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Old Man and the Boy

Started by ChopOH, July 10, 2011, 10:41:00 PM

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ChopOH

Just finished this book...fantastic! Bet my gramps would have gotten along well with both characters, plus getting me excited abt taking my kids hunting this fall.

sweeney3

Isn't it a great read?  Darn shame that Ruark didn't head some of the Old Man's advice later in life, but the writting is really fine.  You might be interested in "The Old Man's Boy Grows Older" by Ruark, and "The Lost Classics of Robert Ruark".  Many more Old Man and The Boy installments that are worth reading.  The Old Man and The Boy is best, but the others are good too.
Silence is golden.

Don Stokes

He wrote some great African stuff, too. "Uhuru", for instance, about the Mau Mau uprising. Classic literature.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.- Ben Franklin

7 Lakes

I still have my copy after 44 years.  Given to me at age 10.  I pull it out every couple of years and read it again.

Hatrick

One of my all time favorites.
The scent of Autumn is like food to the hunters soul.

Phillip Fields

I reread mine every couple of years.
Keep em Sharp!

awbowman

62" Super D, 47#s @ 25-1/2"
58" TS Mag, 53#s @ 26"
56" Bighorn, 46#s @ 26.5"

BA

Ruark is on of my favorite outdoor writers - all of his stuff is worth a read.  Of course, no bow hunting but classic African hunting during the hayday years.

amicus

I love that book. You know a book is good when your sad that you finished it.

Gilbert
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich and He addeth no sorrow with it. Prov 10;22

A sinner saved by Grace.

GreyGoose

Thanks for reminding me how much I loved Ruark when I was a kid - could only find a couple of his books then in the public library, might have more luck today online.
Jim

recurve_shooter

Funny, but I just picked up my copy and started re-reading it last night.  Great book!

recurve_shooter

QuoteOriginally posted by recurve_shooter:
Funny, but I just picked up my copy and started re-reading it last night, just about the time of the original post.  Great book!

recurve_shooter

Oops...tried to edit, but ended up quoting myself!

bohuntr

Ruark was an interesting guy and an excellent writer. It is probably about time for me to reread that book myself. Like others here I tend to reread the book periodically as it is one of my favorites.
To me, the ultimate challenge in bowhunting is not how far away you can succesfully make a killing shot but rather how close you can get to the animal before shooting.

DannyBows

Never heard of it til this thread, but I just bought a copy. Sounds like a good read.
"Always feel the wind, and walk just like the leaves".  ("LongBow Country"--Chad Slagle, "High, Wild, and Free").

Toecutter

Fantastic book, one of my favorites.  Just re-read it in preparation for "the old mans boy grows older" which I had ordered.  BOut halfway done through this second one and I don't want it to end. Just loaned the first book to a lady friend of mine that's in WY for the summer and she's loving it too! Great stuff!!

Nathan
"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life." RLS

Good Stuff

I enjoyed it but found the slang a bit hard to understand.

ChopOH

"Damn shame Ruark didn't heed the old man's advice later on in life"...what's the story here? Just read this first book and otherwise don't know anything about the author.

Montanawidower

Just read it last year and loved it.  Ruark was the man.  With a childhood like that, its no wonder he ended up in Africa.  Where do go from there?

Talondale

QuoteOriginally posted by ChopOH:
"Damn shame Ruark didn't heed the old man's advice later on in life"...what's the story here? Just read this first book and otherwise don't know anything about the author.
Brief biography.      Ruark Inn      A longer biography.


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