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AMERICAN SPORTSMEN & THE ORIGINS OF CONSERVATION. Relger.
Develops the thesis that sportsmen--especially hunters--founded the American conservation movement and continue to be its most important supporters.
Inventory = 6. ISBN: 0-87691-173-4. 1975. Order #: ZZXS5178 cloth$10.00.

 

 

 

ART OF SMALL GAME HUNTING. by Francis E,Sell.
Covers field shooting and basic hunting, rifles, sights, handguns, shotguns, and the game including rabbits, varmints, raccoons, grouse, squirrel, and more. Includes shooting positions, sights care and cleaning of equipment. Photographs, 190 pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: None. 1973. Order #: STAC3294 paper$6.95.

 

 

BIG GAME HUNTER'S GUIDE TO COLORADO. Axelson.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 978-1-885106-55-1. Order #: WIAP1613 paper$28.95.

BIG GAME HUNTER'S GUIDE TO IDAHO.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-193209833-4. Order #: WIAP3456 paper$29.95.

 

 

 

BOWHUNTER'S DIGEST. Adams.
The very latest in techniques, training, tackle, accessories and practice for beginners and trophy hunters alike. Photos, 288 pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 20191910676-29-1. 1981. Order #: DBIB2690 paper$13.95.

 

 

 

BOWHUNTING FOR DEER. by Doug Kittredge.
Tips on selection and care of equipment, use of compound bow, knowing the game, shooting positions, unorthodox shots, trailing, butchering, and handling venison in camp. Includes still-hunting, driving, and stalking. Tells movement patterns according to season, time of day, and climate.  Covers camouflage, downwind hunting, mating calls, animals scents; choosing ground or tree stand natural or artificial blind and more. Photos, drawings, 223 pages, index,
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-0304-5. 1978. Order #: STAC3295 cloth$16.95.

 

 

THE COMPETENCE FACTOR: skills that make the difference in outdoor sports. by Bradford Angier.
Coping with challenges of backcountry hazards, rescues-coping with hypothermia, treatment of frostbite, dressing for cold weather, safeguarding your vision, escaping from quicksand and quagmire, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, treating snake-bite, preventing altitude sickness, purifying water. All are skills pertinent to cross-count and downhill skiing, cold weather camping and backpacking, fishing, canoing, swimming, rock climbing, biking, hunting and shooting, and archery. Drawings, 180 pages.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: 0-8117-2189-2. 1983. Order #: STAC1405 paper$7.95.

 

 

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BOWHUNTING DEER. Adams.
Covers equipment, basic and advanced shooting techniques, common animal behaviors and habitats, stalking, stillhunting, hunting from stands, field care, and tips on improving accuracy. Photos, 256 large-format  pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-910676-73-9. Order #: DBIB2684 paper$13.95.

 

 

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO LAND NAVIGATION with GPS. by Noel J. Hotchkiss.
What Global Positioning Technology (GPS) can do and how it can best be used in a variety of everyday circumstances--navigating with GPS and map, navigating with and without a compass, highway travel with GPS, buying a GPS receiver. Included CD is for older versions of Windows only. Diagrams, sample maps, photographs, glossary, 316 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:1-892688-00-X. 1999. Order #: MISC1424 paper$24.95.

 

 

COOKING THE WILD HARVEST. by J. Wayne Fears.
Over 250 kitchen-tested recipes--old-fashioned, contemporary, or exotic--for 27 kinds of game; venison, caribou, moose, elk, antelope, bear, buffalo, javelina, woodchuck, rabbit, squirrel, muskrat, coon, opossum, beaver, game birds, duck, goose, fish, turtle, crow, armadillo, frog, rattlesnake, squid, octopus. Includes proper field dressing and gathering of these animals to enhance taste and safe eating. 183 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-934802-14-9. 1984. Order #: ICSB1413 paper$12.95.

 

 

COUGAR ATTACKS: encounters of the worst kind. Katy Etling.
Documents attacks by mountain lions on humans. Presents an array of attack incidents showing the cougar as a relentless killing machine while sill arguing persuasively for keeping the animal as part of the ecosystem and of our lives and experiences. Gives tables of non-fatal and fatal cougar attacks on humans. Also arranges attacks by states and gives insights from these experiences that might help avoid being attacked. 263 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-58574-221-X. 2001. Order #: MISC4798cloth$24.95.

