Hunting - General

	Alpine Hunting in New Zealand      Roger Lentle & Frank Saxton NZ/ 132pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. col., b&w/ casebound	PRICE A$44.00
	A diverse range of information about tahr and chamois using scientific research and the knowledge and experience of local hunters. The book also provides an introduction to mountaineering skills and the specialised gear necessary for high-altitude hunting, as well as a section on hunting deer in alpine country.
Black Panther of Sivanipalli        Kenneth Anderson 273 pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ not illus. / limp		PRICE A$15.40
More famous for hunting man-eating tigers, Anderson finds in a wily panther, a wily challenger to his hunting acumen.
Call of the Man-eater, The        Kenneth Anderson 321 pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ not illus. / limp		PRICE A$20.35
Anderson's love-hate relationship with panthers and tigers that terrorised the villagers and were eventually hunted down by the author in hair-raising encounters is the subject of this book. Anderson's books are classics of jungle lore
Carpet Sahib - A Life of Jim Corbett        Martin Booth India/ 278 pp/ 215 x 135 mm/ not illus. / limp		PRICE A$20.35
Jim Corbett is legendary for his classic hair-raising tales of life in the Indian jungles, and in particular for his involvement with the man-eating tigers and leopards that struck terror into his community. This biology is written with a deep sense of empathy for Jim Corbett and his life in the Indian jungles and villages.
Classic NZ Game Trails        Dave McClunie 176pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. col.,  b&w/ limp		PRICE A$34.95
When the author sought a career in game management in the 1960s Dip Flat hunter training camp was all the NZ Government had to offer. In ten years employment with the wild animal section of the Forest Service, McClunie trod endless game trails on both islands of NZ. He believes that when sustainably managed, the magnificent game animals are a natural treasure of incalculable value.
Classic NZ Mountain Hunts        Dave McClunie 176pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. col.,  b&w/ limp		PRICE A$34.95
Dave McClunie is a hunting guide on the west coast of the South Island where he has developed an international reputation as an ethical fair chase hunter. His principal quarry is the tahr and chamois that roam the high country. Hunting experiences include wapiti in Fiordland as well as chamois and tahr in the Southern Alps
Confessions of a NZ Hunting Guide        Dave Blair 151pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. b&w sketches/ limp		PRICE A$24.95
During the 1980s and into the '90s Dave Blair guided hunters for a living. From these experiences come tales of mountain, bush and river. The Amazon woman - huge, fearless and dominating. There is Jacques, the French test pilot and a crazy fit American spy with his Marilyn Monroe look-alike girlfriend who takes baths in full view of every deer, bird and possum in the bush.
Crocodile Men        Bryan Peach 320pp/ 300 x 215mm/ illus. col.,  b&w and sketches/ casebound		PRICE A$55.00
The history and adventures of crocodile hunters in Australia, this book reflects the real life adventures of crocodile hunters from 1945 - 1972 when crocodiles became protected.
Cunning as a Fox      Jack Clark - Includes general and deer hunting - for description see Australiana
Game Trails and Stock Camps      Bill Ashford 155pp/ 290 x 205mm/ illus b&w/ limp		PRICE A$24.00
Privately printed. Reprint. The name of Bill Ashford is still well known in the world of the sambar hunters. Born to the bush, Bill was hunting long before he left school. Alone, as a teenager, he had many experiences with the big deer. The second part of this book is a highly entertaining account of his experiences and adventures in Queensland as a cattleman.
Gun in the Hills      Greg Kelly NZ/ 159pp/ 215 x 140mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$5.00
Accounts of the author's experiences hunting deer and pigs; Canada geese, ducks and pheasant are also pursued.
Heart Shots: Women Writing About Hunting    Ed. Mary Zeiss Stange 382 pp/ 235 x 160 mm/ some b&w illus. / casebound		PRICE A$70.70
A collection of stories by 46 hunters who happen to be female. Women hunt for much the same reasons as men generally do. An unusual book to be savoured by women and men alike.
Hedgehog Kid, The    Dave Blair NZ/ 200pp/ 250 x 185mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$39.95
Title does not indicate the contents. He began hunting hedgehogs, earning one shilling a snout. Later in life he hunted in North America, Africa, and of course, New Zealand.
Highlands of Central India, The      J. Forsyth India/ 472pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. col., b&w/ casebound		PRICE A$28.60
Notes on the forests and wild tribes, natural history and sports. A pleasant and light-toned work revealing Captain Forsyth's keen observation of the Indian wilderness, thrilling hunting stories interspersed with well-told and exciting incidents of a sportsman's life in the forests of Central India.
