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19 February 2013, 00:26

retreever

Into the Thorns by Wayne Grant

Had the pleasure of meeting two African hunters Fred and Julia Pa. residents at the eastern chapter wild sheep foundation. I asked who he hunted with and he told me Wayne Grant and I said "Into the Thorns"? Yes, and he answered me I am in the first chapter "Ambush Alley" What a pleasure to talk to another hunter couple.

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19 February 2013, 00:30

Frostbit

Very much enjoyed the book.

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19 February 2013, 00:48

fairgame

Brilliant, great writer and very fine hunter. A classic.

19 February 2013, 02:59

Robert Garcia

My favorite hunting book! I've read the book three times, and am currently pinching pennies to try and book a hunt with Wayne.

19 February 2013, 04:32

ndorobo1

Great read on leopard hunting. Wayne really knows his stuff and its full of pics of massive cats.

19 February 2013, 04:38

Jack D Bold

Totally agree - Few better writers, even fewer better cat men.

19 February 2013, 06:24

lavaca

In the middle of the book now; looking forward to my first leopard hunt in October.

19 February 2013, 06:29

ledvm

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Originally posted by Jack D Bold:
Totally agree - Few better writers, even fewer better cat men.

Helluva nice guy too.

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19 February 2013, 22:09

JTHunt

Wayne is an old mate and colleague, and even so I was gobsmacked by the quality of the writing in his book. So much more than the usual annals of some PH...read it if you can, one of the best books out there by a contemporary hunter and it will stand the test of time.

19 February 2013, 22:27

Use Enough Gun

Agreed. I met Wayne for the first time in Vic Falls, after shooting my monster leopard over his own kill-a female leopard, and had a very pleasant conversation with Wayne about my experience. I also have his autographed book and consider it the definitive written word on hunting leopard, along with Lou Hallamore's "Chui".

19 February 2013, 23:27

Frank Beller

Just ordered this book last evening after reading this post. I've been talking to Chifuti Safaris about a leopard hunt in June 2015, so I figured I needed to read this book. I'm hoping to take along my grandson - he will be 12 then - & let him shoot the bait animals.

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20 February 2013, 02:30

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Met him in Zimbabwe in 2002--nice fellow.

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20 February 2013, 03:04

ndorobo1

Does wayne have a web site we can visit? Thinking on another leopard in the future and this will be my guy.

20 February 2013, 03:56

Orvar

Great book!

Would love to hear from anyone having hunted with Wayne recently on what the area is like right now.

20 February 2013, 15:25

Neil-PH

Wayne signed my book.........

"To my friend Neil, who has outwitted the giant cats of the Matobo. We've had a special time in some of the last wild places, and those are memories we'll have forever. All the best my mate, Wayne"

The book brings back memories of some of our great hunting times over the years. Wayne is a fine man, a fine author, and above all, a fine friend.

20 February 2013, 19:53

Larry Sellers

Hello Frank - If your Grandson can't make it will you take me instead? I'll even help you get a bigger Antelope in Wyoming this year!!

Trying to pry this book away from a friend just for a read. Soooo far no luck. He always mentions something about me buying my own copy?

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quote:
Originally posted by Frank Beller:
Just ordered this book last evening after reading this post. I've been talking to Chifuti Safaris about a leopard hunt in June 2015, so I figured I needed to read this book. I'm hoping to take along my grandson - he will be 12 then - & let him shoot the bait animals.

21 February 2013, 01:37

Dave Fulson

My partner Tim said it was an excellent read and I plan to get a copy.

21 February 2013, 02:53

ledvm

That book has been out for a while now...suprised most of this group has not read it years ago.

I was in the Chenji Camp (Rosenfels old Camp) in Chewore South with Wayne for several nights in 2006 (Back in the day when the US economy was strong). I believe he was writing the book then or had just finished. We talked about leopard hunting in depth over the fire every night.

21 February 2013, 03:11

retreever

Book was printed I believe in 2007.

Mike

21 February 2013, 03:37

txsouthpaw

I finished reading the book a couple of months ago, after a leopard hunt in that general area last Spring. It is a great read. One of the ph's Wayne Grant mentions was Bruce Cronje, who worked with Wayne years ago. I met Bruce in 2010 when I was in the Omay. He's currently working with Martin Pieters & is a great cat man himself.

21 February 2013, 07:02

lavaca

ledvm:

I've got a stack of books 3 feet high in the "to read" stack. The "to buy" stack would be even taller. Hard to get to them all.

22 February 2013, 02:01

juanpozzi

Read a bit of it while visiting my friend Pepe Sodiro and local PH and Weatherby nominee ,Iwas an hour reading and ITS REALLY GOOD BOOK ,i have to find one soon .

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22 February 2013, 03:50

ndorobo1

I'm pretty sure I got mine a few years ago from trophy room books.

22 February 2013, 19:42

Larry Sellers

Trophy room books had them in their booth at SCI I know.

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quote:
Originally posted by ndorobo1:
I'm pretty sure I got mine a few years ago from trophy room books.