At first glance, Jeff Wilkerson’s memoir of science and nature, “23 Woodcock in 22 Years,” seems a bit of an anomaly. The subtitle Reflections on Hunting, the Night Sky, and Our Place in the Universe seems even more incongruous.
However, Wilkerson, professor of physics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, masterfully blends the seemingly disparate concepts of hunting woodcock and exploring the mysteries of the universe.