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Otter Hunting & Otter Hounds - 1818 to 1930 - An Anthology
ISBN: 9781406795738 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A fascinating collection of early writings on otter hunting, hunting men and their hounds. The illustrated contents include: The Otter - Days with the Otter Hounds - A Mornings Otter Hunting - Two May Otter Hunts - Otter Hunting in Devon - Otter Hounds - Otter Hunting with the H. O. H. - Kendal & District Otter Hounds - West Country Otter Hunting - Otter Hunting etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern...
A fascinating collection of early writings on otter hunting, hunting men and their hounds. The illustrated contents include: The Otter - Days with the...
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192,06 |
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A Season of Wing-Shooting
ISBN: 9781425789237 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wing-shooting is an American tradition dating back to the first time a scattergun was introduced to our continent. In a world of high tech gadgets designed to make the sport easier and more efficient, there are still many Waterfowlers and Upland hunters who choose to pursue their winged prey the old fashioned way. Follow two brothers and their friends as they wing-shoot a typical Washington State season adhering to the traditional techniques and values passed on from the many generations of Waterfowlers and Uplanders who came before them. The author John Otto tells of tales and adventures...
Wing-shooting is an American tradition dating back to the first time a scattergun was introduced to our continent. In a world of high tech gadgets des...
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80,00 |
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Calling Whitetails
ISBN: 9780595483907 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Calling is the art of deception. One creates a false, but convincing, illusion. There are many methods of calling. This is old knowledge that is currently being rediscovered by modern science. Whitetails rely on three primary sensory systems for survival-auditory, visual and olfactory. Therefore, they can be tricked on any of these levels. The main objective of any form of calling is to manipulate a deer to approach within comfortable shooting distance. This book offers techniques and tactics for luring in whitetails. It illustrates how to fool all three senses of the whitetail.
Calling is the art of deception. One creates a false, but convincing, illusion. There are many methods of calling. This is old knowledge that is curre...
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60,80 |
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Outdoors Gone Wild
ISBN: 9780595478880 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There's more fun in the outdoors than you realize. All that's needed is a spirit of adventure, a sense of humor, and a little know-how. Jim Allen can give you all of this and more. In "Outdoors Gone Wild" you'll learn how to shake someone off your trail in snow, ten essential uses of tree bark, how to judge a pocketknife, and an easy-to-make survival basket. You'll meet the world's worst skier, the hunter-orange rabbits, the flatulent deer hunter, and the goose-poop soldiers. It's a wild and crazy ride, so what are you waiting for? Get on board!
There's more fun in the outdoors than you realize. All that's needed is a spirit of adventure, a sense of humor, and a little know-how. Jim Allen can ...
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45,55 |
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Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
ISBN: 9780595486106 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Powell is one of those individuals who is determined to have as many different experiences as possible as he goes through life. He is a hunter and has spent most of his entire adult life broke . having spent his gold on airfares and hunting licenses and guide fees on four continents. Along the way he has met incredibly interesting men and women . experienced African nights . was attacked by an enraged water buffalo in South America, been offered a thousand dollars to shoot poachers in the Chete area of the remote Zambezi Valley, and been really wet and bug bitten during the rainy...
Richard Powell is one of those individuals who is determined to have as many different experiences as possible as he goes through life. He is a hunter...
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68,42 |
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The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon
ISBN: 9781605973005 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Samuel Baker was born in England. After the death of his wife he traveled to Ceylon in 1846. Baker established an agriculture settlement in Nuwara Eliva. He helped bring cattle and emigrants from England and made a success of the settlement. During his stay in Ceylon he spent a great deal of time hunting with his hounds, which became the genesis of this novel and a later work
Samuel Baker was born in England. After the death of his wife he traveled to Ceylon in 1846. Baker established an agriculture settlement in Nuwara Eli...
