Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166595 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Synopsis
A professional big game hunter offers accounts of his adventures while stalking such animals as the lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and Cape buffalo in Africa.

Customer Reviews

A professional tells about big five
The first book of Capstick, that I read. A wonderful style of story telling, that grips you and forces you to read it again and again. Capstick has an ability to increase the interest of reader, as compared to some big game hunters, who get more technical and factual. Although he will also tell you about guns, calibres, bullet weights, scientific knowledge, geography etc, but does not make it boring for reader. Capstick's opinion, about most dangerous game and his rating & analysis of big five, is no doubt, very true, and is confirmed by, what is written by the great white hunter J.A. Hunter. I fully appreciate author's efforts and research done, in finding the exact story of the world record elephant tusks.

Capstick is interesting funny and a pleasure to read
I really liked this book. I do not remember why I picked it up, but I am so happy that I did. I felt like I was sitting in a bar listening to someone who just came back from Africa. I am a hunter and I now have a new found respect for a lot of the big game animals of the dark continant. The book covers the big five of the game animals and the stories are remakable. This book is a must read for the hunter and the adventure junkie. I made my hunting buddy read the book. After the chapter on the Cape Buffalo he called me to say that he now wants to hunt something that will charge. We both purchased big bore rifles and are planning a boar hunt. Trust me you will want to too. Do not read this book if your wife will devorce you over one more hunting trip. You will miss her

True life adventure stories are the best!
Capstick is great stuff because its real life adventure. Since you know it happened, the "hair-raising" aspects of these stories hit you much harder! Once you get done reading it you will realize that true life adventures are much better than fiction.