 

 

DEER HUNTER'S YEARBOOK, Volume 1 (1983). Outdoor Life.
Provides 45 chapters of outstanding articles from the magazine covering many aspects of the sport: using dogs, sighting, care of hides, seasons, use of rifles, ammunition, and more. Organized in ten sections: planning your hunt, guns and accessories, whitetails, mule deer, outdoor lore, sportsmanship, spirit of the hunt, after your deer is down, and big bucks and the records, Color and black-and-white photos, 190 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-943822-18-1. 1982. Order #: STAC3290 cloth$16.95.

 

 

DEER HUNTING. Smith.
Whitetail and mule deer habits, habitats; gun, bow, and camera hunting; state laws. Photos, 256 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0*8117-132-9. Order #: STAC1379 paper$11.95.

 

 

 

DEER MANAGEMENT: improved herds for greater profit. by A.J. DeNahlik.
Practical guide to how deer can be more successfully managed for greater yield in their natural environment. Author is advisor to estate owners and organizations where deer are an asset. Belief is that good management comes from selective control, sex ratio at the right level, and population density in relation to feeding capacity of terrain. Photographs, drawings, and charts, 250 pages.
Inventory =2.ISBN: 0-7153-6548-7. 1974. Order #: ZZXS5179 cloth$9.95.

 

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF BOWHUNTING. by Cheri Elliott.
How to go afield: tackle, techniques, training. Information for beginner, advanced, and trophy bowhunters, selecting bows, strings, arrows. How the arrow nock affects flight. Camouflaging the bow and yourself, hunting small game and varmints, bowfishing, target practice. Glossary, photographs, 96 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-695-81317-X. 1979. Order #: DBIB0365 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF DUCK & GOOSE HUNTING. Adams.
A total guide to the sport: hunting methods (equipment, techniques); game characteristics (identification, habits); major flyways (where the action is). Photos, 96 pages.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 0-695-81324-4. Order #: DBIB2687 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF HUNTING TIPS. by Jerome J. Knap.
98 proven tips to help you bag your limit--successful hunting is not all luck. For instance, planning hunts, hiring guides, strategy for wounded deer, hints for chukar, sculling for duck, patterning a shotgun, making a duck blind, bullet trajectory, binoculars, field-dressing, ABCs of pheasant hunting, shooting sharptails, mountain sheep basics, topo maps, getting good photos, and more. Photos, 109 large-format pages.
Inventory = 8. ISBN: 0-695-81326-9. 1979. Order #: DBIB0368 paper$4.95.

 

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF OUTDOOR COOKING: the secrets of successful camp cookery--tools and techniques for tent camper, backpacker, RVer. by Charles & & Kathy Farmer.
Contents include water, campfire, stove, cleanup, dutch-oven cookery, cooking in the rain, super-market foods, cooking for survival, backpack foods, jerky, and more. Photographs, 96 large-format pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-695-81285-8.1979. Order #: DBIB0359 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE DIGEST BOOK OF UPLAND GAME HUNTING. by Bob Bell.
How, where, and when to hunt grouse, squirrel, pheasant, turkey, woodcock, dove, rabbits. Advice for managing different situations of weather, season, habitat. Equipment, using supports, stands, stalking, waiting. Photos, 96 large-format pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-695-81319-6. 1979. Order #: DBIB0367 paper$3.95.

 

 

DRESS 'EM OUT: the complete how-to guide. by Captain James A. Smith.
Field dressing, transporting and processing big game, upland birds, and waterfowl; survival tips; nearly 100 recipes. How to process catch from field to table or prepare for trophy mounting. Includes butchering, skinning and tanning, caring for bird dogs. Provides habitat and hunting tips for many species of big game (such as deer elk, moose, bear, goat, lion, alligator); upland game birds (such as dove, pigeon, grouse, turkey,pheasant); waterfowl (teal, goose, mallard, more). Drawings, 255 large-format pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-88317-107-4. 1984. Order #: STOE1459 paper$12.95.

