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When I was a boy I read all the books in the library on Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, and anything about the Kentucky and Pennsylvania long rifle.

I read My Side of the Mountain many times as a kid, and my son really liked the Hatchet series by Gary Paulson.

Haven't read all this Gruff, but THE OLD MAN AND THE BOY is a great read..
I also just picked up Jack Atcheson's Hunting Adventures World Wide... It is a a collection of great hunting adventures..
Someone mentioned Charlie Askins Unrepentant Sinner.. I enjoyed that book, but for a young kid, I am not sure about some of the stuff Charlie did.. He was a pretty cold character... Just a thought..

a lot of the ones mentioned here are good, also try to get his folks to get him in 4-h air rifle and pistol, it will help with the hands on safety since you are not close enough to help with that part

Add to that "The old Man's Boy grows older" and one or two of Ruark's African works.

My favorite magazine as a kid. Not written from the standpoint of guided big money hunts Much more nuts and bolts-how to hunt squirrels, how to trap muskrats. How to sharpen a knife. For a kid, it's good useable info. We used it heavily to keep an eye on the fur market. Many of us in my area would band together to take our furs in all at the same time and get a little better payout on them.

For something lighthearted with the outdoors in mind, pick up any of Patrick McManus's books. If you can't find a laugh or two or twenty by reading McManus, you just don't have a funny bone. The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw is my all time favorite. Rancid Crabtree and the gang will have you laughing so hard you'd swear you'll pop a rib.

The Old Man and the Boy- Robert Ruark
Jungle Book- Kipling

Any of the Capstick series for African adventure

If he wants to download free hunting books, try here-
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=109178&an=0&page=0#Post109178

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Gruff,

Might I suggest this as an introduction to life for the lad? 😀




Also, seeing as most kids these days are more interested in online content rather than physical media perhaps something else is in order.

To truly do the lad a favor, to instruct him in not just firearms and hunting, but rather LIFE, and to instill all manner of suaveness, plorability, and erudition...in short, to mold him into a philosopher king that Plato spoke of, you would do well to point him toward the following:

What Does .223 AI Mean? (The BTE)

So Now That We Know What .223 AI Means (The NBTE)

Is The .223 AI Enough Gun? (The VBTE)

You're welcome!


P.S. Come down and visit sometime you old goat!

Thanks for all the input guys!