T. Edward Nickens

Manual: Total Outdoorsman: Skills and Tools T. Edward Nickens

What makes someone a total outdoorsman? It?s a mix of know-how, enthusiasm, experience and having the right tools. In this follow-up to the top-selling Total Outdoorsman Manual author T. Edward Nickens returns with another 300+ hints on how to get the most from your hunting, fishing, and camping trips . . . and how to survive if something goes wrong.

What makes someone a total outdoorsman? It?s a mix of know-how, enthusiasm, experience . . . and having the right tools. In this follow-up to the top-selling Total Outdoorsman Manual author T. Edward Nickens returns with another 300+ hints on how to get the most from your hunting, fishing, and camping trips . . . and how to survive if something goes wrong.

CAMP IN STYLE What do you really need to bring along to sleep comfortably, keep away varmints, set up an amazing camp kitchen, and handle on-the-spot butchering? Eddie knows, and shares in detail.

HUNT BETTER The skills and tools you need track your prey, make the toughest shots, master bowhunting and knife skills, and haul, butcher, and cook wild game.

FISH SMARTER Everything you need to master flyfishing, baitcasting, and spinning, as well as surefire ways to get the most out of your motorboat, canoe, or kayak whether you?re fishing on a shoestring budget or investing in a dream trip.

SURVIVE ANYTHING When the chips are down and help is far away, these are the skills that can save your life, and the tools that will get you out of any wilderness situation safely.

For more than 100 years, Field & Stream magazine has provided expert advice on every aspect of the outdoor life, including hunting, fishing, conservation, and wilderness survival. The magazine's annual Total Outdoorsman issue is one of its most popular, read by over nine million sporting enthusiasts. The Total Outdoorsman Challenge brings together avid hunters and anglers from around the country to demonstrate their skills and compete for big bucks and bigger glory. Winners are all-around hunters, fishermen, and survivors with a flair for problem-solving and the skills to prevail.