Death in a lonely land - peter hathaway capstick

From the author of Last Horizons , Peter Hathaway Capstick now presents Death in a Lonely Land , a second volume of his hunting, fishing, and shooting adventures on five continents--stories collected from such magazines as Outdoor Life , NRAs American Hunter , Guns & Ammo , and Petersens Hunting .

The stockbroker-turned-outdoorsman recalls his days as an African pro hunter in The Killer Baboons of Vlackfontein.

Four Fangs in a Treetop records a foray into British Honduras for the jaguar, a gold-dappled teardrop of motion.

Capstick narrowly escapes the Yellow Beard, Central Americas deadly tree-climbing snake, and cows The Black Death (Cape buffalo) in the kind of article that makes this author the guru of American hunting fans ( New York Newsday ).

On Brazils forsaken Marajo Island, he bags the pugnacious red buffalo, which has the temperament of a constipated Sumo wrestler and the tenacity of an IRS man.

The author discusses 12- and 20-gauge shotgun loads; recalls the pleasures of biltong (African beef jerky); describes the irresistible homemade lures of snook fishing expert John Gorbatch; and kills a genteel take of Atlantic salmon with the brilliantly simple tube fly.

Featuring more than thirty gorgeous drawings by famous wildlife artist Dino Paravano, Death in a Lonely Land is another collectors item by a writer who keeps the tradition of great safari adventure alive in each of his books ( African Expedition Gazette ).