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I'm looking for some good reading material on hunting Africa. Any "must haves" or staples on the subject would be appreciated.

"Death in the Long Grass", by Peter Capstick. Without a doubt, this book, single handedly got more people to go to Africa, and hunt, than any other in the last 30 yrs. You will read comments from his detractors, for various reasons, but it's a helluva book.


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Agreed. Other good ones, lots of them, but start here.

Capstick, Ruark and about anything by Elgin Gates if you can find them. Craig Boddington is ok, too.

I liked "Green Hills of Africa" by Hemingway, not super fast or exciting, but seems like a good time.

Be sure to get JJ HAcks primer for Africa. Not for entertainment, but to get prepared.

Welcome aboard 1st ID Trooper.

Robert Ruark's "Horn of the Hunter" is superb and is quoted and referred to by so many modern writers that it is almost mandatory reading. Capstick's "Death in ...." series is wonderful reading. Talking to those who knew him, it is probably correct that he took literary license to a whole new level, but the books are a great read. Craig Boddinton's African work is also worth reading though it tends to read like a Marine filing an after action report - but then again, he does come by his style honestly.

Thank you all for the suggestions.

RedLeg, I guess it's safe to assume you're a fellow artilleryman?

J.R Mellon "African Hunter" and Boddington "African Hunter II". Elgin Gates "Trophy Hunter in Africa".

"Shot, over" partner.

Fired a bunch of MLRS rockets and 8 inch rounds in support of the Big Red 1 during the First Gulf War. Our Bde was GSR and CF HQs for breaching operations, and then we ran north to support 1st AD for closing ceremonies with the Medina Division of the Republican Guard.

Married a Flint Hills Kansan in the Riley post chapel a lot of years ago. Our kids make their homes in the Manhattan area. Beautiful country. Hope you have one of those big deer spotted for this fall. Best wishes, Joe

I really like From Mt Kenya to the Cape by Boddington, and Horn of the Hunter by Ruark.

i have always found it sad that so many good books are not available in English.

LT DAN,

What are your favorite 'non English' recommendations?

Jim

Some of my favorites:

African Game Trails--Roosevelt

The Perfect Shot--Robertson

Man-Eaters of Kumaon--Jim Corbett, (India, not Africa, but the
spirit of the dangerous game hunt is the
same).
Safari Rifles--Boddington

Safari: the Last Adventure--Capstick
Death in the Dark Continent--Capstick
Death in the Long Grass--Capstick
Death in the Silent Places-Capstick
The Last Ivory Hunter--Capstick
Maneaters--Capstick
Peter Capstick's Africa: A Return To The Long Grass

Green Hills of Africa--Hemingway
True At First Light--Hemingway

Robert Ruark--Use Enough Gun and actually, any of his writings are great for reading at the fireplace.

Safari Press: (This ought to keep you busy for a while. Not all are for Africa, but might be useful)

