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A quick glance at Boddington’s hunting resume clearly highlights his passion for the hunt. Craig has hunted big game animals successfully on six different continents. His impressive list of hunting accomplishments include:
- Hunted big game in 29 American states, seven Canadian provinces, five Mexican states and in all regions of North America. This experience includes nine Alaskan hunts, 23 Canadian hunts, 13 hunts in Mexico, Whitetail deer hunting in 20 states, and extensive experience in the western U.S. for 30 years.
- Successfully hunted all varieties of North American big game except jaguar, walrus, polar bear.
- North American trophies qualifying for Boone and Crockett record book include: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep; Alaska-Yukon moose; mule deer; Coues whitetail; Sitka blacktail; Alaskan brown bear; Quebec-Labrador caribou; muskox; pronghorn; black bear.
- 55 African safaris, including hunting in: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon.
- 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 journalist who has hunted the legendary Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon poli) of Asia’s Pamirs, longest-horned and highest-dwelling of the world’s wild sheep.
- Collected more than 100 species of African big game, more than 200 species worldwide; including numerous Rowland Ward and Safari Club record book entries.
- 16 European hunts, including hunting in: England, Scotland, Hungary, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic.
- Additionally has hunted in China, Siberia, Turkmenistan, Tadjikistan, Turkey, Argentina, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.
In addition to his big game hunting accomplishments, Craig Boddington is the most prolific outdoor writer and book author of the present day. The author of 18 books and more than 2500 magazine articles, Boddington’s straightforward writing style has made him the most popular outdoor writer in the business today.TV Show: Craig Boddington is the host of an exciting new television series, Gander Mountain’s Tracks Across Africa. This series, featured weekly on The Outdoor Channel, is dedicated to capturing the excitement and drama of the African safari…the last great adventure on earth Click here for more information about Gander Mountain's Tracks Across Africa.
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