How to catch these sought-after game fish in any season and any condition.If you want to catch a walleye on a consistent basis, you need to know its behaviorwhat it eats, where it prefers to hold, whe
Bass fishing requires more than just patienceit requires cunning and insight.Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in the US. Found in nearly every state, they present an exciting and powerfu
In an easy to follow manner, writer-outdoorsman Monte Burch explains how to properly preserve meat in a way that is both delicious and healthy. Whether you get your meat from a grocery store or hunt i
Learn the tools and the techniques with this invaluable resource for every woodworker.With any project, having the right tools is only half the battle. It’s knowing how to use them that can make or br
Combining today’s issues of creating self-sustaining environments with the age-old sports of hunting, shooting and trapping, Wildlife and Woodlot Management is the ultimate guide to attracting game to
Burch, an outdoor writer and photographer, offers a step-by-step guide to planning, designing, and building an outdoor lodge. Topics range from determining a location, selecting tools, and cutting dow
Here is the next title in the popular The Joy of … series—an easy-to-understand, beautifully illustrated guide to smoking and salt curing. Learn how to preserve meat, fish, and game and create delicio
Growing your own food is a hot topic today because of the high cost of transporting food long distances, the heightened problem of diseases caused by commercially grown foods, and concerns of the over
Here is the most comprehensive guide to making your own Native American tools and weapons. This reference takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most
The sport of hunting ducks and geese is alive and quite well in North America, thanks in large part to a resurgence of waterfowl numbers, which, in turn, can be traced to conservation groups such as
Describes the techniques of constructing buildings based on a framework of wooden poles covered with siding, and provides plans and instructions for building a variety of barns, sheds, summer homes, a
Building your own barns and outbuildings offers many benefits, perhaps the most obvious being the money you can save. About half the costs of any building project is the labor, and, by doing it yours
Covers tools, materials, foundations, framing, sheathing, wiring, plumbing, and finish work for barns, woodsheds, garages, fencing, and animal housing. 264,000 copies in print.