Title / Author
A BULLET WELL PLACED (USD $ 34.95) Chilton, Johnny
A FAR FROM ORDINARY LIFE (USD $ 60.00) Duckworth, Fred
A FINE OLD EWE (USD $ 3500.00) Caldwell, Edmund
A GALLERY OF WATERFOWL AND UPLAND BIRDS (USD $ 250.00) Hill, Gene
A GALLERY OF WATERFOWL AND UPLAND BIRDS (USD $ 60.00) Hill, Gene
A GALLERY OF WATERFOWL AND UPLAND BIRDS (USD $ 250.00) Hill, Gene
A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE (USD $ 27500.00) Dresser, Henry Eeles
A HUNTER�S GUIDE TO AGING LIONS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (USD $ 16.95) Whitman, Karyl & Packer, Craig
A HUNTING HERITAGE (USD $ 225.00) Phillips, A. (editor)
A MAN CALLED LION (USD $ 34.95) Capstick, Peter
A PIONEERING HUNTER (USD $ 65.00) Marsh B.
A QUAIL HUNTER'S ODYSSEY (USD $ 29.95) Greenfield, Dr. Joseph
A SPORTING LIFE (USD $ 39.95) Martinez de Hoz, Jose A.
A THOUSAND TRAILS THROUGH AFRICA (USD $ 35.00) de Quintanilla, Isabel
AAGAARD'S AFRICAN ADVENTURES (USD $ 34.95) Aagaard, Finn & Berit
ADDENDUM I TO AMMO & BALLISTICS 4 (USD $ 4.95) Forker, Robert
ADVENTURE IS IN MY BLOOD (USD $ 35.00) Annabel, Russell
ADVENTURE IS MY BUSINESS (USD $ 35.00) Annabel, Russell
ADVENTURES OF AN AMATEUR HUNTER IN AFRICA (USD $ 550.00) Eagle J.
AFRICA'S MOST DANGEROUS (USD $ 59.95) Robertson, Kevin "Doctari"
AFRICAN ADVENTURERS, THE (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
AFRICAN ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES (USD $ 70.00) York,William
AFRICAN COUNTRY SERIES (USD $ 3200.00) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
AFRICAN EPIC (USD $ 60.00) Harland, Richard
AFRICAN EXPERIENCE (USD $ 39.95) Boddington, Craig
AFRICAN GAME TRAILS (USD $ 49.95) Roosevelt, Theodore
AFRICAN HUNTER (USD $ 125.00) Mellon, James
AFRICAN HUNTER II (USD $ 135.00) Boddington, Craig & Flack, Peter, editors
AFRICAN HUNTING (USD $ 900.00) Baldwin W.C.
AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES (USD $ 39.95) Taylor, John "Pondoro"
AFRICAN SUNSETS (USD $ 130.00) Grasselli, Giorgio
AFRICAN SUNSETS (USD $ 65.00) Grasselli, Giorgio
ALASKAN ADVENTURES (USD $ 35.00) Annabel, Russell
AMERICAN HUNTING RIFLES (USD $ 24.95) Boddington, Craig
AMERICAN MAN-KILLERS (USD $ 60.00) Zaidle, Don
AMMO & BALLISTICS 4 (USD $ 26.95) Forker, Robert
AMUR (USD $ 15000.00) Banovich, John
AN AFRICAN GAME RANGER ON SAFARI (USD $ 60.00) Cowie, Don
AN IVORY TRADER IN NORTH KENIA (USD $ 4250.00) Arkell-Hardwick, A.
ANIMAL PORTRAITURE (USD $ 1000.00) Lydekker R.
AROUND THE WORLD AND THEN SOME (USD $ 100.00) Hanlin, David (with Bill Quimby)
AS I LOOK BACK (USD $ 60.00) Braden, Robert
ASK THE BLACK BEAR GUIDES (USD $ 24.95) Jones, J. Y.
ASK THE ELK GUIDES (USD $ 24.95) Jones J.Y.
ASK THE GRIZZLY/BROWN BEAR GUIDES (USD $ 29.95) Jones, J. Y.
ASK THE MULE DEER GUIDES (USD $ 24.95) Jones, J. Y.
ASK THE NAMIBIAN GUIDES (USD $ 34.95) Rupp, Diana
ASK THE WHITETAIL GUIDES (USD $ 24.95) Jones, J. Y.
