On Hunting: A Definitive Study of the Mind, Body, and Ecology of the Hunter in the Modern World

Hunting is our heritage, our heart, and our future.

Where does hunting fit in the modern world? To many, it can seem outdated or even cruel, but as On Hunting affirms, hunting is holistic, honest, and continually relevant. Authors Grossman, Miller, and Cunningham dive deep into the ancient past of hunting and examine its position today, demonstrating that we cannot understand humanity without first understanding hunting. Readers will

• discover how hunting formed us,
• examine hunting ethics and their adaptation to modernity,
• understand the challenges, traditions, and reverence of today’s hunter,
• identify hunting skills and their many applications outside the field,
• learn why hunting is critical to ecological restoration and preservation, and
• gain inspiration to share hunting with others.

Drawing from ecology, philosophy, and anthropology and sprinkled with campfire stories, this wide-ranging examination has rich depths for both nonhunters and hunters alike. On Hunting shows that we need hunting still—and so does the wild earth we inhabit.

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. Dave is an award-winning author and a powerful, dynamic speaker. He has authored over a dozen books, including On Killing, On Combat, and On Spiritual Combat, a New York Times best-selling book co-authored with Glenn Beck, and many other successful books and scholarly papers. His books are required or recommended reading in all four branches of the US Armed Forces and in federal and local law enforcement academies nationwide.

He is a US Army Ranger, a paratrooper, a prior service sergeant, and a former West Point psychology professor. He has five patents to his name, has earned a black belt in Hojutsu (the martial art of the firearm), and has been inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Since his retirement from the US Army, Dave has been on the road over two hundred days a year for over twenty-four years as one of the world’s leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations.

Linda K. Miller. Linda has over twenty-five years of business experience, including management consulting, business planning, business management, marketing, and information systems.

She has considerable experience in international small-bore target shooting as a member of Canada’s Shooting Team. She has won medals in the Commonwealth Games, Cuba World Cup, and Mexico World Cup. In 1999, Linda became the first woman to win the Ontario Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for shooting (full-bore rifle). Linda is also the first and only woman to be the National Sniper Rifle Champion. She holds many provincial and national titles and records, and she has been a member of several Canadian teams to international championships.

Linda is an accomplished and internationally certified shooting coach. She has coached provincial and national teams as well as the Canadian Conseil International du Sport Militaire team. With Keith, she has coached the Canadian Forces Combat Shooting Team to many honors in England and Australia.

Capt. Keith A. Cunningham. Keith is a career military officer with a combined experience of over twenty-five years with the Canadian Armed Forces and the US Army. His service included a combat tour in Vietnam, where he was a US Army Ranger specializing as a sniper and in long-range reconnaissance. In the Canadian Army, he was a part of the Special Service Force. He did peacekeeping and counter-sniper operations in Cyprus and annual unit and command-level military exercises.

Keith has taught marksmanship courses at the Canadian Forces Infantry School and at many police forces in Ontario. Keith is an internationally certified shooting coach and has successfully coached teams to national and international excellence. He is currently the Chief Instructor with the MilCun Training Center.

Keith is a qualified gunsmith with over thirty years of experience. He has built and regulated rifles used by Canadian police agencies and international competitors worldwide. He is an internationally renowned rifle and pistol competitor, having won honors at Bisley, the World Long Range Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. He has been the Canadian National Champion in pistol, tactical/service rifle, sniper rifle, and 3-Gun a total of nineteen times. He is a member of the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame and a three-time member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Hall of Fame.

Keith and Linda together built the MilCun Training Center, where they run many professional and recreational shooting courses and events. They are popular speakers, providing seminars and courses to police, military, and civilian marksmen in Canada and internationally.