The sheep hunting bug bit me pretty hard and I'm headed to Kyrgyzstan next year. I've been reading up on Asain hunting. I have/have read:

"Ovis Ammon" by: Madrazo
"Royal Quest" by: (our own) Bill Quimby
"Obsessed" by: Golabchi
"Song of the Summits" by: Yurren
"Yoshi" by: Yoshimoto
"Game Masters of the World" by: Klineburger
"Hunting Trips in the Land of the Czars" by: Czech
"Hunting Trips in the Land of the Dragon" by: Czech
"Shikar" by: Dean Witter
Jim Corbet's Jungle Collection
"From the Hymalayas to the Rockies" by: Michell & Frisina
"A Trophy Hunter in Asia" by: Gates

I've pretty well worn out the Safari Press stock for Asian sheep/goat/mountain hunting, so I'm needing suggestions. What can you recommend for Asia?

Brett

http://www.shakariconnection.c...p-hunting-books.html

This looks like a good start, but any suggestions on which ones?

Brett

It's interesting to see that your list includes three books that I've written. May I also suggest two more: "McElroy Hunts Asia" and "Wind in My Face"?

Bill Quimby

Add to your list:

"Memories of A Sheep Hunter" by Rashid Jamsheed (this guy shot a lot of sheep)
"Magnificent Obsession" by Israel Torres
"Asian Hunter" by Capt John Brandt (Brandt tried to duplicate Mellon's African Hunter but for Asia)
"Wind, Dust and Snow- Great Rams of Asia" by Robert Anderson

These should help you get some sleepless nights dreaming about Kyrgyzstan.

Steve

A couple more that I just saw on my shelf and enjoyed:

"Addicted to the Altitude - Confessions of a Mountain Hunter" by Mark Hampton (current book with recent hunts)
"Mongolian Hunter" by Patrick Steward

I would like to read "Those were the days" by Rudolf Sand but I can't find an affordable copy for sale.

Brett, here is a quote that I read last night that relates to your sheep hunting bug that I am also unfortunately catching. It is by Jack Atchinson in Gilchrist's "Trophy Rams of the Brooks Range" I may have a plaque made with this quote on it.

"The more you hunt sheep, the more miserable they make you feel. When you finally do get a shot at your trophy ram, you're not quite sure if you're shooting for sport and the magnificent challenge they represent or if it's pure hate, and you won't be happy until they are all dead. I don't quite know what my own reasons are, but I think sheep are worth it."

Steve

Here is the list of sheep books that I lifted from another forum. I have been using it to help create my sheep hunting library. I have most of these now. It is becoming a problem


1. Sheep & Sheep Hunting by Jack O'Connor.
2. Great Rams & Great Ram Hunters I by Robert Anderson.
3. Great Rams & Great Ram Hunters II by Robert Anderson.
4. Wind, Dust and Snow - Great Rams of Asia by Robert Anderson.
5. Obsessed by Soudy Golabchi.
6. Ovis Ammon by Jose Madrazo.
7. Safari En China by Jose Madrazo.
8. Sheep Hunting in Alaska by Tony Russ.
9. Sheep Stalking in Alaska by Tony Russ.
10. The Quest for Dall Sheep by Tony Russ.
11. Horns in the High Country by Andy Russell.
12. From the Himalayas to the Rockies by Dr. R. Mitchell and Dr. M. Frisina.
13. In the High Himalayas by H. Whistler.
14. Mountain Game of the World by SCI.
15. Song of the Summits by Jesus Yuren.
16. Hunting and Guiding for Desert Bighorn Sheep by Bob Householder.
17. The Grand Slam of North American Wild Sheep by Bob Householder.
18. Trophy Rams of the Brooks Range by Duncan Gilchrist.
19. Quest for Giant Bighorns by Duncan Gilchrist.
20. Hunt High by Duncan Gilchrist.
21. Skyline Pursuits by John Batten.
22. The Best of Sheep Hunting by John Batten.
23. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Hornaday.
24. McElroy Hunts Mountain Game by CJ McElroy.
25. The Desert Bighorn by Gale Monson & Lowell Sumner.
26. After Wild Sheep in the Altai and Mongolia by E. Demidoff.
27. Taking Your Chances in the High Country by J. Rikhoff.
28. Return of Royalty by Dale Toweill.
29. The Great Arc of the Wild Sheep by J.L. Clark.
30. Black Shale/ White Sheep – DVD.
31. Sheep Hunting the Alaska Range – DVD.
32. Alaskan Sheep Hunting – DVD.
33. Rampage, Alaska Dall Sheep Hunting – DVD.
34. Rams in the Mist – DVD.
35. Quest for Mongolian Argalis – DVD.
36. Dream Rams – DVD.
37. Full Curl – DVD.
38. Big Horn Rams III – DVD.
39. Nahanni Twisters – DVD.
40. Sheep on the Edge – DVD.
41. The Hunt for Marco Polo Sheep – DVD.
42. Legends of Hunting/The Great Shikar – DVD.


