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Marrakai
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Re: Favorite Hunting Books
02/12/05 06:51 PM

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Favorite Hunting Books

All the usuals, but with a strong preference for the British or European penchant for subtle understatement. Bell for efficiency and professionalism, Selous and Hodson for defeating enormous odds, Millais for perception and insight, etc.

A couple of my absolute favourites will probably not be mentioned by others though. 'Momella' by Maximilian von Rogister is nice slow pace easy-reading, very matter-of-fact and leaves the reader with a warm glow. At the opposite end of the spectrum is 'Jungle Man', the autobiography of Major P.J. Pretorius, real British 'boys-own' adventure! How the hell did that guy survive to write about it!

Sure, I've read Ruark's African hunting books of course, a couple of times, and they're all in my library, but I just can't come to grips with his constant struggle to exorcise personal demons by shooting some particular head of big game or other, more or less badly, followed by a self-congratulatory session of sucking on Chesterfields and gulping scotch.

....and I've really got to be in the mood for Capstick!

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Favorite Hunting Books	bulldog563	23/11/05 01:41 PM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	Marrakai	02/12/05 06:51 PM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	DPhillips	04/12/05 04:13 PM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	bonanza	26/11/05 02:14 AM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	NitroX	26/11/05 04:52 AM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	NitroX	26/11/05 12:49 AM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	shakari	26/11/05 01:47 AM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	bulldog563	25/11/05 05:07 PM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	mickey	25/11/05 05:25 PM
Re: Favorite Hunting Books	375Brno	25/11/05 11:28 PM

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