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Back in 1981, publisher Ed Danner took a chance, hiring Nancy Besonen, a rookie reporter from Chicago's South Side, for his weekly newspaper, the L'Anse Sentinel. Her humor column, "Off the Hook," was ostensibly all about fishing, but she quickly cut loose, writing about anything relevant to life, especially in the Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as long as it made her readers smile.

This is it! You arrived at the right place. You are going to be taken through the steps and be shown the tricks of bass fishing. Catching an extensive bass is an excellent accomplishment and an enjoyable thing to do (a thing you want to take a picture of and post it on the internet, definitely). The masters have the experience. You have the desire to find out more. It's time to get informed before you lose your valuable time waiting on fish that won't wish to be caught.

Bowhunting whitetails is a centuries old tradition, played out in autumn’s arena each fall. Come along with award-winning author and bowhunter Eyad Yehyawi on three memorable bowhunts as he pursues giant bucks in the heartland. These adventures will have you on the edge of your seat, feeling as if you are in the timber with the author. Whether it be the value of patience and persistence, the mystery of luminous rays and vanishing blood trails, or the lost art of scouting and playing the wind—these classic tales will have you counting the days until autumn.

Writing with the same mastery that has won him praise for his fiction, Richards takes us - even those unfamiliar with days spent in chilly waters - on an unforgettable journey to the famed Miramichi River. Casting new light on the mysterious and elegant world of fly fishing, it teems with lore and wisdom, humor, and most of all, passion.

Maybe you need further assistance or advice about guns. You haven't experienced shooting or even holding a gun, and decided you'll have one.Whether you are a new gun owner or a skillful hunter with experience with guns, this book will still be of help to you.

Hunting: You've Got to Be Kidding! is a wonderful true story about a man with a dream. Written by Kevin A. Dettler, it is a humorous and emotional story of his endeavor to achieve what only 120 hunters in the world had accomplished. The book takes you through a chronological order of years as the author hunts all the big game species that call North America home. You will be entertained as the book's focus dwells not on the hunting, but on the mental processes associated with hunting trophy big game animals. Best of all are the many humorous "you've got to be kidding" moments!

Brent Alan Henderson understands what makes men tick, how to capture and hold their attention, and how to move them to action. Bunk next to Brent as he’s stranded in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness with hungry brown bears circling his tent. Ride along as storms and riptides thrash his rubber Zodiac, trying to dump you both into the icy depths of Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Sit at his campfire on the remote African plains, listening to roaring lions on the hunt.

Ever wanted to go fishing but just didn't know how? This audiobook Fly Fishing for Beginners will provide you a step-by-step guide to master fly fishing in three hours.

Originally published in 1964, Fisherman's Fall brings a unique perspective to the world of fall fishing. In the preface, Robert L. Haig-Brown ruminates on the attempts to preserve the salmon and trout in the rivers of British Columbia. What we know could save them, yet what we do contradicts that knowledge. Gaining the knowledge in this book will help fishers learn the nature of the fish and might even inspire some to contribute to their preservation.

In this collection of fishing stories from acclaimed novelist and outdoor writer William G. Tapply, the natural appeal of fishing comes to life. Each story in Every Day Was Special was previously published in Tapply’s back-page column, “Reading the Currents” in American Angler, or in Gray’s Sporting Journal, or in Field & Stream. From "Dam It" to "First Light" to "When Trout Get Antsy", these thirty re-readable pieces are unique in their own ways, and yet, all are classic Tapply. These writings serve as testament to the thrill of fishing.

Often rat traps are only used for removing rats from your home, but they are just so much more than a "rat" trap. They can trap small game of all kinds. Squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, opossums, groundhogs, birds, shrews, and rats (duh!) are just some of the animals that rat traps can trap. If you are an avid trapper to a city dweller this book will teach you to trap properly with a rat trap!

Doctor, angler, and raconteur Donald Thomas takes fishermen on a rollicking road trip through Alaska, Costa Rica, Australia, the Galapagos, and more. Fishing in oceans along the way, he enjoys the kind of adventures most people can only dream of. Each chapter includes a sidebar that gives Thomas an opportunity to riff entertainingly on a particular game fish, as well as an “At a Glance” section with both the current IGFA All-Tackle and Fly-Rod world records for that species.

As a new archery hunter, it was on one of my earliest white tail deer hunting trips that led to an unexpected sighting. This, in turn, led to a hunting trip that three south Mississippi boys never expected to take. And the outcome of that hunting trip was not at all what they anticipated.

From the award-winning, best-selling author of Cod - the irresistible story of the science, history, art and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish - and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets - salmon, trout and char - are highly intelligent, wily, strong and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky finds, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible.

Hunting is an essential natural skill for human survival, but at the same time, it's so much more than that. Besides teaching us about the natural world, the resilient wildlife species that inhabit it, and food awareness, hunting is an excellent hobby or even profession through which we can acquire and improve a few virtues, such as patience, respect, ethics, confidence, responsibility, and emotional control. Renowned hunter and Native Indian Pat Gatz will take you on a magnificent journey through the hunting world that will provide you with a unique learning experience.

This is a short book that was written for anyone with an interest in making their own weapons for hunting, fishing, and self-defense when surviving in the wild. All the eight weapons described in this book can be made inexpensively and easily, both for the die-hard survivalists, and the average camper who wants to be able to catch their own food and protect themselves if necessary. As you'll learn, there are many different make weapons for hunting, fishing, and self-defense.

Here is the story of a community - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts - and a sporting event - the island's legendary Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby - that is rendered with the same depth, color, and emotional power of the best fiction. Among the characters we meet Dick Hathaway, a crotchety legend who once caught a bluefish from a helicopter and was ultimately banned for cheating; and Janet Messineo, a recovering alcoholic who says that striped bass saved her life.

In his fourth book about his life as a state game warden, Wasserman writes about his experiences tracking down wildlife poachers from the city streets of Philadelphia to the rugged mountains of northern Pennsylvania. Join him as he encounters some of the most unpredictable—and interesting characters under the sun. Track of the Poacher contains eight of his most memorable tales to date. In A Question of Proof two hunters are discovered with a trophy ten-point buck. They seem like easy-going fellas and admit to using illegal bait to lure the deer onto their property.

One dog gets lost in the desert of New Mexico, and a frantic search goes on for more than a week. One old campaigner hunts the mountains of Southern Arizona like he's a bulletproof three-year-old again - right to the point of a 30-feet fall off a rock face. One old girl proves intelligence and desire can make up for lost youth. All these stories and more will get your heart pumping, your head nodding in agreement, and may even wet your eyes occasionally.

Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish - and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets - salmon, trout and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, bonefish and even marlin - are highly intelligent, wily, strong and athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky learns, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. There is an art, too, in the crafting of flies.