Tales of a Bear Hunter: Forty-One Years of Recollections from a Professional Bear Hunter [Hardcover]

Dalton Carr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 2000

As a professional bear hunter for 41 years, Carr has written a real page-turner.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: Safari Press (December 19, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157157171X
• ISBN-13: 978-1571571717
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #845,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories and anecdotes of bear hunting, February 3, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of a Bear Hunter: Forty-One Years of Recollections from a Professional Bear Hunter (Hardcover)

Dalton Carr draws upon his forty-one years of experience as a black bear hunter, predator controller on the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington State, marshal of Red River in Colorado (where he killed "bad" bears); and a sport bear hunter in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming to write Tales Of A Bear Hunter. Dalton never used traps and dogs, but preferred to stalk his bears with a rifle and an tracking ability honed by his many years in law enforcement. Dalton shares with the reader more than wonderful stories and anecdotes of bear hunting as he reveals what to look for when tracking bear, why bear charges happen, what the best bullets and calibers are to use on bear, the best places to shoot a bear to deliver a killing shot, as well as safety issues when hunting bear. Tales Of A Bear Hunter is very highly recommended reading for anyone who has ever aspired to hunting bear with camera or with rifle, as well those with a keen interest in the rugged and demanding sport of hunting big game.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Tales of a Bear Hunter: Forty-One Years of Recollections from a Professional Bear Hunter (Hardcover)

Too many books on hunting deer...not enough on bears. This is one of the few good bear books. It stands up there with Ben Easton's classic "Bears." Great hunting adventures with lots of good info for the aspiring bear hunter, like myself. To me, bears are the ultimate North American game, and Mr. Carr has produced an excellent source of both anecdotes and information.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Capstick or Corbett, you will love this book., January 14, 2001

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eclectic reader (pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of a Bear Hunter: Forty-One Years of Recollections from a Professional Bear Hunter (Hardcover)

Big bears are to North America what lions are to Africa and tigers are to India. The author claimed dozens of bears as a hunter and wildlife control officer. Yet like Jim Corbett he also loved and respected the animal he hunted. The book has stories that end in kills but the author is just has happy recounting his experience watching these animals when no trophy was obtained or sought. Also like Corbett the author has an understated style devoid of chest thumping or macho posturing. (Yet he once followed a wounded bear into a narrow tunnel of windblown timber armed only with a pistol.)

Good stories and plenty of good advice for the aspiring bear hunter. If you like to spend the downtime of winter reading about hunting, this book is perfect.