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J.A. Hunter Books
15 September 2014, 06:15
sforbsyJ.A. Hunter Books
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.
15 September 2014, 06:29
BNagelHUNTER. Safari Press puts it out. Mine says $24.95 on the flyleaf. 1952, then 1980 copyrights.
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15 September 2014, 06:36
lavacaI don't think they are hard to follow. All of them are good.
15 September 2014, 06:37
lavacaI don't think Hunter's books are hard to follow. They are all good.
15 September 2014, 06:37
lavacaSorry for the double post
15 September 2014, 06:38
MJinesquote:
Originally posted by BNagel:
HUNTER.
+1, an iconic African hunting book.
Mike
15 September 2014, 06:57
sforbsyHunter 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.
15 September 2014, 07:01
MJinesHunter is his autobiography, it is not a novel even though some parts read like a novel.
Mike
15 September 2014, 08:49
boarkillerIt'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...
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15 September 2014, 09:29
Sean RussellMy 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.
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15 September 2014, 09:32
NakihunterHunter!! 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.
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15 September 2014, 09:49
sforbsyHaha...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!
15 September 2014, 10:14
cal pappasHunter 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
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15 September 2014, 10:49
Esskayquote:
Originally posted by Nakihunter:
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.
Check your pm
15 September 2014, 11:42
JefffiveIf 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
15 September 2014, 14:53
sforbsyCheers for the link Jefffive, I ordered my own copy today off ebay.
17 September 2014, 08:28
lavacaBuy and read Hunter and Hunter's Tracks and then you will have an uncontrollable desire for a .500NE.
17 September 2014, 08:30
lavacaAnd then you simply have to have a .500NE.
17 September 2014, 08:34
MJinesquote:
Originally posted by lavaca:
And then you simply have to have a .500NE.
. . . or two or three.
Mike
17 September 2014, 08:40
lavacaIt's so good to know I'm not alone. Should our wives get together to form a support group? Probably a bad idea.
17 September 2014, 08:48
MJinesI told a friend that there should be a firearmsoholic rehab group . . . it would be a good place to buy, sell and trade.
Mike
19 September 2014, 06:36
lavacaMJines:
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.
19 September 2014, 09:47
470EDDYI 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
19 September 2014, 10:00
Skylinequote:
Originally posted by sforbsy:
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.
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.
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19 September 2014, 10:10
sforbsyI 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.
16 November 2014, 10:15
sforbsyThe 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.
16 November 2014, 11:37
oldgoldTry James Sutherland's book. A generation earlier and fascinating.
16 November 2014, 17:42
bwana cecilquote:
I told a friend that there should be a firearmsoholic rehab group . . . it would be a good place to buy, sell and trade.
Dang it! Here I go agreeing with MJ again.
LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show.
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16 November 2014, 20:56
Dutch44Hold 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
16 November 2014, 23:23
470EDDYI have an old copy of HUNTER with no dust jacket and worn but good binding and all pages there. $20 plus shipping.
Cheers,
470EDDY
17 November 2014, 00:26
sforbsyGood one Oldgold, will check it out, Cheers.