The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told: Classic Tales of Hunting Grizzly, Moose, Cape Buffalo, and Much More

by Vin T. Sparano (Editor)

Overview

Experience all the thrills and dangers of hunting big game as told by writers who experienced them first-hand.

Elephant. Bear. Moose. Rhinoceros. Buffalo. Lion. Since prehistoric times man has hunted. An elemental part of life, seeking out and overpowering large, strong, and fast animals has been a pivotal part of human evolution.
In later times, when hunting for food wasn’t necessary, man still tracked down his prey. Following an instinct for adventure, for the thrill of defeating formidable opponents, man hunted.

Now, for the forty million Americans who hunt, here is the perfect companion. The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told is a collection of true hunting tales, told by some of the most courageous and clever sportsmen. The quest for adventure has touched all these writers, who convey the drama, tension, stamina, and sheer thrill of tracking down game.

Included here are the experiences of Teddy Roosevelt in “The Wilderness Hunter,” of Jack O’Connor in “The Leopard,” of J. C. Rickhoff in “Wounded Lion in Kenya,” of Frank C. Hibben in “The Last Stand of a Wily Jaguar,” and of John “Pondoro” Taylor in “Buffalo,” among others.

Collected by a lifelong devotee of hunting literature, the stories here are classics. In more than two dozen selections, the true experiences of hunting a variety of animals are relayed by the most reliable eyewitnesses: the hunters themselves. A must for all hunters and armchair adventurers, The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told is a real trophy.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634508469
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	11/24/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	871,982
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Vin T. Sparano has been an outdoor editor and writer for more than fifty years. He is editor emeritus of Outdoor Life magazine, having served as editor in chief from 1990 to 1995, and previously as the executive editor for more than ten years. Sparano’s work in the field includes numerous articles and syndicated feature writing for USA Today and Gannett newspapers. He has written and edited eighteen books, including Tales of Woods and Waters and Classic Hunting Tales. He is a former president of the New York Metropolitan Outdoor Press Association and a heritage member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association. Sparano lives in Waretown, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Suicide Made Easy Robert C. Ruark 3

My First Deer, and Welcome to It Patrick F. McManus 11

"Ducks? You Bat You!" Gordon MacQuarrie 18

Bear Attack! Ed Wiseman, as told to Jim Zumbo 26

De Shootinest Gent'man Nash Buckingham 36

The Rhinoceros Jack O'Connor 47

The Painful Moose Clare Conley 55

Gypsy Jerry Gibbs 64

Wounded Lion in Kenya J. C. Rikhoff 71

The Leopard Jack O'Connor 81

The Wilderness Hunter Theodore Roosevelt 92

Bird Dogs Never Die Charles B. Martin, Sr. 100

Brown Bear-1962 Fred Bear 103

The Last Stand of a Wily Jaguar Frank C. Hibben 118

Buffalo John Taylor 127

So the Possum's a Pushover? Joel F. Webber 142

Brown Fury of the Mountains Ben East 150

Rogue Elephant Captain Patrick A. Meade 159

The Great Jonesboro Pigeon Shoot Jim Carmichel 167

The Chabunkwa Man-eater Peter Hathaway Capstick 175

My Last Grizzly Dan Ludington, as told to James Doherty 185

Never Trust a Moose Eric Collier 195

More Elephant Stories John Taylor 203

How to Shoot the Bird of Peace Nord Riley 216

Wolves Don't Live by Rules Frank Glaser, as told to Jim Reardon 225

Lions Don't Come Easy Jack O'Connor 237

I Had to Have a Moose Olive A. Fredrickson 247

Santiago and the Lady Jack O'Connor 257

Editorial Reviews

“These high adventures are our origin stories. They are our sacred texts. Sparano has the
sense of history and the vision to introduce them to a new generation of hunters.”
—Andrew McKean, editor in chief, Outdoor Life

“Vin is . . . blessed with the genius of a sixth—or maybe even seventh—sense in finding a story that will have universal appeal.”
—Charles Elliott, former editor, Outdoor Life

“These high adventures are our origin stories. They are our sacred texts. Sparano has the
sense of history and the vision to introduce them to a new generation of hunters.”
—Andrew McKean, editor in chief, Outdoor Life

“Vin is . . . blessed with the genius of a sixth—or maybe even seventh—sense in finding a story that will have universal appeal.”
—Charles Elliott, former editor, Outdoor Life

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