Synopses & Reviews
Join America's most popular hunting writer, Craig Boddington, for an in-depth look at hunting North American big game today. From the Sonoran Desert to the frozen Arctic, from Newfoundland to California, Boddington shares his extensive experience hunting North America's game fields. You will climb among the peaks for wild sheep and mountain goat, stalk the great bears, and hunt antlered game from the smallest varieties of deer to Alaska's giant moose.
Synopsis
A collection of North American big game hunting adventures written by one of today's most popular outdoor writers.
About the Author
Craig T. Boddington of Paso Robles, California, is the Executive Field Editor for PRIMEDIA Outdoor Group, including GUNS & AMMO and Petersen's HUNTING magazines, and also appears on The Outdoor Channel as co-host for the exciting new series, Guns & Ammo TV. He is the author of 15 books including Safari Rifles, American Hunting Rifles, Search for the Spiral Horn, and Where Lions Roar. Boddington has been a Professional Member of the Boone and Crockett Club since 1981 and has served 30 years as a Marine Corps Infantry Officer.
Table of Contents
(1) Foreword; (2) Introduction; (3)Caribou: It's feast or famine when you hunt the nomads of the North - but being there is at least half the fun; (4) Magnificent Bighorn: Thanks to some of the most intensive and most effective conservation efforts this planet has seen, our bighorns are coming back - and a great ram is today a possible prize; (5)Hunting the Great Coastal Bears: The Alaska brown bear is one of the World's greatest game animals - and hunting him one of the World's greatest thrills; (6) The Magnificent Wapiti: with numbers reaching all-time highs the golden age of elk hunting is now!; (7) The Muskox: North America's most under-rated game; (8)Hunting Jack O'Connor's Deer: Known for his sheep hunting, O'Connor put the Coues' deer on the map¿ and hunting this desert whitetail remains one of North America's most enchanting hunts! (9) The Black Bear: elusive, unpredictable, adaptable, and available, the black bear is one of the unsung heroes of American big game hunting; (10) Rocky Mountain Goat: The short-horned, long-haired Lord of the Crags (11) Pronghorn: Part goat, part antelope - this uniquely American animals offers one of the continents most enjoyable hunting experiences; (12) Where have all the mule deer gone? The great days of mule deer hunting are over, but there are still great mule deer¿ if you know where to look; (13) The World's Largest Deer: Sometimes comical, occasionally dangerous, and always magnificent - the moose is the king of all antlered game; (14) The Whitetail: For millions of sportsmen, the whitetail deer defines the hunting experience¿ and a darned good definition he provides; (15) The Great North American Cat: The cougar is America's most misunderstood big game animal; (16) Blacktail Deer: The deer of the Pacific Northwest aren't just miniature mulies, they're altogether different and delightful; (17) Bison: Hunting the bison today is but a shadow of what once was - but in his presence you still hear thundering hooves; (18) The Thinhorn Sheep: Northwestern Canada and Alaska hold the most available of the World's wild sheep¿ and they occupy some of the most magnificent country.