Leave Some For Seed

Tom Hennessey (1937-2018) was one of Maine’s best-loved sporting artists and outdoor writers. He was the author of two previous books, Feathers ’n Fins and Handy to Home, and his illustrations appeared in numerous publications, including Field & Stream, Bangor Daily News, and Harris Publications of New York Sporting Magazines. His paintings were shown at Crossroads of Sport in New York, and are included in many of the finest private and corporate collections of sporting art.

Hennessey grew up in Brewer, Maine, where he had a salmon river, the Penobscot, at his front door and game-abundant fields and woodlands at his back door. His lifelong love of hunting and fishing would launch his career, and as his reputation grew, he was invited to hunting and fishing grounds throughout the United States and beyond. Hennessey was one of 30 artists selected from the United States, Canada, and England to be represented in Canada Ducks Unlimited Portfolio of Waterfowl of North America. When he wasn't painting, he could usually be found in a canoe or a duck blind or behind a bird dog, where in addition to fish and game he gathered inspiration for his paintings. 

"I admired Tom’s Bangor Daily News columns so much: they combined wonderful stories with some serious truth telling. He always told it like it is. And still does."
—George Smith, Bangor Daily News (George's Outdoor News)
 

"Fortunately for his [Hennessey's] fans, he is more than just a mere reporter of the natural world. He has the ability to interpret these experiences through his art and the written word. His book is profusely illustrated with his own pen and ink, pencil drawings, and water color paintings. Besides being able to do this, his very words also have the ability to paint a highly visual picture in your mind of the experience he chooses to share."
—Bud Simpson, The Logan Daily News
 

“Fortunately, writers like Hennessey remind us of the value of Maine’s rich traditions of hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation and natural stewardship. His book, Leave Some for Seed, is a beautifully illustrated and warmly lyrical collection….”
—Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
 

"… Tom Hennessey fishes and hunts with unselfconscious enthusiasm and writes with an easy, old-school wisdom that wears well indeed."
—Christopher Camuto, Gray’s Sporting Journal (August 2015)