Author: Jim Zumbo
Publisher: SAFARI PRESS, Nov 2000
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-57157-211-2
Synopsis
Not a how-to book, but an endeavor to depict the wonders & the hardships of the elk hunt through vivid photos. Zumbo has captured the essence & charisma of elk hunting: back-country wilderness camps, sweaty guides, happy hunters, favorite companions, elk woods, & of course, the majestic elk. Profuse color illus, 250 pgs.
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Zumbo states in his introduction, "It was almost dark when the bull elk stepped out onto the highway . . . I was captivated by his size and presence. I'd never been that close to a mature bull. I was in Yellowstone National Park but, unfortunately, had no camera with me . . . at that moment I resolved to become a serious photographer of elk. . . . That was in the early 1970s, and I've since worn out those first cameras. They've been put to hard use, not only in places like Yellowstone but on hundreds of elk hunts in every western state."
See and read about the wonders and the hardships of the elk hunt through vivid photographs and text. The country itself is awesome?huge, heavily timbered, steep, moody?and romantic with its sagebrush flats in the high deserts and alpine country at treeline. Zumbo has captured in photos as well as in words the essence, charisma, and wonderful components of elk hunting: back-country wilderness camps, sweaty guides, happy hunters, favorite companions, elk woods, and, of course, the majestic elk. Join Zumbo in the uniqueness of the pursuit of the magnificent and noble elk.