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Old 04-14-2019, 05:44 PM
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So I'm heading out of town for a few days for my sister's wedding. I'm looking for a good technical read for the time I'm gone. I have both kindle and kobo accounts. What's your favorite reads? I already have a pretty good library full of gun/ hunting relatetad titles but have read them all( some multiple times) interests are hunting ( big game, coyote) shooting ( Long range, PRS) ballistics, handloading, gunsmithing. I'm not much of a fiction reader but love technical/ instructional books pertaining to any subjects related to these interests. I'd love to get some recommendations. Thanks
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Old 04-14-2019, 06:14 PM
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The Deer Hunters Guide, by Francis E Sell. A true masterpiece from a time when tactics were relatively simple, but a highly detailed understanding of game habit and a good grasp of fundamental hunting skills were essential. I've owned my copy for over 15 years, I read it before every season, and I still pick out new knowledge every year.

I own lots of other books but this one is by far the most useful reference I've ever come across.
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Old 04-14-2019, 06:33 PM
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If you haven't read/skimmed it yet, see if you can find "Hatcher's Notebook" by Julian S Hatcher. If you get the Third Edition, it has new material he published in 1962 before he passed. A timeless classic on internal and external ballistics and other sundries.
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Old 04-14-2019, 07:45 PM
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If you haven't read/skimmed it yet, see if you can find "Hatcher's Notebook" by Julian S Hatcher. If you get the Third Edition, it has new material he published in 1962 before he passed. A timeless classic on internal and external ballistics and other sundries.
I do have hatchers notebook. Great read
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Old 04-14-2019, 07:46 PM
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The Deer Hunters Guide, by Francis E Sell. A true masterpiece from a time when tactics were relatively simple, but a highly detailed understanding of game habit and a good grasp of fundamental hunting skills were essential. I've owned my copy for over 15 years, I read it before every season, and I still pick out new knowledge every year.

I own lots of other books but this one is by far the most useful reference I've ever come across.
I have not read this one yet. I'll look into It
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Old 04-14-2019, 08:22 PM
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I finally got a decent price on "Elk of North America" by Thomas and Toweill on Amazon after missing out on purchasing it cheap a couple of years ago.

It reads like a university textbook about elk and its material is relevant even in a Canadian context. There are copies on Amazon but boy are they pricey!

I doubt there is a digital format for this.
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Old 04-14-2019, 09:06 PM
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I finally got a decent price on "Elk of North America" by Thomas and Toweill on Amazon after missing out on purchasing it cheap a couple of years ago.

It reads like a university textbook about elk and its material is relevant even in a Canadian context. There are copies on Amazon but boy are they pricey!

I doubt there is a digital format for this.
I agree. This is a really good read.

I didn't realize they were that pricey, just looked and one on Amazon. $870 bucks.
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Old 04-14-2019, 09:12 PM
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African Rifles and Cartridges by John Taylor.
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Crazy man's creek and some other one I think it's called grizzly bear mountain. Both wrote by the same guy in the bc interior. Jack Boudreu
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Old 04-20-2019, 09:23 AM
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anything by the late Jack O Connor
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Old 04-20-2019, 10:04 AM
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Big Game Hunting in Alberta - John Ondrack
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Old 04-20-2019, 10:16 AM
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Hunting Rutting Whitetail’s by Gene Wensel.

Death on the Dark Continent by Peter Hathaway Capstick.
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Old 04-20-2019, 10:26 AM
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PO Ackley published a couple of good ones .. Handbook for Shooters and Handloaders

Volumes I and 2.
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Old 04-20-2019, 04:32 PM
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Anything by Ruark but Use enough gun is my favourite
The Accurate Rifle and One Man’s Wilderness by Page.
Rifle Accuracy Facts by Vaughn is another .
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Old 04-21-2019, 10:57 AM
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Not much on instructional but check out Charles Sheldon books there a good read
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Old 04-21-2019, 11:35 AM
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Heart of the Hunter by Edison Marshall … (1956) My favourite book of all time. It tells of his life as a hunter (started with ducks and went on to caribou and grizzly bears, brown bears, Africa with a legendary old white hunter, then eventually went to Indo China to hunt tigers and finally to India to hunt tigers .. more that once and multiple tigers ..


Near the end he went back to ducks as he felt that he could never again duplicate the adventures …


He was a famous novelist back in the day …


I keep rereading it every few years ..
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Old 04-22-2019, 08:53 AM
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I found “American Buffalo: in search of a lost icon” by Stephen Rinella an interesting read. I have “Arctic Dreams” by Barry Lopez in the pile to read. Anyone read the Barry Lopez book “Of wolves and men”?
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Old 04-22-2019, 09:21 AM
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Alaskan Yukon Trophies Won and Lost G.O. Young
Hell I was There Elmer Keith
That Some May Follow Leo Rutledge
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Old 04-23-2019, 11:53 AM
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This book is an interesting read. Not technical or fiction. Might be hard to find.

A Sporting Chance; unusual methods of hunting
by Daniel P. Mannix. published 1967

Daniel hunted and wrote from the 1940's to the 1960's. He died at age 86 in 1997.

Daniel hunted his game and birds with everything from a boomerang to blowgun to bola to bow to crossbow to falconry to hunting with ferrets, terriers, and even using a cheetah to hunt coyotes. Fishing using cormorants, otters and anhingas. Some photos in the book too.
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Old 04-24-2019, 08:39 AM
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I'm surprised I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but good chance you already have it.

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