Hunting is for Gert G. von Harling more than just collecting trophies in familiar territories, more than enjoying a sundowner in front of the safari tent in the African bush. For him, hunting means sweat and exhaustion, sore feet and agonizing thirst. The author has experienced all of this over more than six decades of pursuing his passion for hunting. Nothing in this reading book is embellished, nothing is distorted for better effect. It thrillingly and honestly describes what hunting is about and rises refreshingly above the mundane depiction of hunting successes and self-satisfied portrayals of taking down strong trophies.