A late-blooming hunter vividly describes why observing nature at dawn can bring more joy to a hunter's heart than a large trophy. Much has been written about the fascination that hunting holds. Lothar C. Rilinger answers this question in a very personal way by recounting in "The Magic of Hunting" the experiences that led him to become a hunter. The author, a lawyer in Hamburg and a late-blooming hunter, discovered his love for nature at an early age. As a boy, he assisted a friend's father as a driver during partridge hunting. Later, he eagerly listened to the hunting stories of his friends. Once his vocational training was finally completed, there was no stopping him: he learned the art of hunting himself. Rilinger embraces the concept in the best possible way: hunting is also nature observation.