Born to Hunt: Forty Years and Six Continents

by Gary R. Ingersoll

To say that Gary Ingersoll is an accomplished hunter is like saying Mohammed Ali was a good boxer. He was one of the very first hunters to obtain the North American 27. (The traditional 27 included the jaguar, polar bear, and walrus.) Then, as any international big-game hunter must, he went to Africa. His first stop was in Kenya in 1976 just before it closed to hunting. He had an incredible safari of thirty-five days, during which he took a black rhino. The Africa bug bit him, and in rapid succession Gary went to Sudan in the middle of a civil war, to the C.A.R. after a 100-pound elephant, and to all the other traditional hunting places of the great game continent that is Africa. Along the way he had a leopard that gave him quite a fright, to put it mildly, and he hunted in the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia in search of a mountain nyala. Africa is not the only world-class hunting destination, and Gary certainly went after other game as well. He loved hunting in the mountains and has a large sheep collection to prove it—all of which were gained by hard hunting and by setting one foot in front of the other in his endeavor to climb ever up and, seemingly, almost never down. He took a Grand Slam and Super Slam of sheep after having hunted in Mongolia, China, Russia, Khirghistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kamchatka, and Iran. He went no less than three times for a Marco Polo. Of course, to get a Grand Slam one has to go from Alaska to Mexico, and that was on his itinerary as well. There are endless adventures in Born to Hunt, so, sit back, relax, and follow Gary on his enterprising escapades while hunting around the globe.

2 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 2010

Reviews

[Eboley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book full of action and adventure. I really enjoyed this book. The author shares his passion for hunting and adventure. The reader is able to love vicariously through the stories and are able to travel to distant lands as they read the stories. The book illustrates the importance of hunting and the role hunting plays in wildlife conservation and management.