Capstick was one of our most prolific writers on African hunting. After his pinstripes to professional hunter career, I believe he did most of his writing in the US. He certainly had a colorful style (OK, he was a master of purple prose) and I always enjoyed his "been there, done that" perspective and interest in history. His "Death in....." series is one of my favorites.

I never heard when, where and how he died. Can anyone help?

Yeah man,

I have about 4 or 5 of Capsticks books. Love 'em all. He really gives you a feeling for being there. He is easily my favorite of the "african" writers. Don't know much about how he died but I believe he lived in Florida when he passed.

Have several of his "Death in The......." books. Only critical comment I have is that is usually took him a loooooooooong time to get around to the hunting aspect.

I read that PHC died here in FL while undergoing a bypass surgery. Much like Hemingway or Ruark, Capstick would have been such an awesome person to meet and spend some time just shooting it with.

E--Thanks for the info. After all the close calls and as hard as he worked to stay alive in the bush, I was afraid it was going to be something like that.

See Alyeska338's info below.

Capstick was a great gun writer. I always enjoyed reading his African tales. It was a sad day when he passed away.

"Peter died in South Africa on March 13, 1996, after cardiac surgery...".
Fiona Capstick in foreward of 'Warrior' (the book Peter was writing when he passed to the great hunting grounds).

Fiona published her residence at the time of publication as:
Waterkloof, Pretoria
Republic of South Africa
January 11, 1997

I loved Capstick, also, and have most of his books. In fact, i just finished "Safari". Agree with Bill M, always felt like i was there, even when he was writing about someone else's experiences. I know that some of the other writers thought that he overly embellished his experiences, but so be it. He was there, and they weren't.