Author: Larry Mueller
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: bird, own, train, speed
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1990-03
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0811723046
ISBN-13: 9780811723046

Humane training methods written in a step-by-step approach helps produce a superior bird dog in minimum time. The speed-train system also makes the process enjoyable for the dog as well as the master.

Author: Curtis J. Badger
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: vol, basics, carving, bird, tools
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1993-03
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0811730549
ISBN-13: 9780811730549

This, and the other books in the series, offer world-class carving tips -- at a reasonable price. Each volume presents a variety of techniques from carvers like Jim Sprankle, Leo Osbourne, Martin Gates, and Larry Tawes Jr. All the books are illustrated with exceptional colour and black-and-white photographs.

Author: Christopher Nyerges
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: rural, wilderness, environments, suburban, urban, anywhere, guide, survive
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2006-09-30
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0811733041
ISBN-13: 9780811733045

This unique book addresses the basic survival skills needed to keep you alive and healthy in the woods, suburbs, and city. Each chapter focuses on a primary area of concern--water, fire, food, shelter, clothing, tools, and weapons--describing in detail practices applicable to all environments. This one-of-a-kind guide provides real solutions to life-threatening situations caused by natural or man-made disasters, as well as the challenges encountered by anyone who wants to live more independently from modern systems, for a few days or a lifetime.

Author: Dave Hughes
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: flies, trout, essential
Number of Pages: 92
Published: 2000-04
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0811727483
ISBN-13: 9780811727488

323 color photos 1 drawing 8 x 11 * How to tie the 31 most effective trout patterns and selected variations-more than 200 recipes in all * Step-by-step color photos and fishing notes "Essential Trout Flies will help you assemble, in just two fly boxes, the flies you need to catch trout anywhere. That makes it essential reading in my book."-Rich Ostoff, professional fly tier and author ofFly-Fishing the Rocky Mountain Back-Country A core list of flies that will catch trout anywhere, in every season, this collection includes the most important patterns in a wide range of styl

Author: John Gierach
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: streams, small, fishing
Number of Pages: 159
Published: 1989-02
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0811722902
ISBN-13: 9780811722902

Laced with fishing stories and a guest appearance or two from the inimitable A.K. Best, Gierach’s book offers advice on tackle selection, reading water, casting technique, and small-stream scouting. Photos and drawings.

Author: Charles Fergus
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: wild, series, guides, guide, turtles
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 081173420X
ISBN-13: 9780811734202

Turtles are thought to be the oldest and most primitive of all living reptiles. This Wild Guide goes beyond the cursory knowledge that many people have about turtles, explaining the physical adaptations that allow a creature to live inside a hard protective shell. It explores the astonishing range of habitats occupied by different species of turtles in North America and examines feeding, reproduction, and hibernation in turtles. It gives tips on how to observe turtles and suggests ways in which people can help turtles survive and thrive in the wild.

Author: Scott Shalaway
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: backyard, butterflies
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2004-02
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0811726959
ISBN-13: 9780811726955

Beginners and longtime butterfly watchers alike will find much to celebrate in Butterflies in the Backyard. Part natural history, part gardening guide, the book contains solid information on butterfly behavior and habitats and also explains in careful detail how to attract these lovely creatures to your backyard with plants and feeders. Includes up-to-date information on migration and conservation efforts, as well as an identification guide for the most common North American species.