Hunting or shooting animals and game Books
Random House USA Inc The Tiger
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£15.30
The Crowood Press Ltd HuntPointRetrieve Dogs for Work and Showing
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£17.09
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Butchers Table
Book SynopsisIn The Butcher’s Table, hunter and cook Allie D’Andrea (Outdoors Allie) teaches you how to break down various animals and then use those delicious cuts of fowl, pork, and venison. Table of Contentsintroduction ch 1: welcome to my kitchen Ingredients Knives and Tools for Butchery Shopping for and Maintaining Knives and Tools Meat Preparation Butchery ch 2: chicken Chicken Cuts Explained How to Butcher a Chicken Maple-Roasted Chicken with Autumn Vegetables Oven-Baked Garlic-Parmesan Chicken Wings Cherry Almond Chicken Salad Oven-Roasted Mango Drumsticks Fresh English Pea and Chicken Thigh Soup Bone-In Chicken Thighs with Tangy Mustard Pan Sauce One-Bowl Spicy Curried Chicken Salad Pan-Seared Chicken Breast with Peanut Sauce and Bright Slaw Buffalo Chicken Tender Wrap Spicy Chicken Meatballs in Marinara Sauce All-Purpose Chicken Stock ch 3: pork Pork Cuts Explained How to Butcher a Pig Bone-In Smoked and Shredded Boston Butt Homemade Barbecue Sauce Brown Sugar Pork Rub Reverse Seared Pork Chops with Apple Relish Picnic Carnitas Soy-Glazed Country-Style Ribs with Fresh Ginger Sous-Vide Pork Tenderloin with Peach Chutney Sticky-and-Sweet Baby Back Ribs Oven-Roasted Center-Cut Pork Loin with Herb Sauce Garlic Butter Boneless Pork Chops Oven Baked Hot Honey St. Louis–Style Spareribs Peppered Smoked Bacon Fresh Shank-End Ham with Molasses Glaze Italian Pork Sausage Pork Hock Barbecue Beans Blanched Bone Pork Stock Rendered Leaf Lard Browned Butter Pecan Pie with Lard Crust ch 4: venison Venison Cuts Explained How to Butcher a Deer Bone-in Shoulder Roast Coffee-Rubbed Venison Loin Chops (Backstrap) Reverse-Seared Rosemary Loin Chops (Backstrap) with Red Wine Reduction Wild Mushroom–Stuffed Butterflied Venison Loin (Backstrap) Grilled Tenderloin with Horseradish Sauce Roasted Venison Stock Hearty Venison Pot Roast Mongolian Venison Roasted Eye of Round with Peppercorn Sauce Sirloin Butt Stir-Fry Braised Venison Shanks Maple Venison Breakfast Sausage Patties Mr. Delp’s Lentil Soup Sloppy Joes Root Beer Venison Jerky resources acknowledgments about the author index
£17.09
University of British Columbia Press The Culture of Hunting in Canada
Book SynopsisFrom hunting ethics to animal rights to tensions between hunting sub-groups, this towering collection of essays address important historical and contemporary issues regarding the culture and practice of hunting.Table of ContentsIllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Hunting and Identity1 Why I Hunt / Leigh Clarke2 Learning to Hunt at the Age of Twenty-Seven: A New Hunter’s Views on Hunting / Jason E. McCutcheon3 Hunting with Dad / Robert Sopuck4 Hunting Stories / Peter Kulchyski5 The Empire’s Eden: British Hunters, Travel Writing, and Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century Canada / Greg Gillespie6 Powers of Liveness: Reading Hornaday’s Camp-Fires / Mark SimpsonPart 2: Hunting and Conservation in History7 Views of a Swampy-Cree Elder on the Spiritual Relationship between Hunters and Animals / Louis Bird and Roland Bohr8 “When the Need for It No Longer Existed”: Declining Wildlife and Native Hunting Rights in Ontario, 1791-1898 / David Calverley9 Contested Terrains of Space and Place: Hunting and the Landscape Known as Algonquin Park, 1890-1950 / Jean L. Manore10 The Sinews of Their Lives: First Nations’ Access to Resources in the Yukon, 1890-1950 / Kenneth Coates11 The Canadian Wildlife Service: Enforcing Federal Wildlife Regulations / J. Alexander BurnettPart 3: Hunting and Contemporary Challenges12 Aboriginal Peoples and Their Historic Right to Hunt: A Reasonable Symbiotic Relationship / Bruce W. Hodgins13 Personal Expression as Exemplified by Hunting: One Man’s View / Edward Reid14 Gun Control in Canada / Simon Wallace15 A Hunter’s Perspective on Gun Control in Canada / Dale Miner16 The Activists Move West: Recent Experiences in Manitoba / Tim Sopuck17 Fair Chase: To Where Does It Lead? / Edward HannaConclusionContributorsIndex
£73.95
University of British Columbia Press Hunting for Empire Narratives of Sport in
Book SynopsisOffers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert’s Land.Trade ReviewThis short work has much to commend it. For a start, it has an extremely clever title. […] Second, it is relatively concise, fluently written, and interestingly illustrated. And third, it has a thorough and valuable foreword (more substantial than many of the genre) by Graeme Wynn, the general editor of the Nature/ History/ Society series in which it appears ... This book would be of interest to all who work, on an international basis, on the relationship of Europeans to land, peoples, wildlife, and landscape. Where-as North American history is too often treated in isolation, here we have a serious attempt to set it into wider global phenomena. -- John M. MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh * International History Review, 30, 4 *Table of ContentsContents Figures Foreword: Documenting the Exotic / Graeme Wynn Acknowledgments Introduction 1 An Imperial Interior Imagined 2 The Prefatory Paradox: Positivism and Authority in HuntingNarratives 3 Cry Havoc? British Imperial Hunting Culture 4 The Science of the Hunt: Mapmaking, Natural History, andAcclimatization 5 Hunting for Landscape: Social Class and the Appropriation ofthe Wilderness 6 From Colonial to Corporate Landscapes Notes Bibliography Index
£73.95
University of British Columbia Press Hunting for Empire Narratives of Sport in Ruperts
Book SynopsisOffers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert’s Land.Trade ReviewThis short work has much to commend it. For a start, it has an extremely clever title. […] Second, it is relatively concise, fluently written, and interestingly illustrated. And third, it has a thorough and valuable foreword (more substantial than many of the genre) by Graeme Wynn, the general editor of the Nature/ History/ Society series in which it appears ... This book would be of interest to all who work, on an international basis, on the relationship of Europeans to land, peoples, wildlife, and landscape. Where-as North American history is too often treated in isolation, here we have a serious attempt to set it into wider global phenomena. -- John M. MacKenzie, University of Edinburgh * International History Review, 30, 4 *Table of ContentsContents Figures Foreword: Documenting the Exotic / Graeme Wynn Acknowledgments Introduction 1 An Imperial Interior Imagined 2 The Prefatory Paradox: Positivism and Authority in HuntingNarratives 3 Cry Havoc? British Imperial Hunting Culture 4 The Science of the Hunt: Mapmaking, Natural History, andAcclimatization 5 Hunting for Landscape: Social Class and the Appropriation ofthe Wilderness 6 From Colonial to Corporate Landscapes Notes Bibliography Index
