Craig Boddington
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Craig Boddington is a professional hunter, author
and Marine
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activities. At 17 years of age he became the youngest person to become Activities Director at his regional Boy Scout camp. Boddington attended the University of Kansas
on an NROTC scholarship, graduating with an English degree and a regular commission in the United States Marine Corps.
He retired from the USMC Reserves in 2005 with the rank of colonel after service in the Gulf War in 1991 and Kuwait in 2001.
In 1979 he joined Petersen Publishing Company, where he served as Associate Editor for Guns & Ammo magazine, Editor for Guns & Ammo Speciality Publications, Executive Editor at Petersen's Hunting Magazine and from 1983 to 1994 Editor of Petersen's Hunting Magazine.
His current position with Intermedia Outdoors (formerly Petersen's) is Executive Field Editor, Intermedia Outdoor Group, including Guns & Ammo, Petersen's Hunting, and RifleShooter. He is a member of Gander Mountain’s Elite Pro-Staff and also serves as a consultant to SureFire LLC.
Boddington has written over 3000 published magazine articles. He is also the author of 19 books on hunting and shooting and has been published in England, Australia, Scotland, Canada, Germany, Spain, as well as the United States.
Author
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and Marine
United States Marine Corps
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Biography
Born in Kansas in 1953, as a teenager, when not involved with hunting and shooting, he spent a lot of time pursuing Boy ScoutBoy Scouts of America
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activities. At 17 years of age he became the youngest person to become Activities Director at his regional Boy Scout camp. Boddington attended the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
on an NROTC scholarship, graduating with an English degree and a regular commission in the United States Marine Corps.
He retired from the USMC Reserves in 2005 with the rank of colonel after service in the Gulf War in 1991 and Kuwait in 2001.
Writing career
Whilst at college, Boddington began writing and continued while on active duty. In 1978 he left active service and worked as a hunting consultant/booking agent for International Hunting Consultants based in Santa Monica. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserves, achieving the rank of Brigadier General select before retiring.In 1979 he joined Petersen Publishing Company, where he served as Associate Editor for Guns & Ammo magazine, Editor for Guns & Ammo Speciality Publications, Executive Editor at Petersen's Hunting Magazine and from 1983 to 1994 Editor of Petersen's Hunting Magazine.
His current position with Intermedia Outdoors (formerly Petersen's) is Executive Field Editor, Intermedia Outdoor Group, including Guns & Ammo, Petersen's Hunting, and RifleShooter. He is a member of Gander Mountain’s Elite Pro-Staff and also serves as a consultant to SureFire LLC.
Boddington has written over 3000 published magazine articles. He is also the author of 19 books on hunting and shooting and has been published in England, Australia, Scotland, Canada, Germany, Spain, as well as the United States.
Published books
- America—The Men And Their Guns That Made Her Great (Collection, Caroline House, 1981)
- Campfires And Game Trails (Winchester Press,1985)
- From Mt. Kenya To The Cape—Ten Years Of African Hunting (Safari PressSafari PressSafari Press is a book publishing company specializing in books on big-game hunting and sporting firearms and is being run by Dr. Jacque Neufeld, editor in chief, and Ludo J. Wurfbain, publisher. It is privately owned by a small group of shareholders. The company started in May 1984 when it issued...
, 1987) - Deer Hunting Coast To Coast (With Bob Robb, Safari Press 1989)
- Shots At Big Game (Stackpole, 1989)
- Safari Rifles (Safari Press, 1991)
- Hunter's Handbook (Mallard Press, 1992)
- American Hunting Rifles (Safari Press, 1995)
- Whitetail Medicine (Derrydale Publishing, 1995)
- Where Lions Roar (Safari Press, 1997)
- Make It Accurate (Safari Press, 1999)
- Search For The Spiral Horn (Safari Press, 2002)
- The African Experience (Safari Press, 2001)
- The Perfect Shot (Safari Press, 2002)
- African Hunter II (With Peter Flack And Others) (Safari Press, 2004)
- Fair Chase In North America (Boone And Crockett Club, 2004)
- A Life On Safari (By Geoff Broom With Craig Boddington) (Mission Trails, 2005)
- Buffalo! (Safari Press, 2005)
- Leopard (With Tim Danklef And Dave Fulson) (Mission Trails, 2007)
- Safari Rifles II (Safari Press, 2008)
- Big Game Argentina (Patagonia Press, 2009)
Awards
- Inaugural Recipient of Peter Hathaway Capstick Literary Award from Safari Club International, 1997.
- Shooting Sports Writer of the Year Award, Outdoor Writers Association of America, 1999.
- Recipient of Leupold “Jack Slack Writer of the Year” Award, 2005.
- Conklin Award, 2009.