ATKIN, GRANT & LANG (USD $ 69.95) Masters, Don
BALLISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE (USD $ 25.00) LaGrange, Mike
BEST OF DICK IDOL' S WHITETAIL WORLD (USD $ 24.95) Idol, Dick
BEST OF HOLLAND & HOLLAND, ENGLAND'S PREMIER GUNMAKER, THE (USD $ 69.95) McIntosh, Michael & Roosenburg, Jan
BETWEEN THE SUNLIGHT AND THE THUNDER (USD $ 35.00) Meadows, Keith
BIG FIVE, THE (USD $ 34.95) Newberry, Dr. S. Lloyd
BIG GAME ARGENTINA (USD $ 90.00) Boddington, Craig
BIG GAME SHOOTING AND TRAVEL IN SOUTH-EAST AFRICA (USD $ 550.00) Findlay F.R.N.
BIG GAME SHOOTING IN ALASKA (USD $ 49.95) Radclyffe, Capt. C. R. E.
BIRMINGHAM CARTRIDGE MANUFACTURERS (USD $ 70.00) Harding, William
BODDINGTON ON LION (USD $ 39.95) DVD9952
BORN TO HUNT (USD $ 49.95) Ingersoll, Gary
BOSS & CO (USD $ 95.00) Dallas, Donald
BOWHUNTING FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN TWENTY-EIGHT (USD $ 29.95) Bogner, Gary
BREATH OF AFRICA (USD $ 39.95) Decoster, Pierre
BREATH OF AFRICA (USD $ 85.00) Decoster, Pierre
BRITISH GUNMAKERS-Volume One (USD $ 100.00) Brown, Nigel
BRITISH GUNMAKERS-Volume Three (USD $ 100.00) Brown, Nigel
BRITISH GUNMAKERS-Volume Two (USD $ 100.00) Brown, Nigel
BROWNING (USD $ 50.00) Eastman, Matt
BUFFALO! (USD $ 39.95) Boddington, Craig
BUFFALO, ELEPHANT, & BONGO (USD $ 75.00) von Meurers, Reinald
BUFFALO, ELEPHANT, & BONGO (USD $ 39.95) von Meurers, Reinald
BUFFALO: SHOT PLACEMENT AND TROPHY EVALUATION (USD $ 19.95) Robertson, Kevin "Doctari"
BULL AND COW MOOSE (USD $ 6500.00) Millais, John Guille
BWANA BABU (USD $ 39.95) Greenfield, Joseph
BWANA BABU KWAHERI (USD $ 39.95) Greenfield, Joseph
BWANA BUNDUKI (USD $ 49.95) Host, Emily
CAMPFIRE TALES (USD $ 65.00) Rowher, Rolf
CAMPFIRES (USD $ 100.00) ChilversLubin, Brooke, (editor)
CHARLIE DYE (USD $ 50.00) Weaver P.
CLASSIC O�CONNOR (USD $ 35.00) O'Connor, Jack
CLAWS & FANGS (USD $ 85.00) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING: A HISTORY (USD $ 40.00) Yardley, Michael
COGSWELL & HARRISON (USD $ 39.95) Cooley, G. & Newton, J.
DANGEROUS GAME, THE (USD $ 39.95) Prothero W.
DANGEROUS-GAME RIFLES-2nd Edition (USD $ 40.00) Wieland, Terry
DEATH IN A LONELY LAND (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
DEATH IN THE DARK CONTINENT (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
DEATH IN THE LONG GRASS (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
DEATH IN THE SILENT PLACES (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
EDUCATION OF NAGOMO, THE (USD $ 14.95) Wurfbain, J. & L./illus D. Weckbaugh
ELEPHANT HUNTERS OF LADO (USD $ 39.95) Foran, W. Robert
ELEPHANT HUNTERS, MEN OF LEGEND (USD $ 49.95) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
ELEPHANT! (USD $ 100.00) Boddington, Craig
ELEY CARTRIDGES (USD $ 65.00) Harding, C. W.
EUROPEAN HUNTER (USD $ 75.00) Newberry, Dr. S. Lloyd
EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA (USD $ 950.00) Du Chaillu P.B.
FAR AWAY UP THE NILE (USD $ 450.00) Millais J.G.
