This valuable guide provides Virginia hunters with detailed information on the various public hunting lands in the state, including character of the terrain, game species available, and other useful information. It also provides profiles on the various game species and information on how to hunt them, how to care for them in the field, and how to prepare them for the table.
From Field & Stream magazine’s deer-hunting experts, the authors of the Whitetail 365 blog on fieldandstream.com tell how to stalk and shoot whitetail deer in a variety of situations, with gun or bow, throughout the season. Handy guide is drawn from the pages of the Total Deer Hunting Manual. This handy field guide distills the hottest hunting hints from Field & Stream’s whitetail hunting experts. Whether you spend all year plotting and preparing for your ultimate whitetail season, or just enjoy a few hunting trips a year with your buddies, the 100+ insider hints in this little treasure will help you get the buck of your dreams. The authors interviewed hundreds of professional guides and prize-winning hunters, and this is the best of the best of those interviews. Whether you hunt with a traditional rife, a modern bow, or even an AR or stick bow, this is the book you need. Selected entries include: Buy the Best Rifle Use a Shotgun Muzzleloaders for Old-School Hunters Learn the Longbow The Crossbow Revolution Compound Bow Basics Early-Season Tactics Bowhunt with a Buddy Use a Decoy
Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing is the New York Times bestselling novel by Melissa Bank The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. Soon Jane is swept off her feet by an older man and into a Fitzgeraldesque whirl of cocktail parties, country houses, and rules that were made to be broken, but comes to realise that it's a world where the stakes are much too high for comfort. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skilfully teases out universal issues, puts a clever new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it's like to come of age as a young woman. 'This chronicle of a New Yorker's relationships has a wit and perceptiveness that singles it out from the crowd' Guardian 'As hilarious as Girls' Guide is, there's a wise, serious core here' Wall Street Journal 'A sexy, pour-your-heart-out, champagne tingle of a read-thoughtful, wise, and tell-all honest. Bank's is a voice that you'll remember' Cosmopolitan
Describes the benefits of hunting deer for food, providing information on such topics as choosing the correct rifle and ammunition, hunting effectively and safely, and dressing and butchering the kill, along with a colletion of recipes.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse and numerous freshwater fish species in Virginia. In Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia, the foremost experts on Commonwealth fishes bring their decades of field experience to readers, offering a complete reference to the fishes of the entire state of Virginia. Gathering information that until now could only be found scattered across numerous reference works and online databases, this book provides everything you need to know to identify fish families and species in the Virginia region. Covering how to collect, handle, observe, conserve, and protect these unique fishes, the book's key features include • more than 175 vibrant, full-color illustrations, set side by side with descriptions of each fish • helpful line drawings that depict the most reliable diagnostic characteristics for field identifications (e.g., snout shape, pigment patterns, mouth morphology) • descriptions of Virginia's freshwater habitats • examples of incredible fish spawning and feeding behavior • tips on observing fish in the wild and in captivity • a chapter on the taxonomy of family and common names of the fish species most common throughout Virginia • up-to-date fish distribution maps • a complete glossary of terms Providing a fascinating foray into the wonders of the Commonwealth's swimmers, Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia will appeal to scientists, naturalists, teachers, native fish aquarists, students, anglers, and fish collectors.
SNYPE HUNTING: Is a detailed book about the history of the North American Snype. How it came to North America, and its continuing story to this day. It details how Snype hunting began and how it eventually evolved into the sport that it is today. It also details recommended strategies and tactics for hunting and catching one of North Americas most elusive creatures.
Mingo & Wayne County West Virginia Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 345 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Beech Fork Lake Big Sandy River (FF) Big Sandy River Tug Fork (FF) Big Sandy River Laurel Fork of Tug Fork East Lynn Lake Kiah Creek Laurel Lake* Millers Fork Pond Ohio River (FF) Pigeon Creeks R D Bailey Lake* Twelvepole Creeks Twelvepole Creek Dam (F) are floatable or canoeable rivers or streams)
Monroe & Summers County West Virginia Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 190 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Bluestone Lake* Greenbrier Rivers (WFF) Indian Creek Laurel Creek Lick Creek (WF) Moncove Lake* Meadow Creek (WF) New River Pipestem Lake* Potts Creeks Rich Creek Second Creek (F) are floatable or canoeable rivers or streams) (W) are whitewater
The definitive, comprehensive guide to Virginia Beach, Richmond and surrounding areas, with hundreds of lodging, dining, and recreational recommendations. Explore this vital region—Virginia Beach and Richmond, the state capitol. Author Renee Wright offers extensive coverage of Colonial Williamsburg, historic James-town, and Norfolk, home to the great Atlantic Fleet. Includes special sections on Civil War battlefields, maritime history, Hampton Roads’ quadricentennial, and bird-watching opportunities in the region.
