THE COMPLETE OUTDOORSMAN'S HANDBOOK

THE COMPLETE OUTDOORSMAN'S HANDBOOK

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Includes:

INTRODUCTION
1. UNDERSTANDING THE OUT-OF-DOORS
2. OUTDOOR KNOW-HOW

• Training Your Senses, Sounds and Smells: Interpreting Animal Actions

3- WILDLIFE HAZARDS

• Bears: Other Wildlife, Rabies, Dequilling a Dog; Wildlife on Highways, Snakes: Treating a Snake Bite-, Other Reptiles

4- BEATING THE BUGS

• Wasps, Hornets, and Bees: Scorpions and Spiders: Mosquitos and Blackflies; Horseflies and Deerflies-, Chiggers and Itch
  
• Mites: Ticks, Caterpillars; Coping with Itching Bites

5- POISONOUS PLANTS

• Poison Ivy: Poison Sumac; Poison Oak; Stinging Nettle

6- MAP AND COMPASS

• Choosing a Compass, Using Map and Compass; Wilderness Maps

7. OPTICS FOR THE OUTDOORSMAN.

• Binocular Savvy; Selecting Binoculars: Other Optics

8- THE OUTDOORSMAN'S KNIFE

• Which Knife for What?
  
• How Many Knives?
  
• Knife Care;
  
• Sharpening a Knife

9. THE ART OF AXMANSHIP

• Choosing an Ax;
  
• Cutting with an Ax

10. CHAIN SAW TACTICS

• Choosing a Chain Saw
  
• Cutting Techniques: Chain Saw Safety

11. CAMPFIRE MYSTIQUE

• Campfire Woods; The Hardwoods or Deciduous Trees; The Softwoods or Conifers;
  
• Fireplaces

12. THE ABC'S OF CANOEING

• Choosing a Canoe,
  
• Choosing a Paddle
  
• Loading, Launching and Landing;
  
• Paddling a Canoe

13. ARCHERY FOR THE OUTDOORSMAN

• The Bow;
  
• The Arrow;
  
• Accessories

14. SNOWSHOES AND SNOWSHOEING

• Selecting Snowshoes-, Snowshoe Construction, What to Look For; Harnesses; Footwear; Outer Garments; Other Equipment,
  
• Tips on Travel; Snowshoeing Hazards

15. THE ABC'S OF SKI TOURING

• Equipment;
  
• Techniques; Waxing Cross-Country Skis

16. THE BASICS OF SNOWMOBILING

• Driving a Snowmobile;
  
• Be Well Equipped;
  
• Be Properly Dressed
  
• Snowmobile Safety

17. GIVE THE COOK A CHANCE

• Taking Care of Your Catch;
  
• Taking Care of Wild Meat-,
  
• Dressing Big Game; Skinning Big Game; Equipment; Dressing Small Game; Game Birds,
• Dressing Game Birds; Skinning Game Birds; Plucking Game Birds

18. THE ABC'S OF WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

• The Seven Deadly Enemies;
  
• To Stay or To Walk Out?
  
• Shelters;
  
• Fire;
  
• Signals; Ground to Air Signals;
  
• Food and Water;
  
• Edible Plants,
  
• Wildlife;
  
• Cooking and Preserving Meat:
  
• Survival Kits',
  
• File a Flight Plan

19. THE OUTDOORSMAN'S FIRST-AID KIT
20. FIRST AID IN THE OUTDOORS

• General Rules, Accidents; Illnesses