Tapply, William G. Upland Days, 50 Years of Bird Gunning in New England. Lyons Press. 2000. 1st ed. 224pp, with photo section. Yes, Bill was Tap Tapply's son, friend of Burt Spiller, and a really good writer in his own right. Yes, he is the one who got Burt Spiller's Parker. Bet you didn't know about Grandpa Grouse. The guy who wrote the very scarce Partridge Shortin'. (I have a copy of it for sale also, if you are interested.) He is in here too. Along with a host of very interesting, entertaining stories I know you will enjoy. As New. I read it once and put it away until today, ten years later. hunting, burton spiller, tap tapply, grandpa grouse, woodcock, upland game birds, Parker shotguns, bird dogs. $55

TAYLOR, JOHN. AFRICAN RIFLES AND CARTRIDGES. 1977 REPRINT BY GUN ROOM PRESS. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE ALL TIME CLASSICS OF THE AFRICAN BIG GAME HUNTING! MUCH SOUGHT AFTER TITLE. FINE $60

TAYLOR, TORY. HUNTING ON BIG GAME TRAILS. 1988, 1ST. AMWELL PRESS. SHEEP, ELK, GOATS AND SOME THOUGHTFUL STRAIGHT FORWARD ideas ABOUT SPORTSMANSHIP AND INTEGRITY. WELL DONE! ILLUS W/ AUTHOR'S PHOTOS AND FRONTIS ART BY DICK WILLIAMS GILT DECORATED W/ ELK ON SLIPCASE. Vf, Exc+, as new, in slipcase. $35

Taylor, Zack.Successful Waterfowling, The Definitive Guide to New Ways of Hunting Ducks and Geese. Crown. 1974, 1st ed., 1st prntg. 8vo, 276pp w/ index. Diagrams and drawings for building duck boats and decoys. Covers blind building, sculling for ducks, guns, retrievers, flyways and techniques to make you a better hunter and shooter. As New in as new dj with protective clear plastic cover, Fine/Fine. $30

Thomas Jr, E. Donnall. My Kingdom for a Lab!, Living with the Hunting Labrador Retriever. 2005. 1st ed. Willow Creek Press. 176pp. 12mo. Great stories interspersed with photos. New. $19.50

TILLET, PAUL. DOE DAY: THE ANTLERLESS DEER CONTROVERSY IN NEW JERSEY. 1963, 1ST. AFTER BRING ING THE DEER HERD BACK FROM NEAR EXTINCTION WITH "BUCKS ONLY" MANAGEMENT, NJ FACED A MAJOR PROBLEM OF OVER ABUNDANCE. WHILE MANY STATES WATCHED, NJ ACTED. MANY OF YOU CAN HARVEST DOES TODAY BECAUSE TO WHAT NJ DID OVER 30 YEARS AGO--AGAINST THE BELIEFS OF MOST . WEGNER SAYs, "BASIC READING FOR THE BARBERSHOP BIOLOGISTS WHO THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING. A CLASSIC IN THE POLITICS OF DEER MANAGEMENT. S/C Fine. $20

Thomson, Professor J. Arthur. The Haunts of Life. Harcourt, Brace and Co. NY. 1922. 1st US edition. 272pp w/ index. Six chapters on different ecological settings. 33 illustrations and 16 full page plates. Salmon, bats, birds, fish, deep sea, spiders, and lots more…Strong vg+, partially uncut. $15

Trayer, Kenneth L. North American Factory Decoys: A Pictorial Identification and Reference Guide. 2003. 1st ed. 415pp. The best book on the subject ever written. Don't leave home without it! VF in vf dj, exc+, new. $69.95

TRENCH, CHARLES, CHENEVIX. A HISTORY OF MARKSMANSHIP. 1980 (1972) CHICAGO. 316pp, LARGE 8vo. FROM SPEARS TO MODERN RIFLE. ILLUS, SOME COLOR. AS NEW. HAVE 10, EA $25

TROY, JOHN. BEN AT LARGE. I HAVE MET BOTH JOHN AND THE REAL LIFE INSPIRATION FOR "BEN". JOHN IS VERY WELL BEHAVED. 8 1/2"X 11", EACH IS FILLED WITH HUMOR AND WIT. MY FOUR YEAR OLD AND I READ THEM TOGETHER AND BOTH ENJOYED THESE BOOKS. YOU CAN TOO. SEVERAL ARE IN EXTREMELY LOW INVENTORY AND WILL BE OUT OF PRINT SOON. VF EACH $15

