Outdoors category: 5873 books
by Dave Spivey
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
One-at-a-time the members of the group started to back out of the hike until there was only one left. Now a decision had to be made – go alone or not to go at all. Ill prepared for a solo adventure, the one decided to go alone anyway! This is how it started. “56 Days of Crazy Adventure” is a...
The Pursuit of Endurance
Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trail
Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles...
by Darin Letzring
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2011
I took the idea of the "bucket list" and applied to my favorite things to do in the backcountry. Most of the things in this book will rock you out of your rut and make you FEEL ALIVE.
It also provides a nice list of cool things to do if you often get bored in the backcountry. Plan your trips...
Alaska Tales
Laughs and Surprises
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
You should buy this book. It will make you laugh. It is full of stories you'll want to read again, and again. You'll tell your friends about it. Thinking about it will make you smile during boring meetings. People will wonder what you are up to. On a bad day, when you've screwed up at work, your wife...
by Carol Masheter
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
When the bottom fell out of Carol Masheter's life at age 50 she took up mountaineering to cope with her grief and anger. Little did she know that mountaineering would lead her to try Everest when she was 61 in 2008. "No Magic Helicopter: An Aging Amazon's Climb of Mount Everest" chronicles...
On the Nose
A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Hans Florine embodies the genius of "and"—collaborative and competitive, fast and safe, audacious and disciplined, visionary and quantitative. The themes that run through Florine's 101 ascents of Yosemite's most iconic route can benefit people who will never climb a rock, indeed anyone...
Outdoor Life: Hunting & Gathering Survival Manual
221 Primitive & Wilderness Survival Skills
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
The modern hunter-gatherer's manual for learning important wilderness skills, surviving tough situations, and getting back to the land. Harvest nature's bounty and turn it into a gourmet meal; hunt and fish in the wild, with weapons or with your own two hands; and prepare for any outdoor adventure...
by Kirk Deeter, Charlie Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Two highly respected outdoor journalists, Kirk Deeter of Field & Stream and Charlie Meyers of the Denver Post, have cracked open their notebooks and shared straight-shot advice on the sport of fly fishing, based on a range of new and old experiences—from interviews with the late Lee Wulff to travels...
The Whitetail Advantage
Understanding Deer Behavior for Hunting Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2008
In The Whitetale Advantage - Understanding Deer Behavior for Hunting Success, the two top deer biologists in the country explain how to become a better hunter by taking basic science of deer biology and behavior and relating it to hunters in a way that will help them achieve greater success and enjoyment from hunting whitetail.
Simple Fly Fishing
Techniques for Tenkara and Rod and Reel
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Modern-day fly fishing, like much in life, has become exceedingly complex, with high-tech gear, a confusing array of flies and terminal tackle, accompanied by high-priced fishing guides. This book reveals that the best way to catch trout is simply, with a rod and a fly and not much else. The wisdom...
by Jim McLennan
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2003
Learn to read and understand western water and what to expect in each season on different types of streams. How to select the best, most effective patterns for western trout. Includes a western hatch chart.
The Science of Deer Hunting
Productive Tactics Based on deer Senses and Behavior Book 2
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1992
If you know why, where and when a deer moves, you'll be able to choose a stand site that gives you your best opportunity to bag a buck. In this book, you'll learn what affects deer movement and behavior. You'll also find answers to many of the toughest deer hunting problems a sportsman ever encounters....
What a Trout Sees
A Fly-Fishing Guide to Life Underwater
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
There are ten thousand guide books on the market that tell you how to approach the fish from the bank or boat, but there is no accessible, mainstream title that shows you what the world is like under the water, from the fish’s perspective. With Trout’s Eye View, the curious fisherman interested...
Fly-Fishing Advice from an Old-Timer
A Practical Guide to the Sport and Its Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
With decades of fly-fishing experience, Ed Quigley is the perfect candidate to provide fly-fishing know-how to prospective flyfishers.
For those new to fly fishing as well as for experienced anglers looking to add some secrets” to their own bags of tricks, Fly-Fishing Advice from an Old-Timer...