With hunting advice from a wide variety of experts, including Peter Fiduccia, Dave Henderson, Hal Blood, Ron Spomer, Kathy Etling, Rick Sapp, and Rich Combs, The Ultimate Guide to Hunting Skills, Tactics, and Techniques profiles all of the major game species and reveals pro secrets on how to successfully hunt them. There is no collection of hunting knowledge available elsewhere to feature more tips, techniques, and tactics than this completely comprehensive compendium. In these pages, you'll also find sections on gear for all different types of hunting (firearms, bows, and accessories), and even delicious recipes for camp, cabin, or home. This volume also includes a classic reading section featuring stories from such hunting literary legends as Bill Tapply, Thomas McIntyre, Corey Ford, and Philip Caputo, who remind us what hunting is really all about. This book is the perfect gift for a longtime hunter who wants the widest selection of information available, or for the enthusiastic beginning hunter, looking to learn as much as possible about the exhilarating sport. This is a must-have for every hunter’s library.

With deer hunting advice from a wide variety of experts, including Leonard Lee Rue, John Weiss, Peter Fiduccia, Kathy Etling, Monte Burch, and Hal Blood, The Ultimate Guide to Deer Hunting Skills, Tactics and Techniques starts from the ground up, giving you a greater insight into the senses and habits of deer in order to better understand how to successfully hunt them. With chapters on anatomy, glands, hearing and eyesight, as well as behavior before, during and after the rut, this Ultimate Guide teaches beginners and experts alike how to hunt her any conditions, with bow, rifle, muzzle loader, and shotgun. Specific tactics such as stand hunting, still hunting, stalking, putting on drives, rattling, and using decoys are all covered. There is no better collection of deer hunting knowledge out there that features such a wide range of topics, tips, and tactics than this comprehensive compendium. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

A fully illustrated manual for hunters seeking to improve their skills for taking the West's most sought-after big-game animal.

Author and outdoorsman Lamar Underwood offers a timeless guide on how to improve your hunting techniques. Topics range from deer stands to duck blinds with a special bonus coverage of whitetail deer hunting and a full treatment of hunting guns and loads.

With hunting advice from a wide variety of experts, including Steve Bartylla, Peter Fiduccia, Leo Somma, and John Trout, The Ultimate Book of Bowhunting focuses on the most traditional of hunting weapons: the bow and arrow. In this compendium of bowhunting knowledge, you will learn how to do such things as: • Tracking a wounded deer • Using scents to entice as well as camouflage • Setting up, drawing silently, calling, and field judging • Build your own tree stands, archery workbenches, and more • Field dress a deer • And more! This comprehensive guide will tell you all that you need to know about this ancient art of hunting, and many things that you didn’t. It is a must have for any serious hunter’s bookshelf. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Waterfowling is one of the more challenging forms of hunting. Requiring an intimate knowledge of the quarry in specialized gear—from shotguns and ammo to decoys, calls, blinds, and boats—and taking place in a variety of terrains—from the fields of Manitoba to the flooded timber of Arkansas, it’s the type of sport that gets in your blood and stays there. In The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting, all aspects of this sport are covered by three authors who have intimate knowledge of how to hunt ducks and geese successfully. Chapters within this book cover dozens of topics, with special attention devoted to: Identifying the many and various species of waterfowl Methods for decoying and calling in a variety of situations Advice on how to choose the best gear for the situation at hand Theories and practices of retriever training and handling Tips on hunting in different types of weather, from rain and snow to bluebird skies How to choose the correct guns and loading Plus tips on blind placement in water or on land With more than a hundred photographs expertly illuminating the realities of waterfowl hunting, The Ultimate Guide to Waterfowl Hunting is sure to help hunters of all skill levels bag their biggest catches yet.

No waterfowl hunter can afford to be without this complete, up-to-date guidebook.