Hunting Memoirs
A book to commemorate one man’s love
for small game hunting.
Joe Steigauf was an avid hunter in the plains and lakes of Minnesota throughout his life. He recorded each hunting trip, eventually compiling a large body of entries that spanned from the 1960s through the 1980s. In 2020, Joe passed away at the age of 91. To commemorate Joe’s love for hunting and to give the Steigauf family a unique gift, Joe’s good friend and hunting buddy, Jon, commissioned this unique project. Jon provided me with Joe’s original typewriter text and a variety of original images. I transcribed the text, scanned the images, created a custom design, sourced printing, then handbound a limited edition of hardcover books. Joe may be gone but his love for hunting will live on for his family and friends to remember and enjoy through these pages.
The text of the entire book was typed into a digital format from Joe's existing, hard-copy manuscript.
Each year starts a new chapter with a chapter drop page.
This book features photographs of Joe and his friends' hunting adventures. The photos are printed on a heavier weight, glossy art paper.
Each image was scanned and adjusted for the best possible image reproduction.
In these limited runs, I always add a colophon page that lists who made the book and the number of copies produced.