21 Days in Africa: A Hunter's Safari Journal

by Daniel J. Donarski Jr.

Overview

A real-life adventure story of hunting wild game in Africa. Suggestions for planning your own African safari, with tips on rifle selection, travel insurance, preparations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811750646
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/14/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	49 MB
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About the Author

Daniel J. Donarski Jr. is a retired Army major who writes about hunting, fishing, and travel for newspapers and magazines. His writing about being in Africa has appeared in Sports Afield. He lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Species Guide     xii
Introduction: Beginnings     xvi
Michigan to Johannesburg     1
Johannesburg     7
On to Moreson     13
I Think I Want to Try     23
37th From the Right     34
Springbok Prongs and Rhino Watutsi     46
Zulu     58
An Oryx in the Salt     68
Askari     79
Bushbuck! A Mental Shift     87
Doug's Return     97
On to Kameelkop     107
A Kudu Encounter     115
Askari, Again     127
A Horn and a Half and the Full Monty     139
For the Birds     150
Screwing the Pooch     159
Don't Spit in Her Eye     166
Chases Through the Grass     176
A Fight for the Waterhole     186
Three Hankies     196
Left Behind     204
Epilogue: Two Years Later     209
Appendix
Safari Packing List     211
Gun Import Requirements     213
Medical/Insurance Needs     215
Taxidermy     216
Index     219