My family worked and lived on a ranch in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon with no electricity and no plumbing, no garbage pickup, no television, no radio, no modern conveniences. We pursued education where we lived, and we saw and interacted with abundant wildlife in the area. Choosing deeper meaning than concern merely for material fulfillment worked well for us as is evident to readers of Somewhere in an Oregon Valley.I cut hay from the mountain meadows, cut fir...

Laura, our daughters, Juniper and Amanda, and I worked on a ranch in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, with no electricity and no plumbing, no garbage pickup, no television, no radio, no modern conveniences. We pursued education where we lived, and we saw and interacted with abundant wildlife in the area. Choosing deeper meaning than merely material fulfillment worked well for us as is evident to readers of Somewhere in an Oregon Valley, the book I wrote about our time on the ranc...

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story...Oregon, 1790Golden Sun is a chestnut snowflake Appaloosa. In summer, he treks through the mountains with his rider, a Nez Perce boy named Little Turtle, as he gathers healing plants. But when Little Turtle’s best friend falls ill, Golden Sun discovers his true calling. Here is Golden Sun’s story...in his own words.With moving and knowledgeable text and lovely black and white art throughout—by a mother-daugh...

Survivalists of all levels can use Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living to learn primitive living skills, tools for optimal self-sufficiency, and how to better be prepared for any and all adventures into the wild!Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, this guidebook teaches the skills needed to survive and live in the wild using only those things found in the woods or in other natural landscapes. Learn how to ignite a fire with a two-stick hand drill, erect temporary and semi-permanen...

A comprehensive big-game hunting guide, perfect for hunters ranging from first-time novices to seasoned experts, with more than 400 photographs, including work by renowned outdoor photographer John HafnerSteven Rinella was raised in a hunting family and has been pursuing wild game his entire life. In this first-ever complete guide to hunting—from hunting an animal to butchering and cooking it—the host of the popular hunting show MeatEater shares his own ex...

For twenty years Dan O’Brien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, O’Brien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo. Starting with thirteen calves, “short-necked, golden balls of wool,” O’Brien embarked on a journey that returned buffalo to his land for the first time in more than a century and a half.Buffalo for the Broken Heart is at...

Originally published in 1924. A practical handbook by a veteran trapper with extensive experience in the wilds of Western Canad. Contents Include : The Conquest of the Wilds Outfitting the Wilderness Trapper Outfitting the Wilderness Trapper Continued Outfitting Continued Getting Ready for the Fur Harvest Trapping the Fox War on Wolves Trapping the Beaver How to Trap the Lynx Trapping the Marten and Fisher The Otter and the Wolverine The Bear Family The Muskrat Tracks and Tracking Grading ...

Survival in the wilderness--Gary Paulsen writes about it so powerfully in his novels Hatchet and The River because he's lived it. These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, along the rivers and in the woods of northern Minnesota. There, fishing and hunting are serious business, requiring skill, secrets, and inspiration. Luck, too--not every big one gets away.This book takes readers through the seasons, from the incredible taste of a spring fish fr...

Unforgettable stories of big game, loyal friends, and the respect that nature commands—culled from more than one hundred years of Field & Stream.If there's one thing hunters and non-hunters alike can share, it's the love of a good story. From the annals of the world's leading outdoor magazine comes this collection of the Field & Stream editors' favorite true-life tales: record harvests and sassy trail guides; bear drives and dicey bowhunts; fond (a...

Coyotes hold a peculiar interest as both an enduring symbol of the wild and a powerful predator we are always anxious to avoid. This book examines the spread of coyotes across the country over the past century, and the storm of concern and controversy that has followed. Individual chapters cover the surprisingly complex question of how to identify a coyote, the real and imagined dangers they pose, their personality and lifestyle, and nondeadly ways of discouraging them.

I’d never spent a winter in this tiny cabin, hundreds of miles away from anyone, where no roads went. I had a lot of learning to do to survive and fast! The only way back home is the bush plane scheduled to pick me up in the spring or a death-march through the frigid woods for days. What was I thinking in coming here? If anything goes wrong I’ll die alone in the bush, frozen before anyone can find me...The story of a man who needs a break in his life and d...

Don't Name the Ducks and Other Truths About Life in the Country is Wendy Dudley’s heartwarming journal about reconnecting with her mother through living close to the land. It is a story about following your heart to a home where old memories are lived and where new memories are made.