A Season in the Sycamores follows a father's journey of raising his son in the great outdoors. After becoming a father during wartime and spending years away from home in Iraq, the author makes the decision to leave the military to be more present in his son's life. He spends the next several years teaching the boy to hunt and fish in the mountains and rolling hills of the mid-South. A Season in the Sycamores follows some of their outdoor adventures. Through colorful storytelling, the author recounts the joys, challenges, and frustrations of hunting and fishing with a young child. From successful adventures to humorous blunders, A Season in the Sycamores includes true stories of duck hunting in Iraq, turkey hunting in Tennessee, deer hunting in Kentucky, fishing, becoming the world's worst morel mushroom forager, and more. If you have ever taken a child hunting or fishing, these stories will be extremely relatable. If you are thinking about taking on the task, A Season in the Sycamores will give you a taste of what is in store!