ISBN: 9781776891962 (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hunters share a common affliction filtered through the generations from our ancestors: an overwhelming urge to see what lies around the river's bend, over the next ridge or beyond the faraway mountains. To some, it's a drug - and it's addictive.Daryl Crimp (known to most simply as Crimpy) has it bad.A lifelong hunter, he has spent over 50 years in pursuit of game, leaving his footprints in remote mountain valleys and alpine meadows as he stalks pigs, goats, red deer, fallow, sika, whitetail, tahr and chamois. But New Zealand can't contain him - other far-flung destinations beckon: Australia, Pitt Island, New Caledonia, Austria, Sweden, England, Africa and Lithuania. And the diverse species stalked include wild sheep, chital deer, rusa, Austrian chamois, African plains game, European moose and roebuck.Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New. A lively collection of hunting adventures drawn from more than fifty years pursuing game in New Zealand and overseas. The stories range across remote valleys and alpine country in pursuit of pigs, red deer, fallow, sika, whitetail, tahr and chamois, before ranging further afield to Australia, New Caledonia, Europe and Africa. Encounters with wild sheep, chital and rusa deer, moose, roebuck and African plains game combine with mishaps, difficult conditions and memorable characters, creating an entertaining celebration of hunting and the enduring attraction of wild and distant places. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hunters share a common affliction filtered through the generations from our ancestors: an overwhelming urge to see what lies around the river's bend, over the next ridge or beyond the faraway mountains. To some, it's a drug - and it's addictive.Daryl Crimp (known to most simply as Crimpy) has it bad.A lifelong hunter, he has spent over 50 years in pursuit of game, leaving his footprints in remote mountain valleys and alpine meadows as he stalks pigs, goats, red deer, fallow, sika, whitetail, tahr and chamois. But New Zealand can't contain him - other far-flung destinations beckon: Australia, Pitt Island, New Caledonia, Austria, Sweden, England, Africa and Lithuania. And the diverse species stalked include wild sheep, chital deer, rusa, Austrian chamois, African plains game, European moose and roebuck.Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Hunters share a common affliction filtered through the generations from our ancestors: an overwhelming urge to see what lies around the river's bend, over the next ridge or beyond the faraway mountains. To some, it's a drug - and it's addictive.Daryl Crimp (known to most simply as Crimpy) has it bad.A lifelong hunter, he has spent over 50 years in pursuit of game, leaving his footprints in remote mountain valleys and alpine meadows as he stalks pigs, goats, red deer, fallow, sika, whitetail, tahr and chamois. But New Zealand can't contain him - other far-flung destinations beckon: Australia, Pitt Island, New Caledonia, Austria, Sweden, England, Africa and Lithuania. And the diverse species stalked include wild sheep, chital deer, rusa, Austrian chamois, African plains game, European moose and roebuck.Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Full of humour, suspense, triumphs and trials, Hunting Distant Places is more than just a collection of hunting yarns - it's about the pull of wild places that never let's go. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…