Elk vs. Hunter: When the Boots Come Back
A hunting story and coloring book for young hunters 7 and up. To us it is the wilderness. To the elk it is home.
#1 New Releasein Children's Camping Books on Amazon. A Christmas gift for the kid who wants to come hunting with you.
Sprig is a young bull elk in his first September. He and his herd already know what the hunter will do next, and they tell the whole story.
Four elk, seven rules, one very confused hunter.
SprigFirst September. Asks a lot of questions and tells the whole story.
Old RackThe herd bull. Has seen every hunter trick twice.
Nervous NellThe lead cow. Sees everything. Faints at most of it.
SparkyAnswers every call on the mountain. Every single one.Same story, same herd, same seven elk rules. The Field Edition adds a full Elk Camp section to bring along on a real hunt.
$11.99
54 pages. The whole story, all 17 coloring scenes and every field lesson.
Buy the paperback$26.99
80 pages. Everything in the paperback plus a 24-page Elk Camp section: season log, tracks journal and the Young Hunter's Pledge. The one to give as a gift.
Buy the hardcoverSold on Amazon.com.
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.
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.
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 $11.99 and the Field Edition Hardcover is $26.99. Use the buttons on this page, or go to bucknicholson.com/buy.
Yes. Write to hello@bucknicholson.com with how many and when you need them. More for classes, banquets and shops is on the partners page.
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. More about the author.
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.