Aagaard’s African Adventures, Finn & Berit Aagaard
daverichey March 10th, 2008
TITLE: Aagaard’s African Adventures
AUTHOR: AAGAARD, FINN & BERIT
PUBLISHER: Safari Press
CONTACT:
Safari Press
15621 Chemical Lane
Building B
Huntington Beach, CA
92649-1506
WEBSITE: safaripress.com
COST: $70.00 + postage (Safari Press books are sold only by the company, and are not avalable in bookstores)
Finn Aagaard (1932-2000) was one of the exceptional African hunters who possessed an ability to put words down on paper, and arrange them in pleasing fashion that made others want to read their story. Aagaard did quite a bit of magazine writing on hunting African big game as well, and when he wrote, hunters paid attention.
He was a highly respected professional hunter in Kenya from 1967-1977, and went through the Mau Mau uprising made so infamous by Robert Ruark’s “Something of Value” and “Uhuru.” Finn hunted steadily until Kenya halted all hunting, and he moved to the United States where he became a Texas hunting guide.
This book is richly illustrated with photos of Finn on hunts, both he and Berit at home and on safaris, and he loved hunting Cape buffalo and elephant, and leopard and greater Kudu are covered in accurate detail.
One of the finest chapter for the Africa hunter is on cartridges and rifles for African hunting. Unlike many Dark Continent writers, Aagaard discounted the America theory that heavier than normal firearms are needed for African game. He writes that,
“what works on deer, elk, caribou, pronghorn, moose, and bears in America will do equally well under like conditions on similar-size game in Africa.”
This wonderful new book by one of America’s finest firearm writers. It captures its place in the history of hunting African game in wonderful fashion. As always, Safari Press titles are the finest titles in the limited edition field. This book is signed by Berit Aagaard, and it is a numbered copy of 1,000 in a slipcase. It’s a dandy!
