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Chanhassen, Minnesota: Creative Publishing, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 127 pp. Glossy pictorial boards; illustrated with colour photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: Scouting Techniques for Turkeys; Terrain Tactics for Hunters - with David Hale; Hunting Public Land - with Dave Streb; Putting Bachelors to Bed - with Mark Drury; Mastering Turkey Calls - with Will Primos; The Fine Art of Working a Gobbler - with Eddie Salter; Ten Advanced Calling Tips - with Chris Kirby; When Gobblers Won't Gobble - with Walter Parrott; Why Do Turkeys Do That - with Bill Jordan; The Toughest Toms - with Ronnie Cuz Strickland; The Myth of the Call-shy Turkey with Ray Eye; From the Stage to the Woods - with Steve Stolz; The Phases of Spring - with Harold Knight; Hunting the Oscelola Wild Turkey - with Terry Drury; Vagabonds of the West - with David Blanton; Rule the Roost - with Ron Jolly; Fall Turkey Tactics - with… Read More

Minnetonka, Minnesota: Cy DeCosse, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 160 pp. Glossy pictorial boards; profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. The Contents are: Introduction; All About Wild Game; Skills and Equipment; Hunting Strategies; Hunting Wild Game: Big Game; Small Game; Upland Game Birds; and Waterfowl; followed by an index..

Bellvale, New York: Woods n' Water - Outdoorsman's Edge, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (x) 214 pp. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine; decorated endpapers; headband. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: The Surprisingly Vocal Whitetail; More on Vocalizations; Advanced Deer Calling; Whitetail Body Language; Whitetail Travel Patterns: Where Do Bucks Go; Wind Scent and Whitetail; A Look at the Calls: The Good the Bad and the Ugly; Stands That Deliver; Calling: Mixing It Up; Okay, I'm Sold on Calling, Now What; Why Rattle; A Scientific Approach to Rattling by Mickey Hellickson; Rattling North and Rattling South; Getting Started Rattling; Rattling: What to Expect; Advanced Antler Rattling by Mickey Hellickson; Setups that Work; Team Rattling; All about Decoying; Decoying Tried and True; Special FX - The Big Three; Decoying with Mock Scrapes; and The Bare Truth… Read More

Canada: Galagan's, 1989. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Unpaginated. Staple-bound in pictorial card covers. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. This pamphlet contains the following recipes: Venison in Marinade with Cream Sauce; Breaded Venison Steak; Venison Stew; Roast Leg of Venison; Heart of Venison; Rolled Moose Steak; Moose Tenderloin Casserole; Moose Burgers; Moose Roast; Spiced Moose Pot Roast; Easy Moose Burger Bake; Barbecue Bear; Bear Steak; and Breaded Bear Chops; followed by: Smoking Your Catch; and Wild Things for Wild Game - Wild Game Jerky..

New York: Outdoor Life - Funk and Wagnalls, 1976. Book. Illus. by Douglas Allen Jr;. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. 152 pp. Brown boards lettered in silver on the spine; illustrated with black and white photographs and with drawings by Douglas Allen Jr. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks around the edges; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Trophy Room Ruminations; The Kill; Field-dressing Hoofed Game; Field Care, Transporting, Skinning, Tanning; Preparing and Preserving the Meat; The Head Mount; Mainly Bears and Cats; Small Game; Game Birds; And Fish; followed by photo credits and an index..

New York: Quadrangle Books, 1973. Book. Illus. by Randy Diehl;. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo. (xi) 308 pp. Green cloth lettered in black on the spine. Dj art by Randy Diehl. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with a few short tears; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction; Terrace and Backyard Cooking; Camping; Cooking by the Sea; Picnics Hot and Cold; and Hiking and Backpacking; followed by an index..

Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2009. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 253 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with colour photographs. Includes the bonus movie - Real World Predator Hunting Adventures. The book's Contents are: Foreword by Ralph M. Lermayer; Why We Hunt Predators; New Gear for Predator Hunters; Advanced Decoys for Predator Hunters; Coyote Calls Old and New; Challenging Hunting Environments; Predator Hunting in Suburbia; Coyote Vocalization and Hunting the Rut; Predator Rifles; Shotgunning for Predators; Hunting Predators with a Handgun; The Realities of Predator Hunting; Top Western Predator States; and Predator Hunting on the Dark Continent..