FINE EUROPEAN GUNMAKERS (USD $ 69.95) Nobili, Marco
FINN AAGAARD ON KENYA (USD $ 24.95) Aagaard, Finn
FLASH CARDS OF COMMON AFRICAN ANIMALS (USD $ 24.95) Safari Press
FRAGMENTS OF AFRICA (USD $ 75.00) Cundill, Gordon
FRANK A. PACHMAYR (USD $ 85.00) Lachuk, John
FROM MOUNT KENYA TO THE CAPE (USD $ 34.95) Boddington, Craig
FROM THE HIMALAYAS TO THE ROCKIES (USD $ 79.95) Mitchell Dr. R. & Frisina Dr. M.
FROM THE OKAVANGO TO THE PLAINS OF EAST AFRICA (USD $ 100.00) Christenson, Steve
GAME BIRDS AND SHOOTING-SKETCHES (USD $ 950.00) Millais J.G.
GAMEMASTERS OF THE WORLD (USD $ 50.00) Klineburger, Chris
GENTLEMAN HUNTER (USD $ 70.00) Byrne, Peter
GETTING INVOLVED! (USD $ 12.95) Watkins, SueGETTING INVOLVED!
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 1 (USD $ 60.00) Safari Press
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 2 (USD $ 65.00) Safari Press
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 3 (USD $ 60.00) Safari Press
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 4 (USD $ 65.00) Safari Press
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 5 (USD $ 65.00) Safari Press
GREAT HUNTERS- Vol. 6 (USD $ 65.00) Safari Press
GREAT RAMS AND GREAT RAM HUNTERS II (USD $ 75.00) Anderson, Robert
GREAT TUSKERS OF AFRICA (USD $ 47.50) Marais, John with Hadaway, David
GREAT WHITETAIL HUNTS (USD $ 4.99) Dunwoody, Ken (editor)
GREENER STORY, THE (USD $ 69.95) Greener, Graham
GREENER STORY, THE (USD $ 85.00) Greener, Graham
GUN AND CAMERA IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (USD $ 850.00) Bryden H.A.
GUN CRAFT (USD $ 30.00) Venters Vic
GUN NOTES, Volume I (USD $ 39.95) Keith, Elmer
GUN NOTES, Volume II (USD $ 35.00) Keith, Elmer
GUNS AND HUNTING (USD $ 70.00) Aagaard, Finn
GUY COHELEACH (USD $ 50.00) Wieland, Terry
HEAD FER THE HILLS (USD $ 60.00) Annabel, Russell
HEART OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER (USD $ 35.00) Flack , Peter
HEAT, THIRST, AND IVORY (USD $ 49.95) Everett, Fred
HEMINGWAY�S GUNS (USD $ 40.00) Calabi, Silvio, Helsley,Steve and Sanger, Roger
HERD OF PRONGHORNS (USD $ 7500.00) Millais, John Guille
HEYDAY OF THE SHOTGUN (USD $ 39.95) Baker, David
HIGH ROAD TO ADVENTURE, THE (USD $ 35.00) Annabel, Russell
HOLLAND & HOLLAND (USD $ 75.00) Dallas D.
HOME FROM THE HILL (USD $ 34.95) Webb, Fred
HORN OF THE HUNTER (USD $ 35.00) Ruark, Robert
HORNED DEATH (USD $ 35.00) Burger, John
HOUSE OF CHURCHILL, THE (USD $ 79.95) Masters, Don
HUNTER (USD $ 29.95) Hunter, J. A.
HUNTER'S TRACKS (USD $ 24.95) Hunter, J. A.
HUNTING FOR TROUBLE (USD $ 70.00) Wainwright, Geoff
HUNTING ICONS OF AFRICA (USD $ 75.00) Flack, Peter
HUNTING ICONS OF AFRICA (USD $ 150.00) Flack, Peter
HUNTING IMPERATIVE, THE (USD $ 38.00) Harland, Richard
HUNTING IN ETHIOPIA (USD $ 135.00) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
HUNTING IN KENYA (USD $ 135.00) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