Hunter by Nature      Simon Dyne India/ 472pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. col., b&w/ casebound		PRICE A$35.20
Dyne has been a hunter for most of his life, but has not experienced the halcyon days of hunting. There is a bit of everything in this book: deer, thar, pig, chamois and turkey hunts as well as fishing expeditions.
Hunting For a Buck      Brian Burdon NZ/ 157pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. col., b&w/ limp		PRICE A$32.65
The author works as a contract hunter for the Department of Conservation. His work is mainly on feral goats and escaped or liberated deer.
Hunting For DoC      Brian Burdon NZ/ 221pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. col., b&w/ limp		PRICE A$32.65
Essentially the diary of a Department of Conservation hunter. The main target is the feral goat in the North Island of New Zealand's rain forests.
Hunting In Australia      John Dunn 213pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illustrated in colour and b&w/ casebound.		PRICE A$11.00
John Dunn tells of his experiences in many parts of Australia and covers most species of game from rabbits to buffalo. The author is a well-known outdoors writer with a great capacity for observing and understanding the ways of wild creatures. There is a section on hunting sambar with hounds by the author's friend, Lu Cervi.
Hunting In the Raw  'Big Al' Lester NZ/ 222pp/ 220 x 140 mm/ illustrated in colour and b&w/ limp.		PRICE A$35.20
'My best hunting memories are stuff-ups I've made, funny incidents I've seen and some of the crack-up characters I've met over the years.' That's what this book is about: a record of hunting adventures that are a bit different from the norm.
Hunting Smarter Hans Willems NZ/ 254pp/ 250 x 190mm/ illus. colour, b&w/ limp		PRICE A$41.75
This is a splendid, practical book on hunting. Although it is written for New Zealand conditions, its content is eminently applicable for hunting in Australia. The chapters on bushcraft contained in this book will be of undoubted value to the less experienced hunter, and those of the deer species and hunting generally will have a wide appeal to all hunters.
Hunting With the Best      Kingsley Field Talks With Top NZ Hunters NZ/ 224pp/ 240 x 175mm/ illustrated in col., b&w/ limp.		PRICE A$38.10
Kingsley Field interviews nine hunters who are known among their peers as master hunters, hunters whose ability, skill and fortitude are acknowledged and admired as being above the norm.
Jim Corbett Omnibus      Jim Corbett India/ 556 pp/ 225 x 145 mm/ illustrated b&w sketches/ casebound.		PRICE A$46.75
Brings together three riveting books on man-eaters. The first of these, Man-eaters of Kumaon is perhaps the best known of Col. Corbett's books. Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon and The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. Full of high drama, these stories complete this omnibus.
Jim Corbett Omnibus (The Second)     Jim Corbett India/ 418 pp/ 225 x 145 mm / illustrated some marginal b&w sketches/ casebound.		PRICE A$38.50
This second omnibus brings together another collection of Corbett Classics: My India, Jungle Lore and Tree Tops. These books recount innumerable experiences of a lifetime spent in the hills and jungles of India, and among a rural people and culture that enriched Corbett's life in more ways than one.
Jungle By-Ways in India      E. P. Stebbing India/ 307pp/ 220 x 140 mm/ illustrated b&w/ casebound.		PRICE A$42.90
Delightful wildlife sketches plus the humorous depiction of Indian life 100 years ago. The author has an observant and knowledgeable eye and dry sense of the ridiculous making the old Raj life as though it happened only yesterday.
Jungle Lore      Jim Corbett India/ 168pp/ 215 x 140 mm/  limp		PRICE A$18.70
This book is the closest Jim Corbett came to writing his autobiography. Much of Corbett's childhood is here; one sees the soul of the man and his love affair with the people, the jungle and the animals of the Kumaon Hills.
Kenneth Anderson Omnibus Vol. 1.      Kenneth Anderson India/ 728pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ no illus./ limp.		PRICE A$28.60
Three of the author's most well-loved books brought together for the first time. They are Tales From the Indian Jungle, Man-eaters and Jungle Killers and The Call of the Man-eater, each of which comprises a series of jungle tales.
