Book recommendations and other camp entertainment?

[Fish_monger]

I’ll be spending 10 days in the back country and I’d like to pack some lightweight entertainment for my hunting partner and I. (Insert brokeback mountain joke here.)

I’m thinking a deck of cards and a decent book should suffice. Any recommendations?

 

[2ski]

I rented a FS cabin opening day one year. There was stripper glitter all over. So that's an idea for entertainment. They could hike in with you....

There had been a bachelor party up there recently. Lol

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I personally prefer Louis L'amour, but I hear that Annie Proulx's western stories are highly acclaimed.

 

[Robster]

My girlfriend and I play Yahtzee. Easy to bring in, some dice and the scorecards

 

[zacattack]

I’ll be spending 10 days in the back country and I’d like to pack some lightweight entertainment for my hunting partner and I. (Insert brokeback mountain joke here.)

I’m thinking a deck of cards and a decent book should suffice. Any recommendations?

undaunted courage by Ambrose

 

[J-no]

Theodore Roosevelt
“Hunting trips of a ranch man & the wilderness hunter”

 

[Lark Bunting]

I downloaded a bunch of Netflix content to my phone, lots of comedians, for my son and I to listen to before bed. I also had three books downloaded on ReadEra app on my phone. I also have a small BT speaker for some low-level music. It was nice having some evening entertainment with all the fire bans. Otherwise we'd have spent more time around a fire and enjoying the stars.

 

[Sam's dad]

For trips longer than a couple of days, I bring a kindle with a bunch of books. Then I can switch books if I get tired of one. If I’m with a partner I’ll bring a small cribbage board and a deck of cards.

 

[GatorGar247]

I'm usually wore out by dark.. never thought about reading before bed..

 

[scfreeman66]

Patrick F. McManus
His books are mostly a series of different short stories written with a comedic flare. They are entertaining to read.

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[2ski]

undaunted courage by Ambrose

If you read this, know there was a lot of criticism from academia about his take on their trip and history.

 

[Jakelf13]

I second “Hunting trips of a ranch man”

Theodore Roosevelt
“Hunting trips of a ranch man & the wilderness hunter”

 

[MTSasquatch]

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

 

[zacattack]

If you read this, know there was a lot of criticism from academia about his take on their trip and history.

yeah, Ambrose is a hero worshipper writer, I think that’s clear from the very beginning, but it’s still a good read.

 

[mlgc20]

I highly recommend Centennial by James Michener. Centernial chronicles the history and creation of the state of Colorado. Starting with the dinosaurs and going through present time (mid-70s). It's a mix of historical and fictional characters. A long book, but fantastic read.

 

[ODB]

The Land of Feast and Famine by Helge Ingestad is very good of you want a hunting-themed book. Well written and interesting events.

 

[LostArra]

I would recommend Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark.
Each chapter is it's own story in fact I think they were originally columns in Field and Stream.
I fall asleep too fast to read a long book although the books mentioned by Michener, Roosevelt and Ambrose are good.

 

[ericF]

Another vote for the Kindle. Why take a single book when you can take hundreds.

 

[Drenalin]

undaunted courage by Ambrose

I'm about a quarter the way through this and really like it so far. Band of Brothers is another one of Ambrose's that I read almost annually. Recently finished Rinella's book Meat Eater, which was pretty good even though most of those stories have been covered in his podcasts and on his show.

 

[The Ri Guy]

I generally find discussing current life issues/events or telling stories to be sufficient.

Don't think I've read a book a single time I've taken one while hunting with a partner.