London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. Book. Illus. by William Geldart;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 277 pp. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine; green endpapers. Illustrated with drawings by William Geldart. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Country Fair; Rhythm of the Seasons; The River Keeper; Sunshine and Showers; The Young Entry; Life at the Trough; Duffers' Days; Hit and Miss; Love Affair with Labs; A Future for the Countryside; No Eye for a Horse; Poachers' Roles; Naver Magic; With the Beaters; Every Shot a Record; An Idyll in Kenya; Tweed at Autumn; Pheasants; The English and the Scots; A Fishing Party; Rummage in the Gun Cupboard; Rough and Smooth in Cornwall; Hitting Some Low Notes; Glorious Grouse; Arctic Waters; Nightlife; Saying Please and Thank You; Level Pegging; New Ways and Old; Places We Know; Pigeons in the Offing; and Marauders Do It in the Rough; followed by an index..

London: David and Charles, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 138 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates and line drawings. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction: Why the Crossbow; The Construction of the Crossbow; Shooting Technique; Make Your Own Crossbow; Crossbows in Europe; Crossbows in the United States; and History of the Crossbow; followed by appendices: Rules of Shooting; The FITA Rules of Field Shooting; The NAA Championships; Official Tournament Rules; Crossbow Tournament Rules, Revised and Corrected; All Time US Target Crossbow Records; Safety First Rules; Glossary of Terms; and an index..

Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (viii) 232 pp. Quarter-bound in green on cream-coloured boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs and colour plates. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: The Ancient Art of Decoying Big Game; Creating an Illusion; Decoying Whitetails; Decoying Other Deer; Elk Decoying; Moose Decoying; Decoying Pronghorn Antelope; Predator Decoying; Decoying Bears and Big Cats; Decoying Turkeys; and Decoy Equipment Manufacturers..

Guilford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press, 2002. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (viii) 232 pp. Quarter-bound in green on cream-coloured boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs and colour plates. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: The Ancient Art of Decoying Big Game; Creating an Illusion; Decoying Whitetails; Decoying Other Deer; Elk Decoying; Moose Decoying; Decoying Pronghorn Antelope; Predator Decoying; Decoying Bears and Big Cats; Decoying Turkeys; and Decoy Equipment Manufacturers..

Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 156 pp. Oversized hardcover. Beige cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white drawings and colour plates. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few short tears around the edges and a small chip from the upper left of the front panel; price clipped; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction; Putting the Puzzle Together; Miniature Mallard Decoy; Plans for Miniatures; Anatomy Axioms; Observing the Flaws; Common Decoy Flaws; The Eyes Have It; Wood; Tools; The Full Size Decoy; The Masters of Yesteryear; Style in Wood; The One-Third Size Decoy; The Variables in Color; Paints; Beginner's Buying Guide; The Confusion of Colors; The Color Detector; Mixing the Colors; Color Chart; Painting Tips; The New Trend: Realistic Sculptures; and Helpful Hints; followed by a glossary and an index..

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1984. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xii) 316 pp. Quarter-bound in brown on beige boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by Leonard Lee Rue III. Part One: Giants Among Deer Hunters: The Man with the Borsalino Hat; A Solo Deer Hunter; An Oregon Backwoodsman; The Still Hunter; The Professor of Game Management; An Affair with a Deer. Part Two: Deer Hunting Lore and Natural History: Deer Droppings; Deer Beds; Whitetails and Alfalfa; Acorns and Whitetails; At the Waterhole; The White-Tailed Fawn; Deer Play; In Velvet; In the Orchard. Part Three: The Deer Hunting Mystique: The November Deer Hunt; Deer Camp; Buckskin. Part Four: The Deer Hunter: Scientists Stalk the Deer Stalker; The Ameriocan Bow Hunter; Crippling Losses and the Future of American Deer Hunting;… Read More

New York: Stackpole Books, 1983. Book. Illus. by Dana Rasmussen;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (v) 339 pp. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Authoritative guide including sections on muzzleloading rifles and bowhunting; slight wear showing at the corners of the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. Dustjacket by Dana Rasmussen. Illustrated with black and white photographs and charts. The Chapters are: Cartridges: Calibers and Bullet Weights; Shotshells: Gauges and Loads; Rifles for Deer Hunting; Shotguns for Deer Hunting; Sights for Deer Huntings; Sighting in Your Rifles; Reloading for Deer Hunting; Muzzleloading Rifles; Bowhunting Equipment and Techniques; Important Accessories; Clothing; Camp Equipment; Deer Their Habits and Habitat; Successful Hunting Methods; Appendix: Guide to Deer Hunting in North America..

