Just finished "Kambaku" by Harry Manners and that was a great read I toughroughly enjoyed it.
And now I'm busy with a "Pioneering hunter" by Brian Marsh also very good so far. Some of the stories inside the book as been printed in the Magnum Magazine over the years.

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Nyschen's "MONTHS OF THE SUN". I am lucky enough to have a signed copy and to have spent an entire afternoon with Mr. Nyschens four months prior to his passing last year.

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I have a copy of his Months of the Sun and really enjoyed it as well.

I've heard mixed reviews, though, about the follow-up book he wrote, "FOOTSTEPS OF AN IVORY HUNTER."


Has anybody read it?

Footsteps of an Ivory Hunter was good, but not as well edited and put together as Months of the Sun. Still a good read though.

There is no way I could pick one or even several favorite books. There are just too many good ones and more than a few bad ones.

I will say that if you don't have Richard Harland's 3 books then you are really missing out. Here we have a true Africa legend that is still hunting. You need to contact him for a signed copy. He posts here infrequently as he is often out in the field.

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Originally posted by Safari-Hunt:
Just finished "Kambaku" by Harry Manners and that was a great read I toughroughly enjoyed it.
And now I'm busy with a "Pioneering hunter" by Brian Marsh also very good so far. Some of the stories inside the book as been printed in the Magnum Magazine over the years.

Both are excellent. I just finished them in the last few months. Worth the time and the money.

I am reading "Horned death" By Burger.
Excelent book.

Cheers,

André

Pondoro Last Of The Ivory Hunters by John Taylor

I have an original publication.

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I have a copy of his Months of the Sun and really enjoyed it as well.

I've heard mixed reviews, though, about the follow-up book he wrote, "FOOTSTEPS OF AN IVORY HUNTER."


Has anybody read

I have read it and I enjoyed the book very much. It is a different type of book than "MONTHS" in that it is more a compilation of many short stories in a more or less chronological order, rather than a single chronology in the style of "MONTHS OF THE SUN". I found the second book so interesting because I had hunted some of the very areas and knew some of the characters mentioned in the book. I would say a worthwhile read for anyone.

Geronimo

dogcat, you did not mention Peter Flack's Tales of a Trophy Hunter in Africa. I enjoyed that very much.

I just read Flack's book this summer. Great book and I really enjoyed his chapters on the Tiny Ten, etc.

"A Guiding Son" by John Osborne

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Originally posted by Die Ou Jagter:
dogcat, you did not mention Peter Flack's Tales of a Trophy Hunter in Africa. I enjoyed that very much.

My mistake, it is a very good book and I recommend it. Peter Flack is an outstanding sportsman and hunter.

I have to vote for Horn of the Hunter also.
Followed by Man eaters of the Tsavo

my vote goes to "Horn of the Hunter" by Ruark

Kill or Be Killed by Major W. Robert Foran, the kind of man sorely lacking in today's society and one I'd like to have in my corner when TSHTF.

100% elephant hunting in Kenya with 1 year foot safari to Lake Turkana. I was fortunate to take a camping trip to the lake. The howling wind, desolation was exactly as decribe. Great read.

Neumann, A. ELEPHANT HUNTING IN EAST EQUATORIAL AFRICA

Another good book on elephant.

Pardal, J. ELEPHANT HUNTING IN PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA

In order:

1. Horn of the Hunter
2. Death in the Long Grass
3. Mount Kenya to the Cape

These 3 books are the ones that got me hooked on Africa.

"Search for the spiral horn" by Craig Boddington

My Favorate book is African Rifles and Cartridges By John Taylor. I have an interest in rifles used. There is another one also that is a very good read can't think of the name tho.

My choices:
1. use enough gun
2. Horn of the Hunter
3. Man eaters of Kumaon by J Corbett.
4. My India, J corbett
ken andersen was a nut: hunting tigers with a .405!

I love Safari By Elmer Keith.Its a fine book for double rifle lovers.I still have three copies of it.I like all of John Taylors books and Robert Ruarks.I think African Game Trails by Teddy Roosevelt is the story of the greastest Safari ever in the 20th century.I just shot a 405 Winchester in a 1895 Winchester and love it ,gotta have one.

Death in the Long Grass--PHC

Use Enough Gun.

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Use Enough Gun.

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I knew it. I am psychic.

One of my absolute favorites is the very elegant Out in the Blue by Vivienne de Watteville.

Dogcat: You are psychic!

Horn of the Hunter - Ruark
Killers in Africa- Lake
Months of the Sun- Nyschens
Karamojo Safari- Bell
The Upsidedown Tree- Hardy Kruger

Anyone read "Mambas and Man-eaters" by Ionides?

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Dogcat: You are psychic!

Psychotic is more likely.

Finished "Pioneering Hunter" by Brian Marsh this weekend.

Fabulous book, Marsh was one of the first professional hunters in ZIM and the well known Roy Vincent also worked for him when they were cropping game for meat.

Very realistic with no imaginery nonsense true to hunting as it was not so long ago. Excellent read and would recommend it for anyone.