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Few anglers will skip knowing what a master angler and thinker prefers for his fly box. This title covers a gamut of patterns essential to trout fishing in a variety of circumstances: dry flies, wet flies and nymphs, and streamers. Gierach's legion of fans of his regular magazine column will be highly inclined to buy this title.

Once an angler masters a graphite rod, his interests often move on to the original fly rod, pliant bamboo. Until the mid-twentieth century, nearly all fly rods were bamboo. By the 1970s, fiberglass and graphite changed the world of fly-fishing. But more and more anglers are seeing bamboo rods in retail outlets, and want to give them a try.

In 2022 I drew one of Colorado’s coveted Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunting permits. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I knew little to nothing about hunting Bighorn sheep, or the high alpine country they inhabit. Knowing that I was unprepared, I solicited the help of a couple of friends to join me. This is the story of what it took to get there and what happened when we did. Through triumph and loss, I got a better understanding of one of the animals that are one of America’s conservation success stories.

New to the world of hound hunting, Niklas Isaac--with the help of a veteran hound named Whiskey and the tough-love mentorship of an expert houndsman--attempts to turn his young pack of coonhounds into bonafide cat dogs. In this adventure-fueled first-hand account, he shares the trials and triumphs of traversing the timberlands of Oregon's Coast Range mountains pursuing one of the most elusive creatures in the forest--the bobcat.

Lake Monsters: Strange Encounters offers bone-chilling tales of human survival and death with mysterious creatures of the deep, murky freshwater of North America. These are true, frightening encounters with unimaginable and elusive freshwater cryptids. From the Great Lakes to pristine backyard swimming pools, the next time you stare into the depths, you’ll remember the fantastic and horrifying cryptids that lurk below the surface. Dive in if you dare.

If David Goethel were a cat, he would be in the market for more lives. But David is a small boat fisherman, an endangered species, who works tirelessly for himself and others like him to survive. Follow along on that journey with sea stories and autobiography mixed with twists and turns of science and management as David and his family work relentlessly to feed America sustainable seafood.

Tine to Table is a fascinating look at white-tailed deer hunting and wild-game cooking through the eyes of a wildlife biologist, veteran traditional bowhunter, and award-winning author.

Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.

While most of us fly-fish to escape from daily life, for John Gierach and his friends fly-fishing IS a way of life. They are trout bums. But John Gierach is also an exceptional writer. The essays in Trout Bum are reflective, bitingly humorous, and enormously wise in the ways of fishing and men. In vivid, unforgettable detail they recount the emotional, spiritual, and tangible adventures and pleasures of stalking trout in and around the Rockies—day in, day out, from season to season, with friends, and alone.

Wisdom River: Meditations on Fly Fishing and Life Midstream is a collection of stories, poetry, photos, art, recipes, and jokes that celebrate the wonders of fly fishing and the wisdom that can be gained from spending time on the river. Contributors from Montana, Alberta, and Nova Scotia each bring a unique perspective and voice as they share adventures and memories from times they have spent riverside and midstream.

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.

The Poacher's Nightmare: Stories of an Undercover Game Warden contains dozens of hair-raising accounts of covert wildlife operations, often spanning years, requiring ingenious planning, complicated secrecy, and deft coordination.

The Ultimate Hunters Wild Game Cookbook Guide is a first-of-its-kind treasure trove of more than 200 easy and simple mouthwatering recipes that will elevate your cooking game and transform the way you enjoy popular North American animals. This cookbook is the definitive guide to mastering the art of cooking wild game the native way!

With this second edition of Field Tests, the Ryan brothers share their experiences with more than a dozen new cartridges, lots of new equipment, and the tales that go along with them. Since the first edition, they’ve been spending a lot of time in the field, at the range, and in the reloading room. This audiobook includes all the cartridges from the first edition with plenty more added, along with tips on packing out game, suggestions on becoming more active in shooting and hunting, and advice on how to avoid breaking expensive stuff.

The setting of these nine short stories is East Central Minnesota. The time period is from 1964 to the turn of the century.

It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords of Greenland and the remote islands of Faroe to the dining tables of London's middle classes, the bacalao restaurants of Spain and the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe. As well as following the historical thread and exploring how very different cultures were drawn together by the salt fish trade, John Goodlad meets those whose lives revolve around the industry in the twenty-first century and addresses today's pressing themes of sustainability, climate change, and food choices.

On his first ever hunting excursion as a young boy, James takes an uncalculated step in the delicate South Louisiana marsh that becomes the catalyst for a metaphor used by his dad that foreshadows his life: "There’s an art to navigating the marshland, and the steps you take while on your journey can cause you to either sink or swim."

In a concise and comprehensive manner, this audiobook equips listeners with the knowledge and skills necessary to become proficient deer hunters while emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct and conservation.

The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions—“an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart” (Kirkus Reviews). In The Optimist, David Coggins...

Michael Tougias and Adam Gamble had good lives: married with two children each, nice homes in the suburbs, jobs that paid the bills, and frequent fishing trips out on the ocean. But those comfortable lives had cracks in them and soon they found themselves hit by a rogue wave of divorce, financial hardship, addiction, and career upheaval. What kept them going—and helped them navigate the rough waters of middle age—was fishing and friendship.