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Could l get a recommendation for a good starting book from J.A.Hunter as l have never read his work before and l believe from reports that his writings can be a little hard to follow. | ||
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HUNTER. Safari Press puts it out. Mine says $24.95 on the flyleaf. 1952, then 1980 copyrights. _______________________ | |||
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I don't think they are hard to follow. All of them are good. | |||
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I don't think Hunter's books are hard to follow. They are all good. | |||
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Sorry for the double post | |||
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+1, an iconic African hunting book. Mike | |||
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Hunter by J.A.Hunter.... me likes the sound of that! Actually l heard Jim Shockey refer to this novel as a child hood favourite in last weeks episode. | |||
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Hunter is his autobiography, it is not a novel even though some parts read like a novel. Mike | |||
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It's a good shit A must read for anyone interested in a African hunting " Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins. When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar. Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move... Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies... Only fools hope to live forever “ Hávamál” | |||
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My Granddad read it to me when I was 5 yrs old---started my fascination with Africa. Sadly he died two years later and never got to go himself. "The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain TANSTAAFL www.savannagems.com A unique way to own a piece of Africa. DSC Life NRA Life | |||
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Hunter!! Yes my first hunting book on Africa when I was about 13. I found a copy for myself many years later but a friend liked it so much he just kept it! Then I found a second hand one in Portland during a visit & I bought it. Very well written. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Haha...that infamous friend who keeps the book and never returns..... Thanks for the response folks, got me a little excited now, just love a new book to get stuck into! | |||
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Hunter is an amazing book. Hunter's Tracks was written by a ghost writer and (in my opinion) it sucks. His first is a classic and the two big tusks pictured there reside now in Kansas. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Check your pm | |||
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If you'd like to sample it (or read the whole thing) there's a copy here. "If you’re innocent why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”- Donald Trump | |||
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Cheers for the link Jefffive, I ordered my own copy today off ebay. | |||
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Buy and read Hunter and Hunter's Tracks and then you will have an uncontrollable desire for a .500NE. | |||
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And then you simply have to have a .500NE. | |||
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. . . or two or three.  Mike | |||
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It's so good to know I'm not alone. Should our wives get together to form a support group? Probably a bad idea. | |||
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I told a friend that there should be a firearmsoholic rehab group . . . it would be a good place to buy, sell and trade.  Mike | |||
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MJines: I think that's AR Classified, Gunbroker, etc. And it isn't a cure, it just feeds the addiction. By the way, anyone have a large safe for sale? Mine are all full. | |||
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I agree HUNTER. It is a riveting book that you won't be able to put down. I have a first edition in well worn condition without a dust jacket that I packed around in the briefcase and pack hunting....I will sell it for a reasonable offer. I own the full set great shape...including #1 in its snakeskin like covering...others with dust jackets....all first editions....not SP Reprints!!  PM me if you would like to negotiate on it! Cheers, 470EDDY | |||
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Well that should give it a boost.  I think that Jim, and many of us of the same vintage will have read Hunter and have had it make an impact on us. I know it sure as hell did for me. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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I will be attending my first Big Bore meet this Sunday and I will be sure to get my hands on a .500 Nitro like you suggest. Let ya know if l feel love. | |||
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The book is good, the tales are even better, l will say it was enjoyable reading and l will certainly look to purchase more of Hunters books. To be honest, l have not read anything on par with Corbett, so if someone could recommend an absolute classic from an era gone by l would love to know. | |||
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Try James Sutherland's book. A generation earlier and fascinating. | |||
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Dang it! Here I go agreeing with MJ again. LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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Hold on, you .500 maniacs. Hunter also loved his .475 No.2 with which he did fine work. Although I own both I can sit on the fence and throw rocks!  Dutch | |||
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I have an old copy of HUNTER with no dust jacket and worn but good binding and all pages there. $20 plus shipping. Cheers, 470EDDY | |||
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Good one Oldgold, will check it out, Cheers. | |||
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