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Discover the timeless wisdom of W. Hamilton Gibson in 'Camp Life in the Woods and Tips and Tricks of Tracking.' This comprehensive guide is a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts and self-sufficiency advocates alike. Published originally in 1882 and now reintroduced in a new trade paperback format, this classic wilderness manual teaches essential skills for camping and wildlife tracking. Learn how to build durable camp shelters, navigate woodland bedding, and even craft birch canoes. With historical sketches and authentic insights, this guide offers a nostalgic view of life in the late nineteenth century. Improve your hunting techniques with expert advice on setting effective traps for beavers, partridges, raccoons, and rabbits. Discover tried and true baiting techniques and how to create portable snares and coop traps that respect wildlife while enhancing your outdoor adventures. Alongside trapping, the guide dives into sustainable practices and ethical hunting styles, ensuring a conservationist approach. Whether you're an avid camper looking for new tips or a historian fascinated by trapping life, this book is the perfect gift. It also includes helpful recipes for preparing and valuing your catch, from making delicious venison jerky to gutting fish and tanning fur skins. Embark on your outdoor journey with 'Camp Life in the Woods' — it’s an essential resource for every modern outdoorsman and woman. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Conditions: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9781510765375, Format: Trade paperback (US), Year: 2022, Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781510765375
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Description:
A Classic Comprehensive Guide for Hunting and Trapping Animals Whether or not a hunting expedition is in the plans this year, W. Hamilton Gibson’s guide to camping and trapping will give you a lesson in self-sufficiency and living simply. Building camp shelters and log huts, woodland bedding, and birch canoes are just some of the skills you can learn by reading this classic wilderness manual. Charming sketches throughout the book lend to the nostalgia of this timeless guide and depict many of the traps used when Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trappingwas first published in 1882. This book is a perfect gift for the outdoorsman interested in learning new camping techniques, and the historian who will delight in the author’s details about life as a trapper in the late nineteenth century. Learn some of the old tried and true tricks for bait and trapping, such as creating portable snares or coop traps. These simple techniques make catching animals such as beavers, partridge, raccoons, and rabbits on your next camping trip a cinch. While the book includes numerous effective traps, it promotes a conservationist hunting style by encouraging readers to respect animals and to never pursue trap-making out of cruelty. The guide also includes information on how to make the most out of your catch, with recipes for making venison jerky, gutting fish, and instructions on curing and tanning fur skins.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781510765375
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Description:
A Classic Comprehensive Guide for Hunting and Trapping Animals Whether or not a hunting expedition is in the plans this year, W. Hamilton Gibson’s guide to camping and trapping will give you a lesson in self-sufficiency and living simply. Building camp shelters and log huts, woodland bedding, and birch canoes are just some of the skills you can learn by reading this classic wilderness manual. Charming sketches throughout the book lend to the nostalgia of this timeless guide and depict many of the traps used when Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trappingwas first published in 1882. This book is a perfect gift for the outdoorsman interested in learning new camping techniques, and the historian who will delight in the author’s details about life as a trapper in the late nineteenth century. Learn some of the old tried and true tricks for bait and trapping, such as creating portable snares or coop traps. These simple techniques make catching animals such as beavers, partridge, raccoons, and rabbits on your next camping trip a cinch. While the book includes numerous effective traps, it promotes a conservationist hunting style by encouraging readers to respect animals and to never pursue trap-making out of cruelty. The guide also includes information on how to make the most out of your catch, with recipes for making venison jerky, gutting fish, and instructions on curing and tanning fur skins.