HUNTING INSTINCT, THE (USD $ 29.95) Rowter, Philip
HUNTING INSTINCT, THE (USD $ 50.00) Rowter, Philip
HUNTING THE ALASKAN HIGH ARCTIC (USD $ 34.95) Haugen, Scott
HUNTING TRIPS IN THE LAND OF THE CZARS (USD $ 34.95) Czech, Kenneth
HUNTING TRIPS IN THE LAND OF THE DRAGON (USD $ 34.95) Czech, Kenneth P. (editor)
I KILLED FOR A LIVING (USD $ 65.00) Oggeri, Etienne
IN CLOSED TERRITORY (USD $ 325.00) Bronson E.
IN THE HIGH HIMALAYAS (USD $ 150.00) Whistler, H.
INTO THE THORNS (USD $ 100.00) Grant, Wayne
ISLAMIC AND NATIVE WEAPONS OF COLONIAL AFRICA 1800-1960 (USD $ 200.00) Tirri, Anthony
IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN (USD $ 85.00) Robertson, Kevin "Doctari"
J. P. SAUER & SON (USD $ 49.95) Arfmann, Peter & Kallmeyer, Rolf
JACK O'CONNOR (USD $ 34.95) Anderson, Robert
JACK O�CONNOR (USD $ 29.95) DVD9954
JIM CORBETT COLLECTION, THE (USD $ 100.00) Corbett, Jim
JOHN M. BROWNING AMERICAN GUNMAKER (USD $ 60.00) Browning J. & Gentry C.
JOURNALS OF ANDREW J. STONE (USD $ 75.00) Frisina, R Margaret (editor)
JUNGLE HUNTER, THE (USD $ 70.00) Cavanaugh, Joe
KARAMOJO SAFARI (USD $ 34.95) Bell, W. D. M.
KWAHERI! (USD $ 75.00) von Reitnauer, Robert
LARGE GAME SHOOTING IN THIBET, THE HIMALAYAS, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIA (USD $ 650.00) Kinloch A.A.
LAST HORIZONS (USD $ 23.95) Capstick, Peter
LAST IVORY HUNTER, THE (USD $ 23.95) Capstick, Peter
LAST OF THE FEW, THE (USD $ 44.95) Sanchez-Ari�o, Tony
LEGENDS OF THE AFRICAN FRONTIER (USD $ 49.95) Chandler, David
LIFE SIZE BUFFALO TARGET (USD $ 100.00) Sable Trail Productions
LION TALES (USD $ 29.95) Kibler, Jonathon (with Walt Prothero)
LOCK, STOCK, & BARREL (USD $ 29.95) Adams, Cyril & Braden, Robert
LOST CLASSICS OF ROBERT RUARK, THE (USD $ 35.00) Ruark, Robert
LOST WILDERNESS, THE (USD $ 60.00) Ismail, Mohamed & Pianfetti, Alice
MAD FOR ZION (USD $ 44.95) Streeter, Patrick
MAKE IT ACCURATE (USD $ 24.95) Boddington, Craig
MAKE IT COUNT! (USD $ 29.95) Olmsted, J. Scott
MAMMALS OF NORTH AMERICA (USD $ 19.95) Kays, Ronald W. and Wilson, Don E.
MANEATERS (USD $ 24.95) Capstick, Peter
MANEATERS AND MARAUDERS (USD $ 29.95) Taylor, John "Pondoro"
MEMOIRS OF A HUNTER (USD $ 42.50) Remmler, Friedrich
MEMORIES OF AFRICA (USD $ 85.00) Brach W.
MEMORIES OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER (USD $ 650.00) Lyell D.D.
MEN FOR ALL SEASONS AND LEGENDARY LADIES (USD $ 120.00) Dyer, Anthony
MEN FOR ALL SEASONS AND LEGENDARY LADIES (USD $ 60.00) Dyer, Anthony
MODERN SPORTING GUNS (USD $ 40.00) Austyn, Christopher
MONTHS OF THE SUN (USD $ 60.00) Nyschens, Ian
MOUNTAIN GAME OF THE WORLD (USD $ 98.95) Safari Club International
MULE DEER QUEST (USD $ 29.95) Prothero, Walter
MY BROTHER�S KEEPER (USD $ 25000.00) Banovich, John
MY WANDERINGS THROUGH AFRICA (USD $ 75.00) Cameron, Mike with Cameron, James
NORTH AMERICA'S FINEST TROPHIES (USD $ 85.00) van Zwoll, Wayne
NYASALAND FOR THE HUNTER AND SETTLER (USD $ 1400.00) Lyell D.D.
