A Good Keen Man
Barry Crump Collected Stories Book 1

A Good Keen Man is a stone-cold kiwi classic, a fascinating and hilarious look into the life of a professional hunter. There was a time when this book was to be found in every seaside shack and mountain hut in New Zealand. Crump sold over a million of his books, in a country of what was around three......more

Good fun. There are two paths into this book -- and both of them work. A Good Keen Man is a classic "coming-of-age story," in which an able-bodied but naive New Zealand teenager takes one of his first adult jobs, culling deer herds in the wilderness so that animal overpopulation won't destroy the lo......more

I read this book because:it is written by a New Zealander. It is also all about hunting which I am very interested in. The category on the bingo board that this book fills is a book written by a NZer. I found Harry very interesting because he thinks something new and he tries it he doesn't just sit t......more

A great read from a great Kiwi author. Tells the story of a bloke's adventures as a contract deer culler in New Zealand. Highly recommended.......more

Pretty solid 4 star rating. A real easy n honest read. Took a long time to get around to reading the whole thing and I think it’s just cause there’s no continuing story just chapters of anecdotes. Would recommend wild pork and watercress before this but still not a bad read. Can’t tell how many of t......more