Memoirs of an African Hunter (Hunting series, Volume 23, Safari Press's Classics in African Hunting Series)

This is the detailed autobiography of professional hunter Terry Irwin. "Irwin describes his early years as a schoolboy hunting in Botswana .his time as a prospector, and later, his employment by the Tanzania Game Department as an elephant control officer. Although he prefers to keep his total elephant bag to himself, Irwin's feats are legendary: .thousands of miles on foot on safaris across remote parts of Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Selous game Reserve; hunting 'problem' lions and leopards, as well as elephants; and the creation of his own safari company Kiburuzo Safaris.

The bulk of Irwin's career was spent in Tanzania which he left after the suppression of hunting by President Nyerere. A fascinating and exciting account of a very varied and wide-ranging career. This is the first trade edition of Volume 27 in the Classics in African Hunting Series.