OBSESSED! (USD $ 85.00) Golabchi, Hossein "Soudy"
OH NO! WE�RE GONNA DIE TOO (USD $ 17.95) Bell, Bob
OLD MAN AND THE BOY, THE (USD $ 32.00) Ruark , Robert
ON SAFARI (USD $ 1600.00) Chapman A.
ON SAFARI WITH BWANA GAME (USD $ 39.95) Balson, Eric
ON THE TRAIL OF THE INDIAN TIGER (USD $ 34.95) Lanz, Tobias
ONE MAN, ONE RIFLE, ONE LAND (USD $ 65.00) Jones, J.Y.
OPTICS DIGEST (USD $ 24.95) Rees, Clair
OPTICS FOR THE HUNTER (USD $ 14.95) Barsness, John
OUT IN THE MIDDAY SHADE (USD $ 39.95) York ,Willaim
OUT OF BULLETS! (USD $ 70.00) Chilton, Johnny
OUT OF BULLETS! (USD $ 34.95) Chilton, Johnny
OVIS AMMON (USD $ 65.00) Madrazo, Jose �Pepe�
PARKER GUNS - THE OLD RELIABLE (USD $ 49.95) Muderlak, Ed
PERFECT SHOT, MINI EDITION FOR NORTH AMERICA (USD $ 12.95) Boddington, Craig & O'Keefe, Laurie, (illustrator)
PERFECT SHOT, NORTH AMERICA, THE (USD $ 39.95) Boddington, Craig & O'Keefe, Laurie, (illustrator)
PERFECT SHOT, NORTH AMERICA, THE (USD $ 29.95) Boddington, Craig & O'Keefe, Laurie, (illustrator)
PERFECT SHOT, THE (USD $ 65.00) Robertson, K. "Doctari"
PERFECT SHOT: MINI EDITION FOR AFRICA, THE (USD $ 17.95) Robertson, K. "Doctari"
PERFECT SHOT: MINI EDITION FOR NORTH AMERICA II (USD $ 12.95) Boddington, Craig & O'Keefe, Laurie, (illustrator)
PETER BEARD (USD $ 100.00) Beard, Nejma, et al (editors)
PETER CAPSTICK'S AFRICA (USD $ 35.00) Capstick, Peter
PIONEERING ON THE CONGO (USD $ 675.00) Bentley Rev. W.H.
PONDORO (USD $ 34.95) Taylor, John "Pondoro"
PURDEY, GUN & RIFLE MAKERS (USD $ 100.00) Dallas, Donald
RECORDS OF BIG GAME (USD $ 1100.00) Ward Rowland
RECORDS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAME (USD $ 4850.00) Boone & Crockett
RECORDS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIG GAME (USD $ 34.95) Boone & Crockett Club
RETURN TO TOONAKLUT (USD $ 34.95) Davis, Jeff
RIFLES FOR AFRICA (USD $ 39.95) Woods, G.
ROBERT CHURCHILL�S GAME SHOOTING (USD $ 25.00) Churchill, Robert & Hastings, Macdonald
ROBERT RUARK'S AFRICA (USD $ 35.00) Ruark, Robert
ROWLAND WARD SPORTSMAN�S HANDBOOK - 15TH EDITION (USD $ 30.00) Halse, Jane
ROWLAND WARD�S RECORDS OF BIG GAME XXVIII (28th) EDITION (USD $ 100.00) Ward, Rowland
ROWLAND WARD�S RECORDS OF BIG GAME XXVIII (28th) EDITION (USD $ 440.00) Ward, Rowland
ROWLAND WARD�S RECORDS OF BIG GAME XXVIII (28th) EDITION (USD $ 100.00) Ward, Rowland
ROYAL QUEST (USD $ 325.00) Quimby, Bill
ROYAL QUEST (USD $ 100.00) Quimby, Bill
RUARK REMEMBERED (USD $ 40.00) Ritchie, Alan
RUSSELL ANNABEL ADVENTURE SERIES (USD $ 675.00) Annabel R.J
SAFARI (USD $ 25.95) Capstick, Peter
SAFARI EN CHINA (USD $ 85.00) Madrazo, Jose
SAFARI GUIDE 2007-2008 (USD $ 49.95) Flack, Peter (editor)
SAFARI GUIDE II (USD $ 60.00) Flack, Peter & Jacqueline Neufeld
SAFARI MAGAZINE (USD $ 1700.00) Safari Club International
SAFARI PRESS LIMITED EDITIONS CATALOG (USD $ 4.99) Safari Press
SAFARI RIFLES II (USD $ 49.95) Boddington, Craig
