The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri: Tips from an Outdoor Enthusiast

The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri: Tips from an Outdoor Enthusiast Review

 

In The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri, Charlie Farmer, an avid outdoorsman and the author of Unspoiled Beauty: A Personal Guide to Missouri Wilderness, provides the reader with some excellent tips for making the most of the four major outdoor nature activities that are available in Missouri. He also shares many of the fascinating adventures he has had during a lifetime of participating in his favorite pastimes.

Fishing—Learn about Missouri’s premier fishing lakes; trout parks and their locations; how to catch bass and bluegill; fishing for muskies; the best time to fish; the right and wrong way to catch a fish; night fishing; which fishing lures work best; the proper fishing lines to use; tips for fishing with kids; and what to include in a tackle box.

 

Hunting—Learn the best locations for hunting; the optimal habitat for deer, turkey, and squirrels; the different species of ducks and geese and their characteristics; how to field dress birds and waterfowl; about hunting dogs and various hunting clubs; and read about the author’s hunting experiences, first with his dad and, later, with his own son.

Camping—Find out which camping companies are best and where the ultimate camping spots are located. Learn about camping checklists and safety tips; the history of camping equipment; sources for camping information; rules of public land; and camping in winter. Farmer also includes a listing of the national and state lands in Missouri and information on the recreational opportunities they offer.     

Boating—Discover the vital role that boats, canoes, and houseboats play in enhancing the splendor of the streams and lakes and learn boating safety tips. Read about Farmer’s own frightening experience on Table Rock Lake during a terrible storm.

 

Clearly written and very readable, The Best of Fishing, Hunting, Camping, and Boating in Missouri is an informative and useful book for all of the outdoor-lovers in the Show-Me State and surrounding areas. 

Smallmouth Bass (Hunting and Fishing Library)

Smallmouth Bass (Hunting and Fishing Library) Review

-- Shows how to fish North American smallmouth waters.
-- Includes tips from the country's top smallmouth anglers.

More PVC Projects For The Outdoorsman: Building Inexpensive Shelters, Hunting and Fishing Gear, and More Out of Plastic Pipe

More PVC Projects For The Outdoorsman: Building Inexpensive Shelters, Hunting and Fishing Gear, and More Out of Plastic Pipe Review

Forbes' first book, PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman, became a runaway best-seller with do-it-yourselfers, outdoorsmen and survivalists alike. Now he's taken his no-frills approach to creating inexpensive shelters, primitive weapons, sturdy outdoor furniture and hunting and fishing gear and come up with more than 30 new projects, all made with durable, cheap PVC pipe. Using photos and easy-to-follow instructions, this book guides you through such projects as a slingshot, brush bow, shooting bench, spotting scope stock, bow-fishing reel, wall tent, animal pen, pickup truck shelter, firewood cradle and many more. If you failed woodshop but still want to enjoy the dual satisfaction of building something yourself and saving loads of money in the process, this is the perfect do-it-yourself book for you.

Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing

Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing Review

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Modern Pheasant Hunting: 2nd Edition

Modern Pheasant Hunting: 2nd Edition Review

Completely revised and updated reference for pheasant hunters

Guidance on making the best use of pointing dogs and advice on guns, gear, and ammo

Includes a variety of pheasant recipes

In this fully revised second edition, Steve Grooms shows why pheasant hunting is still one of the most exciting and rewarding ways to spend a day with your dog and a gun. Full of essential information for beginners and plenty of wisdom for more seasoned hunters, the book explains how to identify a good gun dog, what the well-equipped pheasant hunter needs before heading out, and how to prepare your body and mind for the hunt. Also included is advice on reading the landscape and evaluating hunting pressure so that you have the best chance of bagging the bird. Though pheasant were until recently dismissed as easy prey, Grooms champions the bird as a quick-witted and unpredictable target, and those who recognize the sport for what it is-challenging, absorbing, and exhilarating-will find this book a vital reference.

Salmon Fishing: A Practical Guide

Salmon Fishing: A Practical Guide Review

This work, written by an experienced angler, covers aspects of the sport such as biology of the fish, tackle, flies and angling methods.

Farming, Hunting, and Fishing in the Olmec World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

Farming, Hunting, and Fishing in the Olmec World (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) Review

The Olmec who anciently inhabited Mexico's southern Gulf Coast organized their once-egalitarian society into chiefdoms during the Formative period (1400 BC to AD 300). This increase in political complexity coincided with the development of village agriculture, which has led scholars to theorize that agricultural surpluses gave aspiring Olmec leaders control over vital resources and thus a power base on which to build authority and exact tribute.