£26.99
University of Nebraska Press The Best of All Seasons
Book SynopsisSince first learning to handle a Winchester.22 as a kid, Dan Aadland has exulted in hunting—not as a sport but as a calling. In this book he takes readers to Montana’s prairies and mountains in search of antelope, whitetail deer, moose, and the occasional upland bird as he vividly describes the rituals and camaraderie of hunting culture.Trade Review"The real story is Aadland's love affair with Big Sky country and its inhabitants, wild and human alike. Look elsewhere for the inflated opinions of visiting 'experts': the author's clear, concise prose springs naturally from the land he's called home for decades. Whether he's addressing the logistics of a dead moose, four horses, a long trail and no human help, or exploring the romance and practicality of traditional archery, Aadland writes from the heart. He even tackles the why of hunting as ably as any observer in recent memory. Enjoy this book as you would a long evening around a campfire with the best of friends. The Best of All Seasons deserves nothing less."-E. Donnall Thomas Jr., author of The Language of Wings -- E. Donnall Thomas Jr. "The Best of All Seasons, Fifty Years as a Montana Hunter, is much more than a recount of personal adventures. In prose that engages the interest of hunters and nonhunters alike, Aadland carries the reader to a Montana that is both distant and yet familiar... With a deft touch for detail, Aadland describes scenes that ring true for generations of Montana hunters."-Linda Halstead-Acharya, The Billings Gazette -- Linda Halstead-Acharya The Billings Gazette
£15.19
Random House USA Inc The Complete Guide to Hunting Butchering and
Book SynopsisA comprehensive small-game hunting guide, perfect for hunters ranging from first-time novices to seasoned experts, with photography by renowned outdoor photographer John Hafner Steven Rinella was raised in a hunting family and has been pursuing wild game his entire life. In this first-ever complete guide to hunting—from hunting wild game to butchering and cooking it—the host of the popular hunting show MeatEater shares his own expertise with us, and imparts strategies and tactics from many of the most experienced hunters in the United States as well. This invaluable book includes • recommendations on what equipment you will need—and what you can do without—from footwear to cutlery to camping gear to weapons • basic and advanced hunting strategies for all North American small game, including drive techniques, solo and group hunting, ambush hunting, the use of hunting dogs, and t
£25.20
Random House USA Inc The Scavengers Guide to Haute Cuisine How I Spent
Book Synopsis“[A] warped, wonderful memoir” (Men’s Journal) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of Netflix’s MeatEater, about his quest to turn wild game into the meal of a lifetime “If Jack Kerouac had hung out with Julia Child instead of Neal Cassady, this book might have been written fifty years ago.”—The Wall Street JournalWhen outdoorsman, avid hunter, and nature writer Steven Rinella stumbles upon Auguste Escoffier’s 1903 milestone Le Guide Culinaire, he’s inspired to assemble an unusual feast: a forty-five-course meal born entirely of Escoffier’s esoteric wild game recipes. Over the course of one unforgettable year, he steadily procures his ingredients—fishing for stingrays in Florida, hunting mountain goats in Alaska, flying to Michigan to obtain a fifteen-pound snapping turtle—and encountering one colorful character after an
£14.40
St. Martin's Press Endure
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£23.75
Johns Hopkins University Press The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino Understanding
Book SynopsisDrawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell themselves about themselves.Trade ReviewJust clear facts, clearly told. It is, in other words, a delight. -- Catherine Nixey The Times Jerry Toner's excellent new book provides the historical context for Ridley Scott's emperor-gladiator... Toner's wry comments and personal observations make this book a pleasure to read. -- Claire Holleran History Today Successful, and stimulating overview of a complex topic... ChoiceTable of ContentsPrologueThe Rhino DiesI. Commodus's Great GamesII. When in CommodianaIII. An Emperor Loves His PeopleIV. Feeding the MonsterV. Win the CrowdVI. How to Be a RomanEpilogue: Fighting BackAcknowledgmentsNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex
£18.90
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Hunting Philosophy for Everyone
Book SynopsisHunting - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of readings from academics and non-academics alike that move beyond the ethical justification of hunting to investigate less traditional topics and offer fresh perspectives on why we hunt. The only recent book to explicitly examine the philosophical issues surrounding hunting Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to rethink the topic Features contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters Trade Review"Kowalsky's book does a fine job in showing why there are good reasons to keep hunting in high esteem, to learn a great deal from it about human biology and culture, and to eat hunted meat." (About.com, 25 October 2011) "Recommended. Academic and general library collections, all levels." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "If you don't mind having your convictions challenged or your viewpoint broadened this book should be on your reading list." (Alberta Outdoorsmen, 1 May 2011) "Just as you always see something new, even if you've walked that forest a hundred times before, certain essays can give you a glimpse of something you hadn't seen or thought of before. Some of the essays are even down-right fun to read." (Primitive Archer Magazine, January 2011)"Nathan Kowalsky provides a forum of diverse ideas and voices about "hunting" that ensemble, becomes the most recent attempt that I am aware of at showcasing serious writers on the "topic." Most of these essays are written with an intelligent audience in mind, although the reader need not be a philosopher."