The Field and Stream Turkey Hunting Handbook


Book Description

Tips and tactics for hunting Eastern, Merriam's, Rio Grande, and Osceola turkeys, including how to call birds into range with box, slate, and diaphragm calls; how to choose the right guns and loads; and how to camouflage for the terrain. Line drawings and photos.




Shotgun Guide (Field & Stream)


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From the most trusted brand in outdoor sports, Field & Stream, this book is drawn from the Total Gun Manual, the latest in the top-selling series that began with The Total Outdoorsman (200,000 copies in print!). Author Phil Bourjaily is the magazine’s Shotguns Editor, a popular blogger, and co-host of the Gun Nuts show on the Outdoor Channel (sponsored by Smith & Wesson). When it comes to shotguns, Field & Stream’s Phil Bourjaily is the real deal. He loves to talk guns, to clay shoot, and to hunt waterfowl, upland birds, turkeys, small game, and even deer with a shotgun. He has a wealth of advice and opinions to share, and isn’t shy about doing so. Charismatic and funny, he’s the guy you’d want helping you choose the right gun, fix your stance, and bag the ultimate Thanksgiving turkey. This book covers all the basics: Understanding your gun options, choosing the right gun for every situation, understanding shot and shells, old-school blackpowder hints, improving your shooting and hunting performance, and much, much more.




The Wilderness Cooking Handbook


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This cooking handbook shows you the basic cooking skills that can convert any fireplace, woodstove, or patio into an alternate-energy cooking site. J. Wayne Fears records the old ways of cooking that are slowly disappearing, and passes along recipes that are created by those with less complicated lifestyles. This useful, informative guide demonstrates how to build an open fire and use it for cooking, and gives you tips on mastering the backpack and sheepherder's stoves. Smoking, drying, and charcoal cooking can be enjoyed at home, at the cabin, or in the wilderness. In here, you'll find recipes for everything from simple bannock - the bread of the wilderness - to hearty Camphouse Roast Beef.




Insider Tips for Hunting Turkey


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Turkey hunting is becoming more popular each year, a pastime that offers hunters exercise and exposure to nature, a chance to hone tracking and firearm skills, and good eating when successful. This volume provides hunters with relevant, tried and true information about firearms and archery safety, the behavior and habits of the turkey, and how to prepare for a hunt. Ethics, hunting laws, and methods to conserve wildlife and wild areas are also highlighted in order to provide hunters with all they need to know to succeed at a time-honored tradition.




Field & Stream Bowhunting Handbook, New and Revised


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If you love a challenge and treasure a sport that requires commitment; if you enjoy being in the woods; and if you like getting as close to your quarry as possible, then bowhunting is for you. The Field & Stream Bowhunting Handbook includes information on how to choose the best gear; important safety tips; how to hunt different types of game; how to avoid being detected; how to shoot accurately; and much more.




Fall & Winter Turkey Hunter's Handbook


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Scouting specifics for the 40+ states that offer fall and winter turkey hunting seasons Tactics for approaching landowners and securing permission to hunt private land plus strategies for firearms, bowhunting, and hunting turkeys with dogs Insights on turkey vocalizations, calling birds, locating fall and winter roosts, and patterning flocks For the sportsman who thrills at the booming gobble of a spring tom during mating season and wants to extend that exhilarating feeling, Steve Hickoff's Fall and Winter Turkey Hunter's Handbook offers the perfect remedy. Hickoff examines fall turkey behavior and vocalizations and provides details on locating, scouting, and calling fall gobblers, with tips for mapping flock patterns and identifying changing flock composition. Also discussed is the little-known strategy of hunting turkeys with dogs, using them to find and flush flocks. The material on firearms, ammunition, and archery tackle will benefit all turkey hunters--fall, winter, or spring.




Total Gun Manual (Field & Stream)


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Shares insider hints, stories from the range and field, and hands-on guidance for the first-time gun owner and the seasoned veteran alike, offering advice on choosing the right gun, increasing shot accuracy, and staying safe.




The Total Bowhunting Manual


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From Field & Stream’s bowhunting experts and the authors of The Total Deer Hunter Manual comes the book that demystifies everything about bowhunting. From crossbows to high-tech compound bows to an old-fashioned recurve find it all, accompanied by tactics for every animal that can be bowhunted, in The Total Bowhunting Manual. With high-quality design and intricate detail, this manual is perfect for your tablet or phone. America’s best hunting guides bring you 261 field-tested tips, tricks and skills from decades of experience: · Shoot Better: With detailed exercises and advice for every kind of bow, this book takes you out on the archery range, into the woods, and onto the water with specialized drills and exercises. · Get the Gear: Bowhunting is a gear-heavy sport, and improvements are being made almost every day, but you need to find the right type, size and fit. Whether you want to hunt like Robin Hood or Katniss with historic gear or take to the trees with a high-tech, carbon fiber compound bow with all the accessories, these authors detail what you need. · Bring Home a Trophy: When people think “bowhunting” they think of deer but any animal that you can hunt, can be hunted with a bow. Find tips for taking down alligators, moose, birds, bears, caribou, turkey, fish and more; all the expert advice you need to go home with a trophy, not an excuse. Whether you’re preparing for trip of a lifetime or just want to extend your season and improve your technique, this is the book you need.




The Field & Stream Upland Bird Hunting Handbook


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The last book by "Field and Stream's" longtime gundog editor, this useful volume covers all the major species--pheasants, grouse, chukars, woodcock, quail, doves, partridge--and how to hunt each effectively. Line drawings and photos.




The Field and Stream Tackle Care Handbook


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Here is a comprehensive guide for the care of rods, reels, lures, lines, and accessories. The helpful step-by-step directions and illustrations show how to repair broken equipment, both in the field and at home. The book will teach you how to: mend broken rods in the field; check and lubricate important reel parts; fix irreplaceable lures; care for lines and other tackle; and avoid common mistakes that ruin valuable equipment.In addition, all the necessary tools are detailed in full. The Field & Stream Tackle Care and Repair Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide that pays for itself in equipment repaired and equipment that last longer, whether you fish once or one hundred times a year. (6 X 9, 128 pages, b&w photos, diagrams)