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THE COMPLETEOUTDOORSMAN'SHANDBOOKA Guide to Outdoor Living and Wilderness SurvivalJEROME J. KNAPL LlPAGURIAN PRESS LIMITED-ACopyright @ 1976 Pagurian Press LimitedSuite 603, 335 Bay Street, Toronto, CanadaA Christopher Ondaatje publication. Copyright under the Berne Convention. All rights reserved. No partof this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers.Distributed in the United States of America and internationally by:PUBLISHERS MARKETING GROUP A BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANYExecutive Offices1515 BroadwayNew York, N.Y. 10036Distribution CenterGladiola Avenue Momence, Illinois 60954Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 74-79519 ISBN 0-919364-62-4Printed and Bound in the United States of America.OTHER BOOKS BY JEROME J. KNAP
The Hunter's Handbook101 Tips to Improve Your FishingTraining the Versatile Gun Dog (with Alyson Knap)Getting Hooked on Fishing (with David Richey)Where to Fish and Hunt in North AmericaThe Family Camping HandbookA Complete Guide to Canoeing (with Carl Monk)ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PICTURE CREDITSMy most sincere thanks to E. B. Sanders for his many fine pen-and-ink sketches which illustrate thisbook.Thanks are also due to the following persons and organizations for the use of photographs: ArkansasFish and Game Commission (page 158); Bausch and Lomb Incorporated (page 66), Buck KnivesIncorporated (pages 68 and 77) ~ Bushnell Optical Incorporated (page 64); Canadian GovernmentTravel Bureau (page 28) Gerry/Outdoor Sports Industries Incorporated (pages 31 and 99); Jerome Knap(pages 54 and 80); E. Leitz Incorporated (pages 60 and 65); McCulloch Corporation (page 86), NormarkCorporation (page 75 and 152) ; Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism (pages 82, 103, 107, 135, 138and 142) ; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (pages 120 and 131) ; Outboard Marine Corporation(page 147); Pennsylvania Game Commission (pages 34 and 32); RU-KO of Canada Limited (page 73).ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PICTURE CREDITSviINTRODUCTION1. UNDERSTANDING THE OUT-OF-DOORS2. OUTDOOR KNOW-HOWTraining Your Senses, Sounds and Smells: Interpreting Animal Actions3- WILDLIFE HAZARDSBears: Other Wildlife, Rabies, Dequilling a Dog; Wildlife onHighways, Snakes: Treating a Snake Bite-, Other Reptiles4- BEATING THE BUGSWasps, Hornets, and Bees: Scorpions and Spiders: Mosquitosand Blackflies; Horseflies and Deerflies-, Chiggers and ItchMites: Ticks, Caterpillars; Coping with Itching Bites5- POISONOUS PLANTSPoison Ivy: Poison Sumac; Poison Oak; Stinging Nettle
Page 4 and 5: 6- MAP AND COMPASSChoosing a Compas
Page 6 and 7: around him - how it lives and funct
Page 8 and 9: "It'll take the rabbits a few years
Page 10 and 11: The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert
Page 12 and 13: Another thing I learned early is ne
Page 14 and 15: However, our sense of smell does al
Page 16 and 17: my tent. I have had them steal moos
Page 18 and 19: possibly even death if they hit vit
Page 20 and 21: There are several races of copperhe
Page 22 and 23: tissue damage and other problems. I
Page 24 and 25: extreme caution.There are special f
Page 26 and 27: mosquitos and blackflies. A head ne
Page 28 and 29: more prevalent during the spring an
Page 30 and 31: No one should venture into the wild
Page 32 and 33: eading of your path of travel as sh
Page 34 and 35: One last tip. When maps are request
Page 36 and 37: inoculars are well finished. See th
Page 38 and 39: handle. Some longer and heavier fol
Page 40 and 41: are distributors, and who actually
Page 42 and 43: what you do or want to do in the ou
Page 44 and 45: CHOOSING AN AXThe first step in lea
Page 46 and 47: lengths by holding them across the
Page 48 and 49: aspect and take no risks; know befo
Page 50 and 51: such as those produced by seasoned
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Poplars range from Newfoundland to
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hammering on the main stem. The for
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stable canoe with a shallow draft.
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est choice for women or young boys.
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is used solely to propel the canoe,
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condition. However, strength alone
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game who are killed by the shock of
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it tail-heavy, which helps in keepi
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110-130 13x32130-160 13x34160-180 1
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FOOTWEARChoosing the right kind of
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Snowshoeing over ice can be hazardo
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arm straight up over your head and
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To a degree, the more you make your
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Correct waxing is one of the secret
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other hazards that could upset your
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of primary importance because below
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If a fish stringer is all you have,
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ackbone.Then insert a finger of you
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carcass. A dry rag is best, but mos
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the entrails. Some European folding
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esult of overwork or overexertion.
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also very highly flammable and a le
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The flowers of many wild plants in
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slowly; look a lot; move upwind or
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hard crust or rind form around them
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prevent sticking. Then the wound sh
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1. Remain calm. Carry out your firs
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keep him comfortably warm. Watch hi
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