Sport Hunting on Six Continents [Hardcover]

Ken Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1999

Martin and Osa Johnson were the first to bring back black and white film of the natives and wildlife of the South Seas, Borneo, and Africa in the early 1900's. Wally Taber was the first to bring back color film of his African safaris in the mid-1900's. And KEN WILSON was the first to bring back videotape of his worldwide hunting expeditions in the late 1900's. SPORT HUNTING ON SIX CONTINENTS chronicles 15 years of WILSON'S adventures on behalf of Sportsmen on Film. OVER 300 PAGES OVER 300 PHOTOS Continent by continent, WILSON takes you to the action; often with historical perspective and always with descriptive detail and wry humor. From his first hunt in Alaska with John Latham to his last safari in Africa with his late friend, Peter Capstick (for whom six chapters are dedicated), you will enjoy the journey; especially if you, too, are a hunter/adventurer. As President of Sportsmen on Film, the world's largest producer of hunting videos, KEN WILSON has had the opportunity to hunt and document hunting on all six of the world's continents that are home to big game animals. From the snow-covered mountains of Alaska, to the tropical paperbark forests of Austraila, from hunting with the native American Inuits and Indians of North America to the Gauchos of South America, the Aborigines of the South Pacific, the Bushmen and Pygmys of Africa, and modern-day Asians and Europeans, WILSON has been there with his video camera, rifle, and many of the world's finest profesional hunters. Along the way, his 11 year frienship with Peter Hathaway Capstick, the best-selling hunting author in the world, resulted in several safaris together and six videos prior to Capsticks's death in 1996.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Ken collected trophy specimens of most of the world's major big game animals nearly filling an "evolutionary" trophy room. -- Safari Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 1998

The writing reminded meof my old friend, Peter Capstick...with both humor and quality of the hunt. -- Ken Moberg

Unquestionably a major book on worldwide hunting. Books with 326 large-size pages and 300+ CLEAR photos are few and far apart. I particularly like Ken Wilson's sense of humor. -- John McGowan

Unquestionably a major book on worldwide hunting. Extra-large books written with humor and 300+ clear photos are rare. -- John McGowan, author, May 1999

WI received your new book, 'Sport Hunting on Six Continents,' as a gift from my wife. I found it both irritating and disappointing. The irritating part happened when I couldn't put it down until three o'clock in the morning. It made for some long days at work. The disappointing part happened when I finished the last chapter. I never want a good book to end. Thanks for a great read - and lots of great photos! -- Mike Lehman

We get good feedback from people reading this book by Ken Wilson of Sportsmen on Film video fame. -- Trophy Room Books, Oct. 1999

Well Ken, I just finished your book and it was excellent. Another '10' from Sportsmen on Film. -- Tim Torpey

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

The following is an excerpt form the chapter entitled "Hunting the Land of Genghis Khan." Before we started down, Ankhaa said something to Sherif in Mongolian like, "You have good eyes for a driver. The guy with the rifle will no doubt increase your net worth if he shoots this stag. Stay here and only show yourself if the stag moves. We'll climb down to the valley floor and then up the left side of the hill and, if the wind holds and the stag holds and my heavy-footed hunter can keep up without breathing like a steam engine, we'll see if he can kill a maral at 20 meters.

Thirty minutes later, we were 20 meters from where the stag should have been, but he had picked his resting place in a depression wo we still could not see any part of him. Ankhaa looked up for Sherif, but he was not showing himself so the stag must not have moved. We took one more step and I heard the bull crashing away and then I saw him at 60 meters as he emerged from the depression running straight away. At 70 meters my safety was off, at 90 meters my crosshairs found his left shoulder as he angled uphill, and at 100 meters I killed him with a spine shot. After pictures and before caring for the meat and trophy, Ankhaa and I ate our lunch of bread, water, cucumber, tomato, and ox tongue while Sherif climbed back down the grassy side of the mountain to bring the jeep closer. In the distance, a goar hearder moved his goats to that day's feeding area, a young girl milked a mare, and her borther captured a horse with a long pole and noose for his morning ride to water the camels and yaks. Except for my rifle, it could be have been the 12th century.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 326 pages
• Publisher: Sportsmen on Film; 1st edition (January 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966604008
• ISBN-13: 978-0966604009
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,246,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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