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The hosts repeatedly highlighted the book as a seminal, highly regarded work on high-country hunting, noting its status as a classic by the late Duncan Gilchrist. They mentioned owning copies, praised its content, and pointed out that its out‑of‑print nature made it very expensive on the secondary market. The overall tone was enthusiastic and appreciative of its lasting impact.
Episode: Ep. 557: Shooting with Sig
Another book written by Duncan Gilchrist, "Hunt High" was also mentioned.
He wrote a book called "Hunt High"...
Episode: Ep. 292: Chewbacco and the Avengables
This book, written by the late Duncan Gilchrist, was described as one of his great books. It was mentioned that copies of the self-published book are now very expensive.
So Duncan wrote these great books, Hunt High and All About Bears, and I was...we were talking on here about how there's no...they were self-published and he didn't make many of them so now they're super expensive, like people sell his books like a thousand bucks.
Episode: Ep. 280: Cat Scratch Fever
Another book by Duncan Gilchrist, this one is also highly regarded and now commands high prices on the used market due to being out of print.
and then he wrote Hunt High phenomenal books and I'm always yapping about them
there's a copy on Amazon for $1,694.24 or you can get a hardcover for less half as much 50 off
Episode: Ep. 143: Self-loathing and Guilt
This book, despite its potentially misleading title, was discussed in the context of high-country hunting.
Is that Duncan Gilchrist's off-brand? No, Duncan Gilchrist's best book has an unfortunate title of Hunt High. And I think a lot of people read that and they get to thinking one thing, but he's talking about hunting the high country. Yep. Not hunting high. Yeah.
Episode: Ep. 067: Vortex Optics Headquarters, Wisconsin. S...
It was mentioned as a seminal masterpiece written by the late Duncan Gilchrist; the book was referenced in relation to the author's preference for angled spotting scopes, as he used this method without a tripod.
The late great duncan gilchrist who wrote the book hunt high among many other classics?