Looking for a book that describes plains game animals with pictures

[critrgitr]

hello,
I am in the process of researching a first african safari for my wife and I. I would like to find a book that goes into a little more detail on each of the plains game animals available on a typical african safari. I have a decent idea of what I want to hunt over there, but there are several varieties within each species and many that are similar. Do any of you know of a book that will go into better detail about the animals that has pictures and descriptions? I just got the book "Safari Guide II" off ebay that tells where to go to hunt each one, and have numerous books about african hunting but not a lot of detail about the animals themselves.

Thanks,
Brian

 

[Hunt anything]

i have 2, my favorite is game animals of Africa species and sub species, the other is game animals of the world. I can check on the authors when I get home tonight. I think I got them through African Hunting Gazette, I know that’s where I got game animals of the world but not sure about species and sub species.

 

[Hunt anything]

I May have gotten African species and sub species from Safari press

 

[Joker12]

I bought a field guide to African mammals and found it very informative. I'm sure you could buy one on Amazon.

 

[John Wasmuth]

There is a book available on Amazon :the perfect shot that has the game animals and where to place your bullet. Cheap enough .

 

[Still alive]

I maybe wrong to say this? The book on shot placement describes a lot of the African PG animals with photos. They have several different ones. Safari press has great books as well. They also have every on this site too.

 

[slam8031]

Kevin Robertson's books are fantastic with pictures and details--The Perfect Shot
some of his podcasts are available and worth the listen for many reasons.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Hi Brian,
Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but here is a link to a Species Info Page on my website:

Species Information – KMG Safaris

Take Care,
Marius Goosen

 

[Nyati]

The Kingdon field guide to african mammals, you can find it at safari Press.

 

[everett]

SCI record books

 

[critrgitr]

thanks for all the suggestions ill check them out

 

[TheGrayRider]

 

[Philip Glass]

hello,
I am in the process of researching a first african safari for my wife and I. I would like to find a book that goes into a little more detail on each of the plains game animals available on a typical african safari. I have a decent idea of what I want to hunt over there, but there are several varieties within each species and many that are similar. Do any of you know of a book that will go into better detail about the animals that has pictures and descriptions? I just got the book "Safari Guide II" off ebay that tells where to go to hunt each one, and have numerous books about african hunting but not a lot of detail about the animals themselves.

Thanks,
Brian

The Perfect Shot by Dr Kevin Robertson is a great resource. I am sure there are others. Check out Safari Press.

 

[fourfive8]

Smithers' Field Guide- kind of a standard and is very good. Covers the diversity of mammals that most "Hook and Bullet" books don't

 

[Caveman]

Field Guide to African Wildlife published by the National Audubon Society. Covers more than just mammals, but gives good descriptions as well as ranges.

 

[Martin77]

Kevin Robertsons books from Safari Press and the SCI Record Books are the best!

 

[Dewald]

Smithers' Field Guide- kind of a standard and is very good. Covers the diversity of mammals that most "Hook and Bullet" books don't

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This is indeed a great reference guide
Add Robert’s Birds to it as well as the perfect shot and you are well covered