Complete Outdoors Book

The ultimate do-it-yourself guide for the outdoor enthusiast, completely updated for today's outdoor lover and now in color. This latest (fifth) edition of the award-winning Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia will once again prove to be the most effective outdoor skills textbook ever published. This monumental guide to nature is in color for the first time and features more than 1,300 photos and 1,000 diagrams and illustrations. Completely revised and updated, this essential reference provides in-depth information on hunting, shooting, fishing, camping, boating, survival, first aid, bowhunting, and species profiles of wildlife, birds, fishing, and sporting dogs. This book is an indispensable reference for beginners and experienced athletes, as well as for anyone who wants to continue their training in the great outdoors.

To expand the scope of this trusted reference, author Vin T. Sparano has compiled brand new sections on wilderness survival, off-road vehicles, and boating. He has incorporated new information about GPS and increased the focus on specialty areas such as fly fishing, sport clays, backpacking, nutrition and first aid for outdoor emergencies. The Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia clearly explains and illustrates the latest technologies and trends in the outdoor sector.

About the author
Vin T. Sparano has been an editor and writer in the outdoors for more than fifty years. He is editor emeritus of Outdoor Life and has written and edited more than fifteen books on the outdoors, including the four previous editions of the Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia. In 2009, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fisherman's Conservation Association.

Pages: 640