he did, teaching and writing.

I had not spoken nor written to Mac for some time and did a google search today and learned of his passing. The shooting and sporting world is now, for me, a little more hollow. RIP "Mac"--we'll see you on the other side.