50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close
From tracking polar bears in the Arctic to stalking Cape buffalo in Africa, legendary hunter Craig Boddington reveals 50 of his most intense, dangerous, and unforgettable hunts spanning five decades and six continents.

Step into the world's most challenging hunting grounds with one of the most respected names in big game hunting. Through vivid storytelling, Boddington takes you on foot after the planet's most formidable and exotic species—from massive Alaska-Yukon moose to aggressive Cape buffalo, elusive leopards to massive elephants.

This collection of hunting adventures includes:

  • Heart-pounding encounters with dangerous game across Africa, including lion, leopard, and elephant
  • High-altitude pursuits of prestigious sheep and ibex in the world's most remote mountains
  • Classic North American big game hunts for bears, moose, and sheep
  • Rare opportunities with some of hunting's most sought-after trophy species

 

Drawing from over 30 years of experience across more than 30 countries, Boddington—executive field editor of GUNS & AMMO and host of Guns & Ammo TV—shares his most exciting and successful stalks. Each chapter puts you right in the action, offering both practical insights and pulse-quickening entertainment for serious hunters and adventure enthusiasts alike.

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50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close
From tracking polar bears in the Arctic to stalking Cape buffalo in Africa, legendary hunter Craig Boddington reveals 50 of his most intense, dangerous, and unforgettable hunts spanning five decades and six continents.

Step into the world's most challenging hunting grounds with one of the most respected names in big game hunting. Through vivid storytelling, Boddington takes you on foot after the planet's most formidable and exotic species—from massive Alaska-Yukon moose to aggressive Cape buffalo, elusive leopards to massive elephants.

This collection of hunting adventures includes:

  • Heart-pounding encounters with dangerous game across Africa, including lion, leopard, and elephant
  • High-altitude pursuits of prestigious sheep and ibex in the world's most remote mountains
  • Classic North American big game hunts for bears, moose, and sheep
  • Rare opportunities with some of hunting's most sought-after trophy species

 

Drawing from over 30 years of experience across more than 30 countries, Boddington—executive field editor of GUNS & AMMO and host of Guns & Ammo TV—shares his most exciting and successful stalks. Each chapter puts you right in the action, offering both practical insights and pulse-quickening entertainment for serious hunters and adventure enthusiasts alike.

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50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close

50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close

by Craig Boddington
50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close

50 Great Stalks: Hunting the World's Greatest Game Up Close

by Craig Boddington

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From tracking polar bears in the Arctic to stalking Cape buffalo in Africa, legendary hunter Craig Boddington reveals 50 of his most intense, dangerous, and unforgettable hunts spanning five decades and six continents.

Step into the world's most challenging hunting grounds with one of the most respected names in big game hunting. Through vivid storytelling, Boddington takes you on foot after the planet's most formidable and exotic species—from massive Alaska-Yukon moose to aggressive Cape buffalo, elusive leopards to massive elephants.

This collection of hunting adventures includes:

  • Heart-pounding encounters with dangerous game across Africa, including lion, leopard, and elephant
  • High-altitude pursuits of prestigious sheep and ibex in the world's most remote mountains
  • Classic North American big game hunts for bears, moose, and sheep
  • Rare opportunities with some of hunting's most sought-after trophy species

 

Drawing from over 30 years of experience across more than 30 countries, Boddington—executive field editor of GUNS & AMMO and host of Guns & Ammo TV—shares his most exciting and successful stalks. Each chapter puts you right in the action, offering both practical insights and pulse-quickening entertainment for serious hunters and adventure enthusiasts alike.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493088294
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 02/18/2025
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Craig Boddington was born and raised in Kansas, where his early big-game experience included hunting pronghorn, whitetail, and mule deer in Wyoming, Kansas, and Colorado. His outdoor writing career began in college and continued through his thirty-one years of active-duty service as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He has held editorial positions with many outdoor publications and is currently executive field editor of GUNS & AMMO, Petersen's HUNTING, and RifleShooter magazines. He has written thirty books on hunting and shooting and has produced and hosted several television shows and documentaries on The Outdoor Channel and The Sportsman Channel and is currently the host of Guns & Ammo TV. He travels the world extensively to hunt, including on his small farm in Kansas. Craig lives in Paso Robles, CA.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Author’s Foreword