New York: Nick Lyons Books - Lyons and Burford, Publishers, 1983. Book. Illus. by Bob Cary;. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. (xv) 137 pp. Blue boards decorated in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Cover art and interior illustrations by Bob Cary. The Contents are: Introduction by Gene Hill; Foreword; Terminology; Basic Types of Decoys; What Is a Good Decoy?; Decoys for Special Conditions; Goose and Brant Decoys; Good Decoys and Where to Buy Them; Activated Decoys; Anchors, Lines and Anchoring; Blinds; Rigging Shore Blinds; Rigging Offshore Blinds; Sneak-shooting Rigs; Layout Boats and Rigs; Care, Painting, and Storage of Decoys; Duck and Goose Calls; General Hints on Equipment; and Final Results: Coykendall's Favorite Dishes: Christmas Goose, and Duck Breast a la Bourbon..

Florida, New York: Woods 'n Water Press, 2006. Book. Illus. by Chris Armstrong;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xix) 188 pp. Glossy pictorial boards; decorated endpapers; illustrated with black and white photographs and with line drawings by Chris Armstrong. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by Colin Moore; Introduction: The Whitetail Boom. Part One: Gearing Up: The Perfect Bow by Bill Jordan, Pete Shepley, Chris Kirby, Cuz Strickland, Mark Drury, Jim Crumley, Joella Bates; Silence of the Limbs by Cuz Strickland; Fast Track to Bow Accuracy by Jay Barrs and Pete Shepley; A Bowman's Daypack by Joella Bates; Monster Broadheads by Warren Strickland; When a Broadhead Hits. Part Two: Getting Ready: Small Tract Deer Management by Jim Crumley; Plotting for Bucks by Grant Woods; Hanging Trees Stands Right by Jim Jones; Play the Angles by Vicki Cianciarulo. Part Three: Finding Whitetails: Hunting Wild Fruit by Mike Mooney; Nutty Bucks by… Read More

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (ix) 198 pp. Beige cloth lettered in burgundy on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with a short tear on the upper left of the front panel; previous owner's name inked out on the front free endpaper. The Chapters are: Boyhood Memories; My First Duck; Ruffed Grouse in the Lake Country; New Fields to Conquer; The Deep Water Ducks; The Ottawa Valley; Northern Ontario Adventures; The White Tailed Deer; Fox Hunting in Ontario; Sport in the Gatineau Country; The Cruise of the Carwyn; A Twig Is Bent; Spring in the Country; Game Bird Breeding As a Hobby; A Visit to Jack Miner; The Wood Duck; The Blue and Lesser Snow Geese; A Pool in the Garden; Predators; Bird Dogs; and Wildlife Management..

New York: CBS Publications, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 190 pp. Very light wear but with an address label on the front cover; no interior markings. This issue contains writing by: Daniel Alber; Dennis Walrod; Doyle Kline; Larry Green; Sid Latham; Les Line; James R. Gregg; E. B. Mann; Russell Chatham; Patrick F. McManus; Chuck Garrison; H. G. Tapply; Shirley Hawn; and Sylvia Bashline, including Spring Is Turkey Time by Doug Knight, Fishing for the Fun of It by Jim Bashline, Steelhead by Dick Mermon and Creating Your Own Quail Covey by Nick Sisley..

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Terry Redlin;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 352 pp. Quarter-bound in beige on blue boards with a Ducks Unlimited logo in gilt on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings, maps and diagrams. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. This collection of essays contains: Part One: Spring: Up from the South by F. C. Bellrose and R. A. Wishart; Habitat Conditions and Waterfowl Overflights by R. A. Wishart; Major Canadian Production Areas by W. G. Leitch; Production in the Tri-State and Nebraska by T. L. Kuck and J. M. Hyland; Alaska by D. E. Timm; The Pairing Process and Social Behavior of Waterfowl in Spring by R. A. Wishart. Part Two: Summer: Problems and Potentials for Prairie Ducks by L. M. Cowardin, A. B. Sargeant and H. F. Duebbert; Drought Floods Predation by T. G. Naraasen; Essential Ingredients of Breeding… Read More

Columbus, Ohio: Harding Publishing Company, 2008. Book. Illus. by Pat Pauley;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 64 pp. Light wear. Cover painting of a wild turkey by Pat Pauley. This issue contains: Feature articles: $1000 Western Elk Hunt by Mike Schoby; Fluid Fishing Structure by Doug Thalacker; Killer Coyote Shotguns by Will Brantley; Recyling Raccoon Snares by Tom Kochert; Outrageous White Bass Runs by Paul Liikala; Rainy Day Gobbler Turkey Hunts - Why Pros Hunt Harder in the Rain - Cold Calling Solutions for Early Birds by Judd Cooney; Turtle for the Table by George Wacha; Other Articles: Cold Calling the Early Birds; Smelt Dipping Spring Tradition; Old School Trapline Teacher; Trapping Beyond Wolverine Pass; Campfire Set for Fired-up Fox; and Morel Mushroom Secrets; along with all the usual departments..