Book recommendations

[Jackrhendricks]

Any big readers here? I generally read during the mid day lull and I'd love to hear any recommendations ya'll have.

[Gdpolk]

I'm reading  Hunting the Hard Way by Howard Hill and find it very interesting.  It is mostly a collection of some of his most memorable hunts with each chapter dedicated to a new animal.  It reads with a great voice, almost like your sitting around a campfire swapping stories with him.

[Trenton G.]

I'm about halfway through my 3rd reading of BAREBOW by Dennis Dunn. It's a great read.

[McDave]

Just Another Old Bowhunter, Kidwell
A Man Made of Elk, Peterson
A Sand Country Almanac, Leopold
Bows on the Little Delta, St Charles
Witchery of Archery, Thompson
The Art of Hunting Big Game in North America, O'Connor
The Adventurous Bowmen, Pope
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow, Pope
Lions in the Path, White
Ishi in Two Worlds, Kroeber
A Thousand Campfires, Massey
The Grey Goose Wing, Heath
Toxicated, Anderson
Once Upon a Tine, Wensel
Longbow, Campbell
Longbow Country, Thomas
Traditional Archery in Six Continents, Grayson
Sagittarius, Swinehart

No particular order.  Just reading across the shelf some titles of books I have enjoyed reading in the past.

[Charlie Lamb]

My book, "A Bowhunters Tales" is now available on Amazon.

[EWill]

witchery of archery, Thompson
Now,by Ashby
Modern Bowhunting by Hiram J. Grogan. This book was written in 1958 so the "modern" was all longbows.
Toxophilus in Arcadia, Thompson
Rivers to run,Larry Dablemont
A personal favorite is How sportsmen saved the world, E.Donall Thomas
Hamlet and Macbeth, Shakespeare

[Msturm]

Traditional bowhunting by clay hays. I just got a copy and read it in a weekend.

[last arrow]

Anything by Jay Massey

[Jackrhendricks]

Holy smokes! Ya'll really came through! I have quite the list now.

[YosemiteSam]

For hunting specifically, anything by David Petersen.

hunting, outdoors or nature related:
x2 on Kroeber (Ishi)
Wendell Berry -- The Unsettling of America, others
Gary Snider -- The Practice of the Wild, others
Paul Shepard -- Coming Home to the Pleistocene
Daniel Quinn -- Ishmael
Edward Abbey -- Desert Solitaire
Jon Young -- What the Robin Knows
Jon Young, Tiffany Morgan -- Animal Tracking
Traditional Bowyer's Bible -- all
Paul Kingsnorth -- Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist

Most of those are ones I've read or re-read in the last year or so.  So they're more top-of-mind but I'm sure there are others I can't think of at the moment.  Those are the ones that are at least somewhat related to hunting, archery & the outdoors.

[woodchucker]

Fred Bear's Field Notes, by Fred Bear
I Remember Papa Bear, by Dick Lattimer

[YosemiteSam]

Books on Audible are a fun way to "read" while driving to/from hunting spots.  I have 2 hours each way to kill and I get sleepy fast in cars -- always have.  Books keep me awake and I can finish a short one in the 4 hours a single trip requires.

[Scrub_buck]

At First Light, by Sandy Harris. Awesome read! Look for it on Amazon.

[TexasKing]

Any of Don Thomas's books are must reads for trad hunters

If you enjoy Hemingway, not hunting, but For Whim the Bell Tolls is a must

[Birdbow]

A sleeper is Jim Hamm's 'Ishi and Elvis'. Story of recovering a 'goated' TX ranch, building a self-bow, and a very big buck...

[NYRON]

Anything by Don Thomas is fantastic.

My book (A Traditional Bowhunter's Path), which has a Foreword by Don, is getting good reviews too.

If you buy from my website, I donate 10% to Compton Traditional Bowhunters or Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the choice is yours.

You can also buy directly from Amazon.

   Traditional Spirit Outdoors

[Bill Turner]

Anything by C.J. Box, but especially his Joe Pickett novels. Joe Pickett is a Wyoming game warden and Mr. Box, a former warden himself I believe, truly brings Joe Pickett to life. Easy reading with short, quick chapters, and plenty of action and suspense. Great for reading while sitting quietly waiting for just the right opportunity. I've read everything Box has written and have not been disappointed yet. I suggest trying to read the Joe Pickett series in order. You can find the books on the auction site without a lot of trouble at reasonable prices.  

[Trenton G.]

Legendary hunts. Great read. Lots of great stories, not necessarily bowhunting, but still really good.

[creekwood]

Originally posted by Bowguy67:
One of the best books I've read though not a trad book, it is a hunters book is Capstick's "Death in the Long Grass". Great book if you're looking for another book.

ditto

[1flyfish]

For history buffs,plus it is outdoor themed read Undaunted Courage by Steven Ambrose about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.You will read about sheer determination and exploration at it best.It is truly amazing what these men endured and the navigation and mapping that was completed along the way.Enjoy