( The Trumpeter, 1 December 2010) "It does provide fresh perspectives by both academic and non academic authors on a variety of hunting topics such as hunting in culture, politics and tradition; the relationship of hunting to nature and human nature and the hoary old topic of hunting ethics... In my opinion, I found it the most refreshing book of its kind that I have read in years." (AFRICAN INDABA, November 2008) "Presenting all these diverse views in one relatively small book, a mere 258 pages, is a vision implemented, without which, most readers invested in learning more about hunting, would sorely miss if they knew their want". (Book Review , 1 December 2010). There's a really fine essay by the biologist Valerius Geist on how hunting has played a significant role in human development. Kay, my wife, contributed an essay on bow-hunting with self-made equipment. There are other essays on the human-animal relationship, even a few comparing hunting to vegetarianism. Lots of other provocative pieces." (Leather Wall, September 2010) "If you're interested in sharpening your thinking skills on the subject of hunting, I've got a great new book for you: Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone: In Search of the Wild Life." (NorCal Cazadora, October 2010) "Featuring contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and nonhunters, this book is for general readers, especially those who hunt ("Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game"), as well as self-professed "foodies" and vegetarians." (Fishing and Outdoors Newspaper, October 2010)Table of ContentsForeword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor xiiDavid Petersen Acknowledgments xviNathan Kowalsky Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone 1Nathan Kowalsky Part I The Good, The Bad, and The Hunter 9 1 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs 11Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza 2 But They Can’t Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair? 23Theodore R. Vitali 3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting 33Lisa Kretz 4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors 45Tovar Cerulli 5 What You Can’t Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi 56Gregory A. Clark Part II The Hunter’s View of the World 67 6 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game 69Brian Seitz 7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs 80Alison Acton 8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter 93Jacob Wawatie and Stephanie Pyne 9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt 107Garry Marvin Part III Eating Nature Naturally 119 10 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution 121Valerius Geist 11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching 134Janina Duerr 12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? 149Roger J. H. King 13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses 161Jonathan Parker 14 Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge 171T. R. Kover Part IV The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition 185 15 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting 187Roger Scruton 16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting 198Kay Koppedrayer 17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art 210Paula Young Lee 18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt 225Debra Merskin 19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry 239James Carmine Notes on Contributors 252
£13.25
Scribner Book Company Green Hills of Africa
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£16.20
University of Nebraska Press Nebraskas Bucks and Bulls
Book SynopsisNebraska's Bucks and Bulls shares the stories and photographs of the greatest whitetail, mule deer, and elk shot in Nebraska hunting history, from the 1940s to the present.Trade Review“Nebraska has long been a sleeper state for big game, and this book backs up that claim with tons of facts and photos. If you’re a fan of outstanding Great Plains bucks and bulls, you need to read every page.”—Gordon Whittington, editor in chief of North American Whitetail“Entertaining and informative, this collection of stories will serve as an important chapter in the larger story of big-game hunting in Nebraska.”—Eric Fowler, regional editor of Nebraskaland Magazine“Both a nostalgic look back and a jubilant look ahead, . . . this book is an ideal gift for veteran hunters who want to step back and remember and for new hunters who want to understand where we’ve come from and where we, as sportsmen, can go.”—Frank Miniter, editor in chief of America’s First Freedom magazine and a New York Times best-selling authorTable of ContentsForeword by Randy Stutheit Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Typical Whitetail Deer 1. Barn Find: The John Harvey Buck, 1963 2. Hold Low: The Bob Vrbsky Buck, 1978 3. Next Generation: The Kyle Newcomb Buck, 2016 4. Platte River Giant: The Vernon Virka Buck, 1983 5. Deer Drive: The Greg and Mike Hansmire Bucks, 1996 and 2006 6. Handgun: The Jerry Lauby Buck, 1983 7. Back-to-Back Booners: The Adam Zutavern Bucks, 2009 and 2010 8. Father and Son: The Frosty Adams Buck, 2000 9. Trifecta: The James Hamick Bucks, 2007 and 2008 10. Giant of the Bohemian Alps: The Kevin Petrzilka Buck, 2010 11. Perfect Eight: The John Woloszyn Buck, 1994 12. Missouri River Breaks: The Keith Fahrenholz Buck, 1966 13. Plane Crash: The Keith Houdersheldt Buck, 1985 14. High Five: The Kevin Wood Buck, 1999 Part 2. Non-Typical Whitetail Deer 15. Kitchen Window: The Peggy Easterwood Buck, 2018 16. Twenty-Five Points: Hunter Unknown, 1990 17. Pocket Cover: The Jon Allen Buck, 2007 18. Talk of the Town: The Robert Snyder Buck, 1961 19. Records Are Made to Be Broken: The Wesley O’Brien Buck, 2009 20. Like Father, Like Son: The Gary and Adam Stohs Bucks, 1994 and 2015 21. Crossbow: The Bob Malander Buck, 2017 22. 2 County: The Jeff Moody Buck, 2003 23. Ol’ Mossy Horns: The Del Austin Buck, 1962 Dick Idol 24. Spider and Double Down: The Rachel Kechely and AJ Ahern Bucks, 2016 25. Midday: The Kellen Meyer and Jordan Owens Buck, 2010 26. Double Drop Tine: The Bill Klawitter Buck, 1963 27. Public Land: The Dave Oates Buck, 1985 28. Working Man: The Jack Grevson Buck, 1962 29. Spanky: The Spanky Greenville Collection 30. Goliath: The Jacob Gipson Buck, 2017 31. Buck Jam: The Dan Boliver Buck, 1996 Part 3. Typical American Elk 32. That Guy: The Russel Coffey Bull, 2018 33. Family Affair: The Dillon Mortensen Bull, 2017 34. Flip of the Coin: The Curtis James Bull, 2015 35. Imperial: The Jason Mosel Bull, 2015 36. Wildcat Hills Wapiti: The KC Merrihew Bull, 2014 37. Bull with a Bow: The John Rickard Bull, 2017 38. Thank God He Made It: The Doug Correll Bull, 2014 39. First Bull: The Warren Chapin Bull, 1986 40. Pine Ridge: The Robert Marsteller Bull, 2004 41. Center Pivot: The Chuck Anderson Bull, 2016 Part 4. Non-Typical American Elk 42. Perfect Hunt: The Hannah Helmer Bull, 2016 43. Drought and Fire: The Casey Yada Bull, 2012 44. 400 Club: The Justin Misegadis Bull, 2017 45. Elk Hunter: The Frank Meyers Bull, 2016 46. Meadow Monarch: The Dana Foster Bull, 2008 Part 5. Typical Mule Deer 47. Houdini: The Michael Dickerson Buck, 2018 48. Brow Tines: The Terry Sandstrom Buck, 1968 49. The Stalk: The Kirk Peters Buck, 1989 Kirk Peters 50. Symmetry: The Brent Klein Buck, 1984 51. Deer Hunting Comes to Frontier County: The Henry Koch Buck, 1960 52. Forgotten: The Clarence Dout Buck, 1949 53. Western Adventure: The James Skorzewski Buck, 1965 54. In Memoriam: The James Pavelka Buck, 1957 Part 6. Non-Typical Mule Deer 55. Rearview Mirror: The Barry Johnson Buck, 1992 56. Wrong Buck: The Eric Johnson Buck, 2017 57. Full Velvet: The Mike Lutt Buck, 2014 58. HisStory: The Art Thomsen Buck, 1960 59. Making Headlines: The Bill Glenn Buck, 1963 60. A Hunting Tradition: The Charles Hogeland Buck, 1994 Charles J. Hogeland 61. Tough as Nails: The Dave Davis Buck, 1961 62. The Little Girl with a Spoon: The Delman Tuller Buck, 1965 63. Working Cattle: The Matthew Lake Buck, 2017 64. Nebraska’s Oldest Trophy: The R. A. Wirz Buck, 1945 65. Better Late Than Never: The Leo Dwyer Buck, 1959 66. 30 S 10 W: The Jack Kreycik Buck, 1963 67. Dreaming about Nebraska: The Paul Mecouch Buck, 2007 68. So Much Horn: The Ken Hollopeter Buck, 1979 Notes Index
