Idistinctly remember when I first read of the last ivory hunter, Wally Johnson. I turned the first pages of a book on his life somewhere on the south side of New Delhi in the heart of the financial district. It became a longedfor ritual to pore over the text while travelling to and from work. To this day it remains one of my favourite books on hunting in Africa.
The life of Wally Johnson is undoubtedly one of the most varied and fascinating you will read of any of the great hunters to bequest great stories from the Dark Continent. Yet, for all that, he is probably one of the least well known. In fact, had it not been for the extensive interviews recorded by Peter Capstick, his stories may have been lost to the depths of fading history.