 

 

DRUMMER IN THE WOODS. by Burton L. Spiller.
21 stories on grouse shooting by a seasoned grouse hunter and natural story teller. Observations on grouse, gun dogs and training them, hunting and hunters, grouse cover and travel habits, selecting grouse guns and loads. Photos, 240 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-0528-5. 1980. Order #: STAC6498 cloth$16.95.

 

 

FIELD GUIDE TO OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY. by C. Boyd Pfeiffer.
For all who wander afield--a quick reference for bringing all the good times home. Presents techniques for photographing flowers, birds, animals, landscapes, and candid reminiscences of companions on the trail. Covers composition--secret of good and interesting pictures, lighting--various types for various effects, exposure--determining settings for great photos, making and improving accessories. Includes aspects of photography in hunting, fishing, camping, backpacking, climbing, and boating including details on building blinds and shutter releases, plus information on animal photography at night. Also includes advice on displaying photographs after taking them--framing, albums, and more. Photographs, 224 little pages for easy carrying in the field, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-2261-9. 1977. Order #: STAC2633 paper$7.95.

 

 

FIELD GUIDE TO UPLAND BIRDS AND WATERFOWL.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-885106-20-9. Order #: WIAP6579 paper$19.95.

 

 

FIRST AID: quick information for mountaineering and backcountry use. by Ed Peters.
Goes beyond the "everyday" mishaps that can occur but which can almost be predicted to happen if one spends much time in outdoor activities. Especially if such a mishap occurs while a long distance from help beyond one's own party then help must come from within the group. Suggests response to and treatment of CPR, resuscitation, hemorrhage, evacuation, fracture, frostbite, head and spine injuries, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, joint and muscle injuries, pulmonary edema, shock, snowblindness, sunburn. Contents of the mountaineering first aid kit are listed. This is a good pamphlet to read and understand before you need to. Drawings, accident report form, 34 little pages.
Inventory =3. ISBN: 0-89886-070-9. 1982. Order #: MOUN2664 paper$2.95.

 

 

GAME BIRD HUNTING. by F. Philip Rice.
Waterfowl and upland birds, their range, and habits; use of dogs, shotguns. Includes accurate descriptions of the birds, hunting areas and how to hunt each species. Use of dogs--selection and training. Chapters on shotguns, loads, shooting techniques, clothing, and special equipment. Covers quail, dove, ringneck, grouse, partridge, woodcock, and jacksnipe. Range maps show density and distribution of bird populations nationwide. 125 drawings and photos, 190 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-943822-01-7. 1977. Order #: STAC1427 paper$4.50.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS CATALOG. by Kenn and Pat Oberrecht.
Lists mail-order suppliers of hunting, fishing, camping, and other outdoor gear, with descriptions of top products. Boats, guns, tents, fishing gear, knives, cameras. While there are newer items available today, this guide is now a reference to help identify sources and manufacturers of past products, some of which are approaching antique status. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs, 256 large-format pages. .
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87691-240-40. 1977. Order #: ZZSU5794 paper$9.95.

 

GROUSE AND WOODCOCK: an upland hunter's book, field techniques, lore, and equipment. by Nick Sisley.
Gives advice on guns, equipment, techniques, and how to select cover and loads for upland hunting. Explains more effective hunting for grouse and woodcock, where to find them, dogs to use, even a few recipes. Photos, 159 pages, index.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-0717-2. 1980. Order #: STAC3292 cloth$13.95.

 

GUS'S CABIN KITCHEN: healthy cooking inspired by Colorado's great outdoors. by Gus Mircos and Gennaro DeSantis.
Traditional recipes plus low-fat recipes for elk, deer, game birds, trout, chicken, and side dishes. Included are some 167 recipes for garlic potatoes, tiramisu, artichoke pasta, grilled polenta, baked goose, and much more. 168 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-86541-038-0. Order #: FILT7688 paper$15.95.

 

 

HOW TO MOUNT DEER. by Archie and Bubba Phillips.
The guide to trophy taxidermy the easy, inexpensive way, with all the mounting methods described--from skinning and preparing the hide to final grooming and painting the finished mount. Hundreds of step-by-step photographs for easy reference, covering all details. Boast about taking the deer and mounting it as well. Tells setting and shaping the eyes, bonding the ears, fitting nose and lips/ Photographs, 128 large-format pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-8117-0851-9. 1980. Order #: STAC3266 cloth$21.95.

