I have just finished reading Hunter by JA Hunter and have also read White Hunter. Does anyone know if he wrote anything else. IMO he is one of the best when it comes to telling African Tales. In fact since I began reading all of the African Greats, I have little use for all those mundane deer, elk, turkey stories in my Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Peterson's, etc.

BMP,

Check Safari Press's catalog:

http://www.safaripress.com/shop/africanbiggame2.html.

They have reprinted several of Hunter's books. Hunter was the first african hunting book I read at age 13, and I have been bent forever.

jim dodd

Tales of the African Frontier
Hunters Tracks

One interesting thing I remember from the book is Hunter's reference to refusing to go on safari with an "old time elephant hunter who favored very small bore rifles". It was obvious he meant Bell, I believe, and he reported that the trip turned into a fiasco. Hunter, while not one to dwell on or particularly give much print to the subject of rifles, was a believer in big bores.

Art S.: I don't think it could have been Bell, since he shot only 1011 elephants and I understood that the guy mentioned in that story had shot something like 2000+ elephants. But anyway, it was an interesting piece of information that he told about the changes in elephants' behaviour due to severe hunting.

I also like W.D.M Bell's book "The Wanderings of an elephant hunter", where he writes about his most interesting ivory safaris. The illustrations (made by Bell himself) are also terrific. I recommend.

Hunter's book "Hunter" probably did more to renew interest in African hunting and lore than any other books, including Capsticks' in more recent times. I also doubt that Hunter was referring to Bell, although both were Scotsmen and came to Africa about the same time. If you liked "Hunter", you should also read Bell's books (Bell Of Africa, Wanderings Of An Elephant Hunter/ Karamojo Safari).

Jeff Cooper credits reading Hunter's books as the spark that lit his interest in African hunting.

Hunter by JA Hunter was the first book I read about Africa and I haven't been able to stop dreaming about hunting trips to Africa ever since.

I'm pretty sure I read it in 1964.

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