Derrydale Press imprint: 93 books

The lake trout is one of the most elusive fish in North America-and one of the most captivating. Based on thirty years of fishing experience, Lake Trout offers an in depth look at this majestic fish including everything from the biology of the fish to the history of the areas surrounding the lakes...

The stories in this anthology demonstrate why the pheasant has become America's favorite game bird. Some of the finest writers in the field take their best shots at the Ringneck, covering guns, dogs, lore, history, conservation, and even some tried and true methods for preparing your pheasant for consumption.

Scrape hunting, the process of searching out and reading the trails left by bucks scraping out dirt and marking the area of their territories, is one of the truly effective tools in locating whitetails. Fears combines his training as a wildlife biologist and as a master woodsman with his impressive writing credentials to bring us the definitive guide to scrapes.

Zane Grey fished up to 300 days of the year. But, with all that time on the water, there was nothing more exciting or more compelling than the really BIG fish—the giants of the sea. Blue fin tuna are (even today) still sometimes pursued with harpoons! There's the story of a swordfish that was hooked...

Manatees are among nature’s strangest-looking, gentlest animals. They’re among America’s most endangered mammals and were the basis for ancient tales of mermaids, legendary creatures that were half-fish and half-human.

If you know why, where and when a deer moves, you'll be able to choose a stand site that gives you your best opportunity to bag a buck. In this book, you'll learn what affects deer movement and behavior. You'll also find answers to many of the toughest deer hunting problems a sportsman ever encounters....

Discover how and where you can witness sea turtles nesting in Florida. This book not only gives an excellent overview of sea turtle life, it also provides the specifics of appropriate personal conduct and behavior for human beings on turtle nesting beaches.

Trout is arguably the finest single volume ever produced on how, why, and where to catch trout. In spite of being originally published in 1938 (Penn Publishing Company), it remains utterly relevant.

Neither rain, sleet, snow, dark of night, 100-degree heat, nor -10 wind chill will prevent John Phillips from crappie fishing. The author has caught crappie through the ice in Minnesota, in the sizzling sun of Florida and in many of the states in between. Phillips has fished with most of the nation’s...

While much has changed in the world of shotgun shooting—from new gun models to new ammunition—certain fundamentals have stayed the same. Successful Shotgun Shooting, originally published in 1971, remains one of the most thorough and clear primers on the art and science of shooting the shotgun....

This book will help you to use fear effectively as a factor in taking trophy deer that eludes other hunters. The Masters' Secrets of Deer Hunting also discusses the latest techniques in stalk hunting and what to do with bucks because nocturnal. Unique strategies and the newest scientific research...

How to Take Monster Bucks will reveal the secret strategies of men who consistently bag older age-class deer each season. There is a price to pay to be the best at any sport, and trophy deer hunting is no different. But this book will save you thousands of hunting hours in your pursuit of monster...

In this book the Wensel brothers take you through all the whys, wheres, and how of hunting from a treestand.

Do It Yourself Bonefishing is the authoritative guide written for DIY anglers targeting bonefish on the fly. Divided into easy-to-reference sections, this book will help you tackle the why, where, and how of self-guided bonefishing. Informed by twenty years of experience on the flats, Rod Hamilton...