£15.19
Skyhorse Publishing Thunder Without Rain: A Memoir with Dangerous
Book Synopsis“When you hear thunder without rain–it is the buffalo approaching.” This line from a Yoruba hunting poem conveys the magnificent power of the African buffalo, also called “God’s cattle.” Hunter and writer Thomas McIntyre has pursued this special animal for the last forty years, and he now shares his expertise in Thunder Without Rain. McIntyre's topics are wide-ranging, from the various species of the African buffalo and their territories to the cultural importance of buffalo and its place among wild bovids. Other material he covers includes: African, European, and American methods for hunting buffalo Historical explorers as buffalo hunters Great buffalo hunters, including Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Ruark, Craig Boddington, and Robert Jones Ernest Hemingway’s writing on buffalo Correct cartridges for hunting African buffalo And finally, what makes buffalo so dangerous—and so sought after★ After exploring all topics related to the African buffalo, including hunts of his own, McIntyre ends with the fate of modern buffalo hunting, now often guided and for a high price, and the sustainability of this practice. In Thunder Without Rain, McIntyre confronts his obsession with African buffalo and brings the reader along for a fascinating journey.Trade ReviewTom McIntyre writes like a man from my beloved American century. –David Mamet, from the Foreword It’s difficult to pigeon-hole Thunder Without Rain. That’s what makes it unique, on a par with Ortega y Gasset's Meditations of Hunting. To be sure, it is a book about hunting, but it is also full of biological, ethnographic and historical references, all rendered in lively, evocative prose. Perhaps the best way to characterize it is to say that it’s a vivid portrait of Syncerus caffer, the African Cape Buffalo, one of the most dangerous beasts on earth when aroused to anger, and as iconic to the savannas of Africa as the bison is to the great plains of North America. -Philip Caputo, author of A Rumor of War, Ghosts of Tsavo: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa, and Hunter’s Moon. At once erudite and visceral, Thomas McIntyre’s Thunder Without Rain conjures Africa in a vivid, vital hunt for the Cape Buffalo—not just the magnificent creature itself, but what he represents to all of us who value that which is wild in the world. — Jim Cornelius, author of Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans and keeper of www.frontierpartisans.com In our unserious time people do not take hunting seriously as a subject. This is a shame. Tom McIntyre's Thunder Without Rain, his eccentric history of human civilization seen through the lens of his relations to the African buffalo, should be read should be read by anyone who cares about animals, conservation, and history. _ Stephen Bodio, author of A Rage for Falcons and The Hounds of Heaven. Dr. Martin Dysart, from Peter Shaffer’s Equus: “A child is born into a world of phenomena all equal in their power to enslave. It sniffs—it sucks—it strokes its eyes over the whole uncomfortable range. Suddenly, one strikes. Why? Moments snap together like magnets, forging a chain of shackles. Why?” In Thunder Without Rain, Tom McIntyre uses literature, anthropology, zoology, and personal adventure to explain how and why a boy from suburban southern California should grow up obsessed with one of the most dangerous animals on earth. McIntyre’s chain of shackles has led him, again and again, back to an Africa he loves at least as much as his own home, and to a lifetime of encounters ranging from terrifying to humorous and back to terrifying, but never conducive to low blood pressure. — Jameson Parker, author of An Accidental Cowboy and Dancing with the Dead. He has written for multiple outdoor magazines, hosted hunting shows, and was once an actor. An eccentric masterpiece of the relationship between man and all things wild and dangerous. As exciting as the African journals of the great explorers but with the sharpened language of a modern master. A shot to the heart and mind at the same time. Soulful. God will love this book. — Terry McDonell, author The Accidental Life and Irma: The Education of a Mother’s Son.
£19.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Advanced Airgun Hunting: A Guide to Equipment,
Book SynopsisThis fascinating and highly detailed book presents a training programme for all those hunters who wish to push the boundaries of airgun shooting to the very limits. The author has worked with some of the world's leading air rifle and scope manufacturers to produce this remarkable work. The book contains a detailed analysis of shooting techniques and a training programme for the advanced airgun shooter. It instructs the shooter on the mechanics of the long-range hunting air rifle and scope, and provides instructions on rifle servicing and maintenance. The precision alignment of the scope with the bore of the rifle on which it is mounted is discussed along with the use of the chronograph. The fine tuning of hunting air rifles to improve their accuracy is analysed and the employment of night-vision equipment and other devices for hunting at night and in dull light is examined. Fitness training for the shooter and the use of camouflage is covered. Finally, the mindset of the marksman, the techniques of marksmanship and describes two very demanding marksmanship tests is considered.
£17.95
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sons of Guns
Book SynopsisSons of Guns is the official tie-in to Discovery's hit show starring Will Hayden, founder and owner of Red Jacket Firearms, the Louisiana-based family business which has been called the nation's most unique custom weapons shop. With characteristic down-home wit and wisdom, Hayden tells the stories behind some of the best episodes of the show. He talks about his all-time favorite weapons, what it takes to modify a normal, run-of-the-mill rifle into a world-class work of art, guns in America (their construction, their history, and using them responsibly), and the trials and tribulations of creating a successful family-owned firearms business.If there's one thing folks from Louisiana can do, says Hayden, it's tell a hell of a story. Sons of Guns is the next best thing to sitting around the campfire with Hayden and his crew, listening to him recount his favorites.
