The History of Professional Hunting in Africa

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Now a little more historical fact stuff is this "White Hunters" book by Herny. Brian Herny has kind of written a history of professional hunting in Africa. Really fascinating. He goes way back to the start when they were just getting going with this stuff and the sorts of firearms they used back in the day for taking the really big stuff, and how ineffective they were and how many times people got squashed, and worked their way up and figured things out. It's really got all the details in here, so you might wanna pick that one up.
Buy the books mentioned in this video below!
- The African Adventures by Peter Capstick: amzn.to/3gPbqHS
- Horn of the Hunter by Robert Ruark: amzn.to/3NeB98I
- White Hunters by Brian Herne: amzn.to/3SN1sUF
- Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway: amzn.to/3zmqzac
- Ranch Life & the Hunting Trail by Theodore Roosevelt: amzn.to/3TUSRAE
- The Hunting Rifle by Jack O'Connor: amzn.to/3NevcZr
- A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and Thereby by Aldo Leopold: amzn.to/3TLAa2s
- African Twilight by Robert Jones: amzn.to/3Dg9BeQ
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Who is Ron Spomer
For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion - the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me - from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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[@achloist]

Bought it two months ago, read it twice already. Really well written. Some of those guys were nuts!

[@Treegardern1]

I’ve read it several times now. And man people were so much more metal back in the day. Hunting lion on horseback with nothing but a revolver on hand, jumping into a croc infested river to wrestle with hippos, playing peekaboo with black rhinos, shooting your way out of an elephant stampede.
The events described in the book are always entertaining and never gets old. Love this book.

[@jimrichards1798]

Love the history of hunting in Africa. It has fascinated me since I was a boy.

[@joelmcmahan7386]

I’ve not took time to read a book many times in my life, one day when my legs can’t handle the outdoor adventures I’ll sit down and enjoy others sportsman’s adventures in a good book. Thanks Ron 💪🏽🎥👍💯