ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Wayne Capooth attended Colonial Jr. High and Overton High School. In sports, he made All Memphis in football, basketball and baseball. He was voted “Outstanding Athlete of the Year” in 1962. He then went to Alabama on a football scholarship, playing under the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School in 1970 and afterwards entered the United States Air Force as a Flight Surgeon, stationed at Forbes Air Force Base, Topeka, Kansas. There he married Roseanna Pimentel, clinical psychologist, in 1974. They have two sons, Bryan, 29, and Chad, 24 He was an emergency physician for over 30 years, becoming board certified in emergency medicine in 1981, the first-ever board certification process for emergency medicine. He was recertified in 1992. In 2002, he became Medical Director at the University of Memphis Student Health Services. He has been on two missionary trips: Dominican Republic and Honduras. W

Wayne has written eight books: The History of the Millsaps, Red Letter Days, The Golden Age of Waterfowling, The Golden Age of Hunting, and Waterfowling America (Volumes One, Two and Three). His latest book is a historical romance novel, entitled No More Tears.

In addition, he is a freelance writer for such magazines as Double Gun Journal, Pointer Dog Journal, Retriever Journal, and Delta Waterfowl, and writes an outdoor column for Delta Farm Press.

His latest hunting books are mentioned above: Waterfowling America. In these three volumes, the history of duck hunting is covered, beginning about 40,000 years ago. The history of duck hunting is covered for each Flyway and each Volume covers individual states in each Flyway.

In addition, the three volumes are combined into one hardcover book, limited edition of 1000.