 

 

HUNTING DEER--short range/long range. by Warren Moody.
Experiences from over 50 years of successful hunting. Deer habits, movements, reactions; hunting in a group as a team; estimating leads on a running deer; where to aim for a kill, carrying a carcass, desirable bullet characteristics, estimating distance to a deer. And, how much is luck? Illustrated, 95 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-944194-17-6. 1989. Order #: PION7644 paper$7.95.

 

 

HUNTING DUCKS AND GEESE. by Steve Smith.
Hard facts, good bets, and serious advice from a duck hunter you can trust: how to work a blind; perfect a good call and when to use it; set up for mallards, blacks, and pintails; scout pre-season; master techniques for river hunting, flooded timber, and prairie; understand how weather factors; estimate range and allow lead in shooting; more.. Photographs, 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-0461-0. 1984. Order #: STAC1450 cloth$14.95.

 

 

HUNTING FOR THE POT, FISHING FOR THE PAN. by Byron W. Dalrymple.
Practical ways to hunt and fish for food to eat: Planning hunts for big game and birds, calibers and loads for meat hunting, field care, skinning and butchering, ethics. For fishing, includes fresh and saltwater species, eating unusual fish like suckers and carp, and even frogs, turtles, and mollusks. Photos, 338 pages, index.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-8117-0840-3. 1981. Order #: STAC1432 cloth$16.95.

 

 

HUNTING GEAR YOU CAN MAKE. by John Weiss.
How to make 45 items--practical, gadgetry, or decorative--you can use in hunting deer, elk, quail, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel, and other game. Includes use of shells, deerskins and antlers. Also covers calls, whistles, decoys, bipods and monopods, survival kit, and more. Photos, 175 pages, index.
Inventory =10. ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: STAC1425 paper$4.50.

HUNTING THE GREAT PLAINS. by John Barsness.
How and where to hunt over 20 species of big and small game and birds from New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma north to Montana and ND--deer, pronghorn, pheasant, dove, grouse, and more. Using dogs and selecting guns. Photos, 176 pages, photos, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87842-117-3. Order #: MOPR0825 paper$9.95.

 

 

HUNTING THE WHITETAIL DEER. by Russell Tinsley.
Gun selection, stalking and tracking, bow hunting, safety. Chapters on selecting adequate cartridges, guns and sights, and tips on becoming proficient at using these. There is also discussion of stand-hunting, stalking and tracking, drive hunting, calling. Use of bow is included. Field-dressing, butchering, and preserving the head for mounting are covered.  There is also know-how on cooking venison, establishing camps, hunter safety, and enjoying days afield. Photographs, 192 pages, index.
Inventory = 7. ISBN: 0-943822-02-5. 1977. Order #: STAC1378 paper$4.50.

HYPOTHERMIA: death by exposure. by William W. Forgey, M.D..
Understanding, preventing and treating severe body chill--the greatest potential danger for anyone traveling in the outdoors--whether hunting, camping, climbing, skiing, or even driving down a highway. It can be prevented, it can be treated--but only if you know how. Covers gross energy costs of various activities, wind-chill factors. Illustrated, 180 pages, index, glossary, table of treatments.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-934802-10-6. 1985. Order #: ICSB1348 paper$9.95.

 

 

IN SEARCH OF THE WILD TURKEY. by Bob Gooch.
State-by-state guide to wild turkey hunting spots and methods. Includes tips about local terrain and hunting methods as well as spring and fall hunting. Maps pinpoint prime hunting sites. Maps, photos, 192 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-915498-95-2. 1998. Order #: STAC1456 cloth$9.95.

 

 

JERKY MAKING FOR THE HOME, TRAIL, AND CAMPFIRE: easy, cheap, and yummy! Brad Prowse.
Hikers, sport enthusiasts, homemakers, and kitchen buffs, will appreciate this easy-to-follow book on making dried meat snacks at a fraction of store-bought costs. 48 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-0-87961-247 4. Order #: NAGR1983 paper$7.95.

 

 

MOOSE HUNTING. Gilchrist.
Equipment and hunting methods, stalking, field care, list of places to go. Dale Burk's Pocket Guide Series. Photos, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-912299-38-X. 1988. Order #: GLHA3747 paper$3.95.

