Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Black bear hunting
ISBN : 9780811702690
Tips and techniques to locate your black bear and information on the best weapons, gear, and methods to make your hunt successful.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0811744884
Revised and expanded, including five all-new chapters and color photos throughout.
Author : Karen Chapman
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 46,36 MB
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604699329
“Fear deer no more! The best source I’ve seen on the topic!” —Tracy DiSabato-Aust, award-winning garden designer and best-selling author Deer are one of the most common problems a gardener can face. These cute but pesky animals can quickly devour hundreds of dollars’ worth of plants. And common solutions include the use of unattractive fencing and chemicals. In Deer-Resistant Design, Karen Chapman offers another option—intentional design choices that result in beautiful gardens that coexist with wildlife. Deer-Resistant Design showcases real home gardens across North America—from a country garden in New Jersey to a hilltop hacienda in Texas—that have successfully managed the presence of deer. Each homeowner also shares their top ten deer-resistant plants, all welcome additions to a deer-challenged gardeners shopping list. A chapter on deer-resistant container gardens provides suggestions for making colorful, captivating, and imaginative containers. Lushly illustrated and filled with practical advice and inspiring design ideas, Deer-Resistant Design is packed with everything you need to confidently tackle this challenging problem.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811731324
This thorough, practical book explains which situations are most appropriate for stand hunting, and when it's better to leave the stand at home. It also describes in detail which weapons and ammunition are best suited to tree stands, how to avoid being detected, and how to make the best shot.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 1998-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0961740787
More Great Deer Tales from Michigan totally different from Book 1. This book is the only one in the series that features all antler measurements from the monster bucks highlighted. Many of the photos are presented in color. Read about the current state record typical taken in Jackson County during 1996 and a number of bucks with Boone and Crockett nontypical racks, including one of the largest in the state, that were found dead. A chapter about a hunter who bagged his first buck after more than 20 years of trying, and it had huge antlers, will give hope to those who are still trying. Find out about some of the biggest bucks bagged by women in the state. Learn about trophy bucks with locked antlers. Read about a trophy rack recovered after almost 40 years and the end of a 70-year mystery surrounding a Boone and Crockett nontypical. You will find valuable information in this book regardless of where you hunt.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 33,48 MB
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0971035504
The third in a series of books including true stories about the biggest bucks in terms of antler size and weight, bagged by hunters in Michigan. The digital version has mostly color photos as opposed to black and white photos in the printed book. Each book in the series has a different collection of short stores that can be read in any order. Two chapters in this book are devoted to unraveling the mystery behind a monster 12-pointer scoring more than the current world record typical whitetail that Mitch Rompola shot with bow and arrow during 1998. The book also includes chapters about a hunt on which a father and son bagged a huge buck when they were after a doe, a 14-year-old boy who bagged a Boone & Crockett qualifier as his first deer, brothers who successfully stalked a Booner with bow and arrow, a bowhunter who bagged a Booner on his first day of bowhunting and a remarkable story about a buck that was 8 years old. Even though these stories took place in Michigan, they will be valuable to deer hunters everywhere.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0971035555
Another new collection of true short stories about how, where, when and by whom Michigan's biggest bucks have been bagged, with one notable exception. That exception is a chapter about the highest scoring nontypical ever recorded for the state, which was found dead more than a month after hunting seasons ended. Other chapters are about state record muzzleloader and crossbow bucks, the highest scoring 8-point taken by a bowhunter, Leelanau County's best bucks and a unique nontypical taken by a hunter in the Upper Peninsula (UP). Still more chapters are about a father and son deer hunt for the books, the best year for Booners in the UP and much, much more. You won't want to miss the chapter about the Michigan hunter who has 31 bucks in state records, including a number of Boone and Crockett proportions. Great reading for deer hunters everywhere!
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 1994-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0961740752
Learn How, Where and When some of the states Biggest Bucks were bagged. These special tales are about some of the state's outstanding whitetails as well as the hunters who took them. Find out how big a role skill and luck played in each hunter's success. While these stories of success are intended to be entertaining, they are also educational. By reading these tales, you will become a better hunter yourself regardless of what you hunt with or where you hunt. Completely different from Books 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0971035520
The fifth book in a series containing true stories about the biggest bucks bagged by hunters in Michigan.This book includes short stories from every region of the state about 28 more monster bucks taken by Michigan men and women with centerfire guns, muzzleloaders and bow and arrow, including some of state record proportions, that are sure to entertain, inspire and surprise you. Some of the chapters are about the highest scoring antlered doe taken in the state, a hunter who tagged two Boone & Crockett nontypicals, brothers who arrowed the same big buck minutes apart and much, much more. This eBook has mostly color photos versus all black and whites in the print version of this title. Regardless of where you hunt deer, you will enjoy these exceptional tales while you learn things that you can apply to your hunting.
Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0971035512
The fourth in a series of books that each contain a different collection of true stories about the biggest bucks bagged by hunters in Michigan, including some of World Record Proportions. The first two chapters in this book are about the highest scoring typical buck known taken in North America and one of the highest scoring 8-pointers. Whopper whitetails bagged in each region of the state are covered. Every chapter has at least one important lesson and some of them are loaded with important information for hunters. Read new information about the Rompola Buck, including a photo of the huge typical when it was alive. Other chapters are about Michigan's heaviest buck, one of the state's most successful big buck bowhunters who consistently scores from the ground and much, much more. Thanks to digital technology, this ebook has mostly color images as opposed to black and white photos in the print version. These tales will be inspirational for deer hunters everywhere, not just Michigan.
