Great Outdoor Books

[lak2004]

The Steve Rinella Books are great. Started with Meateater; Adventures from the life of an American hunter. Now I have the Complete Guide to hunting, butchering, and cooking Wild game, Volumes 1 and 2.

Just read American Buffalo: in search of a lost icon, and it was really good as well.

 

[huntingbigsky]

Here are a couple that I really enjoyed.

Sheep & Sheep Hunting by Jack O'Connor

To Heck with Elk Hunting by Jim Zumbo

Hunting Adventures Worldwide by Jack Atcheson (For those who have not heard of Jack Atcheson he is a Montana outfitter and guide.)

More Tracks by Howard Copenhaver (2nd book)

They Left Their Tracks by Howard Copenhaver - Howard Copenhaver was a wilderness guide/outfitter in the Bob Marshall Wilderness for many many years. Both of his books are excellent reading.

I love both "They Left Their Tracks" books!

 

[BroodBuster]

I'll also throw in "Wolves in the Land of Salmon."

It's wriiten by a professional trapper so, although he investigates the politics, it's not a propaganda piece for one side or the other. I've read a lot of books on wolves and this is by far and away the best.

 

[dvm_hunter]

Empire of the Summer Moon is a Fantastic book. I grew up in a lot the country that the book took place. It's amazing to think what a wild ruthless place it was.

 

[RallySquirrel]

I really enjoyed the Old Man and the Boy by Ruark. On the humorous side, They Shoot Canoes Don't They by Patrick McManus has had me in stitches.

 

[Ratamahatta]

I've read some of these books, some I haven't thanks for posting.

 

[charvey9]

All Rinnela's books have been great. American Buffalo and Scavenger's Guide were my favorite.

Any of the collections of Teddy Roosevelts short stories/essays.

The Education of a Bear Hunter by Ralph Flowers

A Man Made of Elk by David Petersen

Not hunting related, but Jon Krakauer has some good ones including Into the Wild, and Into Thin Air.

 

[cbeck36]

Pinned and Talifison: last of the great brown bear men.

 

[Double Creek]

Green Hills of Africa by Hemingway
Longbows in the Far North by E. Donnall Thomas
A Thousand Campfires by Jay Massey

 

[cody6510]

As mentioned before, Meateater is a great book. I think Rinella is a excellent author and I'm looking forward to reading some of his other stuff. However, I just picked up Robby Denning's book tonight and plan to read it over my Christmas vacation. Really looking forward to that.

 

[MattB]

"A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold is the text for hunter 101. Surprised it is only mentioned once.

 

[GLB]

Good books listed here. I'll add "Bows on the little Delta"

 

[bourbon]

Undaunted Courage is awesome.
Wild Men, Wild Alaska
Ramblings of a Low Country Game Warden
Meateater
American Buffalo

These are good places to start.