NRA books "The Hunters Guide" and "Western Big Game Hunting"—Yea or Nay?

Chuck Dye · August 28, 2005, 01:07 PM

I am honorary uncle to my best friends’ kids. The ten year old has been a shooter for several years now and will soon qualify for a hunting license. The NRA offers two books which I am thinking of buying: The Hunter’s Guide and Western Big Game Hunting by Jim Zumbo. Quick reviews by any here who have read them would be appreciated. I do understand that they are, or should be, written beyond a ten-year-old’s reading level but expect two things: Dad will be participating heavily and such books will not soon be outdated so the kid can grow into them.

gunbug · February 19, 2007, 10:01 PM

Don't buy anything by Zumbo...he's anti-gun.

Art Eatman · February 19, 2007, 10:56 PM

Regardless of "Dumbo's" recent nonsense about "evil black rifles", the man is a very knowledgeable hunter.

Odds are that the books are excellent for a beginner. Books of that sort, coupled with time spent in hunting territory just looking and watching, make the first hunts more likely of success.

Art

August 28, 2005, 01:07 PM	#1
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	NRA books "The Hunters Guide" and "Western Big Game Hunting"—Yea or Nay? I am honorary uncle to my best friends’ kids. The ten year old has been a shooter for several years now and will soon qualify for a hunting license. The NRA offers two books which I am thinking of buying: The Hunter’s Guide and Western Big Game Hunting by Jim Zumbo. Quick reviews by any here who have read them would be appreciated. I do understand that they are, or should be, written beyond a ten-year-old’s reading level but expect two things: Dad will be participating heavily and such books will not soon be outdated so the kid can grow into them. __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data!

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February 19, 2007, 10:01 PM	#2
gunbug Junior Member Join Date: April 18, 2005 Posts: 3	Don't buy anything by Zumbo...he's anti-gun.

February 19, 2007, 10:56 PM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Regardless of "Dumbo's" recent nonsense about "evil black rifles", the man is a very knowledgeable hunter. Odds are that the books are excellent for a beginner. Books of that sort, coupled with time spent in hunting territory just looking and watching, make the first hunts more likely of success. Art