In this book, Amber VanDerwarker conducts the first multidisciplinary analysis of subsistence patterns at two Olmec settlements to offer a fuller understanding of how the development of political complexity was tied to both agricultural practices and environmental factors. She uses plant and animal remains, as well as isotopic data, to trace the intensification of maize agriculture during the Late Formative period. She also examines how volcanic eruptions in the region affected subsistence practices and settlement patterns. Through these multiple sets of data, VanDerwarker presents convincing evidence that Olmec and epi-Olmec lifeways of farming, hunting, and fishing were driven by both political and environmental pressures and that the rise of institutionalized leadership must be understood within the ecological context in which it occurred.

The Little Book of Flyfishing (Game & Fish Mastery Library)

The Little Book of Flyfishing (Game & Fish Mastery Library) Review

With great wit and a selection of memorable full-color photos, The Little Book of Fly Fishing investigates the world of fly fishing that most anglers are familiar with - not the flawless ideal presented in the pages of the monthly glossies. On these waters the big ones frequently get away, the fly is more likely to catch bushes, and slippery, moss-covered rocks land a fly fisher in the drink.

Hunting, Shooting and Fishing: A Sporting Miscellany. With Anecdotic Chapters About Horses and Dogs (1877 )

Hunting, Shooting and Fishing: A Sporting Miscellany. With Anecdotic Chapters About Horses and Dogs (1877 ) Review

Originally published in 1877. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Note in a Bottle (Tom's Adventures in Alaska)

Note in a Bottle (Tom's Adventures in Alaska) Review

Young Tom is looking for adventure when he steps off the ferry in Kodiak. Even though he is dead tired he quickly finds a job as a greenhorn on a halibut boat and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Tom dodges tempers and hooks to find his place in the crew of the boat. His greatest challenge is staying out of the line of fire of the hot tempered Captain Vic. Tom learns the ropes from the old timers on the boat and gains their respect.

The sights and sounds of the Aleutian Islands bring this adventure to life and inspire Tom to endure the hardships and enjoy his time at sea. He jumps from the jaws of a shark and laughs at the antics that follow. Tom seeks out the memories and treasures; the greatest of them is a note in a bottle he picks out of the sand. This book is based on experiences the author had on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska. Coarse Language. 32500 words

Look for Book Two of Tom's Adventures in Alaska - The Bear Claw by Matthew Green also on Amazon!

Book three of the series Tom’s Adventures in Alaska: Ketchican or Bust to be released in January 2012!

About the series; Tom’s Adventures in Alaska

Tom feels the call of The Last Frontier and follows his feet to Alaska. He’d dreams of adventure and fate serves him adventures greater than he could have imagined. His story begins as he travels via ferry to Kodiak Island and starts work as a rooky commercial fisherman. Being a greenhorn not his dream job but because he’s broke and in a foreign land, he doesn’t have any other choice. He takes on the jobs thrust at him and befriends all he meets, well most anyway. Tom earns enough money fishing that he can afford to travel and have more adventures off of the fishing boat (and off of Kodiak Island).

Tom’s Adventures in Alaska takes place around Alaska and northwestern Canada. Tom travels through country so diverse and beautiful that words fail to do it justice. He survives storms at sea, and all of the treachery that fishing throws at him. He travels through amazing wilderness with all of the dangers that lurk in the wild. The people he meets are such a part of his adventures that their antics are a big part of the story. They are true Alaskans who face any challenge with lots of good humor and true friendship as is portrayed in every story. Each book is a continuation of the story but stands alone so characters are introduced and fade away in each; similar to the way it happens in real life.

Tom’s Adventures in Alaska isn’t only about commercial fishing. Tom goes beachcombing, hunting, sport fishing, gold panning and so much more. He fixes up a motorcycle and travels to places unknown. He lies on a picnic table to watch the Northern Lights, watches meteors shoot across the sky, and even has a bath with a moose. Tom falls in love (or lust) and his girlfriend takes him on a whirlwind adventure all on her own. Tom learns that she’s just like Alaska, wild and untamed. She’s sexy, feisty, and outspoken every chance she gets.

Tom’s stories are based on the real life adventures that the author had in Alaska in his youth. The people are real, the places are real, and the adventures are real. The bears are very real. Many of the people that some of the characters are based on are still alive, so names have been changed and events obscured to protect their identities. The series is written as fiction because some of the events described are based on stories told to the author on the fishing boat on which he worked. Some events are pure fiction. Beer stories and bear stories make for good fiction.

Advanced Airgun Hunting: A Guide to Equipment, Shooting Techniques and Training

Advanced Airgun Hunting: A Guide to Equipment, Shooting Techniques and Training Review

A highly detailed training program for hunters who wish to push their  airgun hunting skills to an advanced level of proficiency 

 

Having worked with some of the world's leading air rifle and scope manufacturers to produce this remarkable work, the author instructs the shooter on the mechanics of the long-range hunting air rifle and scope, and provides instructions on rifle servicing and maintenance. He also discusses the precision alignment of the scope with the bore of the rifle on which it is mounted, explains the use of the chronograph, analyzes the fine tuning of hunting air rifles to improve their accuracy, and examines the employment of night-vision equipment and other devices for hunting at night and in dull light. Fitness training for the shooter is covered, as is the use of camouflage. He also considers the mindset of the marksman and the techniques of marksmanship, and describes two very demanding marksmanship tests.

