E. N. (Eldred Nathaniel) Woodcock

Born in 1846 and active in the woodlands of northern Pennsylvania, E. N. Woodcock wrote from direct experience rather than from a distance. He is best known for Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper, a memoir built from his recollections of hunting, trapping, fishing, and camping across the second half of the 19th century.

Woodcock's writing is valued not just for adventure, but for the way it preserves a disappearing world. His stories describe everyday life in the wilderness, practical outdoor skills, and changing wildlife conditions in places that later became more settled or protected.

He died in 1917, leaving behind a firsthand record of American outdoor life that still appeals to readers interested in frontier history, fieldcraft, and the older traditions of hunting and trapping.