Tyla 3,179 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Im after some recommendations on hunting books. Not so much UK ones as i've got or read a fair few of them but anything hunting and dog related from other parts of the world? What've you got or read thats good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Books wrote by Jim Corbett true life accounts of hunting man eating tigers in india and the book called hunter by J.A Hunter a book about one of africas last and greatest white hunters:thumbs: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyla 3,179 Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Books wrote by Jim Corbett true life accounts of hunting man eating tigers in india and the book called hunter by J.A Hunter a book about one of africas last and greatest white hunters:thumbs: Cheers mate just bought 2 books for 6p plus postage!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Corbetts bokks are class, i have five. Gazehoungs and coursing by Dutch Salmon is a good book but a little known book from the UK is "with gun, rifle and bow" by James Douglas is a fantastic read.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stainlee 27 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Memoirs of a Hunter......Friedrich Remmler brilliant.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin hollinshead 13 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Memoirs of a Hunter......Friedrich Remmler brilliant.. Any other forum members recently read and enjoyed this title? Martin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I bought it, but unfortunately the review that IanB put on here doesn't allow any replies or I'd have said how much I enjoyed it. The hunting tales are superb, but its the other bits that are just as interesting: a way of life long gone, how the Russian aristocrats really did have it all, at the expense of the peasants. The sheer scale of their wolf and bear hunts is unbelievable. And there's other little details in there I found fascinating: the type of ski they used when out seal hunting, the conditions in which they lived and hunted, surviving all night outside at -32C just kipping next to a fire. The way they lured the wolves in to be shot, the way animals survived the Russian winters, how they used the eagles to take wolves.....I could go on and on LOL A fascinating and enthralling story: I'd love to read more about Remmler: a life lived to the full and then some. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I bought it, but unfortunately the review that IanB put on here doesn't allow any replies or I'd have said how much I enjoyed it. The hunting tales are superb, but its the other bits that are just as interesting: a way of life long gone, how the Russian aristocrats really did have it all, at the expense of the peasants. The sheer scale of their wolf and bear hunts is unbelievable. And there's other little details in there I found fascinating: the type of ski they used when out seal hunting, the conditions in which they lived and hunted, surviving all night outside at -32C just kipping next to a fire. The way they lured the wolves in to be shot, the way animals survived the Russian winters, how they used the eagles to take wolves.....I could go on and on LOL A fascinating and enthralling story: I'd love to read more about Remmler: a life lived to the full and then some. I'll second that! Of late i have been really hitting the Peter Hathaway Capstick books hard and they are amazing. 'Death in the Long Grass' is the finest piece of writing i have ever read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 It must be good JD as I know your a big BB fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 It must be good JD as I know your a big BB fan. Yes mate, he's good, a very different style than 'BB' and of a different subject matter, one of dangerous beasts, which lends itself to dramatic prose....'BB''s good though.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 ....'BB''s good though.... Oh yes, I agree with you there JD. Brendon Chase and The Pool of the Black Witch were my favourites as a lad and remain so today OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 "a sporting chance" by daniel mannix the first line of the introduction: For the past twenty five years, I have hunted with unusual devices. The East Whiteland Hunt still recalls with deep emotion the day my cheetah not only caught the hunted fox but also three of their best hounds. hows that for an opener an account of unusual and traditional hunting methods, covers most things. its certainly different Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 If you can find a copy - Minor Field Sports by L C R Cameron Great pursuits from years gone by - viper killing, millipede racing, bird nesting, gudgeon fishing, rook shooting, beetle fighting, sparrow trapping, hedgehog hunting etc ... priceless!!! OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,034 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 J Darcy beat me to it but I can definitely reccomend death in the long grass by Capstick also The Temple Tiger,Jungle Lore and The man eating leopard of Rudraprayag all by Corbett. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 tales of a rat hunting man by db plummer il get mi coat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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