Outdoor Skills category: 1281 books
by John Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or a first-time deer hunter, you will find plenty of solid advice delivered in a knowledgeable yet comprehensible manner in Sure-Fire Whitetail Tactics. In this essential guide, whitetail authority John Weiss covers topics deer hunters everywhere consistently want...
by Mike Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Written by an expert outfitter with boots in its waters, this piece includes a detailed map with access points along the river, information about gear, seasonal hatches, local lodges, fly shops, restaurants, watering holes, and closest medical care, along with the sort of intimate, insider information only someone working on the river can share.
The Mountains are Calling
Running in the High Places of Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
The Mountains Are Calling is the exhilarating story of the runners who go to high places. From its wild origins in the Highlands, hill running in Scotland remains as pure and traditional as sport gets. Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport, and meets the legends of hill running...
Wilderness World of Cameron McNeish
Essays From Beyond The Black Stump
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Cameron McNeish is one of Scotland's best-known hillwalkers and broadcasts regularly on national radio and television. He considers himself an "evangelist" for the wild places of the world - mountains, deserts, remote coastlines and forests - anywhere that lies beyond the black stump. Having...
by Dr. Havilah Babcock
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
First published in 1951, this book is a collection of hunting and fishing stories from Havilah Babcock, a University professor of English at the University of South Carolina who discovered his love of hunting and fishing whilst on a year’s leave of absence in South Carolina in 1926.
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by Geoffrey Budworth
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Are you or someone you know an avid fisherman? Have you been looking for a one-stop guide for all your fishing knot needs? Then look no further. Practical Fishing Knots illustrates how to tie more than seventy-five knots for use in all forms of fishing, including: angler’s loop, basic snell, crawford...
Liar's Code
Growing Up Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Warm, funny, and memorable musings on a life spent fishing.
With this eclectic collection of personal essays taking him from his childhood haunts along the industrial Niagara River of the 1960s to Alaska and the saltwater flats of the Caribbean, Richard Chiappone elongates the fishing-writing...
Summer of the Bass
My Love Affair with America's Greatest Fish
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
The black bass is not only the most popular American gamefish, fished for by millions, but is also one of the country's most iconic creatures, embodying many of the traits and virtues we like to think of as typically American. And yet, despite the hundreds of "how-to" books published on bass fishing...
The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots
A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fresh and Salt Water
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Anyone who has spent time on the water knows that fishing success comes down to effective connections—the angler must first ensure that the knot connections throughout the fishing line are sound and appropriate for the task at hand. A failed knot—picture a wind knot tarpon leader made a huge silver...
Seven Easy and Cheap Methods for Preparing, Tanning, Dressing, Scenting and Renovating all Wool and Fur Peltries
Also all Fine Leather as Adapted to the Manufacture of Robes, Mats, Caps, Gloves, Mitts, Overshoes
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
This vintage book contains a guide to the various methods employed in preparing, tanning, dressing, scenting, and renovating wool and fur pelts, as well as fine leather. With simple instructions and a wealth of timeless information, this volume is highly recommended for novice leather workers and...
Survival Hacks
Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
“Most of us need never fashion a gas mask from a soup can.... Should the need arise, you’ll be glad for a copy of Survival Hacks... offers tips ranging from making a cookstove from a packet of alcohol-soaked ramen to cutting a fishing lure from the shiny bits of your Visa card.” —The Seattle...
by Peter Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
This guidebook covers 20 mountain biking routes set throughout the length and breadth of the North Downs, from Farnham in the west to Dover in the east, as well as a route along the Downs Link, which joins the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way. They range from 18.5km to 59km in length and up...
Walking in Slovenia: The Karavanke
Cicerone Press
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
This guidebook describes 23 walking routes across the 120km-long Karavanke mountain range, which forms a natural border between Austria and Slovenia. The one and two-day routes cater for all abilities, from low-level walks to high summits. The approaches are mainly from the forested valleys of the...
by Colvin Tonya Nyakundi
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Table of Contents
Introduction
Survival Tactics
Necessary Tools for Survival
Dangerous Animals to Watch Out
Coping With unfavorable daytime weather
How to Cope With the Freezing Night Temperatures
Conclusion
Author Bio
Publisher
Introduction
It is everybody’s dream to travel...