£14.44
MIT Press Ltd Hunting
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£15.19
Zondervan NIV Outdoorsman Bible Lost Camo Edition
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£27.99
Zondervan NIV Heart of the Outdoors Bible Paperback Comfort
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£10.74
St Martin's Press Death in the Silent Places
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£26.40
Benjamin Schleider Urban Gun Dogs Training Flushing Dogs for Home
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£25.46
Harvest House Publishers,U.S. The Big Book of Hunting Stories The Very Best of
Book SynopsisFrom humorist and hunting enthusiast Steve Chapman comes this trophy case collection of his very best stories. Filled with spiritual and outdoor insights, this book will draw you closer to God and inspire you to pursue hunting and life with passion.
£13.50
Rowman & Littlefield Sportsmans Library 100 Essential Engaging Offbeat
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Writing history is gut-wrenching stuff. You're always worried if you're abusing your power by prioritizing importance. I've read enough of these classics to say, 'Yep, Steve, no one could have chosen a better selection, or made the ones I Haven't read sound so appealing.'" –Yvon Chouinard, climber, fly-fisherman, environmental activist and founder of Patagonia"Patrick O'Brian wrote sporting tales? Who knew? Well, who but Steve Bodio, of course. We who fuss with our own libraries—buying, trading, culling, reading, and lusting after—are beholden to Bodio for this compilation of essentials. First I noted (with satisfaction) the books I already have. And then I started filling in the gaps, because no one has a better grasp of what's worth reading in this field. His only mistake? Steve has left out his own books!" –Silvio Calabi, director of the Anglo American Sporting Agency and author of Hemingway's Guns"I've read enough of these classics to say, 'Yep, Steve, no one could have chosen a better selection, or made the ones I Haven't read sound so appealing.'" "…More than anything else, this book will make you hunger for reading… " --Jameson Parker, actor and outdoor writer, from foreword"Steve Bodio is not only our finest 'sporting' and 'nature' writers, he is one of our finest American writers. Period. I've read all his published books and I am not, at root, a hunter or fisherman. I'm a songwriting-painter who appreciates well-writ literature. Bodio's work has opened doors I may never have knocked on. His work should appeal to anyone interested in fine writing. And now: 'A Sportsmans' Library.' Essential, is the word which comes to mind. What a grand collection!" --Tom Russell, writer, songwriter"Nobody who loves traditional blood sport wants its long literary line totally obfuscated by the faux-gonzo Wang-dang Nugents and gear-hawking carny barkers of cartoonish hunting shows. Steve Bodio brings his formidable powers as both reader and writer to the cause, gifting us with a guide to the greats as varied, as magical, and yes, as essential as the works he champions." --Malcolm Brooks, author of Painted HorsesTable of ContentsTable of Contents Part 1: Fishing Chapter 1: Sheridan Anderson, Curtis Creek ManifestoChapter 2: Jim Babb, Fly Fishing FoolChapter 3: Dame Juliana Berners, Book of St Albans, etc. Chapter 4: Burkhard Bilger, Noodling for FlatheadsChapter 5: Russell Chatham, Dark WatersChapter 6: David James Duncan, The River WhyChapter 7: Negley Farson, Gone FishingChapter 8: John Gierach, Trout BumChapter 9: Arnold Gingrich, Well-tempered AnglerChapter 10: Roderick Haig-Brown, A River Never SleepsChapter 11: Ted Hughes, Collected PoemsChapter 12: William Humphrey, My Moby DickChapter 13: Luke Jennings, Blood KnotChapter 14: Nick Lyons, Full CreelChapter 15: Norman MacLean, A River Runs Through ItChapter 16: Teresa Maggio, MattanzaChapter 17: Gavin Maxwell, Harpoon VentureChapter 18: John McDonald, Origins of AnglingChapter 19: Thomas McGuane, 92 In the ShadeChapter 20: Frank Mele, Small in the Eye of a RiverChapter 21: Harry Middleton, On the Spine of TimeChapter 22: Seth Norman, Meanderings of a Fly FishermanChapter 23: Patrick O'Brien, The Last PoolChapter 24: Datus Proper, What the Trout SaidChapter 25: M H Salmon, The Catfish as MetaphorChapter 26: Paul Schmookler, Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History Chapter 27: O'Dell Shepard, Thy Rod and Thy ReelChapter 28: G. E. M. Skues, Way of a TroutChapter 29: Jeremy Wade, River MonstersChapter 30: Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler WINGSHOOTING Chapter 31: "BB" (Denys Watkins Pitchford): Manka the Sky GypsyChapter 32: William Beebe, Pheasant JunglesChapter 33: Vance Bourjaily, Unnatural EnemyChapter 34: Tom Davis, The Tattered Autumn SkyChapter 35: George Bird Evans, The Upland Shooting LifeChapter 36: Charles Fergus, A Rough Shooting DogChapter 37: William Harnden Foster, New England Grouse ShootingChapter 38: Caroline Gordon, Aleck Maury, SportsmanChapter 39: Col. Peter Hawker, Instructions to Young Sportsmen…Chapter 40: Van Campen Heilner, American Duck ShootingChapter 41: "Mr." Markland, The Art of Shooting Flying Chapter 42: Timothy Murphy, A Hunter's LogChapter 43: Datus Proper, Pheasants of the MindChapter 44: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Cross CreekChapter 45: Ivan Turgenev, Sportsman's NotebooksChapter 46: Guy de la Valdene, The Fragrance of GrassChapter 47: Charley Waterman, Gun Dogs and Bird Guns GENERAL HUNTING, GUNS, TRAVEL, MIXED, & MISCELLANEOUS(includes falconry and some odd fishing) Chapter 48: Roy Chapman Andrews, Across Mongolian PlainsChapter 49: V. K. Arseniev, Dersu the TrapperChapter 50: John Barsness, The Life of the HuntChapter 51: Peter Beard, The End of the GameChapter 52: W. D. M. Bell, Wanderings of an Elephant HunterChapter 53: Caroline Blackwood, In the PinkChapter 54: Angus Cameron & Judith Jones: LL Bean Game & Fish CookbookChapter 55: Jim Corbett, Maneaters of KumaonChapter 56: Frank & John Craighead, Life With an Indian PrinceChapter 57: Isaak Dinesen (Karen Blixen), Out of AfricaChapter 58: William Faulkner, The Big WoodsChapter 59: Emperor Frederick II, De Arte Venandi cum AvibusChapter 60: John Graves, The Last RunningChapter 61: Dale Guthrie, The Nature of Paleolithic ArtChapter 62: John Haines, The Stars, The Snows, The FireChapter 63: Frances Hamerstrom, Is She Coming Too?Chapter 64: Jim Harrison, Just Before DarkChapter 65: MacDonald Hastings, The ShotgunChapter 66: The Helmericks, We Live in the ArcticChapter 67: Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of AfricaChapter 68: George Leonard Herter, Bull Cook and Authentic Historical recipes and Practices; Chapter 69: Frank Hibben, Hunting American Lions Chapter 70: Geoffrey Household, Dance of the DwarvesChapter 71: William Humphrey, Home From the HillChapter 72: