Outdoors category: 5873 books
Covered Waters
Tempests of a Nomadic Trouter
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
An outrageous fishing memoir that spans the globe.
Mud, Sweat, and Tears
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
“Bear Grylls is a veritable superhero….The former UK Special Forces paratrooper has braved the world’s harshest environments.” —Hampton Sides, Outside Magazine
“Bear Grylls is one tough, crazy dude.” —Washington Post
THE THRILLING #1-BESTSELLING MEMOIR BY THE ADVENTURE...
Girl Hunter
Revolutionizing the Way We Eat, One Hunt at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
What happens when a classically-trained New York chef and fearless omnivore heads out of the city and into the wild to track down the ingredients for her meals? After abandoning Wall Street to embrace her lifelong love of cooking, Georgia Pellegrini comes face to face with her first kill. From honoring...
The Ultimate Guide to Butchering Deer
A Step-by-Step Guide to Field Dressing, Skinning, Aging, and Butchering Deer
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
The process of getting a deer from the field to the dinner plate can seem overwhelming, especially for beginners. Fortunately, this book of expert advice from veteran deer hunter John Weiss, packed with helpful illustrations and step-by-step explanations, makes it simple. Weiss covers everything you...
by Tom Turpin
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
From the Introduction:
I'll ask the question for you esteemed reader, what divine proclamation anointed your humble scribe the guru of all the cartridges that exists? The answer is simple, there is no such anointment. Well, perhaps my publisher indicated such, but that certainly isn't divine...
Finer Than Hair on a Frog
More Yarns about Loggers and the Like
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The plates are scraped and the smokes are lit, so it’s time to pull up a chair in the old bunkhouse and swap some tales. This time, in addition to his beloved Algonquin Park, the popular author of Holy Old Whistlin’—Yarns about Algonquin Park Loggers takes us north to Algoma and...
by Nicholas D. Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Saving Sailing is an appealing blueprint for the revival of family sailing – and other quality uses of free time for rewarding lifelong pastimes.
Participation in sailing is declining in America, down more than 40% since 1997 and 70% since 1979. In this provocative book, researcher and avid...
Casting a Spell
The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2009
Thirty-five million Americans–one in eight–like to go fishing. Fly fishers have always considered themselves the aristocracy of the sport, and a small number of those devotees, a few thousand at most, insist upon using one device in the pursuit of their obsession: a handcrafted split-bamboo fly...
The Guide to Walden Pond
An Exploration of the History, Nature, Landscape, and Literature of One of America's Most Iconic Places
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
An exploration of the history, nature, landscape, and literature of one of America’s most iconic places
This is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau’s most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America's environmental consciousness.
Using...
The Story of White Hall Centre
Outdoor Education across the Decades
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
White Hall Centre for Open Country Pursuits, near Buxton in Derbyshire, was set up in 1950 by Jack Longland, Derbyshire’s director of education. The Story of White Hall Centre describes White Hall’s origins and its sixty-seven years in existence.
Written references to the setting-up of...
by C. H. Stigand
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
The book contains the recollections of one of the most noted big game hunters and explorers of Africa originally published in 1913. The book will appeal to every lover of wilderness adventure and every person who values the observations of an excellent field naturalist. Many of the earliest books,...
by M. Browne
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Originally published in 1883. A compilation of fascinating and comprehensive advice and information. This well illustrated book deals with all manner of decoying and trapping methods used in the past by gamekeepers, poachers and bird collectors.
by John Frost
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Wild Scenes of a Hunter’s Life is a fascinating account of hunting different types of big game across the world. A table of contents is included.
by Lauren R. Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
**Hikes and walks all around Western Massachusetts **
Often compared to the English Lake District, the Berkshires abound with country lanes, scenic vistas, and forest trails for hikers and strollers of all abilities. Lauren R. Stevens has written about the Berkshires for more than 30 years,...