World famous hunter Jack Atcheson has a new book. This website contains information on his previous book, Hunting Adventures Worldwide, and on his new book, Real Hunting and Campfire Humor. Click the books link to find out how to order.

Books are available now! Order now to recieve a PERSONALIZED SIGNED COPY. 214 page hard back, with approx. 50 B&W pictures.

     This book is filled with true, serious stories, told with campfire humor, about big game hunting and things that just happen. Men will recognize the situations and women and kids will share your laughter. All hunts were fair chase. I’ve been around for 80 years and have a lot to tell. This book should be in every bookcase. I would give you a copy if I could.

     As hunting consultants, Jack Atcheson and Sons, Jack Jr. and Keith, have booked tens of thousands of people into Montana, Idaho, Alaska, Canada, Asia, and Africa since 1955. That is a lot of experience and it leads to an endless amount of story material.

     I’ve arranged hunts for Jack O’Connor, the most famous hunting author ever, hunting with him on his last hunt. Read about it in both books. I’ve hunted with Jim Carmichael many times, General Craig Boddington, General Chuck Yeager (the first man to break the sound barrier), and Jim Zumbo of the Outdoor Channel. I won the nations National Conservation Award from Times-Mirror Outdoor Life in 2000. Previous winners were President Jimmy Carter, the world’s most famous naturalist Aldo Leopold, and Mike Dombeck (Chief of the USFS).

     In 1951, I volunteered for combat in the
Korean War, promoted 4 times in one year
to Sergeant First Class.  I was 20 years old. 
Nearly 45,000 Americans were killed or
M.I.A.  The violence was unbelievable. 
I was wounded only once, truly a miracle.

     I have also been honored by the National Wildlife Federation for public access issues. While president of the Public Land / Water Access Association (www.plwa.org) for hunter access to public lands, I personally sued the State of Montana to open 5.2 million acres of public State land and unblock access to millions more acres of federal land. Jack Jones, Tony Schoonen, John Gibson, and Tom Bugni were also plaintiffs in the case. We won, also gaining public access to Montana’s beautiful streams and rivers for all generations to enjoy, probably the two most important sportsmen actions in Montana. Stream access was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.



About Hunting Adventures Worldwide

    The first worthwhile thing I can remember doing in a life that has spanned hunting's Golden Era, an era now gone forever, is hunting rabbits — and since then I've hunted many species of big game throughout the world. I wrote this book to pass on to other generations my worldwide hunting experiences over the past 50 years, plus thoughts about my avocation of fighting bureaucracy to improve access for hunters to public land. Through one lawsuit, for example, we opened up over 5.2 million acres of land to the public.

    Our company, Jack Atcheson & Sons, Inc., has arranged over 15,000 hunts worldwide for avid hunters, including most of the better-known hunting book authors, magazine editors and outdoor writers. Many of the stories in this book came from events that occurred on some of those hunts, and countless others were gleaned from a lifetime of outdoor adventures. One of the more intriguing stories, to me, took place during the Korean War when I pursued tigers, under com¬bat conditions, while I was there as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Infantry.

    My wife, Mary Claire, and I have four children. Sons Jack Jr. and Keith have taken over the family business and Brian is a lawyer. Daughter Kristie is a teacher. We all live in Butte, Montana. — Jack Atcheson Sr.