Deer Hunting: 100 Things to Know

Deer Hunting: 100 Things to Know Review

Surprising and interesting facts help you become an instant deer-hunting expert. Understanding deer behavior and preparing ahead of time are only two of the necessary ingredients in a successful hunt. Wearing the proper clothing and using the right gear, recognizing food sources, and hunting at the right time of year can yield better results. This guide to deer hunting provides a good foundation upon which all hunters can build theire skills. It's solid information in a fun-to read format.

Hunting Life: Stories from 5 Decades of Hunting, Trapping & Fishing

Hunting Life: Stories from 5 Decades of Hunting, Trapping & Fishing Review

Masterfully written by Mr. Woodcock in the spring of 1908 at the request of the editor of Hunter-Trader-Trapper, 'Hunting Life', the newly released, edited and updated version of Mr. Eldred Nathaniel Woodcocks legendary autobiography truly is a gem for anyone genuinely interested in the life of an old school master hunter, trapper and fisher with over 50 years of experience. A classic for years to come.

Hunting Mature Bucks

Hunting Mature Bucks Review

Special focus on the awesome old buck and incredible tips from North America's top whitetail deer authorities sets the pace for hunting those big, elusive bucks. Learn about proven hunting methods and herd management techniques.

Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife: Hunting, Shooting and Sport Fishing (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility)

Tourism and the Consumption of Wildlife: Hunting, Shooting and Sport Fishing (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility) Review

Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest – both to the tourism industry, in terms of destinations seeking to establish or grow this sector, and to other stakeholders such as environmental organisations, animal-rights groups, and the general public. Hunting tourism, in particular, has come under fire with accusations that it is contributing to the demise of some species. Practices such as "canned hunting" (within fenced safari parks) or the use of hounds are described as unethical, and fishing tourism too has attracted recent negative publicity as it is said to be cruel. At the same time, however, many peripheral and indigenous communities around the world are strategising how to capitalise on consumptive forms of wildlife tourism.

This book addresses a range of contentious issues facing the consumptive wildlife tourism sector across a number of destinations in Europe, North America, Africa, India, Arabia and Oceania. Practices such as baited bear hunting, trophy hunting of threatened species, and hunting for conservation are debated, along with the impact of this type of tourism on indigenous communities and on wider societies. Research on all aspects of "consumptive wildlife tourism" is included, which for the purposes of the book is defined to include all tourism that involves the intended killing of wildlife for sport purposes, and may include the harvest of wildlife products. This includes, among others, recreational hunting, big-game hunting and safari operations, traditional/indigenous hunting, game-bird shooting, hunting with hounds, freshwater angling and saltwater game fishing etc.

This is the first book to specifically address tourist aspects of consumption of wildlife. It will appeal to tourism and recreation academics and students, tourism industry operators, community tourism planners and wildlife managers.

Turkey Hunting Tactics (The Complete Hunter)

Turkey Hunting Tactics (The Complete Hunter) Review

TURKEY HUNTING TACTICS will introduce you to all aspects of turkey biology and behavior, and explain in great detail what calls, decoys and other equipment you need to harvest this great bird. You'll learn how to select the right turkey load, and how to test and pattern the gun to ensure a clean kill. This book will teach you how to deal with problem birds, such as call-shy toms and gobblers with hens. And after you've had a successful hunt, you'll learn several methods for preserving your trophy.

There's an amazing amount of expert instruction and insight into hunting turkeys. Gary Clancy has included everything, from the age-old traditions to the newest innovations that will help you with a successful hunt.

Nearly every page of this book includes photographs, charts, or illustrations. You'll find step-by-step details on how to make your own calls, how to preserve your birds, how to prepare a blind, and more. In addition, there are fantastic charts documenting different techniques, such as how your strategy should change when hunting with a partner or how what type of terrain you'll find more birds in.

From cover to cover, you'll find this to be an amazing resource to count on for information and tips, year after year.

Letters to Young Sportsmen on Hunting and Angling

Letters to Young Sportsmen on Hunting and Angling Review

Originally published in London, 1920. A book of practical advice on foxhunting and fishing aimed at the young sportsman, the majority of which is as useful today as then. Contents Include: The Fox and Hounds Riding a Country Bridle and Saddle Riding and Jumping Hound Work Etiquette Buying and Conditioning a Horse Learning to cast Stalking the Fish Where and How to Fish Words for the Trout Fisherman Flies Casting for Salmon Tips for Salmon Fishers. etc. The book contains many illustrations by the famous sporting artist Lionel Edwards. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Read Country Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.