A literary exploration of the American sporting life, this is a road book in which the road is left behind. Far less a "how-to" hunting guide that it is a connected series of tales, sketches, and profiles of a journey into the romance of the open country, it is a thoughtful exploration of the health and well-being of what remains of the American ...
Since 1937 "Alaska Magazine" has charted the development of America's biggest, most mysterious state. With compelling stories on such events as earthquakes, tidal waves, grizzly and polar bear attacks, the Russian influence, the Gold Rush, hunting and fishing, the lives of sourdoughs, Inuit life, and much more, "The Last Frontier" truly captures ...
The Ben Lilly Legend brings back to life a great American hunter--the greatest bear hunter in history after Davy Crockett, by his own account and also by the record. J. Frank Dobie met Lilly and was so struck by this extraordinary man that he collected everything he could find about him. Lilly was born in Alabama in 1856, followed the bear and ...
FOREWORD I SPEAK of Africa and goIden joys the joy of wandering through lonely lands the joy of hunting the mighty and terrible Iords of the wilderness, the cunning, the wary, and the grim. In these greatest of the worlds great hunting-grounds there are mountain peaks whose suns are dazzling under the equatorial sun swamps where the slime oozes ...
Gene and Barry Wensel, the "Rambling Rednecks", are two of the most successful deer hunters and writers around. They begin with a simple premise. Namely, a treestand is simply the most effective way to shoot whitetail deer. More whitetail bucks are taken from elevated positions than by hunters with their feet on the ground. Here the Wensel ...
Ex-President and explorer Theodore Roosevelt recalls in his journal of a hunting trip in Africa the many animals he stalked and killed for the Smithsonian institution, and his meetings with East Africans.
Hunting is a serious business - but it's also about camaraderie, achievements and failures, seeing new places, and revisiting cherished ones. The true stories here feature a variety of game, in locations that range from high Yukon Territory mountain peaks to lowland swamps off of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This is an indispensable volume for all lovers ...
Written by the author of "Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg", "Sex, Death and Flyfishing" and "Trout Bum", this book covers where John Gierach roams, from Alaska to Texas to Scotland, in search of good fishing and even better fish stories. The author's observations included experiences such as getting lost, anticipating a storm, fishing ...
On India's North-East frontier a killer elephant is reported to be on the rampage, stalking Assam's paddy fields, murdering dozens of farmers and leaving behind their mutilated bodies. Local authorities call in one of India's last licensed elephant killers, Dinesh Choudhury, and issue a warrant for the animal's destruction.;Reading about the ...
So many dream hunts involve elk, and yet so often those dreams don't come true because of excessive expense, or just plain not knowing where to go. But Elk Hunting Montana can make the hunt a reality by offering a thorough and detailed explanation of where to find public access in Big Sky, and also find good elk. If you're the do-it-yourself ...
This is the ultimate source book on elk and elk hunting from past to present, for the beginner and expert alike. Teaches hunters the when, where, how, and why of elk movements.
THE COMPLETE OUTDOOR ENCYCLOPEDIA has now been totally revised and updated, bringing all aspects of the outdoors in one outstanding volume. This comprehensive guide features extensive coverage of fishing, hiking, camping, boating, first-aid, archery and bow-hunting, sporting dogs, fish species, big game, small game and a complete listing of ...
The story of the author and his wife's two-month safari in East Africa in the 1950s. Ruark's philosophies are intertwined in the hunting stories to make unforgettable reading.
Dealer's Choice, together with Tenth Legion, has made Tom Kelly the world's most revered writer on turkey hunting. The books concern themselves with the people who spend crazy time hunting this elusive bird - and Kelly especially takes time out in Dealer's Choice to write about "the Colonel's Daughter," Kelly's nickname for his daughter. ...
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