THE ART OF HUNTING BIG GAME IN NORTH AMERICA. By Jack O'Connor.

1967 1st edition. Large 8vo (158 x 240mm). Ppx,404. B/w photographs, illustrations. Olive cloth, spine titled in black and green. Blind-stamped sheep illustration to upper board, borzoi vignette to bottom corner of lower board.

Jack O'Connor was Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life magazine for 31 years, and well known for his extensive knowledge of hunting and shooting. The book gives detailed instructions for tracking and shooting a variety of north American big game. Chapters include: The country and the animals; The senses of game animals; Evaluating game country; The different methods of hunting; The woods hunter; The art of stalking; Tactics for the hills; Tracks and tracking; Following wounded game; Hunting mule deer; Rifles for the brush; The art of sheep hunting; Rifles and cartridges for wild sheep; Elk - the greatest stag; Medicine for elk and moose; How to handle a grizzly; Caribou - beautiful but dumb; Medicine for antelope; Planning the big game hunt; Binoculars for hunting; Skill and judgement in shooting; Where to hit them; The Rocky Mountain pack trip; Outfitting for the pack trip; The hunting horse; The rifle on the horse; Your meat and your trophy; How to judge big-game trophies; Trophy collecting and trophy rooms.