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Duncan Gilchrist

3 books referenced

Books by Duncan Gilchrist

All About Bears

Referenced in 3 episodes

Ep. 798: Bonus - Tis The Season To Be Hunting

November 28, 2025

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Steve references Duncan Gilchrist's book 'All about Bears' as a 'true classic' while discussing bears being so big that hunters cut them at the waist to haul them out in two pieces. This comes up during a conversation about Cal's grizzly bear hunt.

Ep. 292: Chewbacco and the Avengables

September 27, 2021

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Steve received a fresh copy of this rare book from Australia with no note. It's another self-published work by Duncan Gilchrist that has become expensive and hard to find.

Ep. 280: Cat Scratch Fever

July 05, 2021

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Mentioned as a self-published book by Duncan Gilchrist that contains 'all of his thoughts and approaches and tips and tricks' about bears. Described alongside 'Hunt High' as phenomenal but rare books.

Hunt High

Referenced in 5 episodes

Ep. 468: Bugling for Bulls and a Decoy Genius

August 14, 2023

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Speaker 1 extensively discusses this self-published hunting book, describing it as containing wisdom and observations from a seasoned hunter. He mentions the author is deceased, the book became expensive (hundreds of dollars) due to increased interest, and compares the writing style to Hemingway. The book covers various hunting topics including camp equipment, mountain goats, and general hunting philosophy.

Ep. 292: Chewbacco and the Avengables

September 27, 2021

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Steve discusses this book by the late writer Duncan Gilchrist in the mail segment. He notes these were self-published books that are now rare and expensive, sometimes selling for around a thousand dollars.

Ep. 280: Cat Scratch Fever

July 05, 2021

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Discussed as a phenomenal but rare self-published book by outdoor writer Duncan Gilchrist. The speaker mentions loving this book and notes it's now selling for very high prices online (over $1000) because it's out of print.

Ep. 278: Hunting In Chains

June 21, 2021

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Steve Rinella mentions this book as one he's 'a great admirer of' by an accomplished alpine hunter. He tells a story about buying a used copy for a hundred dollars online, only to discover it was his own copy that he had previously loaned out and lost track of.

Ep. 016

August 20, 2015

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The speaker discusses Duncan Gilchrist as 'a really good Hunt writer' that 'no one really knows about.' He mentions Gilchrist's book 'Hunt High' (clarifying the title means 'Hunt the High Country,' not 'Hunt Stone'). The speaker praises Gilchrist's writing style, saying he 'accidentally almost wrote like Hemingway, like really sparse and kind of beautiful.' The book is mentioned in the context of discussing how when you see wildlife like bears or sheep, you know immediately what it is without confusion. Gilchrist was described as a timber cruiser by trade who was also big into big game hunting and later died while filming bighorn sheep.

High

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 067: Vortex Optics Headquarters, Wisconsin. Steven Rinella talks with Paul Neess, Mark Boardman, Ryan Muckenhirn and Reuben Aleckson of Vortex Optics, along with Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.

June 08, 2017

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Mentioned when discussing spotting scope usage and carrying techniques. The speaker refers to 'the late great Duncan Gil Chris who wrote the book High among many other classics' and describes how Gilchrist preferred to use angled spotting scopes without a tripod, setting them on his pack or a rolled-up jacket.