Steve Hunter, Pale Horse ComingChapter 73: Joe Hutto, Illumination in the FlatwoodsChapter 74: C. J. P. Ionides, A Hunter's StoryChapter 75: Robert F. Jones, Blood SportChapter 76: Aldo Leopold, Sand County AlmanacChapter 77: Dan Mannix, A Sporting ChanceChapter 78: Thomas McGuane, An Outside ChanceChapter 79: Thomas McIntyre, Seasons and DaysChapter 80: Richard Nelson, The Island Within Chapter 81: Jose Ortega y Gasset, Meditations on HuntingChapter 82: Jack O'Connor, Hunting in the SouthwestChapter 83: Rebecca O'Connor, LiftChapter 84: Brian Plummer, Diary of a Rat Hunting ManChapter 85: Saxton Pope, Hunting With the Bow and ArrowChapter 86: Mikhail Prishvin, Nature's DiaryChapter 87: Steven Rinella, The Scavenger's Guide to Haut CuisineChapter 88: Teddy Roosevelt, Wilderness Hunter Chapter 89: John Rowlands, Cache Lake CountryChapter 99: Robert Ruark, Something of ValueChapter 91: Franklin Russell, The Hunting AnimalChapter 92: Ernest Thompson Seton, Lives of the HuntedChapter 93: Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, A Woman TenderfootChapter 94: Paul Shepard, The Tender Carnivore and The Sacred GameChapter 95: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, The Old WayChapter 96: John Vaillant, The TigerChapter 97: Brian Vesey-FitzGerald, It's My DelightChapter 98: T. H. White, The GoshawkChapter 99: T. H, White, Gone to GroundChapter 100: Colin Willock, The Gun Punt Adventure
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Rowman & Littlefield Grays Sporting Journals Noble Birds and Wily
Book SynopsisA history of hunting and fishing through excerpted documents and as "narrated" by Gray's Sporting Journal columnist Will Ryan, the first book of its kind.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Inside the Outdoors begins with an anecdote that sets the stage for a sketch of the "heart" of the book – that hunters and anglers ultimately bind the society they seek to escape. Chapter 1: Explorers, Naturalists and Early Sport Hunters "Ibis-shooting in Louisiana" by Anonymous, 1853. A look at recreational hunting and fishing circa 1850, this chapter will include a look at tall tales (Davy Crockett) and the naturalists (Bartram, Wilson, Audubon) and how this material suddenly held a commercial interest. Chapter 2: British Influence "Squaring the Keeper" by Francis Francis, 1880. This chapter will profile British hunting and fishing at mid-19th century, and show how early American outdoor writers drew from that experience and its literature. Francis's tale portrays the angler as a rascal worried about his reputation – to this day, an enduring persona for anglers the world over. Chapter 3: Outdoors as Escape. "Point Judith" by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, 1865. Theodore Roosevelt's uncle marched to his own drummer, writing colorful hunting and fishing books while the Civil War raged. His were the first sporting books published in America, and they were bibles in their day, heavily influenced by British writers, but in the end more rollicking, scandalous (American) version of the outdoor life. Chapter 4:. The Business of Fun. "A Fight With A Trout" by Charles Dudley Warner, 1878. Coming of age during the Gilded Age, the American sporting experience emerged with a distinctly commercial dimension, beginning with sporting goods retailers who just happened to end up writers, too (Thaddeus Norris, John Krider, and others). Promotional magazine articles extolling the virtues of certain devices or locations were present nearly from the beginning. Regardless of century, Americans have always been able to smell the money. Part II Chapter 5: Conservation, Scarcity and the Sporting Ethic. "Climbing for White Goats" by George Bird Grinnell, 1894. Market hunting, increased participation in sport hunting and fishing, and environmental destruction all had a devastating impact on native stocks of fish and game. How to increase the numbers of sportsmen and the fish and game populations became a real problem, and Grinnell's story shows how sportsmen reframed scarcity as "elusive," "challenging," and therefore… "sporting." Chapter 6: Wing-shooting Gentlemen. "A Match at Chickens" by Edwyn Sandys, 1905. If the 19th century belonged to the big-game hunter, with tales of daring and brawn, the 20th heralded the wing-shooter, whose dexterity and quick-thinking seemed well matched to the new century. Grouse and duck hunters, following suit, increasingly waited for their quarry to take flight rather than ground swatting them or raking them on the water. Sport, put simply, became definable by the method used. Chapter 7: Fly fishing. "Plain Fishing" by Frank Stockton, 1888. This chapter continues the story of how fishing and hunting methods took on a social meaning, amidst growing tension between city sports and country folks. This tale involves a city fisherman who uses flies, and his country host who is the bait-fishing father of two comely daughters. After a weekend of country living, including a sermon of sorts on the pretension of fly fishing, the visitor comes to appreciate the beauty of "plain fishing." Chapter 8: A Travelin' Man. "Fishing for Black Bass on the Maumee Rapids" by J.E. Gunkel, 1896. Increasingly, midwestern bass fishing became a form of boosterism. In towns on the eastern Great Lakes, in fact, black bass became the face of the local economy, as in "Cape Vincent: Home of the Gamey Black Bass." This chapter will look at the rise of tourism, and also how this development related to the previous chapter's look at growing tensions between city sports and their small-town hosts, and to the regional elevation of certain species. Chapter 9: Guides. "After Grouse with Hiram" by Max Foster, 1906. One of the great ironies of the sportsman's search for manliness and virtue was that he often engaged a guide to aid in his quest, even as he (the sport) decided what the experience meant and what he needed to do method-wise to make it mean that. After all, the guys who lived in the country (i.e., the guides) knew where the grouse were. Almost invariably guides were treated as partners, nostalgia was used as salve for any tensions that might show, and money never changed hands. Chapter 10: Danger! "An Escape from Niagara Falls" by Orrin E. Dunlap, 1901. Hunting and fishing needed some element of actual danger in order to rise above simple child's play and confer manly virtues on the participants. The challenge became, at least in the minds of many, how to make sure the nation's men wouldn't get soft with all the sentimentality and citifying, and with no war to toughen them up. Chapter 11: Can I Go? "A Fatal Success" by Henry Van Dyke, 1913 What to do with the loved ones while you're busy fighting bears? Turn of the century stories typically featured women who outfished, outshot their male-companions (usually husbands, but often would-be husbands, in