Mcintyre Thomas - Thunder Without Rain A Memoir With Dangerous Game God's Cattle The African Buffalo - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: When you hear thunder without rain it is the buffalo approaching. This line from a Yoruba hunting poem conveys the magnificent power of the African buffalo also called God's cattle. Hunter and writer Thomas Mc Intyre has pursued this special animal for the last forty years and he now shares his expertise in Thunder Without Rain. Mc Intyre's topics are wide - ranging from the various species of the African buffalo and their territories to the cultural importance of buffalo and its place among wild bovids. Other material he covers includes: African European and American methods for hunting buffalo Historical explorers as buffalo hunters Great buffalo hunters including Theodore Roosevelt Robert Ruark Craig Boddington and Robert Jones Ernest Hemingway's writing on buffalo Correct cartridges for hunting African buffalo And finally what makes buffalo so dangerous and so sought after? After exploring all topics related to the African buffalo including hunts of his own Mc Intyre ends with the fate of modern buffalo hunting now often guided and for a high price and the sustainability of this practice. In Thunder Without Rain Mc Intyre confronts his obsession with African buffalo and brings the reader along for a fascinating journey.
Title: Thunder Without Rain A Memoir With Dangerous Game God's Cattle The African Buffalo
Author(s): Mcintyre Thomas, Joel Ostlind
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Barcode: 9781510738348
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Category: Hunting Or Shooting Animals & Game