Colorado votes on hunting Nov 3. However the ballot goes, the tradition only lasts if kids learn it.
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Told by the elk
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A hunting story and coloring book for young hunters 7 and up. To us it is the wilderness. To the elk it is home, and they notice everything that does not belong.
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Sprig is a young bull elk in his first September. Old Rack, the herd bull, has watched hunters for years. Nervous Nell knows every stump on the mountain. Sparky has never met a trail camera he did not love. Together they teach seven elk rules, and every one is a real lesson a young hunter can use this season.
Four elk, seven rules, one very confused hunter.
First September. Antler nubs itch. Asks a lot of questions and tells the whole story.
The herd bull. Antlers like a tree. Has seen every hunter trick twice.
The lead cow. Sees everything. Faints at most of it.
Answers every call on the mountain. Every single one.
Elk vs. Hunter is available now on Amazon.
Same story, same herd, same seven elk rules. The Field Edition adds a full Elk Camp section to bring along on a real hunt.
$14.99
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This book is made to be shared by the people who raise young hunters. If you run a class, a chapter or a counter, we would like to get copies to you.
Podcasts, newsletters and press: write to hello@bucknicholson.com. A high-resolution cover is here.
Elk vs. Hunter is available now on Amazon.
Young hunters 7 and up. Younger kids enjoy the coloring and the jokes with a grown-up reading along. Older kids get more out of the field notes.
No. It teaches how elk think: wind, bedding, water, calling and pressure. Real hunting starts with a hunter education course and a grown-up who knows the way.
No. It is a story about seeing a place through an animal's eyes. Deer and turkey families, campers and kids who just like animals all get something from it.
Two editions. The paperback is 8.5 x 11 inches and 54 pages. The Field Edition Hardcover is 8.25 x 11 inches and 80 pages. Both are black ink on white paper so every picture can be colored. Crayons and colored pencils work best; markers may show through.
On Amazon.com. The paperback is $14.99 and the Field Edition Hardcover is $26.99. Use the buttons at the top of this page, or go to bucknicholson.com/buy.
The paperback is the whole story, all 17 coloring scenes and every field lesson. The Field Edition Hardcover adds a 24-page Elk Camp section for a real season: a log for eight days in the field, a tracks and sign journal, the Young Hunter's Pledge to sign with a mentor, more puzzles, a camp chili recipe, a presentation page and an Elk Camp Graduate certificate. It is the one to give as a gift or keep for years.
Yes. Write to hello@bucknicholson.com with how many and when you need them.
The next book will be told by a different animal. Grown-ups can vote at bucknicholson.com/next and leave an email to hear which animal won. We never collect anything from kids.
Print "Find the hunter" at home. Nervous Nell has spotted five hunters. Only one of them is real.
The next book will be told by a different animal. A goldfish? A zoo animal? A farm animal? Grown-ups, cast a vote and we will tell you which animal won.
Buck Nicholson has spent more Septembers on the mountain than he would like to count, and has come home empty-handed enough times to learn how the elk think. He wrote this book so the next generation of hunters would start a few seasons ahead of where he did. Every book is told by a different animal, and readers vote on the next one.
A note for grown-ups: this book teaches young hunters how elk think. It does not teach them to handle a bow or a rifle. Real hunting starts with a hunter education course and a grown-up who knows the way.