Bud has written a book on his smokejumping days, Two-Man Stick, available from Burning Mountain Press, P.O. Box 45534, Boise, ID 83711, ISBN 1-891055-02-1.

     
 

Praise for Two-Man Stick ...

"Two-Man Stick is a well-written page-turner on a fascinating subject.  Bud Filler has made the business of smokejumping come alive with real people, colorful and sensitive descriptions, and a trained woodsman's knowledge of the complex operation of a  forest ecosystem.  What comes through most clearly  is Bud's enormous and unmistakable love for our national heritage of public lands and for those who risk their lives to protect them."

 - Cecil D. Andrus, former governor of Idaho

 

"Bud Filler is a fine writer, and he tells the smokejumper story as it was and still is: the most adventurous job in America.  This is a superb book."

- Clay Morgan, former smokejumper and author of Santiago and the Drinking Party

  
     

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"An old ranger once said, `Yesterday is gone and you can't get it back.'  But Bud helps us relive those old times, dramatically capturing the world of smokejumping in the early years.  The excitement, drama, camaraderie and humor are all here, in a book that everyone will enjoy."

- Reid Jackson, Smokejumper Project Leader, 1953-1956

 

"Two-Man Stick is about the go-to-hell years of being a smokejumper in the fifties.  This book goes beyond exciting - it's a great tribute to the McCall jumpers."

- Tom Kovalicky, Nez Perce Forest Supervisor, retired