TUTTLE, BRUCE R., EDITOR. THE STANDARD BOOK OF FISHING. 1950, 1ST. 532pp, 4to. OVER 30 EXPERTS CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MAMMOUTH VOLUME. MANY ILLUS, INCLUDING 4 COLOR PLATES OF FLIES AND LURES. FINE $22

Underwood, Lamar, editor. The Duck Hunter's Book. Amwell Press. 1982. 1ST TRADE ED. 607pp. Drawings and color frontispiece by Tom Hennessey. POSSIBLY THE BEST ANTHOLOGY EVER PRINTED ON WATERFOWL HUNTING. EVER HEAR OF THESE GUYS?--BOVEY, BUCKINGHAM, CAMP, DICKEY, ELMAN, HOLLAND, ANNABEL, HILL, CLAFLIN, CONNETT, HEILNER, STRUNG, BRYANT, HOCHBAUM, MAC QUARRIE, RUARK, RUTLEDGE, BRISTER, LEOPOLD, SHELDON, CLARK, TRUEBLOOD, ZERN? AND THERE ARE OTHERS, ALSO! OH, IT'S ILLUSTRATED BY TOM HENNESSEY. THIS VOLUME IS TRULY A CELEBRATION OF WATERFOWLING AND EVERY WATERFOWLER WORTH HIS BISMUTH SHOULD OWN AND READ A COPY. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE--AND MAKE NO MISTAKE--IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT BOOK TO FIND. Issued withou dj. Very very light wear to top and bottom of spine and some corners the only hint this is not new. Better than fine. waterfowl, hunting, duck, geese, goose, wildfowl, sporting, literature, mallard, canvasback, canada, snow, whitefronted, ross, brant, balck, bluebill, scaup, greater, lesser, broadbill, teal, green-wingeed, blue-winged, shoveller, gadwal, wigeon. $60

Underwood, Lamar, Editor. The Bobwhite Quail Book. Lyons Press. 2004, stated1st thus. Forword by Gene Hill. Drawings by Donald, 'Doc', Shoffstall. 442pp. A marvelous collection of stories by the best authors about Mr Bob and his pursuit. New softcover. ISBN: 1592284191. $19.95

VACHELL, HORACE ANNESLEY. SPORT AND LIFE ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. T. Fisher Unwin. London, 1908. 1st ed. INCLUDES CHAPTERs ON 'THE WOMEN OF THE WEST', Men of the West, Children of the West, Ranch Life, Rodeo, Business Life, Big Game Shooting, Small Game Shooting, Fresh-Water Fishing, Sea Fishing, Hints to Sportsman, and more. ILLUS W/ PHOTOS. 340pp. SMALL HOLE IN SPINE, A LOT OF FOXING, binding square and tight, VG. hunting,fishing,big,game,small,salt,water,fresh,bear,deer,buffalo,bison,moose,caribou,rock,mountain,goat,sheep,bighorn,antelope,quail,california,rabbit,salmon,king,silver,humpback,trout,fly,black,bass,tuna,yellow-tail,halibut,bonito,barracuda,tarpon $40

Valdene, Guy De La. Making Game, An Essay on Woodcock. Willow Creek Press. 1985. Scarce 1st ed. A very thoughtful, insightful treating of the wonderful little game bird so many of us revere. Illus w/ frontispiece and drawings by Russel Chatham. As New in cloth cover with pasteon. W/o dj as issued. ISBN: 0932558216 hunting,woodcock,game,birds,upland,gun,dogs,pointing,flushing,setters,pointers,flushers,shotguns.$85

Volk, Mark Jeffrey. Pages from a Mountain Journal, Volume 2. 2003. 1st ed. Limited Edition of only one hundred(100) copies! SIGNED and numbered, leatherbound, and in slipcase. The latest of Mark's wonderful tales of upland hunting, fly fishing and mountain living. 220pp. SIGNED. THIS COPY WITH SPECIAL LAID IN GROUSE FEATHER AND HAND WRITTEN NOTATION BY MARK OF WHEN, WHERE AND WITH WHICH DOG IT WAS TAKEN. Vf in vf slipcase, exc, as new. hunting fishing ruffed grouse woodcock trout smallmouth bass fly fishing $175

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