The Orvis Field Guide to Shotgun Care and Maintenance
The Orvis Field Guide to Shotgun Care and Maintenance

Author: Tom Morrow

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781572233164

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The Orvis Field Guide to Shotgun Care & Maintenance is the first handbook written expressly for the shotgun enthusiast on the much-overlooked subject of maintaining and caring for your gun. This well-illustrated book provides the most precise and complete information found anywhere on how to correctly and safely care for a shot-gun. The text is written by professional gunsmith and master stockmaker Tom Morrow, who has practiced his trade for 30 years. Morrow was the last apprentice hired by Griffin & Howe when it was the gun division of Abercrombie & Fitch. He brings Old World hints and techniques that are seldom seen anywhere in print to this valuable guide.

Nymph Fishing
Nymph Fishing

Author: George Daniel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-07-15

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0811767701

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Best-selling author George Daniel shares expert tactics and techniques for a new generation of nymph anglers. He covers specialized equipment, flies, and presentations, focusing on advanced lessons and tips for anglers with a solid grasp of fundamentals. Important technique sequences and fly patterns are photographed in detail.

Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair
Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair

Author: Ted Leeson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2006-04-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1493002503

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The only thing missing from most fishing vests and tackle boxes is a book telling anglers how to care for all that stuff. No more: The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair finally explains how to prevent problems, evaluate old equipment, repair broken reels and lures, and more, including invaluable chapters on maintaining and repairing: -Rods, including care of the shaft and the ferrules, guides, reel seat, and grip -Reels, including cleaning and lubrication, the proper tightening of screws, repairs of rusty spindles, and easy field fixes for common problems -Lines, including cleaning and storage -Waders, including drying techniques, washing advice, seam repair, and finding and patching leaks -Wading boots, including dealing with synthetic fabrics and replacing felt soles -Rain jackets, flies, fly boxes and more. From preseason prep to postseason wrap-up, The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair will keep any angler's outfit in top shape.

The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying
The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Tying

Author: David Klausmeyer

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2012-08-15

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 161608622X

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This Orvis-endorsed guidebook will give you all the tools you need to begin making your own flies. Learn how to read a fly recipe, choose the correct tools, select the right materials and pick the best flies to tie first. By answering the 101 questions most frequently asked by fly-tying neophytes, veteran fly tier and teacher David Klausmeyer helps readers obtain the knowledge and skills they need to tie flies that will catch fish and raise their sport to the next level.--Back cover.

Orvis Wingshooting Handbook
Orvis Wingshooting Handbook

Author: Bruce Bowlen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1461748771

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The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook is a concise and clearly written guide to the fundamentals and intricacies of wing shooting. Chapters include an analysis of field shooting versus skeet and trap; a discussion of basic techniques; how to choose the right gun; how to aim properly; safety and etiquette; tools you'll need; and more. Black-and-white illustrations throughout help the reader gain a more thorough understanding of Bowlen's tips and techniques.

The Orvis Guide to Upland Hunting
The Orvis Guide to Upland Hunting

Author: Reid Bryant

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1493084046

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An extensively illustrated and definitive resource that explains all there is to know about upland hunting. The Orvis Guide to Upland Hunting provides an in-depth primer for new or aspiring hunters, offering a solid understanding of upland hunting from A to Z. With stunning images by acclaimed outdoor photographer Brian Grossenbacher, this book is far more than an instructional piece: it will give the pursuit of upland game birds flesh, emotion, and identity. The book offers instruction on the finer points of selecting a shotgun, specialized field gear, and the keys to proper wing-shooting technique—from stance to gun mount—as well as describing the bird species and habitats that define upland hunting. It then delves into scenarios that involve entering the field, hunting with a guide and dogs, and dispatching and processing harvested game. From gun safety and ownership to sustainable, ethical hunting practices, this book teaches and inspires the complete hunter through well-written and informative text and the best photography from the field.

Orvis Guide to Gunfitting
Orvis Guide to Gunfitting

Author: Tom Deck

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2006-10-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1461748704

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The Orvis Guide to Gunfitting is required reading for anyone who enjoys shotgun sports. This easy-to-follow manual explains the nuances of gunfit clearly through analysis of technique and can greatly improve a shooter’s ability and effectiveness in the field by teaching the Orvis Method of creating a smooth, accurate shooting style. The reader will learn how to match his or her shot gun to correct body movement and discover why gunfit and proper training are inseparable.Shotgun shooters can develop numerous bad habits, due to poor form or a mismatched gun, while shooters new to the sport who have little experience with shotguns - or a lot of experience with rifles -0 often find that mounting and swinging a shotgun defy the instinct to aim and shoot. Author Tom Deck, who has diagnosed the problems of many strudnets in his Orovis Shoooting Schools, understands these issues. With this book he seeks to break down problems and build a new shotgun shooter from the ground up 0 from proper foot placement to the way a shooter sees and comprehends a clay target or bird. Great shooters aren;t born - they're made, by capitalizing on natural talents and a willingness to learn, and that's where the Orvis Method comes in. Just relax, and always keep the shotgun moving.

The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide
The Orvis Fly-Tying Guide

Author: Tom Rosenbauer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1493025821

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This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The book lays the basic ground work by fully explaining simple tying techniques, and then progresses to detailed tying instructions for some of the most popular, modern patterns. How to choose and prepare the correct material, and all the necessary tying steps for each fly, are detailed in superb, large, color photographs. Even if you have no previous tying experience, you'll be able to tie dries, nymphs, streamers, saltwater offerings, and bass bugs after just a few sessions with this book. The tyer is then advised how to progress to similar patterns using the same basic techniques. Also included is a huge reference of fly patterns - more than four hundred flies from the Orvis catalog are shown in full color, along with the tying recipes and proportions for each one. This book, drawing from the Orvis Company's vast resources and teaching experience and written by an author whose name is synonymous with Orvis, has become the bible for fly-tyers of all skill levels.

The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets
The Orvis Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets

Author: Tom Rosenbauer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-04-01

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1493032844

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Every fly fisher knows how crucial leader construction and knot tying are. But with continual changes in line technology, what served as effective leader and tippet connections a decade ago might not be optimal now. By updating the original Orvis Streamside Guide to Leaders, Knots, and Tippets, this handy take-along book addresses the technical issues surrounding leaders and connections in relation to state-of-the-art line materials and types, and details the best overall knots for fly-line connections. Staying connected to the fish just got easier!

Shooter's Bible Guide to Shotgun Sports for Women
Shooter's Bible Guide to Shotgun Sports for Women

Author: Laurie Bogart Wiles

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 855

ISBN-13: 1510745041

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Whether they're beginners or seasoned shooters, women need to know some subtle (and not so subtle) differences to excel in—and enjoy—the shotgun sports. Ladies are not built like men. They don’t think like men. Women don’t react, move, or process life like men. And they don’t shoot like men. Firearms writer and shooter Laurie Bogart Wiles now offers a comprehensive guide to shotgunning targeted at the female shooter and covering target shooting, trap, skeet, five stand, FITASC, and wingshooting. Shotgun Sports for Women includes: Gun safety and gun respect The mental game and motivation Basic groundwork and practicing Gun fit for women’s body types Traveling with firearms Shooting clubs for women And much more! Women can pick up tips on improving their stance or learn the basics in Shooter's Bible Guide to Shotgun Sports for Women. Also included are a detailed directory of shooting schools and instructors, youth programs, suggested reading, gunmakers, manufacturers of shooting attire and accessories, and an extensive glossary. Armed with the extensive knowledge and experience of Laurie Bogart Wiles, this handy guidebook is a great way for women to learn about shotgunning from a fellow woman.