Hello,

I have really enjoyed reading and rereading hunting books. My supply is fairly limited and would like to buy a few more. What are some classic "must have" books for you?

Thanks for your help,

ddj

"African Rifles & Cartridges": Taylor

"Months of The Sun": Nychens

"Ndlovu": Harland

"Hunting The African Elephant": Stigand

"Horn of The Hunter": Ruark

"Death in the Long Grass": Capstick

"Bell of Africa": Bell

"Hunter" Hunter

"Kambaku": Manners

Where do I stop? That'll do for starters. No particular order, just get them all.

To stretch you a little -

Jim Corbett's books are great

THe Hunter's Path by Kai Uwe-Denker

The Land of Footprints by SE White

Jungle Man by PJ Pretorius

The Hunter is Death by TV Bulpin

This will make you think.




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Everything listed is great. Only a few I haven't read. I wouldn't delete anything, but would add:
African Hunter - Mellon
African Hunter II - Bodington
Safari Rifles - Boddington
Perfect Shot - Robertson
Nyati - African Hunter published, can't recall the author (Ndlovu already listed -- great book)
von Blixen's book, I think it was titled "African Hunter" as well.
There's another great book on African rifles and cartridges, I believe the author is McGregor, but I could be wrong.
Days in the Sun
In the Salt
The Hunting Imperative - Harlan
Anything by Harlan (I think there's only one more other than Ndlovu, which I have, but have not yet read)
TR's African Game Trails (which is what got me started)

Also, I think you absolutely need books on flora and fauna of everywhere you want to go, including, birds, trees, and yes, bugs and snakes. I like political and historical stuff too, so I've got a lot of biographies and things about the "Africanization" movement, etc. Language -- another issue as well.

If you like fiction, Ruark's Something of Value is quite good. At the risk of getting flamed, I'd say Capstick's stuff too.
I'm sure I'm missing a lot of "must haves". Would have to look through the library and my wish list for more, but that ought to keep you busy for a month or two.
Heard great things about "Into the Thorns" It's on my must have list of things to get.

Not sure about "must haves" and those recmmended are excellent. But in the more current realm I would recommend:

NYATI, The Art of Hunting the
African Buffalo, Don Heath, Anthony William,
Andy Fenwick
Mag-Set Publications, Harare, Zimbabwe

INTO THE THORNS, Wayne Michael Grant
Mag-Set Publications, Harare, Zimbabwe
Leopard hunting

and ditto on the Harland books:

THE HUNTING IMPERATIVE
Richard Harland, Rowland Ward, 2001

NDLOVU
Richard Harland, Mag-Set Publications,
Harare, Zimbabwe 2005
also through Rowland Ward

Thank you so much,

I have a few of these books and am looking to add many to my list. I have enjoyed the thrill of reading about the Dark continent.

I have:
Bell of Africa
Hunter
Death in the Long Grass
Horn of the Hunter
John Kingsley Heath - Hunting Dangerous Game in Africa
Aagaard's Africa

What about North American hunting?

It seems most of the books discussed are African books but could someone give me some of their "Must Have's" for North America as well.

Thanks Again,

ddj

Well for a couple that are entirely different from most, there is the old classic "Yukon Trophies Won & Lost",and then one by Short called "Cheechako"....incidentally, I currently live right next to Short's family/ predecessors...they are at milepost 2, 3 & 3.5, and I am at milepost 7.1 on our road. The Short family branch the book is about moved from Oregon to Kodiak and made a living from the wildnerness up there about 60 years ago.

Grenadier,

I appreciate the list! I was interested not to see Jack O'Connor, Old Elmer, Duncan Gilchrist, or such on the list.

I am interested to have a cross section of reading. Both contemporary and old classics of Africa and North America.

I do appreciate everyones help

ddj

"Hell, I was There" by Elmer Keith is a great read.

Anything and everything by Gene Hill
Jose Ortega Y Gasset's "Meditations on Hunting"
"Gunsmithing" Volumes 1 and 2 by James Howe
"The Flamingo Feather", "A Story Like the Wind", and "A Far Off Place" by Laurens Van Der Post
I'll second the Jim Corbet recommendations

I just picked up a couple of Gene Hiil's books. Absolutely fantastic.

Thanks for the help

ddj

The Hunter's Path by Kai Uwe-Denker
Wild Heart of Africa by Baldus
African Hunter 1 and 2 by Mellon and Flack, Boddington

Seloushunter

Whatever you want, you'll find it here:

http://www.shakariconnection.com/bookshelf.html

Elephant hunting in East Equtorial Africa by Neuman- Solidly in my top five.

A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa by Selous

Buffalo, Elephant, & Bongo by Reinald von Meurers

Along the Hunter's Path by Denker

Solo Safari by Terrance Cacek

Mahohboh by Ron Thomson

Three I enjoyed that are not listed.
The Maneaters of Tsavo. I read it in grade school and it sparked my interest in Africa.
Look to the Wilderness. Not as well known, but sport hunting from a different era.
I Married Adventure. Not about hunting, but a great read. Mine is an old copy with the cloth cover that has zebra stripes.
Bfly

A few more African classics:
Green Hills of Africa, Ernest Hemingway
The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter, James Sutherland
Horned Death, John F. Burger
Out in the Blue, Vivienne de Watteville
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, J. H. Patterson(mentioned)
In the Grip Of the Nyika, J. H. Patterson
Rifleman's Progress, Ellis Christian Lenz

Some North American classics:
Sheep & Bear Trails, John P. Holman
Sheep & Sheep Hunting, Jack O'Connor
Hunting The Alaskan Brown Bear, John W. Eddy
From Out of the Yukon, James H. Bond
The Wilderness of Denali, Charles Sheldon
The Wilderness of the Upper Yukon, Sheldon
The Wilderness of the North Pacific Coast Islands, Sheldon
Camp-Fires in the Canadian Rockies, William T. Hornaday
Camp-Fires on Desert and Lava, Hornaday
N.A. Head Hunting, Grancel Fitz
Horns in the High Country, Andy Russell
Alaska Game Trails With a Master Guide (Hal Waugh), Charles J. Keim
(Everything), Elmer Keith
A Hunter's Camp Fires, Edward J. House

A few titles from Indian/Asia:
(Everything), Corbett
(Everything), Kenneth Anderson
Sport & Travel in the Far East, J. C. Grew
East of the Sun & West of the Moon, Theodore Roosevelt III & Kermit Roosevelt (brothers)- mentioned
Blue Tiger, Harry R. Caldwell
Sport in India, Bernard C. Ellison

And a couple on South America:
Tigrero!, Sasha Siemel
Jaguar Hunting in the Mato Grosso & Bolivia, Tony de Almeida

Enjoy!

My list, it reads like the Safari Press catalog...

Rich