Fishing & Hunting

A handy waterproof quick reference guide to 15 fishing knots. The spiral bound pocket-sized guide provides explanations of when to use each knot and includes step-by-step diagrams of how to tie them. Included are the Bimini Twist, Yukatan, and Lefties Loops, with applications to soft bait fishing. The other knots cover virtually every other style of rig and fishing application....

In the wild, there is an element that cannot be seen, tasted, heard, or smelt—it can only be felt, and it is a feeling of enchantment. After his first hunting experience in New Zealand as a young man, Richard Hall has been drawn back again and again, wanting to relive the feeling only this country's wilderness can give him. Dark...

A handy reference book on caring for your deer once it's down. Hunting, butchering, and preparing deer has been a way of life for Monte and Joan Burch. Drawing on their years of experience living off the land and practical skills gained while butchering livestock, Monte and Joan offer The Pocket Guide to Field Dressing, Butchering, and Cooking Deer as...

An Advanced Course in Fly Fishing The mission of The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing was to demystify and simplify the tricks and tips that make a great trout fisher. There are no complicated physics lessons in that book. Rather, The Little Red Book of Fly Fishing offered a simple, digestible primer on the basic elements of fly fishing:...

Match Mentality isn't just about shooting—it's about the preparation and the complicated feelings, emotions, and physiological changes that will occur during a competition. Technical training and talent go a long way in shooting sports, but mental fortitude, visualisation, and a competitive mindset are the key factors that will enable you to carry through and actually win. The simple fact is...

The 75th Edition of The World's Greatest Gun Book! Now in its 75th annual, this guide is the most-anticipated guide to all things new and exciting in the world of firearms. Informative and entertaining articles by the top writers in the field cover every aspect of guns and shooting, including hunting, personal defence, target practice, gunmaking and collecting. Historical articles...

The Gun Digest 2022, 76th Edition: The World's Greatest Gun Book! offers original, expertly written content in what is truly the most comprehensive collection of firearms information in print today.

The 78th Edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book! For nearly eight decades, Gun Digest has served as the trusted source for up-to-date, detailed, and exciting information about firearms. Gun Digest is the finest collection of great stories, historical reflections, in-depth reviews, and new-product roundups available anywhere. If it has anything to do with firearms and shooting sports, you'll find...

Your guide to the world of Glock! Gun Digest's Glock Reference Guide, 2nd Edition is the definitive resource for this amazing pistol. This well-researched book provides comprehensive, hands-on coverage and testing of all Glock pistols, including law enforcement/military-only variants and models never offered in the USA. Reviews of Glock models in every calibre and variant. How Glocks are made and...

GET THE PRICE RIGHT EVERY TIME WITH STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS For more than 30 years, the Standard Catalog of Firearms has been the gun industry's No.1 illustrated guide to gun values. This extensively revamped edition offers more photos, prices, and guns, with hundreds of new entries of rifles, shotguns and handguns for virtually every gun made or sold since...

GET THE PRICE RIGHT EVERY TIME WITH STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS For more than 30 years, the Standard Catalog of Firearms has been the gun industry's No. 1 illustrated guide to gun values. This extensively revamped edition offers more photos, prices, and guns, with hundreds of new entries of rifles, shotguns and handguns for virtually every gun made or sold...

Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, pastime or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they were kids and have never missed the chance...

Despite the important interrelationship in archery between the anatomy of the human body and the anatomy of the bow, no book on the subject has previously been published. Archery Anatomy will therefore be an important and unique primer for coaches and performers alike. Detailed drawings combined with explanatory text explain how the skeleton and muscles should be used to improve...

This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma. In 2004, an enigmatic charter captain named Al Anderson caught and marked one Atlantic bluefin...

Learn how to break down fowl, pig/hog, and venison with Allie D'Andrea (OutdoorsAllie) – then cook your way through recipes featuring your fresh cuts. If you've been wondering which knives to buy, started to break down an animal but wanted more guidance, or are looking for recipes where meat is the star of the show, you'll find it in The...

The Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition is the ultimate S&W gun guide! In this highly anticipated, detailed revision is a fully annotated identification and price guide to the world of Smith & Wesson revolvers, semi-autos, shotguns, rifles, military arms and other collectibles. For fans of Smith & Wesson firearms, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, 4th Edition...

The Sunday Times Bestseller Two comedy greats talk life, friendship and the joys of fishing... Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional catch up. Then, Glory Be! They were both diagnosed with heart disease and realised...

A reflection on the fishing exploits of yore contrasted against our changing environment. Bob Kearney has been addicted to recreational fishing and is a devout keeper of the legends and lore of the Australian angler. He is also a world authority on fisheries and marine ecosystem management. In Fishing in the Good Old Days, Kearney looks back on his six...

Through the pages of Casting Back, Peter McMullan takes the reader from his youthful Irish beginnings in the 1940s to his time as a young journalist in Northern Ireland during the mid-1950s, through the 1960s and into today's western Canada and a totally different sport fishing environment. Pike and bream, roach, tench and perch were his original targets—what British and...

“Beautiful. ... A lyrical companion to his father’s classic, A River Runs through It, chronicling their family’s history and bond with Montana’s Blackfoot River.” —Washington Post A "poetic" and "captivating" (Publishers Weekly) memoir about the power of place to shape generations, Home Waters is John N. Maclean's remarkable chronicle of his family's century-long love affair with Montana's majestic Blackfoot River,...

Fishing is the inaugural volume in Worlds of Wisdom: The Art of Living, One Saying at a Time, a beautifully illustrated series that delves into timeless wisdom and ancient practices. Curated by Asher Erskine, this volume explores the serene art of fishing through a collection of proverbs, quotes, and reflections, inviting readers to immerse themselves in its contemplative nature. Each...

An intrepid investigation of the criminal world of wildlife trafficking - the poachers, the traders, and the customers - and of those fighting against it. Journalist Rachel Love Nuwer plunges the reader into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been investigating for nearly a decade. Our insatiable demand for animals - for jewellery, pets, medicine, meat,...

The Old Man and the Sand Eel is a beautifully written memoir about fishing, family, and the wilds of Great Britain. Growing up on the Cambridgeshire Fens, Will Millard never felt more at home than when he was out with his granddad on the riverbank, whiling away the day catching fish. As he grew older, his competitive urge to catch...

This is the extraordinary story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians. 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...

One of America's foremost experts on gunsmithing, Bryce Towsley is back again to provide even more projects for anyone interested in building, customizing, fixing, or maintaining firearms. Gunsmith Towsley offers detailed explanations and includes colour illustrations for just about every aspect of gun modification, builds, and repair. Featured tutorials include: How to customise a GLOCK handgun Build a 1911 handgun...

A thorough resource on handloading at home, Shooter's Bible Guide to Handloading provides detailed information about the history of handloading and key figures' innovations. It offers a simple explanation of hand reloading, selecting the basic tools needed, and choosing your cases, dies, primers, and powders. The book also includes step-by-step instructions for reloading firearm cartridges and how to test your...

Stag Doo by Al Lester, the master of the hunting genre, is full of rip-roaring yarns for those with a good keen sense of humour and a love for New Zealand's wild outdoors. Once described as 'Barry Crump meets Fred Dagg', 'Big Al' Lester is the modern-day master of the hunting genre. His books are for those with a good...

Barry Morton is hunting illegally on Lilybank, a large property in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. He seeks a unique trophy, a pure white bull Tahr. Upon returning to his well-concealed secret camp, he discovers a young woman bathing in the hot pool, a pool he believed was known only to members of his family. This is not all...

A sequel to Return to Lucifer Creek. Departing Lucifer Creek, Barry and Helen head for Tekapo with the intention of reporting the murder of Helen’s sister and their tramping companions to the authorities. Instead, following a confrontation on the way, they unexpectedly end up in the cells at Timaru Police Station. What’s more, they soon discover that not everyone is...