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Lads I really enjoy the White Hunter stuff, you know, the hairy tales of Africa...charging (Name your nasty animal)& the sickening click of a dud primer.
I could read this stuff until I die.
Have a couple by Selous, Hunter, Burgers Buffalo (Sounds like a menu :))...The Wally Johnston one,also Jim Corbetts Tiger.
Any must reads in this field?
Have read all the Capstick stuff too, Death in long grass, Man called Lion etc
Looking for a couple or three new ones
cheers
franc

Here are a few:
Nine Man-Eaters & One Rogue by Kenneth Anderson
Hunters of Man by John H. Brandt
Maneaters & Marauders by John Taylor
Man Eater Tales of Lion and Tiger Encounters ed by Edward Hodges-Hill
Safari A Chronicle of Adventure

You mention "Corbett's Tiger" - have you read his Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag? My fave of my five Corbett books.

Try Robert Ruark:
After 1950, Ruark began spending time in Africa, publishing Horn of the Hunter: The Story of an African Hunt (1953), about an African safari, and Something of Value (1955). Based on the Mau-Mau uprisings against British colonialists, this latter book took its title from an old Basuto proverb: "If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them." The book was a major success, earning the author more than a million dollars from royalties and the film rights.

Or James Rand. Run For The Trees
Description: The savage adventure of two lusty giants struggling for possession of an incredible African slave empire

Comments: Despite the above description there a great amount of hunting/adventure included. However Shooting lions with a Thompson SMG may not be to your liking.

Jim

Franc,
White Hunters by Brian Herne,Covers the golden age of the African Safaris.Excellent Bibliography covering a multitude of info; on hunters ,clients,lists the titles of relevant books ,diaries magazines ,reports etc.

The Black panther of Sivanipall1,by Keneth Anderson.A vivid account of hunting the man eating panther in jungle and forest

Tiger Shooting in India [On Foot]! by William Rice,Published in 1857.A fabulous account of early hunting adventures in India.A very scarce book; perhaps reprints are available, origionals are expensive.

Big Game Shooting, Vol;1 the Badmington Library,published in 1894,by Clive Phillips -Wolley,Focus is Africa but there is also comments on the hunting of big game in North America.

Thanks lads,
I have most of the Ruark books,also Hearns White Hunter.
Wingshooter....I liked Master of the jungle n all, but does he write in the first person in the other ones?...I thought Master O TJ a bit syrupy ,I'd like to read what old Jim had written himself, Like Selous n Hunter....thats good readin there.
I like books written by the guy whose doin' the shootin..
A good old read , though, aren't they!!!
The old 4 bore single front stuffed with Handfulls of BP!!
Tally ho , What?
Franc

Franc, there is "A Hunter's Life in South Africa" by R Gordon Cumming written in the 1850's. I just received my copy from Amazon and its in great condition.

Muzzleloaders built by such names as William Moore, James Purdey and John Dickson, its good reading and to heck with those new fangled breechloaders!!

Looking at my "big game" shelf I see: the Bell Trilogy, a 5 volume Corbett set, African Game Trails,several by Ruark and one written by a long ago member of our local Magowah Gun club. It was Privately published in 1924 and until I obtain a signed copy I do not want to further increase the demand.

Sorry about the double post. Hard for me to work from I Phone.

treblig, Thank you for your post.
I have a friend, Colonel Gordon Cumming, retired British Officer, I bet he can tell me a story or two about his Grandfather or great grandfather????