Field sports: fishing, hunting, shooting Books

""The Training of Wild Animals"" is a book written by Frank Charles Bostock in 1903. This book is a comprehensive guide to training wild animals, and it covers a wide range of topics related to animal training. The book is divided into several chapters,...

Memoirs Of The Belvoir Hounds: From Their Earliest Records To The Present Day (1867) is a historical account of the Belvoir Hounds, a pack of foxhounds that have been bred and trained for hunting in the Belvoir Castle estate in Leicestershire, England...

All Round Sport With Fish, Fur, And Feather is a book written by T. Dykes and published in 1887. The book is a comprehensive guide to all types of outdoor sports, including fishing, hunting, and shooting. It covers a wide range of topics related to these...

Throughout his full life as an outdoorsman, hunter, and family man, Rob Phillips has nearly always had a dog (or two) by his side. From a harrowing rescue in hypothermic water to a hilariously odiferous motel stay to countless triumphant bird hunts,...

Stories that make your heart smile. Genuine country. Pure Texas.Along the Navasota artfully captures country life and is filled with nostalgia that enchants and resonates with readers of all ages. This collection of original poems written by...

Tom Fort, former angling correspondent for the Financial Times, is one of the most incisive and funny fishing writers in Britain today.This sparkling collection of his writings finds Tom at Ceausescu's bear-hunting lodge in Romania, at a fishing auction...

One shot to perfection. . . This book unleashes what's between your ears and helps you make sense of it.About the Author: Lesley was a Great Britain international shooter for 20 years, in three different disciplines and won many medals; World and...

This early works is an extensive and informative guide to the subject of Fishing Tackle with Two hundred and fifty four illustrations and explanatory diagrams, it is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any keen angler. Contents...

Originally published in 1875. This early works is a comprehensive and informative guide to the art of shooting. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We...

This handy little volume contains a concise guide to fly-fishing for chub and dace, with information on necessary equipment, various methods of catching these fish, comments on common problems, practical and useful hints, and much more. Written in...

Originally published in 1898, this early work contains a mass of varied and well digested information on the subject, and its value is further enhanced by a large number of finely executed illustrations. It contains much information that is still useful...

This edition was originally published in 1898. The well illustrated contents include detailed chapters on:- The Shotgun - Choice and Fit - Handling the Gun - Chokes - Loads and Loading - Shooting Positions - Game Shooting - Pigeons and Trap Shooting -...

Originally published London 1924.  This fascinating book contains many anecdotes drawn from the author’s lifetime of roaming and stalking the deer forests of Scotland. The illustrated contents hold many tips, and much advice and observation on...

This vintage book contains a complete guide to taxidermy, with instructions for trapping, tanning, fleshing, mounting, and all other related aspects. Complete with detailed diagrams and a wealth of useful tips, this classic handbook is highly recommended...

This vintage book contains a complete manual of the art of angling for roach, with comments on methodology, equipment, tactics, and other information useful to the roach fisherman. This book is written in simple, plain language and includes a wealth of...

Originally published in 1877, this early work on The hunting grounds of the great west is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Chapters include; The Plains, Game and Indians as well as many more also extensively illustrated through out...

This early works on The Hunting Fields with horse and hounds is an extensively illustrated guide to hunting. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are...

This antique text contains a detailed account of various big game hunting expeditions around the United States. Written by Theodore Roosevelt, this fascinating text is both entertaining and informative, and is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in...

Originally published in 1885, This fascinating work on Hunting Trips of a Ranchman is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all who are interested in Hunting. Its chapters include; The wordly buffallo, A trip on the prairie and The...

This early work on The American Hunting Dog is a fascinating read for any Hunting enthusiast or Historian. Chapters include: Dog Breeding, Dog Training and Kennel construction. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and...

Originally published in 1902, this early work on Hunting trips on the Prairie and mountains is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Its chapters include; A...

Originally published in 1901, this work on Sea & Coast Fishing is extensively illustrated throughout with chapters on The Fish, The Tackle, The baits and advice as to where when and how to fish. Much of the information contained within is still useful...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive and practical guide to fishing, with information on equipment, fly fishing, catching a variety of fish, and much more. With simple directions and a wealth of invaluable tips, this volume is ideal for the novice,...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This vintage book is a detailed guide to historical fishing boats from around the world. With details on all everything from equipment and construction methods to fishing techniques and economics, this volume constitutes a veritable encyclopaedia of...