Kenneth Anderson Omnibus Vol. 2.      Kenneth Anderson India/ 747pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ no illus./ limp.		PRICE A$28.60
Three more of the author's most well-loved books brought together for the first time. They are The Black Panther of Sivanipalli, The Tiger Roars and Jungles Long Ago. The Tiger Roars is hailed as the best of all Anderson's books.
Letter From Bendigo Creek, A      Brian Burdon NZ/ 160pp/ 220 x 140 mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp.		PRICE A$32.65
A series of memories of good times and bad, and after nearly forty years as a professional hunter, there were quite a few.
Man-eaters and Jungle Killers      Kenneth Anderson India/ 167pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ maps/ limp.		PRICE A$15.95
Anderson the hunter is called upon to rid the affected locality of the prowling man-eaters and rises to the occasion. Tales of wild animal cunning pitted against human wit and presence of mind by an ace hunter.
Man-eaters of Kumaon      Jim Corbett 216pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ illustrated maps/ Indian Edition/ limp.		PRICE A$20.35
This is the best-known of Col. Corbett's books and contains ten fascinating stories of tracking and shooting man-eaters in the Himalayas during the early years of last century.
Man-eaters of Tsavo       Lt.  Col. J. H. Paterson DSO 364pp/ 220 x 140 mm/ illustrated b&w/ Indian Edition/ limp.		PRICE A$28.60
This book hardly needs introduction. Sufficient to say, is you haven't read it, now is your chance to own a copy. The building of a railway stopped by man-eating lions, and other hunting stories of early days in Africa.
Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag       Jim Corbett India/ 166pp/ 215 x 135 mm/ illustrated b&w drawings/  limp.		PRICE A$20.35
A gripping narrative of a notorious leopard that spread terror in the hills of the Colonial United Provinces. One of Jim Corbett's classic stories of man-eaters..
Musings of an Old Shikari       Col. A. I. R. Glasfurd 304pp/ 220 x 140 mm/ illustrated b&w/ Indian Edition/ limp.		PRICE A$42.90
A classic of hunting in India during the time of the Raj. Includes some sambar hunting.
My India       Jim Corbett India/ 191 pp/ 215 x 140 mm/ not illustrated/  limp.		PRICE A$20.35
A warm account of Corbett's encounters with people, such as Sultana daku, written as he prepared to migrate to Kenya... which was still under British rule. This collection of incidents are fragments in print of the land he loved.
New Zealand Hunters’ Companion, The  Roger Lentle and Frank Saxton NZ/ 232pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. col., b&w/ casebound		PRICE A$44.00
Written by two of New Zealand’s most respected hunting authors, this is a comprehensive guide to the practical aspects of bushcraft and hunting in New Zealand. This compendium provides outdoorsmen with the information needed to travel and hunt safely in New Zealand’s extremely variable terrain.
Old Dynamite Shack, The - Crump, the Untold Stories      George Johnston NZ/ 213pp/ 215 x 140mm/ illus. b&w sketches/ limp		PRICE A$27.20
The author was a long-time friend of Barry Crump, sharing many hunting trips and other escapades with him. The stories encompass Crumpy in his many and varied roles from bars to bush, horses to helicopters and philosopher to philanderer.
On Jim Corbett's Trail and Other Tales From Tree-tops.  A. J. T. Johnsingh India/ 139 pp/ 225 x 145 mm/ illus. b&w sketches/ casebound		PRICE A$31.35
The essays in this book convey the beauty and thrill of Indian forests and their wildlife. In each essay Dr. Johnsingh tracks a different animal and tells us not only of his experiences, but also of the habits, biology and current status of the species he is discussing.
Oxford Illustrated Corbett, The  Oxford University Press India/ 306 pp/ 255 x 190 mm/ illus. b&w sketches/ casebound		PRICE A$57.20
Designed to appeal equally to those who know and love the writings of Corbett, and to the uninitiated, especially to young readers who are bound to find the stories thrilling and the illustrations delightful. This collector's edition of stories by the master sportsman and chronicler of the Indian jungle draws upon the entire range of his published work covering his life in India. Richly illustrated by black and white drawings and marginal sketches the book comes with a promise of a narrative journey filled with excitement, suspense, reflection and pathos.
Shikari Sahib.  Peter Byrne India/ 343 pp/ 235 x 165 mm/ illus. col., b&w / casebound		PRICE A$75.90
From the pen of the ex white hunter Peter Byrne, is an in-depth look at the legendary career of Jim Corbett the great man-eating tiger hunter of north India and the world of man-eating tigers, leopards, and the terror they instilled in people. Includes over 80 pictures taken in the man-eating country at the sites of the great hunts.