which case the heroine would typically swear off the rod or gun, having secured the catch she was after.) In "A Fatal Success" the woman not only boats the fish, she shows no sign of ever again staying home. Part III Chapter 12: Huntin' Camp. "That Ten-Point Buck" by Leonard DeWitt Sherman, 1912. Big-game hunters saw themselves following in path of Boone and Crockett, right down to building a cabin in the woods. As this chapter shows, deer camp became a two-week tradition associated with the white-tail deer, which in time would become the most prized game animal on the continent. Chapter 13: Front Page News. "A Lion Drive," by John T. McCutcheon, 1910. When former president Theodore Roosevelt celebrated his "retirement" with a well-publicized safari, The Chicago Tribune announced a safari of its own, one that would appear in serial form. Hunting and fishing was considered news of the highest order – particularly when they involved celebrity globetrotting. Chapter 14: Pushing Boundaries. "Great Sport: A Fishing Story," by Aimee Morrison, 1919. Hunting and fishing also became a way for Americans to do things "out there" they wouldn't do "in here." Increasingly, in the early 1920s, articles appeared by women on their own in the outdoors. This piece is a classic example of that change. Of particular interest is the idea that Ms. Morrison is a self-taught fly fisher, unescorted, in a sporting camp with boys who do their best to keep her out of the tree house. But she has more than enough pluck to make the club. Chapter 15: Life As We Know It. "Jean Pierre and the Mayflies" by Romilly Fedden, 1919. Outdoors as healing has been one of the great promises of the outdoor life since Boone kicked it with the Indians back in the 1700s, and came back whole. The aftermath of WWI gave us perhaps the greatest fishing story ever told, "Big Two Hearted River," Hemingway's haunting story of post traumatic stress, or "shell-shock," as it was known. The story profiled in this chapter was written by an Englishman in the trenches of World War I and is in the Nick Adams tradition of exploring how hunting and fishing had become a way to get a fellow's bearings. This chapter will show how, for an activity that began on the margins of society, fishing and hunting had now become a way to reconnect. Chapter 16: Modern Love. "Geese" by Rex Beach, 1921. The new outdoor story starts with a touch of fame (Max Foster and Grantland Rice are the hunting buddies in this piece), the desire for game, the fantasy of the perfect duck blind or boat or convenience, the tug of home – and the self-irony to understand how the entire experience was at once socially created and naturally human. Beach's story gives us that and, in many ways, offers a look at what the outdoor experience will become in the decades ahead.
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Rowman & Littlefield Trackers Field Guide A Comprehensive Manual for
Book SynopsisThe best field guide ever published on animal tracking in the United States.Trade Review"Jim's book represents a valuable addition to tracking literature. It is a wealth of natural history information gained from long hours observing animals in the field. For those wishing to expand their knowledge of mammals in the wild, Jim's book warrants long and careful study."—James C. Halfpenny, PhD, president of A Naturalist's World"Jim Lowery has written a superb field guide based on a lifetime of tracking experience and thousands of hours instructing students in the art and science of this ancient skill. The information he presents is highly insightful and guaranteed to enrich your own journey in tracking.—Bill Marple, director of tracking at Tom Brown Jr's Tracker School and founder of Earth Voices "The Tracker's Field Guide is a truly helpful work of art! Gratitude to Jim Lowery for his user friendly and inviting presentation of the complex and magical world of tracking and connecting to the natural world."—Jon Young, author of What the Robin Knows and founder of the 8 Shields Institute " His formula … is a combination of good photographs, concise drawings and illustrations, wreathed with prose that's uncompromisingly clear and utterly unaffected. Perusing this book produces an uncanny feel that you stand beside someone on a trail, who is pointing at tracks with a twig and making laconic observations."—San Francisco Chronicle "[T]his practical guide includes everything trackers need to make sense of signs and understand an animal's life story."—Book News "Based on real, scientific field experience, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone studying animal tracking around the world."—Chris Chisholm, The Wolf Camp and Wolf CollegeTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii1: Into the Animal's World 12: Clear Print Identification 43: Track Pattern Basics 94: Soil Movement and Track Identification 145: Track Pattern Interpretation 166: Using Pressure Releases for Interpretation 267: Mammal Pages 30 Cats 33 Bobcat 34 Domestic Cat 42 Mountain Lion 46 Dogs 55 Coyote 56 Domestic Dog 64 Gray Fox 68 Gray Wolf 76 Kit Fox 82 Red Fox 90 Rabbits and Hares 99 Black-Tailed Jackrabbit 100 Cottontail 108 Snowshoe Hare 116 White-Tailed Jackrabbit 122 Rodents 127 Antelope Squirrel 128 Beaver 132 Chipmunk 140 Fox Squirrel 148 Gray Squirrel 154 Ground Squirrel 162 Kangaroo Rat 170 Marmot/Woodchuck 178 Mice 184 Peromyscus Mice (Peromyscus Genus) 187 Harvest Mice (Reithrodontomys Genus) 188 Grasshopper Mice (Onychomys Genus) 189 Pocket Mice (Chaetodipus and Perognathus Genus) 190 Muskrat 192 Pocket Gopher 198 Porcupine 202 Red Squirrel 210 Vole 216 Woodrat 220 Weasels 229 Badger 230 Fisher 238 Marten 242 Mink 250 River Otter 256 Spotted Skunk 262 Striped Skunk 270 Weasel 278 Raccoons, Opossums, and Bears 287 Raccoon 288 Ringtail 296 Opossum 304 Black Bear 310 Grizzly Bear 318 Insectivore 323 Shrew 324 Ungulates 327 Bighorn Sheep 328 Burro 336 Domestic Cow 338 Elk 340 Feral Pig 348 Llama 350 Moose 352 Mule Deer/Black-Tailed Deer 356 Pronghorn 364 White-Tailed Deer 370 Appendix A: Mammal List 377Appendix B: Recommended Reading 380Appendix C: Visualizing Home-Range Sizes 396Appendix D: Resources 398Glossary 399Index 402About the Author 408
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Rowman & Littlefield Field and Forest Classic Hunting Stories
Book SynopsisTwo of the greatest pursuits, writing and hunting, meet in one choice volume
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Stackpole Books Muzzleloading for Deer Turkey
Book SynopsisThe definitive handbook on hunting with black powder, with specific techniques for taking deer and turkey. Covers all types of guns, from flintlocks and breechloaders to modern in-line muzzleloaders and gives expert advice on sighting, cleaning, and loading your gun. Guidelines for storing and transporting guns, powder, and ammunition safely.