This antiquarian volume contains a catalogue of literature on the topic of ichthyology, pisciculture, fisheries, and fishing laws. This catalogue will be of considerable value to the serious ichthyologist and angler, and it is not to be missed by...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide for the aspiring sportsman. This timeless handbook will appeal to modern sporting enthusiasts and collectors of antiquarian sporting literature, and is highly recommended for the sporting novice. Contents...

This vintage work contains a comprehensive guide to designing fishing gear, with information on designing gill nets, purse seines, trawls, etc. Part A of this manual, 'Theory', briefly describes technological calculation procedures and testing methods...

""Narrative Of A Residence At The Court Of Meer Ali Moorad V1: With Wild Sports In The Valley Of The Indus (1860)"" is a book written by Edward Archer Langley. The book is a first-hand account of the author's experiences during his stay at the court of...

There may be no better example of American individualism and rugged outdoorsman than the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. In this volume we find two of Roosevelt’s works on hunting, “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman”,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Fresh Bait For Fishers Of Men is a Christian book written by Frank Barrows Makepeace in 1886. The book is primarily intended for those who want to become more effective in evangelizing and sharing the gospel with others. It is a guidebook that provides...

This book is the never-before-told story of the dream to set up camp in a vast African wasteland and return it to its former glory as one of the world's premier wildlands.Outdoor writer Mike Arnold takes us on an impressionistic journey through Coutada...

Victor Scarinzi, a self-described Italian redneck, shares stories that range from daydreaming as a boy, to getting into trouble as a teenager, to learning the lessons of adulthood in this collection of memoirs. It was by spending time in nature that he...

Automatic Pistol Shooting: Together With Information On Handling The Duelling Pistol And RevolverThis book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to...

This little volume recollects true accounts from a fly-fisher's angling log centered about a half-century of the pursuit of trout, sometimes more than one-hundred-fifty fishing outings a season. Settings include New York's Catskill Mountains, Garden...

The expanded edition of the ground-breaking memoir Little Rivers: Tales of a Woman Angler remains the premiere literary narrative of a woman in the male-dominated sport of fly fishing. In essays described as "luminous," Little Rivers features...

A novel that is not like a novel. It's about one old and one novice fishermen and a young women. They are talking about the details of surf fishing for striped bass, a striped bass tagging program, government data on the "catch" and the recent story of a...

Alaska Northwest Arctic Hunts is a collection of 20 stories of hunting activities during the past few years. These are true stories. However, the names of some participants have been changed to preserve their privacy.

INTRODUCTIONScattered from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean are thousands of trappers who use deadfalls, snares and other home-made traps, but within this vast territory there are many thousand who know...

A collection of 38 stories and 110 photos recounting some of Jake's experiences hunting Kodiak's Sitka Blacktail deer for more than fifty years.A collection of 38 stories and 110 photos recounting some of Jake's experiences hunting Kodiak's Sitka...

ALASKA BEARS: Shaken and Stirred is a collection of 24 stories describing Jake's personal experience hunting and guiding for all the species of bears in Alaska. Bear biology, hunting techniques, cabin depredations and avoidance thereof, and other aspects...

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...

Alaska Hunting: Earthworms to Elephants, a collection of 39 stories, is intended to be seasoning for a Hunters' pie, rural Alaska style.Most hunters extol the charismatic mega fauna, but pursuit of lesser game often takes center stage. Occasionally...

ALASKA FLYING: Surviving Incidents and Accidents encompass many short stories about Jake's experiences gained from 1967 to the present as a pilot in Alaska. Though he logged time as pilot in command in other parts of the world, including Southern...

The outdoor realm encompasses a vast array of sites-- water, land, wetlands--for us to embrace, explore, and enjoy. Subsistence, recreation, knowledge, and spiritual teachings are available from the woods and seas. The roles of naturalist,...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on dry-fly fishing, with both theoretical and practical information for the dry-fly fishing enthusiast. Although old, the information contained within these pages is timeless, making this both a...