 

 

MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING. Gilchrist.
Introduction to the species--where to find them, how to hunt, whom to contact. Dale Burk's Pocket Guide Series. Photos, 64 little pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-912299-37-1. 1988. Order #: GLHA3516 paper$3.95.

 

 

THE OBJECT STARES BACK: on the nature of seeing. by James Elkins.
Explores how we see--by patterns of circling around points on an object, finding a spot to focus on, or by glimpsing. Provides text and exercises to help understand the ways you. authors point is that "Seeing alters the thing that is seen and  transforms the seer." One might wonder if better understanding this point is that we would better know the character of objects seen rather than how our visual process records them. Illustrated, 270 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80095-0. 1996. Order #: SISC1563 cloth$24.00.

PHEASANTS OF THE MIND: a hunter's search for a mythic bird. by Datus C. Proper.
A hunting enthusiast's musings about birds, dogs, guns, the hunt, and more. But there is also practical advice on how to hunt and where with chapters on Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, plus  a chapter on the pheasants' rules and another on hunting dogs. Plus information on the right gun and flavor so the bird did not die in vain. Drawings, chapter notes, 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-13-662750-1. 1990. Order #: PRHA1381 cloth$18.95.

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CACHE: a Western wild game cookbook. by Sharon Duffala.
Wild fish and game cookbook especially for the western sports person that also has an historical aspect to understand how explorers and pioneers lived off the land: how to prepare game in the field, big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl, and game fish. Covers butchering, lots of ways to use venison, filleting a fish, and many recipes--for crawdad tails, elk heart, pan-fried turtle, camp-roasted rattlesnake, jackrabbit deluxe, muskrat, and many more. Photographs, 80 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87108-630-1. 1982. Order #: PRUE1151 paper$5.95.

SUCCESSFUL WATERFOWLING. by Zack Taylor.
New ways of hunting ducks and geese; build blinds and decoys with complete plans for building; develop better shooting skills; boats. Be able to gun for several species of ducks and geese; identify all kind; know the flyways they follow, the best guns and retrievers. Considers not just decoys but decoy-making and provides tested patterns of arranging them to best bring in birds.. Photographs. maps, 288 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-2147-7. 1974. Order #: STAC1422 paper$15.95.

 

 

TAKING CARE OF OUTDOOR GEAR. by editors of Stackpole Books.
Guide to extending life of your sports equipment--winter and summer, water and land. Push out a dent in a canoe, stop rope ends from fraying, wash a sleeping bag, seam-seal a tent, repair a tent pole, break in boots, manage Gore-Tex and other fabrics, clean wool garments, and more. Illustrated with drawings, 318 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-8117-2148-5. 1983. Order #: STAC1402 paper$9.95.

 

 

WETLAND HERITAGE: the Louisiana duck decoy. by Charles W. Frank, Jr..
Depicts the step-by-step development of this folk art and offers valuable advice on carving techniques as well as tips for collectors, with list of master carvers.  Now considered a distinctive and acclaimed art form of this region. Surveys the many decoy collections and carvers--for art aficionados as well as collectors and those who simply appreciate. How decoys are made and, when necessary, repaired. 320 color photos, 192 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88289-398-X.1985. Order #: PELI2830 cloth$49.95.

 

 

WHITETAIL HUNTING. by Jim Dawson.
Offers new angles on hunting the whitetail deer--how a study of whitetail behavior and body language can help the hunter find his dream buck; use of optics; information on stalking, tracking, shooting, field dressing; use of dogs; winter hunting; significance of habitat changes; use of topo maps. Includes sections on bow and camera hunting. Photographs, drawings, 224 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-1872-7. 1982. Order #: STAC1057 paper$14.95.

 

 

WHILE YOU WAIT: a sportsman's guide to Nature. by Cliff Hauptman.
Field guide follows the seasons with stories to read while waiting for the buck or birds to come in or the fish to strike. Highlights some of nature's fascinating side-shows, answering questions you may have always been curious about or directing your gaze anew. For instance, essays on caddis worms, frog calls, galls, leaf colors, whirligigs, and many more. Line drawings, 208 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-913276-46-4. 1984. Order #: JOHN7682 paper$9.95.