1.- RETURN OF ROYALTY, BY DR. DALE E. TOWELL AND DR. VALERIUS GEIST
2.- THE ART OF HUNTING BIG GAME IN NORTH AMERICA, BY JACK O´CONNOR
3.-TALES OF A BIG GAME GUIDE BY RUSSELL ANABEL
4.- TROPHY HUNTERS IN ASIA, BY ELGIN T. GATES
5.- THOSE WERE THE DAYS BY RUDOLF SAND (AWESOME BOOK)
6.-.EL BORREGO CIMARRON BY ALBERTO TAPIA LANDEROS (SPANISH)
7.-BORREGO CIMARRON BY ALBERTO TAPIA LANDEROS ( THE BEST OF DESERT SHEEP) SPANISH
8.-BORREGO CIMARRON BAJA CALIFORNIA HUNTING SEASON 1974, BY DIRECCION GENERAL DE LA FAUNA SILVESTRE (SPANISH)
9.-THE WOLD SHEEP OF THE WORLD BY RAUL VALDEZ
10-WILD SHEEP AND WILD SHEEP HUNTERS OF THE OLD WORLD BY RAUL VALDEZ
11.-WILD SHEEP AND WILD SHEEP HUNTERS OF THE NEW WORLD BY RAUL VALDEZ
12.- LORDS OF THE PINNACLES, WILD GOAT OF THE WOLD BY RAUL VALDEZ
13.-MEMORIES OF A SHEEP HUNTER BY RASHID JAMSHEED
14.- MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION BY ISRAEL TORRES
15.- PERSIA SAFARI EN LAS CUMBRES, BY RICARDO MEDEM (WEATHERBY AWARD WINNER) SPANISH
16.- EN LA MIRA BY RICARDO MEDEM (WEATHERBY AWARD WINNER)SPANISH
17.-ARGALI BY RICARDO MEDEM (WEATHERBY AWARD WINNER)SPANISH
18.- TRAS LA ESTRELLA MAS ALTA BY RICARDO MEDEM (WEATHERBY AWARD WINNER) SPANISH
19.- BIG GAME HUNTING IN ASIA, AFRICA AND ELSEWERE BY JACQUES VETTIER (AWESOME BOOK IN FRENCH)

So far, no one has mentioned the many books on hunting in India, including the man-eating tiger and leopard hunting classics by Jim Corbett, or the roof-of-the-world hunts by Theodore Roosevelt's sons Theodore and Kermit.

Incidentally, I have many of the titles listed above and am in the process of thinning my library. Let me know what you're looking for. I may have a copy for sale.

Bill Quimby

Bill
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Steve

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Originally posted by billrquimby:
So far, no one has mentioned the many books on hunting in India, including the man-eating tiger and leopard hunting classics by Jim Corbett, or the roof-of-the-world hunts by Theodore Roosevelt's sons Theodore and Kermit.

Incidentally, I have many of the titles listed above and am in the process of thinning my library. Let me know what you're looking for. I may have a copy for sale.

Bill Quimby

I think I have a few coming as Christmas presents, so I'll touch base after the holidays.

Thanks for the help guys!

Brett