The Wilderness of the Southwest: Charles Sheldon's Quest for Desert Bighorn Sheep and Adventures with the Havasupai and Seri Indians

Neil B. Carmony (Author), David E. Brown (Editor)

Charles Sheldon (1867-1928) was a hunter-conservationist whose efforts substantially enriched the American public domain. A Yale graduate, Sheldon explored North America from the Arctic to the high Sierra Madre of Mexico. Sent to central Alaska in 1903 as an assessor by C. Hart Merriam, the director of the U.S. Biological Survey, Sheldon began to press for the creation of a national park to protect 20,322-foot Denali, a mountain sacred to local Indian cultures. Sheldon finally prevailed in 1919 (although, against his protests, the mountain was renamed McKinley). Soon thereafter Merriam dispatched him to the Southwest, where he hunted and studied pronghorn antelope and desert bighorn and explored the harsh Pinacate and Lechuguilla regions of western Arizona and Sonora. This collection of his essays well recounts his many travels and observations on animal behavior, and it serves as a fine introduction to the life of a little-known but important early environmentalist.

Finding Gold in the Desert (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting)

Otto Lynch (Author)

Gold is where you find it! With over 50 years of productive experience in the desert, the author shares his techniques and professional knowledge of finding gold in the deserts of the American Southwest. This guidebook includes blueprints for making your own drywasher as well as shortcuts and helpful hints that will speed you on your way to finding your first nugget in the desert.

North America's Greatest Bird Hunting Lodges and Preserves: More Than 200 Prime Destinations in the United States, Canada & Mexico

John Ross (Author)

New to the Willow Creek Guide series, North America's Greatest Upland Bird Hunting Lodges & Preserves is a reference guide that tells everything you need to know about where to hunt birds such as quail, pheasant, chukar, Hungarian partridge, grouse, woodcock, ducks, geese and turkey. In this book you'll find a wide range of lodges and preserves from the pricey to the reasonable. You'll find operations that cater to corporations as well as small and charming inns where you and your party can enjoy an intimate hunt and more. Organized by country, region, state and province, the authoritative text provides extensive and reliable information on each lodge or preserve. Each destination also includes major species present; hunting seasons; required equipment; available shotgun sports; costs; peak dates; guide and dog services, and a description of the seasonal and physical environment.

Sports Afield contributing editor John Ross is an outdoor and travel writer/photographer whose work has appeared in many fishing and hunting journals. John lives in Upperville, VA.

The Complete Encyclopedia of Hunting Rifles: A Comprehensive Guide to Shotguns and Other Game Guns from Around the World

A.E. Hartink (Author)

This book has some good information about rifles and lots of information about double barrel shotguns used for hunting game and wildlife.

A Hunter's Fireside Book: Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds, & Guns

Gene Hill (Author)

The legendary American outdoor writer’s finest collection. For decades, Gene Hill’s articles and books have captured the spirit of the outdoors in a way that inspires and entertains millions of readers. A Hunter’s Fireside Book captures the essence of the life of a sportsman and explores the full spectrum of the hunter’s experience: sunrises in the duck blind, an unforgettable hunter’s moon, the camaraderie of men who know the pleasures of being wet and cold and a little bit lost.

Timeless Trails to the Yukon

Dolores Brown (Author)

Dolores Brown followed her new husband to the wild country of the Yukon in 1953. It didn't take long for the one-time secretary to shed her city ways and adapt to the beauty and danger of her new life. This book regales the reade with the sometimes gripping, often humourous tales of her encounters with grizzly bears, Indian guides, client hunters, tourists, and the wilderness itself over two decades. In it she offers an appealing glimpse of a wilderness lifestyle she came to love.

Hunting big bears: Brown, grizzly & polar bears (Hunting wisdom library)

J. Wayne Fears (Author)

This book tells all that the modern hunter needs to know about the art of hunting brown, grizzly, and polar bears out in the wilderness.  This is a part of the Hunting Wisdom Library.  Published by the North American Hunting Club.  160 pages.