 

 

WILDLIFE IN WOOD & DUCK CARVER'S HANDBOOK. by Richard LeMaster.
How to carve lifelike waterfowl--purchasing and using tools, making patterns, carving the curves, texturing feather details, painting, glazing, and protecting wood. Gives schematics for 25 varieties of puddle ducks and divers in step-by-step series. Includes basic duck anatomy, tips on training your eye to interpret photographs, understanding fine details of feathers, tips on attitude and motion, recreating the duck's changeable colors. Photos, patterns, 256 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8092-7336-5. 1978. Order #: CONT0351 cloth$37.50.

 

 

WINGSHOOTER'S GUIDE TO SOUTH DAKOTA.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-932098-43-3. Order #: WIAP6214 paper$26.95.

 

 

WINGSHOOTER'S GUIDE TO WISCONSIN. Johnson & Kehr.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 978-1-885106-86-5. Order #: WIAP1702 paper$26.95.

 

 

 

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#1987 GUN DIGEST. Warner.
Technical articles by experts, field tests and evaluations, history and analysis, comprehensive catalog of firearms and accessories. Illustrated, 480 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87349-001-0. Order #: DBIB6196 paper$16.95.

 

 

ARCHER'S DIGEST. by Cheri Elliott.
How to choose and how to use: the latest in tournament, field, and bowhunting equipment and accessories. Includes history of archery, selecting equipment wisely including bows, arrows, and bowstrings. Styles of arrowheads, use of arrow rests and nocking points, quivers, the compound bow, the crossbow. Technique of shooting, making a bow. Photographs, glossary, 288 large-format pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-910676-40-2. Order #: DBIB1059 paper$11.95.

 

 

ARCHERY EQUIPMENT ILLUSTRATED: the single source reference. by Jack Lewis.
Comprehensive catalog of equipment and accessories for bowhunters, target archers, and field shooters, with specifications. Topics include types of bows--compound, recurve, longbows, target, youth, and crossbows. Further information on quivers, sights, arrows, releases, arm guards and use of tree stands, camouflage, scents, optics. Photos, 256 large-format pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-910676-79-8 1984. Order #: DBIB2689 paper$10.95.

BOWS and ARROWS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS. by Jim Hamm.
Complete step-by-step guide to making and using wooden-, sinew-backed, composite bows; strings; arrows; quivers like those of the American Indians. Use of woods, bones and sinews plus bird feathers sculpting arrowheads from stones. Shows Ishi, northern California's Stone Age Indian of early 1900s in position to shoot. Illustrated, 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 1-55821-168-3. 1991. Order #: LYBU1234 paper$14.95.

 

 

CHECKERING & CARVING OF GUNSTOCKS. Monty Kennedy. 
America's leading stock-makers have contributed photographs of their handiwork and full-size line drawings of checkering and carving patterns. Designs and patterns by top--ranking craftsmen; detailed instructions and techniques to make gunstocks look better, feel better, grip better. 352 pages, large-format, photos and illustrations. Designs and patterns by top-ranking craftsmen; detailed instructions and techniques to make gunstocks look better, feel better, grip better. Photos, diagrams, 352 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-0630-3. Order #: STAC3282 cloth$39.95.

 

 

COMPLETE BOOK OF THE BOW & ARROW. by G. Howard Gillelan.
History, gear, rules, skills for hunting, fishing, field and target archery. Discusses compound bows, best bows and arrows for beginners, stance, nocking, drawing, holding, release, follow-through, freeing, using a sight, arrow shaft materials. Photos, 331 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-2118-3. 1977. Order #: STAC1435 paper$12.95.

 

 

CUSTOM GUNS. by Ken Warner.
Covers stockmaking, metalsmithing, engraving, design and assembly with a guide to artisans, products, and services. Tells why to buy a custom gun,m options for stocks, actions, metalsmithing, barrels, sights and mounts, doubles and other shotguns, revolvers and hunting handguns, Photos, 256 large-format pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 0-910676-10-0. Order #: DBIB3304 paper$9.95.

 

 

FIRST BOOK OF GUNSMITHING. Traister.
Beginner's guide to repairing and refinishing firearms. Photos, 219 pages.
Inventory = 2. ISBN:0-8117-0638-8. Order #: STAC1438 cloth$18.95.

