A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. In 1977 the Kenyan government banned all hunting, whether by sportsmen or Kenyan Africans, in response to the poaching crisis that was then spreading across the African continent. This brought an end to the era of the 'Great WhiteHunters' in this 'sportsman's paradise'. This book traces the history of hunting during Kenya's colonial era from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Three main themes emerge: first, is the importance of hunting to Kenyan farmers and herders; second is the attempt during European colonization of Kenya to recreate in Africa the practices and values of nineteenth-century European aristocratic hunts, which reinforced an image of African inferiority and subordination; third, is the role of the conservationists, who claimed sovereignty over nature and wildlife, completing the transformation of African hunters into criminal poachers. North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

This is a book of short stories detailing death defying occurrences experienced by the author while hunting the most dangerous game of Africa. These various close calls occurred in different African countries during 40 years of safaris. These stories are reinacted so the reader can experience the drama as if actually present in each situation. The stories are told on the humorous side, yet keeping the focus on the real and tense moments as they happened. Each year experienced people are killed hunting dangerous game in Africa, and many more are seriously injured, including longtime professional hunters. Most "average" hunters are just too afraid and too scared to risk their lives hunting really dangerous game up close. These stories probably will not help their apprehensiveness.

Packed full of a lifetimes knowledge of field sports by the original outdoorsman covering hunting, survival, ferreting, air guns, just a snippet of this amazing book