Shooting Smarter with the .22 Rifle  Brad Parkes NZ/ 119 pp/ 250 x 185 mm/ illus. col., b&w / limp		PRICE A$32.95
Brad Parkes has been in the forefront of .22 rimfire small game hunting and shooting for over 30 years. He established the NZ Small Game Hunters and Shooters Association in 1977 and in 1983 became the Executive Officer of the NZ Fish and Game Council. In recent years he has contributed to many of NZ's hunting and fishing magazines.
Small Game Hunting In New Zealand      Brad Parkes NZ/ 128pp/ 225 x 145mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$11.00
Hunting small game species - from rabbits to goats in New Zealand.
South Island Back Country Huts      Hans Willems NZ/ 159pp/ 255 x 215mm/ illus. colour/ limp		PRICE A$49.95
A celebration of the South Island's back country huts. Each has its own history and unique character. They have on occasions saved lives by their very existence.
Stags, Boars and Stories Rarely Told          David Luxford 127pp/ 198 x 130mm/ b&w illustrations/ limp		PRICE A$15.20
Hunting experiences with some light and amusing stories from the author's experience.
Tales of the Indian Jungle          Kenneth Anderson India/ 225pp/ 215 x 135mm/ no illustrations/ limp/		PRICE A$15.40
Ace hunter and wildlife chronicler, the author recalls real-life jungle tales, some macabre and some incredible, of adventures in pursuit of man-eating tigers and leopards.
Temple Tiger, The          Jim Corbett 171pp/ 215 x 140mm/ b&w illustrations/ limp/ Indian Edition		PRICE A$20.35
Includes more Man=eaters of Kumaon. This is the last of Jim Corbett's books on his unique and thrilling hunting experiences in the Indian Himalayas.
Tramping Smarter          Hans Willems NZ/ 238pp/ 250 x 190mm/  illus. col., b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$39.95
Starting with basics - what to wear and what to take from boots to packs, to rain gear and most importantly, food. Safety is covered from river crossings and using helicopters to minor problems that can occur.
Trappers, Dogs 'n Deer ... and Other Critters          Wayne Blake NZ/ 262pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$32.95
For one hundred years the wholesale introduction of the Australian possum took place in NZ by well-meaning acclimatization societies, government agencies and private individuals. Even the 'greenies' blew it for NZ by making the fur trade a 'no - no', the possum had become noxious to orchardists, farmers, and horticulturists as well as the foremost depredator pf native forests. There was a time when possum fur was highly sought after by the European fur trade. The possum hunter had his hey day and this book is the account of one of them.
Tree Tops          Jim Corbett India/ 30 pp/ 215 x 140mm/ illus. b&w sketches / limp		PRICE A$16.50
This small booklet is the last of Jim Corbett's accounts and the only one not set in India. Written shortly before his death it is the story of Princess Elizabeth's visit to Tree Tops in Kenya, where Corbett was then living.
25 Years of Rod and Rifle           NZ/ 325 pp/ 245 x 190mm/ illus. col., b&w / limp		PRICE A$43.95
Started in 1980 Rod & Rifle, NZ's leading outdoor magazine celebrates its 25th Anniversary with the publication of this collection of high quality articles written by leading outdoor contributors over the years.
Under the Shadow of Man-eaters - the Life and Legend of Jim Corbett          Jerry A. Jaleel India/ 225pp/ 225 x 145mm/ illus. b&w / casebound/		PRICE A$42.90
Jerry A. Jaleel is the founder of the Jim Corbett Foundation in Canada. Although Corbett's own books offer several biographical details, Corbett never believed his personal life would interest anybody. Jaleel spent thirty years researching for this book; it is an affectionate portrait by an admiring biographer.
Wing Shooting in New Zealand          Jack Byrne NZ/ 152pp/ 240 x 180mm/ illus col., b&w/ limp		PRICE A$10.00
Byrne discusses the difference between the hunting of upland gamebirds (pheasant, quail, partridge, chukor) and hunting ducks. A lifelong interest in feathers, guns and dogs, Byrne writes with authority on the sport.
Wonnangatta Mystery, The          Keith Leydon and Michael Ray 134pp/ 260 x 185mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A $24.95
While not a hunting title, this book is an inquiry into the unsolved Wonnangatta murders of 1918 and deerhunters, with an affinity for the Wonnangatta Valley will find it a fascinating account.