Hunting Experience

Craig has years of experience hunting big game all over North America. This experience expands internationally where he has participated in African safaris and European hunts. His experience in both areas are listed below.


NORTH AMERICAN HUNTING

  • Hunted big game in 29 American states, seven Canadian provinces and five Mexican states in all regions of North America.
  • Participated 9 Alaskan hunts, 22 Canadian hunts, 14 hunts in Mexico, whitetail deer hunting in 20 states
  • Gained extensive experience in the western U.S. for 35 years.
  • Successfully hunted all varieties of North American big game except jaguar, walrus, polar bear.
  • Two grand slams of North American Wild Sheep


International Hunting

  • 98 African safaris, which includes hunting in the following countries: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Ghana and Uganda
  • Only living American journalist who has hunted Africa's Big Five of elephant, rhino, lion, leopard, and buffalo.
  • Only living journalist who has hunted Africa's nine principal spiral-horned antelopes, consisting of: greater kudu, lesser kudu, bushbuck, nyala, mountain nyala, common eland, giant eland, sitatunga, and bongo. Only living person known to have taken all of these species twice.
  • Only journalist to hold Ovis/Grand Slam Club’s World Slam of Wild Sheep and Capra World Slam of wild goats, and “Triple Slam” incl. North American Grand Slam.
  • Collected more than 130 species of African big game, more than 270 species worldwide; including numerous Rowland Ward and Safari Club record book entries.
  • 20 European hunts, including hunting in: England, Scotland, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Spain, Austria, Iceland, Greenland, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Romania
  • Additionally has hunted in Azerbaijan, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Siberia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Argentina, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Peru.
  • Big-game hunting experience on all six continents.


Additional Hunting And Shooting Experience

  • Former All-American trapshooter.
  • Collegiate and inter-service smallbore and centerfire rifle and pistol competitor
  • Qualified "Marine Corps Expert" with rifle and pistol for 20 consecutive years.
  • Participant in most target shooting disciplines, big bore, smallbore, and long range rifle shooting; “bullseye” and practical pistol shooting; sporting clays, trap, and skeet shotgun shooting.
  • Avid handloader since 1965.
  • His writing frequently includes technical firearms subjects and evaluation of firearms, optics, and ammunition.