PART I: PLAIN

Chapter 1: It’s About the Stalk…Pronghorn, Wyoming, 1978

Chapter 2: On the Tracks…Desert Mule Deer, Sonora, 1985

Chapter 3: Into the Yucca…Pronghorn, Texas, 1990

Chapter 4: What Have I Done?…Kalahari Gemsbok, Namibia, 1998

Chapter 5: On the Rim…Midwest Whitetail, Kansas 1998

Chapter 6: Looks Huge…Western Greater Kudu, Chad 2001

Chapter 7: On the Horizon…Quebec-Labrador Caribou, Quebec, 2001

Chapter 8: Thank God I Missed…Kri-Kri Ibex, Greece, 2006

Chapter 9: Longest Day…Lord Derby’s Giant Eland, Cameroon, 2008

Chapter 10: Now or Never…East African Roan, Tanzania, 2010

Chapter 11: Second Chance Sable…Roosevelt’s Sable, Tanzania, 2010

Chapter 12: Early for Eland…Livingstone’s Eland, Mozambique, 2015

PART II: FOREST

Chapter 13: It’s the Light…Masai Bushbuck, Kenya 1977

Chapter 14: Disappearing Moose…Alaska-Yukon Moose, Alaska 1989

Chapter15: Into the Wind…Sitka Blacktail, Kodiak Island, 1991

Chapter 16: Gifts from the Forest…Giant Forest Hog, Central African Republic, 1996

Chapter 17: In the Basin, Shiras Moose, Wyoming, 1998

Chapter 18: Last Chance Bull…Rocky Mountain Elk, New Mexico, 2002

Chapter 19: Stickers…Rocky Mountain Mule Deer, Wyoming 2007

Chapter 20: Roaring in the Timber…European Red Stag, Argentina, 2009

Chapter 21: Out of the Fog…Anatolian Stag, Turkey, 2009

Chapter 22: In the Cuts…Sambar, New Zealand, 2011

Chapter 23: Waiting Him Out…Tropical Whitetail, Peru, 2010

Chapter 24: What Just Happened? Columbia Whitetail, Oregon, 2012

Chapter 25: To the Bugle…Asian Wapiti, Mongolia, 2018

PART III: SKYLINE PURSUITS

Chapter 26: Price Jump Ibex…Bezoar Goat, Turkey, 1996

Chapter 27: Harvest Phase…Rocky Mountain Bighorn, Wyoming 1998

Chapter 28: Nyala of Yesterday…Mountain Nyala, Ethiopia, 2000

Chapter 32: What About That Ram? Desert Bighorn, Arizona, 2008

Chapter 33: You Guys Go Ahead…Himalayan Ibex, Pakistan 2009

Chapter 34: End of the Line…Himalayan Blue Sheep, Nepal, 2010

Chapter 35: Holy Grail…Suleiman Markhor, Pakistan 2011

Chapter 36: Down Through the Fog…Dall Sheep, Alaska 2018

Chapter 37: Here, Somewhere…Altai Argali, Mongolia 2018

Chapter 38: Last Stand in Switzerland…Alpine Ibex, Switzerland, 2020

PART IV: FORMIDABLE GAME

Chapter 39: Dump Your Pack!…Alaska Brown Bear, Alaska 1981

Chapter 40: Better Shoot the Second…Cape Buffalo, Zambia 1996

Chapter 41: On a Moose Kill…Arctic Grizzly, Alaska 2004

Chapter 42: BOB’s Buffalo…Cape Buffalo, Zimbabwe 2004

Chapter 43: Big Lizard…Nile Crocodile, Zimbabwe 2005

Chapter 44: Gone to the Dogs…African Leopard, Namibia, 2006

Chapter 45: Too Many Tracks…African Elephant, Botswana, 2007

Chapter 46: Looking for a Fight…African Lion, Namibia, 2007

Chapter 47: Just Plain Tough…Asian Water Buffalo, Australia, 2012

Chapter 48: The Bull Stops Here…West African Savanna Buffalo, Burkina Faso, 2014

Chapter 49: Pizza Man…Polar Bear, Nunavut, 2016

Chapter 50: Birthday Buffalo…Cape Buffalo, Mozambique, 2022

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