Leopard hunting! Talk about passion for hunting one animal - Grant is addicted and has made a career of studying and hunting leopard. This is not another "how to" book eventhough it contains a great deal of information on how to hunt leopard in his area in Zimbabwe. He discusses his methods and ideas on everything from the actual hunting to guns to baiting to hunting with hounds (he is strongly against this but hunts at night with a light) to current lack of leopard management to a a variety of interesting clients he has hunted with.

I think this is his first book. He is articulate and "matter of fact" in his style. If he has an opinion on a subject, he states it without regard to stirring up a controversy. He strikes me as a serious specialist at his craft much like Kai Uwe-Denker (elephant hunter in Namibia). He loves leopards and the hunting of them.

I have read a couple of other leopard oriented books (In the Salt by Hallamore in particular) and this is the most in-depth. Grant's style is not boring or repetitive. He breaks up sections of his book with his opinions on methods or CITES or other issues, then resumes teaching about leopard hunting in Zimbabwe.

I rate this an 8 out of 10 on the dogcat scale for its freshness, up to date information and lack of sugar coating issues on leopard hunting that concern African sportsman. The only drawback to this fine book is the price of $100 USD, a bit steep for some but worth the money to committed leopard hunters or soon to be leopard hunters.

It is a good book!

I bought it just before leaving for a summer of work travel...and I left it at home! I'm looking forward to reading it this fall.

It's an interesting cover material...I don't have any other books made like that.

dogcat,
Who is the publisher? Can't seem to find anything about it or who sells the book.
Cheers...
Con

I bought mine via an advertisement in one of the African hunting magazines. I sent a check to his contact in the US and ordered it that way. It is published out of South Africa by a publisher in Singapore. The contact I used is - Maria Stagliano
2650 S. Iseminger Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148

intothethorns@verizon.net is the email address.

She was quick to ship and there were no problems.

Good luck.

Many thanks dogcat,
Dropped them an email, hopefully they have copies and can send to Australia.
Cheers...
Con

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Originally posted by Con:
Many thanks dogcat,
Dropped them an email, hopefully they have copies and can send to Australia.
Cheers...Con

Where in Australia? Send me a ticket and I'll bring you one.....I need to get back down under - to Australia, that is.

Bill this is the book that DON HEATH recommended us ,and i recommended JOSE SODIRO is a must have for cat hunters ,Grant is a famous ex RLI officer.Juan

Juan. I am in the middle of the book now and it is excellent. Reminds me of Don Heath's work on the Buffalo. These guys have been there and know what they are talking about.

After reading this much of the book I now know I will not hunt leopard with my cuchillo...

Finally broke down and ordered this book from Safari Press. I'm very sorry that I waited so long to buy it. It is a first rate educational and enjoyable book. Highly recommended!

Here you go: http://www.abebooks.com/servle...07&pfxid=a_556535303

I have an interesting and unusual book on "cat" hunting. It is "Tigrero" by Sasha Siemel ...266 pages in hardcover...pub. 1953, by Prentice-Hall.
The author hunted huge cats with a spear, and one picture shows him with a 350-pound "tigre". Hunting was done in Brazil's Matto Grosso. Many, many stories or encounters, people, hunts. I offer it for $25.00 shipped. ....can send some pics if wanted.