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Meet Mr. Grizzly: A Saga on the Passing of the Grizzly Bear

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Meet Mr. Grizzly is a great classic of Western Americana. It is also the best book on training dogs and horses that I have ever read. Montague Stevens was an Englishman who took up ranching in New Mexico in the late 1800's. Among the problems he faced in learning the business of cattle and sheep ranching were Apaches, rustlers, and stock-killing grizzlies. While this book provides a colorful and highly literate description of ranch life on the western frontier, it focuses primarily on the methods he developed for hunting marauding bears. These, in turn, depended largely on his genius in training dogs and horses. For me, the most fascinating aspect of this book is the gentle creativity and the shrewd experimental approach he applied in working with his animals. His experiences are described with clarity, modesty, and humor.

An outstanding and well written book. This book is an absolute must for those who love the great bear. Even though it relates to hunting of the grizzly, it offers terrific insight into the personality and intelligence of this great animal that once roamed so much of the American west.

Meet Mr. Grizzly is an engrossing book that covers the exploits of the author as he hunted bear in and around New Mexico in the late 1800s. The writing style is clear and concise (what do you expect from a Cambridge graduate?) and the author does a wonderful job of describing his harrowing adventures. Perhaps unexpectedly, the reader will learn as much, if not more, about training hunting dogs than he will about the bears themselves. The author writes with wit, clarity, and a healthy dose of common sense. Anyone interested in big game hunting or the training of bloodhounds and other hunting dogs will find this book an absolute joy to read.

Great Read if your interested in dog&horse Training or just a good true western story