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Stackpole Books 21 Days in Africa A Hunters Safari Journal
Book SynopsisA real-life adventure story that recounts the author's experience of hunting wild game in Africa. It contains helpful suggestions for planning your own African safari, with tips on rifle and bullet selection, travel insurance, clothing, and pre-safari preparations, including physical fitness and filling out the numerous required forms.Trade Review'Donarski's entertaining journals recounting his three-week safari in South Africa prove that there is still adventure in our modern world, and that life changing experiences are not hard to find - if you know where to look for them. More than just a thrilling safari story, this book is a must-have resource for anyone dreaming of their own African Adventure.' Sporting Rifle
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Stackpole Books The British Sporting Gun and Rifle
Book SynopsisThe definitive book on the subject The period from 1850 to 1900 witnessed the most far-reaching changes sporting gun and rifle design had ever experienced. Prior to this, changes had been pedestrian; the muzzleloader still prevailed in 1850 as it had for previous centuries.In this major work, Dallas details the many changes that occurred in the lat
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Stackpole Books Wingshooting
Book SynopsisDistillation of tips and techniques and carefully compiled knowledge of the unit lead system.
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Stackpole Books Elk Hunting Guide Skills Gear and Insight
Book SynopsisA thorough, informative guide to the growing sport of elk hunting with in-depth coverage of current equipment and gear.
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Stackpole Books Hunting Ducks and Geese Hard Facts Good Bets and
Book SynopsisThis engaging guide covers all the how-to's of hunting waterfowl, including more advanced techniques like river hunting, flooded timber shooting, and prairie shooting. As managed areas become a fact of life for waterfowlers, Smith's advice on how to work within these systems is increasingly useful, as is his emphasis on the importance of hunting wi
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Stackpole Books Hunters Guide to LongRange Shooting
Book SynopsisIf you are hunting wary prey with a strong sense of smell on terrain with long site lines, you probably aren't going to get many close-up shots. Shooting accurately and consistently from a long range is the only way you can have success in the field. This guide explains the variables involved in the science of shooting from long distances.
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Stackpole Books Hunters Guide to Shotguns for Upland Game
Book SynopsisAimed at educating hunters about how to choose the shotgun to match their needs, this work takes a pragmatic approach for the average hunter looking to get the most bang for his buck. It discusses the guns to use for various species of upland game in different types of cover and examines the criteria for selecting a shotgun.
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Stackpole Books Radical Bear Hunter
Book SynopsisThe black bear population has exploded, and as their numbers increase, so do hunting opportunities. Twenty-eight states offer black bear seasons, and much of Canada boasts healthy, huntable bear populations. This title presents innovative approaches to give hunters an edge for success.
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Stackpole Books StillHunting Trophy Whitetails
Book SynopsisAnthropologists tell us that primitive man evolved in part because of his abilities to still-hunt - moving silently and methodically in pursuit of big-game animals. This book teaches hunters how to hone their woodsmanship skills to conquer the challenge of stalking bucks, with tips on camouflage and scent control, and feeding and bedding areas.
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Stackpole Books Deer Hunting 100 Things to Know
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Stackpole Books Spies in the Deer Woods
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Stackpole Books Turkey Calls and Calling Guide to Improving Your
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Stackpole Books Hunting Tough Turkeys
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Stackpole Books Practical Tracking A to Following Footprints and
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Stackpole Books The Instinctive Shot
Book SynopsisA practical, straightforward manual on how to become a better wing shooter.
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Stackpole Books Wingshooting More Birds in Your Bag
Book SynopsisDistillation of tips and techniques and carefully compiled knowledge of the unit lead system.
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The University Press of Kentucky Killing Tradition Inside Hunting and Animal
Book SynopsisIs hunting a bygone activity, out of touch with modern life; Does hunting promote violence, not just to animals, but to humans as well? These questions form the foundations for discussion in Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies.
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Rizzoli International Publications Birds of a Feather Wildfowl Decoys at Shelburne
Book SynopsisA book that celebrates one of the most breathtaking and comprehensive collections of wildfowl decoys in America. Bird decoys were used for hunting in North America until the advent of hunting regulations in the early twentieth century, when decoys started to be prized and collected as masterpieces of American folk art. This handsome book is the first examination of the historic and unparalleled decoy collection at Shelburne Museum. Featuring new photography of 250 of the museum’s most important and artistically carved decoys, it includes examples made by the most respected American carvers: Charles Osgood, Lem and Steve Ward, John Blair, Bill Bowman, Nathan Cobb, Jr., Lee Dudley, James Holly, Jr., Nathan Horner, Albert Laing, Joseph Lincoln, A. Elmer Crowell, and Charles “Shang” Wheeler. The story of the collection begins with Joel Barber, the pioneer decoy enthusiast and New York architect, artist, and carver, whose gift of 400 superior examples estaTrade Review"The unparalleled collection of 1,400 wildfowl decoys at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vt., was established with a 1952 gift of more than 400 superior examples from Joel Barber, a New York City architect, artist, and carver. Barber's groundbreaking 1934 book “Wild Fowl Decoys” was the first to identify the importance of bird decoys as a uniquely American art form."—Antiques & Auction News "The unparalleled collection of wildfowl decoys at Shelburne Museum are featured in the newly published Birds of a Feather: Wildfowl Decoys at Shelburne Museum..."—Vermont Country Sampler
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Rowman & Littlefield Training Retreivers and Spaniels to Hunt Em Up
Book SynopsisTraining a high-quality flushing dog has little to do with intuition and everything to do with well-practiced know-how. The authors share their collective wisdom on training retrievers and spaniels, aiming to end the adage that nonprofessionals can't train dogs.
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Rowman & Littlefield A Comfortable Range
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