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Does anyone have any articles or know of any resources on the subject? | ||
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bulldog Ask NE450#2, He has direct experience. CFA *If you are not hunting in Africa you are planning to hunt in Africa* | |||
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Yeah, he even got a free hunt to boot.  Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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Yeah and they wouldn't let him have the hide, maybe he should have slipped them some money.  *If you are not hunting in Africa you are planning to hunt in Africa* | |||
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Perhaps you may wish to revisite Armand Denis´account of his African experiences, I believe the book´s title was "Unforgettable Safaris". He was a cinematographer who saw first hand the hunt of several gorillas by tribesmen in the Congo, if I remember well. | |||
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I was married to one for 10 yrs....and whew she was a silver back! | |||
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Does anyone remember those old RUGER 10/44 advertizements from the 60's showing a hunter with a dead gorilla spread eagled on a cross bar and the guy holdiong the 10/44. Not PC today eh? Rich Elliott Rich Elliott Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris | |||
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Nickudu, Isn't that amazing! There is another anachronism in that ad. I saw where yesterday Western Union is stopping their telegram service. 1856 to 2006  Rich Elliott Rich Elliott Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris | |||
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Nickudu, And in the text "TWA". Dide you notice the date on the Publication you got that from? Rich Elliott Rich Elliott Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris | |||
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1963 but the original article depicting Mr. Delano's hunt was somewhat earlier. I kept it for decades but can't find it now. | |||
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Try African Hunter by James Mellon, chapter Hunting a Mountain Gorilla on the Virunga Volcanoes Kathi kathi@wildtravel.net 708-425-3552 "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." | |||
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I have a book in my collection titled, Gorilla Hunter, by Fred Merfield with Harry Miller print 1956 To be honest i've never read it, but flipping through it there are some great photos of gorilla that have been taken and skimming a few pages it talks about hunting and the conditions endured, including indigenous poulation. maybe a good place to start, i think i got this off ebay? LostHorizonsOutfitters.com ---------------------------- "You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas" Davy Crockett 1835 ---------------------------- | |||
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I've got that book as well and didn't read it at first as I took one look at the pics of Fred and thought he'd be the typical bumbling, arrogant twit of the time......but I was very mistaken...... it's a great read.  | |||
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I was considering buying that book. I guess that cinched it. | |||
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Is it still in print? | |||
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I don't think it is still in print but you can get a copy of it on advanced book exchange. | |||
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"Gorillas Were My Neighbors" by Fred G. Merfield 1956 - I found this book more interesting as a rare period piece than a hunting account (very little hunting) but it jumped up few notches with his association with Maj. Powell Cotton and much of the text coincides well with Congo exhibition photos at the PC Museum in Kent. Definitely a worthwhile read, imho. | |||
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