The Orvis Field Guide to Shotgun Care & Maintenance is the first handbook written expressly for the shotgun enthusiast on the much-overlooked subject of maintaining and caring for your gun. This well-illustrated book provides the most precise and complete information found anywhere on how to correctly and safely care for a shot-gun. The text is written by professional gunsmith and master stockmaker Tom Morrow, who has practiced his trade for 30 years. Morrow was the last apprentice hired by Griffin & Howe when it was the gun division of Abercrombie & Fitch. He brings Old World hints and techniques that are seldom seen anywhere in print to this valuable guide.

The only thing missing from most fishing vests and tackle boxes is a book telling anglers how to care for all that stuff. No more: The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair finally explains how to prevent problems, evaluate old equipment, repair broken reels and lures, and more, including invaluable chapters on maintaining and repairing: -Rods, including care of the shaft and the ferrules, guides, reel seat, and grip -Reels, including cleaning and lubrication, the proper tightening of screws, repairs of rusty spindles, and easy field fixes for common problems -Lines, including cleaning and storage -Waders, including drying techniques, washing advice, seam repair, and finding and patching leaks -Wading boots, including dealing with synthetic fabrics and replacing felt soles -Rain jackets, flies, fly boxes and more. From preseason prep to postseason wrap-up, The Orvis Guide to Tackle Care and Repair will keep any angler's outfit in top shape.

Whether they're beginners or seasoned shooters, women need to know some subtle (and not so subtle) differences to excel in—and enjoy—the shotgun sports. Ladies are not built like men. They don’t think like men. Women don’t react, move, or process life like men. And they don’t shoot like men. Firearms writer and shooter Laurie Bogart Wiles now offers a comprehensive guide to shotgunning targeted at the female shooter and covering target shooting, trap, skeet, five stand, FITASC, and wingshooting. Shotgun Sports for Women includes: Gun safety and gun respect The mental game and motivation Basic groundwork and practicing Gun fit for women’s body types Traveling with firearms Shooting clubs for women And much more! Women can pick up tips on improving their stance or learn the basics in Shooter's Bible Guide to Shotgun Sports for Women. Also included are a detailed directory of shooting schools and instructors, youth programs, suggested reading, gunmakers, manufacturers of shooting attire and accessories, and an extensive glossary. Armed with the extensive knowledge and experience of Laurie Bogart Wiles, this handy guidebook is a great way for women to learn about shotgunning from a fellow woman.

The Orvis Guide to Effective Shotgunning Techniques is the first profusely illustrated, full-color instructional handbook featuring the techniques and methods taught by the famous Orvis Shooting School. Step-by-step instruction in clear and concise language accompany photographs of instructors at Sandanona, The Orvis Shooting Ground in Millbrook, NY. As with all Orvis Field Guides, Effective Shotgunning Techniques slips easily into a shooting vest pocket and provides ready answers for amateur and expert alike while in the field, at the range, or to peruse in the comfort of home.Effective Shotgunning Techniques follows the traditional English method of swing, point and shoot to effect consistent, clean shots. Chapters include "Correctly Mounting Your Gun", "Proper Footwork", "Swing & Follow-through", and "Pointing Your Target".

The Orvis Wingshooting Handbook is a concise and clearly written guide to the fundamentals and intricacies of wing shooting. Chapters include an analysis of field shooting versus skeet and trap; a discussion of basic techniques; how to choose the right gun; how to aim properly; safety and etiquette; tools you'll need; and more. Black-and-white illustrations throughout help the reader gain a more thorough understanding of Bowlen's tips and techniques.

This Orvis-endorsed guidebook will give you all the tools you need to begin making your own flies. Learn how to read a fly recipe, choose the correct tools, select the right materials and pick the best flies to tie first. By answering the 101 questions most frequently asked by fly-tying neophytes, veteran fly tier and teacher David Klausmeyer helps readers obtain the knowledge and skills they need to tie flies that will catch fish and raise their sport to the next level.--Back cover.

The essential Orvis primer on fly-fishing for Muskies, addressing every requirement of the sport and providing an excellent foundation for years of pleasurable fishing. It includes instructions for tackle selection; casting and presentation; flies; essential knots and how to tie them; successful techniques on rivers and lakes; and much more. Muskies are BIG and DANGEROUS fish, and the Orvis Guide shows you how to land these challenging monsters.

This essential book on fly tying will teach anyone how to tie flies. All the important techniques are illustrated with color photographs, from starting the thread on the hook to whip finishing. The book lays the basic ground work by fully explaining simple tying techniques, and then progresses to detailed tying instructions for some of the most popular, modern patterns. How to choose and prepare the correct material, and all the necessary tying steps for each fly, are detailed in superb, large, color photographs. Even if you have no previous tying experience, you'll be able to tie dries, nymphs, streamers, saltwater offerings, and bass bugs after just a few sessions with this book. The tyer is then advised how to progress to similar patterns using the same basic techniques. Also included is a huge reference of fly patterns - more than four hundred flies from the Orvis catalog are shown in full color, along with the tying recipes and proportions for each one. This book, drawing from the Orvis Company's vast resources and teaching experience and written by an author whose name is synonymous with Orvis, has become the bible for fly-tyers of all skill levels.