Grizzlies & White Guys: The Stories of Clayton Mack

Clayton Mack was a great hunter, trapper, guide, and amiable storyteller. He's seen it all. Told from a Native-American --and a humanist--perspective, he says his mama told him "The only thing you should be scared of are Grizzlies, and White guys", and he tells some very funny stories about his encounters with both in the deep woods of British COlumbia. I loved this book.

A Bela Coola Indian Chief of the isolated West Coast of Canada, Clayton Mack lived by salmon fishing, ranching, trapping and eventually became the most famous big game hunting guide in his area. He guided the rich and famous including Thor Hierdahl and Joe Brooks. His stories are simultaneously riotous and poignant tales of life amongst grizzlies and the often bizarre 'white hunters' who preyed upon the majestic bears. Written from taped interviews with Mack the book preserves his voice and conveys the essence of life as a native in a land dominated by white people. Honest and unromanticised stories about hunting, the Norht Woods and life as a Native. A unique book.