The Field And Stream Turkey Hunting Handbook

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.

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.

Many hunters acquire the skills they need through years of accompanying more knowledgeable hunters into the outdoors. Now, seasoned hunters have compiled their best advice in this valuable handbook. Whether the interest is in hunting deer, pheasant, pig, duck, or turkey, there's advice in this indispensable guide. Young hunters and those just curious about hunting will learn how to plan for a hunt and hone their skills to ensure success. Carefully chosen illustrations, diagrams, and photographs demonstrate and depict need-to-know information that will make all the difference on the hunt.

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 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.

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)

The Field & Stream Fishing Knots Handbook covers the fresh- and salt-water fishing knots that every angler should know. Exceptionally clear step-by-step diagrams and instructions show how to attach backing to reels, backing to lines, lines to tippets, and tippets to flies - if you want to fly fish. You can also learn the best knots for: baitcasting, jigging, spincasting, trolling, rigs, boating, and much more.With The Field & Stream Fishing Knots Handbook you'll never fumble for the right knot or wonder why the big one got away. (6 X 9, 128 pages, diagrams, charts)

The Field & Stream Baits and Rigs Handbook is devoted to rigging baits and lures for any fishing situation. It includes valuable tips on choosing hooks, sinkers, lines, and floats, plus: useful knots and splices; effective bait and lure rigs; freshwater and saltwater fishing tactics; and bait selection. (6 X 9, 128 pages, b&w photos, diagrams)