I am occasionally asked for a complete list of my books, and am genuinely touched when someone goes to great trouble to obtain a complete collection. Unfortunately the following books are genuinely, completely, and probably permanently “out of print.”  I include them only for the sake of completeness here within my web site, along with a few comments on each. Regrettably, I do not have any spare copies of any of them (honest!). They do show up occasionally, sometimes on the used book market at outrageous prices, and sometimes in garage sales for a bargain. Good luck in the search, I sure wish I had several boxes of each of these!

AMERICA--THE MEN AND THEIR GUNS THAT MADE HER GREAT
(Collection, Caroline House, 1981)
This book is a collection that I edited as part of an experimental (and marginally successful) book program undertaken by Petersen Publishing Company.  The chapters, some written by genuine historians and others by knowledgeable collectors, take specific firearms and weave their importance into American history.

CAMPFIRES AND GAME TRAILS
(Winchester Press, 1985)
This book was done in hardcover with dust jacket by Winchester Press;  Safari Press did a later edition in hardcover only.  It was my first one-author book, and I’m not the least ashamed of it.  However, 20 good hunting seasons have passed since its publication.  I know a great deal more today, and I have asked that this book not be reprinted.

DEER HUNTING COAST TO COAST
(with Bob Robb, Safari Press 1989)
Two-author books can be awkward, but at this time Bob Robb and I had worked together and hunted together for several years, and I think this book maintains cohesion extremely well.  We (Bob Robb, myself, and Safari Press) were extremely disappointed at how slowly this book sold.  Perhaps there is limited interest in “coast to coast” deer hunting of all our types of deer.  And of course there is an awful lot of stuff out there on deer hunting of all types.  Finally, finally, this book sold out, and I doubt that we will reprint it.

HUNTER'S HANDBOOK
(Mallard Press, 1992)
If you’ve never seen it (and few have!), this book was done as a very nice “coffee table” book.  I did not know the people who published it, but I did it as a “work for hire” (read:  no continuing royalties) during the first Gulf War time frame.  They did a great job on the book;  photo selection is wonderful and it’s a real class act.  Unfortunately the company sold after the book was printed and it was never marketed.  Many copies were remaindered at low prices, and most have just plain vanished.  If you run into this book, buy it and hang onto it!

SHOTS AT BIG GAME
(Safari Press, 1993)
When the original publisher, Stackpole, decided not to reprint this title I bought the plates and managed to convince Safari Press’ Ludo Wurfbain that there was still some life in this book.  He, in turn, convinced me that it would sell better in soft cover. He was right; Safari Press kept this soft cover version in print for a dozen years!  It is, pure and simple, a very sound guide to field shooting skills, including how to find and use natural rests, uphill and downhill shooting, hitting running game, and all the other variables that plague us when we stand up from the shooting bench.  A great book for new hunters, but sadly no longer available.

WHITETAIL MEDICINE
(Derrydale Publishing, 1995)
I edited a series on whitetails for Doug Mauldin back in the mid-90’s;  my own contribution to the series was a small volume on “guns and loads for whitetail deer.”  I believe the complete sets will have tremendous value one of these days, and any given individual book from that series will always be fairly rare.

AMERICAN HUNTING RIFLES
(Safari Press, 1995)
American Hunting Rifles was intended to be a companion title to Safari Rifles, following essentially the same format. As an American hunter I certainly didn’t have the same qualms about this one as I did with Safari Rifles! Obviously there have been some new cartridges developed in the decade since I finished writing this book, but it holds up well and, except for those additions, I wouldn’t do it any differently today. Hardcover 6”x9”, dust jacket, 446 pages, b&w photos.

THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE
(Safari Press, 2001)
This book is a compilation of everything I’ve learned about African hunting over the course of some 50 safaris. It is essentially a guide not only for planning a safari, but for preparing for and enjoying the kind of African experience you have dreamed about. Although intended primarily for first-time African hunters, I think you will find it of equal value as you expand your African hunting horizons.
Hardcover 6”x9”, dust jacket, 302 pages, color photos.

WHERE LIONS ROAR (Audio Book/CD)
(Safari Press, 2005)
Finally, Craig Boddington's long-awaited sequel to From Mt. Kenya to the Cape—the story of Boddington's hunts in the Dark Continent during the last ten years is here! Since writing his first African book, he has shot big game in Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana—an unparalleled hunting accomplishment. From the steaming jungles of the Congo basin in search of the elusive bongo to the arid bushveld of Zimbabwe for leopard, Boddington pursues a large array of animals. America's most popular international hunter/writer tracks after such exotic animals as the mountain nyala, giant forest hog, sitatunga, giant eland, and a host of other game with unusual names. Of course he hunts such "normal" animals as the Cape buffalo, lion, leopard, and elephant, too! Narrated by Craig Boddington. Four CD set, eight hours of audio.