SAFARI: A DANGEROUS AFFAIR (USD $ 34.95) Prothero, Walter
SANDS OF SILENCE (USD $ 35.00) Capstick, Peter
SCI RECORD BOOK OF TROPHY ANIMALS, Edition XII (USD $ 190.00) Safari Club International
SCI RECORD BOOK OF TROPHY ANIMALS, Edition XII (USD $ 90.00) Safari Club International
SEARCH FOR THE SPIRAL HORN (USD $ 450.00) Boddington, Craig
SET OF ROWLAND WARD RECORD BOOKS (USD $ 6900.00) Ward Rowland
SHOOT STRAIGHT AND STAY ALIVE (USD $ 38.00) Bartlett, Fred
SHOOT STRAIGHT AND STAY ALIVE (USD $ 70.00) Bartlett, Fred
SHOTGUN, THE (USD $ 39.95) Yardley,Michael
SHOTGUNS AND SHOOTING THREE (USD $ 25.00) McIntosh, Michael
SHOTS AND SNAP SHOTS IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA (USD $ 850.00) Bennet E.
SIATWINDA (USD $ 65.00) Brooks, Joe (with Ashly L. Palles)
SIXTY YEARS A HUNTER (USD $ 39.95) Quimby, Bill
SOME BEARS KILL (USD $ 19.95) Kaniut, Larry
SOME LIONS I HAVE MET (USD $ 50.00) Cundill, Gordon
SOME LIONS I HAVE MET (USD $ 100.00) Cundill, Gordon
SOMETHING OF VALUE (USD $ 39.95) Ruark, Robert
SONG OF THE SUMMITS (USD $ 75.00) Yuren, Jesus
SPORT AND POLITICS UNDER AN EASTERN SKY (USD $ 350.00) Ronaldshay Earl of
SPORT AND TRAVEL (USD $ 1000.00) Hindlip Lord
SPORT IN EAST CENTRAL AFRICA (USD $ 1700.00) Kirby F.V.
SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR (USD $ 950.00) Darrah, R.
SPORTING SHOTGUN, THE (USD $ 34.95) Marshall-Ball, Robin
SPORTS AFIELD 2011 CALENDAR (USD $ 12.95) Sports Afield
STRANGE TALES FROM THE AFRICAN BUSH (USD $ 34.95) Wessels, Hannes
SUN OVER THE DARK CONTINENT (USD $ 85.00) Bazzy, Chuck
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOWS (USD $ 24.50) Hill, Gene
TALES OF A BEAR HUNTER (USD $ 24.95) Carr, Dalton
TALES OF A BIG GAME GUIDE (USD $ 500.00) Annabel, R.
TALES OF A TROPHY HUNTER IN AFRICA (USD $ 70.00) Flack, Peter
TALES OF THE AFRICAN FRONTIER (USD $ 29.95) Hunter, J. A. and Mannix, D.
THAT'S AFRICA (USD $ 40.00) Hecker, Anno
THE .600 NITRO EXPRESS (USD $ 49.99) Pappas, Cal
THE BEST OF BRITISH (USD $ 75.00) Venters, Vic and Grant, David
THE BRITISH SPORTING GUN AND RIFLE (USD $ 100.00) Dallas, Donald
THE DIANA FILES (USD $ 70.00) Capstick, Fiona
THE END OF THE GAME (USD $ 39.99) Beard, Peter
THE GAME OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA (USD $ 800.00) Stigand C.H.
THE GREAT GAME FIELDS AND RESERVES OF AFRICA (USD $ 34.95) Rowland Ward
THE HUNTING BLACKBEARDS OF BOTSWANA (USD $ 70.00) Blackbeard, Gavin with Marsh, Brian (editor)
THE KINGDON FIELD GUIDE TO AFRICAN MAMMALS (USD $ 49.50) Kingdon, Jonathan
THE KINGDON POCKET GUIDE TO AFRICAN MAMMALS (USD $ 24.95) Kingdon, Jonathan
THE LOST CLASSICS OF JACK O'CONNOR (USD $ 35.00) O'Connor, Jack
THE PERFECT SHOT BIG FIVE TARGETS (USD $ 12.95) Robertson, Kevin
THE PERFECT SHOT BUFFALO TARGETS (LIFE SIZE) (USD $ 39.95) Robertson, Kevin
THE PERFECT SHOT PLAINS GAME TARGETS (USD $ 12.95) Robertson, Kevin
THE SIMIEN: ITS HEIGHTS AND ABYSSES (USD $ 850.00) Maydon H.C.
