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Buy Now	Saltwater Fishing. Tackle, Rigging, How & When to Fish (more) »rank: 48040 by: Jack Zinzow : :Using photos and illustrations, this book is a valuable resource on the fishing line, rods, reels, knots, terminal tackle, and lures used in saltwater fishing. Other subjects include information on where to fish, the techniques and conditions that affect fishing, the best ways to fish both on land and from a boat, and tips on catching different species on fish.	Buy Now	The Ultimate Guide to Bird Dog Training: A Realistic Approach to Training Close-Working Gun Dogs for Tight Cover Conditions (more) »rank: 20532 by: Jerome B. Robinson : :THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BIRD DOG TRAINING explains how to train a bird dog to hunt at a pace that suits a man walking, and to point and hold birds with all the elegance and style of a field trial champion. It combines successful traditional methods with modern electronic techniques to show how the nation's top professional gun dog trainers develop reliable hunting dogs that are easy to control, exciting to watch, and stylish on point. Topics covered include: Electronic training aids Selecting and starting pupsHow to prevent gun shynessBackyard bird dog practiceUsing your dog afield for the first timeTeaching ...
Buy Now	The Complete Book of Tackle Making (more) »rank: 64844 by: C. Boyd Pfeiffer : :The most thorough work ever published on making and caring for fishing tackle.	Buy Now	Tactical Advantage: A Definitive Study Of Personal Small-Arms Tactics (more) »rank: 26352 by: Gabriel Suarez : :Read this book and learn the combat-proven techniques big-city cops use to stay alive and effective when the bullets start flying. Maintain the tactical advantage in any situation by knowing how to search buildings for armed intruders, use cover and concealment, maintain proper distance intervals and much more.
Buy Now	Fly Tying For Beginners: How to Tie 50 Failsafe Flies (more) »rank: 305091 by: Peter Gathercole : :Any angler who takes up the art of fly tying will discover an added dimension to the wonderful sport of fly fishing. This profusely illustrated instruction book shows beginners how to craft 50 professional-looking flies for trout and salmon fishing. Each fly-tying project consists of step-by-step instructions accompanied by close-up photos of the work in progress and a large photo of the finished fly. Beginners will learn how to make dry flies, wet flies, bugs, nymphs, hairwings, and streamers. They'll also get advice on which flies are best for catching which variety of fish. Author Peter Gathercole is the ideal ...	Buy Now	2009 Standard Catalog Of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Standard Catalog of Firearms) (more) »rank: 59805 by: Dan Shideler : :This is the preferred desk reference and price guide to the world of antique, collectible, vintage and modern firearms. With over 25,000 model listings, and completely updated pricing, new photographs and an editorial section offering collecting tips and techniques, this new edition contains everything the enthusiast needs to price, buy and sell all types of firearms.
Buy Now	Hemingway on Hunting (On) (more) »rank: 210649 by: Ernest Hemingway : :Chronicles Ernest Hemingway's lifelong zeal for the hunting life, from the plains of Africa to the American West.	Buy Now	The History of Browning Firearms: Fortifications Around the World (more) »rank: 62997 by: David Miller : :John M. Browning was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1855, into a world of gunsmithing. His father was a gunsmith who was already well known for a number of innovations in the field. As a young boy, John spent hours in his father's shop and allegedly knew the name of every part of a gun before he could read. Hardly surprising that at age twenty-three, he was filing his first patent for the 'J. M. Browning Single-Shot Rifle.'He inherited his father's business, and with funds of less than a thousand dollars turned it into a thriving gun-making workshop with seven ...
Buy Now	Standing in a River Waving a Stick (more) »rank: 27485 by: John Gierach : :'The solution to any problem -- work, love, money, whatever -- is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.'In Standing in a River Waving a Stick, John Gierach visits his favorite trout-filled waters, from the Colorado foothills to British Columbia and points between, recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish. With his trademark combination of wit and wisdom, he discusses such topics as the differences between fishing in ponds and fishing in streams; what makes a good fly pattern; the ethics of writing about undiscovered trout waters; and the fly-fisher's progression from ...	Buy Now	The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Weapons and Ammunition: Experiments with Catapults, Musketballs, Stonebows, Blowpipes, Big Airguns, and Bulletbows (Practical Guide) (more) »rank: 74205 by: Richard Middleton : :David slew Goliath with his slingshot: for millennia that was the norm, as men used a variety of non-explosive weapons to fire small stones and carefully rounded bullets of clay, glass, and even steel and lead. This unusual study explores in practical detail the many ways, old and new, in which man shot projectiles without recourse to gunpowder. They include the bow and arrow, a favorite for the last 10,000 years; pump-up air guns; blowpipes; catapults; and homemade lead musketballs. There’s information on ammunition and velocity, as well as a lively personal narrative filled with humor and the spirit of ...