As a hunter-safety instructor and an avid hunter himself, Tom Donovan of Great Falls, Montana, came
to realize that many people in Montana and from out of state were craving to hunt in Montana with its
rich big game hunting heritage, emphasizing the notion that they were “dying” to hunt in Montana. He
also realized that many individuals, indeed hundreds of them, had literally died while hunting in the
Big Sky Country. As a result, he’s put together an intriguing, very big book (410 pages) covering nearly
200 years of hunting-related fatalities in Montana – some 830 deaths in all – a fantastic collection of
life and death stories tied to a popular component of the Montana lifestyle. Divided into two categories
to better illustrate the different way sportsmen and professional hunters or trappers have lost their
lives in the activity that they loved. Besides the normal categories of self-inflicted deaths, being killed
by a companion or being lost or killed in an encounter with animals (like grizzly bears), there’s also
water and health-related incidents as well as deaths caused by miscellaneous circumstances. Recently
expanded and updated. An excellent, even fascinating source book 6x9-inch format, softcover.
ISBN 0-9769718-3-2 Dying To Hunt In Montana – $21.00