THE SPORTSMAN'S HANDBOOK (USD $ 400.00) Ward Rowland
THE VISIT (USD $ 10000.00) Banovich, John
THE WEATHERBY HUNTING AND CONSERVATION AWARD (USD $ 80.00) Safari Press
THE WILD HEART OF AFRICA (USD $ 70.00) Baldus, Rolf, edited by
THE WILD HEART OF AFRICA (USD $ 140.00) Baldus, Rolf, edited by
THE WILDFOWL ART OF DAVID MAASS (USD $ 85.00) McIntosh M.
THE WONDERLAND OF THE EASTERN CONGO (USD $ 350.00) Barns T.A.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT HUNTER-CONSERVATIONIST (USD $ 100.00) Wilson, R. L.
TIMBERDOODLE TALES (USD $ 35.00) Waters, Tom F.
TO HECK WITH IT, I'M GOING HUNTING (USD $ 80.00) Alward, Arnold (with Bill Quimby)
TRACKS ACROSS AFRICA (USD $ 39.95) Boddington, Craig
TRACKS ACROSS AFRICA (USD $ 125.00) Boddington, Craig
TRACKS ACROSS AFRICA (USD $ 900.00) Boddington, Craig
TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA (USD $ 1000.00) Selous F.C.
TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN THE CONGO FREE STATE AND ITS BIG GAME SHOOTING (USD $ 1500.00) Bula N'Zau (Henry Bailey)
TROUBLE IS WHERE YOU FIND IT (USD $ 70.00) Annabel, Russell
TUSKERS IN THE DUST (USD $ 85.00) Everett, Fred
TWO AFRICAN TRIPS (USD $ 750.00) Buxton E.N.
UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN (USD $ 39.95) Hibben, Frank
UNPREDICTABLE GIANTS (USD $ 62.50) Johnson, Keith
USE ENOUGH GUN (USD $ 35.00) Ruark, Robert
VINTAGE BRITISH SHOTGUNS (USD $ 40.00) Wieland, Terry
VINTAGE GUNS (USD $ 50.00) Hadoke, Diggory
W.N. MACMILLAN'S EXPEDITIONS AND BIG GAME HUNTING IN SUDAN, ABYSSINIA, & BRITISH EAST AFRICA (USD $ 2200.00) Jessen B.H.
WANDERINGS OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER, THE (USD $ 44.95) Bell, W.D.M.
WARRIOR (USD $ 25.99) Capstick, Peter
WAY WE WERE, THE (USD $ 35.00) Annabel, Russell
WEATHERBY, THE (USD $ 200.00) Vokins, Nancy (editor)
WHEEL OF LIFE, THE (USD $ 34.95) Allen, Bunny
WHERE LIONS ROAR (USD $ 35.00) Boddington, Craig
WHITE HUNTER (USD $ 29.95) Hunter, J. A.
WHITEHEAD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEER, THE (USD $ 200.00) Whitehead, K.
WILD AND FAIR (USD $ 34.95) McIntyre Thomas (editor)
WILD LIFE IN AFRICA (USD $ 200.00) Millais J.G.
WILD LIFE IN AFRICA (USD $ 200.00) Millais J.G.
WILDLIFE IMPRESSIONS (USD $ 1000.00) Weber W.
WIND IN MY FACE (USD $ 69.95) Thummler, Hubert (with Bill Quimby)
WITH A RIFLE IN FIVE CONTINENTS (USD $ 1400.00) Niedieck P.
YOSHI (USD $ 85.00) Yoshimoto, Watson, (with Bill Quimby)

I have read and enjoy many of the books above.
A couple that stand out to me are, "The Last Ivory Hunter". It was written by Capstick but is the story of Wally Johnson. Wonderful stories.
The other would be Roosevelt's African Game Trails. It's the driving force for me taking a .405 Win. to Africa next year.

Thank you, that's quite a starting point.

Anything by F.C. Selous or W.D.M. Bell will keep you entertained,
DD Lyell and Bror Blixen's books are pretty good reads as well.