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97,98 |
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Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies
ISBN: 9780813125282 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Across the country and around the world, people avidly engage in the cultural practice of hunting. Children are taken on rite-of-passage hunting trips, where relationships are cemented and legacies are passed on from one generation to another. Meals are prepared from hunted game, often consisting of regionally specific dishes that reflect a community's heritage and character. Deer antlers and bear skins are hung on living room walls, decorations and relics of a hunter's most impressive kills. Only 5 percent of Americans are hunters, but that group has a substantial presence in the cultural... Across the country and around the world, people avidly engage in the cultural practice of hunting. Children are taken on rite-of-passage hunting tr... |
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155,77 |
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Cunningham Ghost
ISBN: 9780595495504 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,23 |
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Texas Rattlesnake Roundups
ISBN: 9781603440356 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covered by Wide World of Sports, National Public Radio, and National Geographic, Texas rattlesnake roundups like those in Sweetwater, Texas, draw both fascinated tourists and irate protesters. Begun as an organized form of predator control in the 1920s, for many years rattlesnake roundups have been promoted as community events and civic fundraisers. The western diamond-backed rattlesnake is the main attraction, with pits full of thousands of writhing rattlesnakes serving as the featured spectacle. Often taking advantage of the animals' denning behavior to capture large...
Covered by Wide World of Sports, National Public Radio, and National Geographic, Texas rattlesnake roundups like those in Sweetwater, ...
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72,96 |
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Animal Traps and Trapping
ISBN: 9780954211776 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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62,72 |
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Falconry Manual
ISBN: 9780888399786 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on over fifty years of field experience and research, Frank Beebe presents a comprehensive summary of the behaviour, and characteristics of this magnificent bird.
Drawing on over fifty years of field experience and research, Frank Beebe presents a comprehensive summary of the behaviour, and characteristics of th...
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140,66 |
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A Far Green Country
ISBN: 9781517144524 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Turkey hunting grasps your mind and heart like no other outdoor pursuit. For almost three decades, author Brian Lovett has fed that addiction across North America, making turkey hunting a career as well as his personal obsession. Now, after writing about turkeys for 22 years in Turkey & Turkey Hunting, Turkey Country and other titles, he's finally compiled a selection of memories, reflections and episodes from those days afield. This all-new, never-before-published material touches on everything from the origins of turkey hunting devotion, fascination with the bird itself, musings on various...
Turkey hunting grasps your mind and heart like no other outdoor pursuit. For almost three decades, author Brian Lovett has fed that addiction across N...
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39,98 |
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Falcons and Foxes in the U.K.
ISBN: 9781401092450 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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83,81 |
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Trapping: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780954211783 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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62,72 |
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Four Years in Paradise
ISBN: 9780811731300 / Angielski / Miękka / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "For Osa, too, these years, from 1924 to 1927, were an especially significant period. After seven years of touring the vaudeville circuit, and seven more of exploring the South Seas and Borneo with occasional lecture tours worked in stateside to raise more capital, the Johnsons' complex at Lake Paradise was the first relatively permanent home the coup had had since that little flat they started out in back in Independence. Osa not only brought all her Kansas skills to bear on turning her Kenya house into a home, she also was largely responsible for managing the roughly two hundred "boys"...
"For Osa, too, these years, from 1924 to 1927, were an especially significant period. After seven years of touring the vaudeville circuit, and seven m...
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79,85 |
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Hunting In Many Lands: The Book Of The Boone And Crockett Club
ISBN: 9780548085257 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...
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230,31 |
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The Young Yagers Or A Narrative Of Hunting Adventures In Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780548113295 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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200,42 |
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Adventures Of a Trapper
ISBN: 9780595472192 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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49,36 |
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Fox Hunting and Sporting Notes in the West Midlands - Containing Accounts of Sport in Cheshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Herefordshi
ISBN: 9781408631775 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in London 1886. The illustrated contents include: Accounts of fox-hunting and sport in 1885-6 in Cheshire - Shropshire - Worcestershire - Staffordshire - Herefordshire - Wales. Detailed accounts of red letter days and runs. Portraits and illustrations by H.F. Mytton. Many of the earliest hunting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally published in London 1886. The illustrated contents include: Accounts of fox-hunting and sport in 1885-6 in Cheshire - Shropshire - Worceste...
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128,03 |
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Fox Hunting - The Mystery of Scent
ISBN: 9781408631768 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in the early 1900s. A discussion on the mysteries and vagaries of scent in connection with fox hunting with hounds. The illustrated contents include: The secretion of scent - The diffusion of scent - The Scentometer - Adverse factors - The Secret of scent - Scent and local conditions - How we smell - How Hounds smell - Scent in other animals - etc. a mine of useful information for all who hunt with hounds.
Originally published in the early 1900s. A discussion on the mysteries and vagaries of scent in connection with fox hunting with hounds. The illustrat...
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123,75 |