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This full-color book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in learning how to track animals and read their signs. It offers an introduction on the principals of tracking and reading sign by looking at tracks, prints, gaits, scats, scents, and animal behaviors. It provides the reader with tracking and stalking techniques such as cold hunting, camouflage, and using the stump method. Over twenty different animals are profiled, including New World...
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This book aims to equip athletes, coaches, and medical professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage sports injuries and promote ahealthy and active lifestyle. It is a comprehensive guide that covers everything from understanding common sports injuries, to providing effective treatment and promoting proper rehabilitation.
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For anyone who spends time in the backcountry, understanding not only what sorts of dangers you can run into out there but also exactly what those risks can do to you is part of being a smart, well informed outdoor traveler. In Lost and Stranded, author Timothy Sprinkle breaks down the perils that can befall hikers, hunters, and other outdoor enthusiasts. There are animal encounters, weather events (lightning strikes), parasites (giardia), biting...
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Now available again, the original 1914 rules, regulations, and lessons necessary for Boy Scout leaders
First published in 1914, the Handbook for Scout Masters was the foremost compendium on leading and guiding a Boy Scout troop. Here, word for word, you can read all about just what it took to be a Scout Master, with a focus on the boys themselves. After all, the Boy Scouts' main purpose was "not to exploit methods, not glorify movements . . . but...
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This is a facsimile reprint of the very first Boy Scouts Handbook, complete with the wonderful vintage advertisements that accompanied the original 1911 edition, now in full color. Over 40 million copies of this book have been distributed since its first publication nearly 100 years ago.
The original Boy Scouts Handbook standardized American scouting and emphasized the virtues and qualifications for scouting, delineating what the American Boy Scouts...
7) The Hunting and Fishing Camp Builder's Guide: A Complete Guide to Building Your Own Outdoor Lodge
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There cannot be a hunter and angler who has not, at some time or other, daydreamed about building his or her own camp. Hunting & Fishing Camp Builder's Guide provides the concepts, plans, and know-how to turn a daydream into a reality. Monte Burch applies decades of how-to skills to describe the "ins and outs" of design and construction. From the cabin to the furniture inside, you can do it all yourself and create the camp or lodge of your dreams....
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If you have ever wished you could escape to your own Walden Pond, consider creating a unique wilderness haven with the instructions found in this book! While woodcraft usually brings furniture to mind, this book is a guide to the craft of extended camping and travel in the woods. First published in 1919, this wilderness book, complete with illustrations, teaches you how to construct a simple log cabin, live off the land, build different types of fires,...
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Storm approaching? Need a fire? Out of water? Lost? Whatever situation you find yourself in, Len McDougall has probably been there himself and can get you out of trouble. He reveals his way of living and teaches readers how to have the same confidence in any scenario. In this comprehensive, fully-illustrated guide, McDougall reveals how to make water safe for drinking, build a fire in any conditions, find and build shelter, use basic medical skills,...
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Contains techniques for short-term survival in the outdoors
Small enough to fit easily into a pack
Useful for anyone who spends time outside
Are you planning a trip to the wild and great outdoors? Have you wondered how you would survive if the trip became dangerous? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this guide is for you! The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide has the essential knowledge that campers, canoeists, hunters, hikers, anglers,...
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Anyone eager to master survival skills for outdoor vacations, or simply to find a fun new family activity for a Saturday afternoon, will be educated and inspired by the practical advice presented here by archaeologists, anthropologists, primitive practitioners, craftsmen, and artisans. These experts help modern readers rediscover the skills that have served humanity for millennia: fire-making, camp cooking, basket weaving, pottery making, animal tracking,...
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Hunters, fishers, campers, sportsmen . . . no matter your outdoor passion, Sportsmen's Secrets, the handy guide to water and woodland wisdom, belongs in your kit. This conveniently sized and whimsical handbook will teach you all the top outdoor secrets, from crayfish catching to moose hunting, restoring rubber to dressing for dry days on the hunt. Plus, Sportsmen's Secrets is packed to the brim with informative drawings and step-by-step illustrations.
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"From the bestselling authors Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy Survival Medicine is the ultimate handbook for situations that require creativity when it comes to administering first aid. It assumes that no hospital or doctor is available in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. This book will give you the tools to handle injuries and illness in any circumstance and is an essential part of any reference library. Included are topics like; natural remedies:...
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In Scouting's Guide to Survival, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on emergency preparedness. Some practical tips include:
How to build a fire How to purify water How to identify common edible plants and mushrooms How to signal for help How to build simple shelters Learn practical navigation skills And so much more!
Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has helped build the...
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Practical advice for the on-the-go outdoorsman, this field-friendly guide is essential for anyone interested in first-aid preparation and care. Here is advice useful on a hike or for any fishing trip, including step-by-step instructions on dealing with fractures, suturing wounds, treating eyes and ears, managing allergic reactions, and more. With common sense advice, and in a handy, portable package, this is one little book that no one should be without...
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In the Scouting Guide to Wilderness First Aid, current Scouts, Scout alumni, and readers interested in the outdoors are provided with time-tested advice on how to safely identify, harvest, and use edible wild plants. Some practical tips include:
• How to triage, assess, and identify medical emergencies
• What to include in a first aid kit for your home
• When to seek help for health emergencies
• How to safely move a sick or injured person
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Your guide to shelter in most survival situations from a New York Times bestselling author and survival expert.
New York Times bestselling author and survival school founder, Tim MacWelch shows us why shelter is our top survival priority in most emergency situations, and how we can provide ourselves with this lifesaving resource. In Survival Shelter Handbook, MacWelch details our risks for exposure (from both the heat and cold) and guides readers...
19) Practical Hints on Camping: An American Classic of Preparation, Shelter, Knots, Fishing, and More
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Originally published in 1882, Practical Hints on Camping has offered readers logical and pragmatic knowledge so that they can have successful excursions in the great outdoors.
This comprehensive book features hundreds of timeless tips and tricks to use when preparing for a camping trip, as well as what to do once it's just you against the elements. Whether you want to learn how to properly gut a fish, cook over a fire, pitch a tent, boat, or tie...
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Become a pro at living and thriving off the land.
Survival Skills of the Native Americans is a fascinating, practical guide to the techniques that have made the indigenous people of North America revered for their mastery of the wilderness. Readers can replicate outdoor living by trying a hand at making rafts and canoes, constructing tools, and living off the land.
Learn key skills like:
Building a strong campfire
Learning to hunt and butcher your...
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