Book Recommendations

[ltsheets]

Well I have just over a year before my first safari. I already have Craig Boddington's African Experience and just ordered The Perfect Shot. I'm looking for other recommendations on what to read between now and safari time! Thanks.

 

[vinnymbogo]

If you're going to hunt buffalo you might read "Africa's Most Dangerous" (by Kevin Robertson). He explains buffalo anatomy, judging trophy quality and fire arms/bullet selections.

 

[ltsheets]

I wish I was but where I'm going in SA, buffalo is too expensive. Gonna save that for my second trip hopefully. I will check that book out though.

 

[Nyati]

Just take a look at the Safaripress catalogue, you´ll find all you need.

 

[Scott Slough]

I would focus on AH, especially the Safari Planning Guide - http://www.africahunting.com/community/safari-planning-guide/

 

[CAustin]

Just take a look at the Safaripress catalogue, you´ll find all you need.

This would be my suggestion as well.

 

[ltsheets]

There are a ton of options in safari express...any recommendations for good books on plains game? They can be stories or how to's. Looking to read up on all I can over the next year.

 

[Royal27]

Robert Ruark's "Horn of the Hunter" is required reading for sure. If it doesn't get your blood pumping cancel your trip to Africa and take up origami or something.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Robert Ruark's "Horn of the Hunter" is required reading for sure. If it doesn't get your blood pumping cancel your trip to Africa and take up origami or something.

I agree with you Royal.
Witold

 

[Pondoro]

Craig Boddingtons Safaririfles II..

 

[BWH]

Yep.... all good. Ruark, Hemingway, etc. One bit of advice from my first trip, that I won't make again. I took my wife's ipad to kill time on the plane, downtown, etc. Loaded with American shows, movies, etc. About day 5 or 6, after lunch, I went to take a break. Watched 30 min of a comedy. Man, did it make me depressed. I felt like I tainted my trip. Stay in the zone the whole time.... don't bring so much tech with. 2 cents.

 

[ltsheets]

Well I got The Perfect Shot, and ordered The Horn Hunter, and Hemingway's Green Hills of Africa. Can't wait to read The Horn Hunter!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

I really enjoyed Capstick's "Death in the Long Grass", which was his first book and I guess considered one of his best. Prior to my trip to Namibia, I read his book on a Namibia safari called "Sands of Silence" and thought it was terrible. I also read Diana Rupp's "Ask the Namibian Guides" and it was a very informative book based on interviews from about a dozen Namibian PHs. I actually selected my PH/Outfitter from one featured in this book. All these books are available on Amazon.

 

[gizmo]

I'm a huge Capstick fan so anything by him is good though Death in the long grass is the absolute best.

 

[Bsto270]

I will second @gizmo on anything by Capstick (Death in the Long Grass, Return to the Long Grass, and The Last Ivory Hunter are all good). Also, if you can find a copy of it, Karamoja Safari by WDM Bell. I found a copy of it in the school library when I was in college. It was fascinating. A totally different time, and totally different norms. Great reading. Although also an older book, I also loved "The Maneaters of Tsavo" . Funny enough, that part of the story is only maybe a third of the book. Patterson did a ton of hunting a travelling beyond as he worked with the railroad company.

 

[gizmo]

I will second @gizmo on anything by Capstick (Death in the Long Grass, Return to the Long Grass, and The Last Ivory Hunter are all good). Also, if you can find a copy of it, Karamoja Safari by WDM Bell. I found a copy of it in the school library when I was in college. It was fascinating. A totally different time, and totally different norms. Great reading. Although also an older book, I also loved "The Maneaters of Tsavo" . Funny enough, that part of the story is only maybe a third of the book. Patterson did a ton of hunting a travelling beyond as he worked with the railroad company.

I really enjoyed the last ivory hunter saga of Wally Johnson as well. So much so that it's going to cost me a trip to Mozambique for my leopard and a sable next.
The book he did on meinertzhagen was fantastic also but is more of a historical biography as as aposed to a died in the wool book on Africa.

 

[adriw]

White Hunters by Brian Herne & Africa's Greatest Tuskers by Tony Sanchez-Arino are two really great books.

 

[Rolf_T]

Wayne Grant's Into The Thorns, for some inspiration:
http://www.safaripress.com/Into-the-Thorns/productinfo/GRANT99Z/

And African Hunter magazines...

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

I have all these books.
Witold

 

[adriw]

Tony Sanchez-Arino was signing books in the booth next to us at Cinegetica in Madrid a few days ago. Every now and then he would pop into our booth and start telling us of his adventures.

What an incredible person and a hunting legend...

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