 

 

#GUN CONTROL. Kukla.
A written record of efforts to eliminate the private possession of firearms in America. Illustrated, 448 pages.
Inventory = 5. ISBN: 0-8117-2057-6. Order #: STAC3279 paper$9.95.

 

HOME GUIDE TO MUZZLE LOADERS. Nonte.
How to shoot, restore, repair, build, and collect these classics of our treasured past. Photos, 219p large-format pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: 0-8117-2101-9. Order #: STAC1455 paper$14.95.

 

 

HOME GUN CARE AND REPAIR. by P. O. Ackley.
Basic reference for tinkering, fixing, installing, and conversions on rifles, shotguns, and handguns--without gunsmithing skills. Weapons are explained and defined as to their parts and actions. Includes putting on recoil pads, working on stocks, more. Photographs and drawings, glossary, 192 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-2028-4. 1981. Order #: STAC1375 paper$6.95.

 

 

THE HUNTER'S SHOOTING GUIDE. by Jack O'Connor.
Major subjects covered are rifles, shotguns, and handguns--evaluation of rifle actions and cartridges plus rifles, cartridges, and scopes to use for deer. There are also chapters on varmint cartridges and scopes with how to become an expert long-range shooter at such small targets. Modern cartridges and loads are discussed in detail as well as the old reliables. Chapters coach on flinching problems, placement of shots. Similar detailed guidance is given for shotguns--types and gauges--as well as for handguns, giving information on shooting techniques and cartridges. Photographs, drawings, 170 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: None. 1978. Order #: STAC1058 paper$4.50.

THE NRA COLLECTOR'S SERIES. Introduction by John T. Amber, by the editors of Gun Digest..
Reprint of four historical magazines of the National Rifle Association, from 1883, 1888, 1906, and 1923--commemorating NRAs 100th anniversary. A nostalgic look at the role of this gun in American recreation, national defense, and skill contests, military. Illustrated, 80 large-format pages.
Inventory = 3. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: DBIB3251 paper$6.95.

 

 

THE ORVIS GUIDE TO OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY. by C. Boyd Pfeiffer.
Gives professional advice on best equipment for a variety of outdoor pursuits: hiking fishing hunting, nature study, and more. Chapters on Lighting and Composition, Flash Photography, and Close-up Photography offer technical instruction. There is also full treatment of animal, bird, and wildlife photography. Includes composition, equipment adaptations for special shots in difficult situations. Makes outdoor experiences more rewarding by bringing back memorable images from trips afield. Over 100 photographs including 4 pages in color, 226 pages, index.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-8329-0434-1. 1986. Order #: MISC2097 paper$13.95.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL GUNSMITHING. Howe.
How to set up a gunsmithing shop business, plus skills and methods of gun work: alterations, repairs, mountings, heat treatment, grinding, polishing, and more. Illustrated, 534 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-1375-X. Order #: STAC3284 cloth$24.95.

 

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CACHE: a Western wild game cookbook. by Sharon Duffala.
Wild fish and game cookbook especially for the western sports person that also has an historical aspect to understand how explorers and pioneers lived off the land: how to prepare game in the field, big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl, and game fish. Covers butchering, lots of ways to use venison, filleting a fish, and many recipes--for crawdad tails, elk heart, pan-fried turtle, camp-roasted rattlesnake, jackrabbit deluxe, muskrat, and many more. Photographs, 80 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-87108-630-1. 1982. Order #: PRUE1151 paper$5.95.

 

 

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OLD TIME POSTERS FROM THE GREAT SPORTING DAYS: 22 handsome, turn-of-the-century posters in full color. Stackpole.
22 handsome, turn-of-the-century posters featuring hunting/fishing magazine covers and ads in full color. Ads from Winchester, Peters, Remington, DuPont, Smith & Wesson, Marlin,Western, and more. 11"x16", suitable for framing. Mainly guns and hunting; some fishing. Recall the adventure and nostalgia of the Golden Sporting Age. Slight bend in cover.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-8117-2163-9. 1982. Cover bent and scuffed. Order #: STAC3261 paper$See VistaBooks Encore

 

 

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