excellent book for duck hunters
921042
This book is a must have for duck hunters and people who like duck alike. It is a great mix of recipes from people that are all around the country from different walks of life. Lots of tasty ways to enjoy.
3745007
Great reference for building by amateur builders.  Bought this to learn about "Diesel Duck" style boats and found many other designs that I liked as well.  The general information on boat building and materials is very helpful too
647347
I've looked everywhere for a table top book with just information and color photos of ducks to help us identify the water fowl we see from our home on the Chesapeake Bay - This is it - Wonderful full size, full color photos that point out the differences in species both in flight characteristics and on the water feeding activities. Age and sex appearance differences are also illustrated as each species has its own chapter. Well organized layout that is ideal for our purpose - best of its kind that I've seen.
3474702
I've followed the Robertson family ever since I saw my first duck commander vhs tape at a local Wal Mart. I learned alot of what I know today about duck hunting from watching Phil and Jase down through the years. The book is a great read, the first book I ever recall reading in a day. They are a close knit family that has been succesfull by  hard work, the American way (or used to be...now everybody wants a hand out). Highly recommend!!!
4812979
My Hubby has been looking for a little book with the different ducks from around our area.  This little book is great, it shows some pics of the birds when they are in their different plumage's.  Now we don't have near as hard a time trying to figure out which kind of ducks we are looking at.
3497030
The book lives up to its name, it really is the ultimate pet duck guidebook! It has many pages to cover health problems, talks about different feed brands and how to adjust feeds, how to make proper housing etc. There's even information on how to make your own "duck first aid kit" with all sorts of medical supplies. I haven't had time to read the whole book yet, but it certainly is worth the money!

Now, I have also read other books such as Dave Holdread's guide to raising ducks and Duck! There's a Goose in the House! by Nancy Townsend. Both are decent, especially the later which has info on house ducks. But this book is by far the most detailed and comprehensive book I've found yet.

The only downsides I can think of is it lacks information on house ducks. It does have some information but not much. Then again, the author seems to feel that ducks belong in an outdoor setting and not as house pets. Nonetheless she does have some information on duck diaper resources.
The first book I ordered had pages falling out shortly after I started reading it. However, I asked Amazon to replace it and I haven't had any issues since. I most likely received a bad copy which does happen from time to time.
464245
This is a wonderfully written book for anyone who wants to raise ducks. I used this to breed and incubate rouen ducks.
3475731
This hardbound book is the most up to date and complete volume on the gulls of the western Hemisphere. Often tricky and confusing with multiple plumage cycles these birds have often been a stumbling block for positive ID but this guide gives you an edge in the ID arms race.

The introduction of the book covers the normal "how to use this book" and a background on gulls and their habits and haunts, moults and plumage and what to look for when IDing a gull.

This guide is lavishly illustrated with over 1100 photographs covering 253 plates. Many plumages, moults and flight views are shown and many species have 10 + photos showing many angles and views making ID much easier. Each group of gulls is split with masked gulls, small gulls, Kittiwakes, fork-tailed gulls etc... thus grouping like gulls into IDable groups.

Following the plates are the species accounts. Each of the 36 species is given three to four pages of descriptions including notes on taxonomy, status and distribution, and the IDs cover the many cycles these birds go through. Similar species, habitat and behavior and very good, detailed range maps are included.

After the species accounts is a section on hybrid gulls, with the five main ones seen in the US plus another 6 rarer Atlantic coast examples plus 3 Pacific coast rarities. This is then followed by a glossary, geographic terms and an extensive bibliography.

Overall this is an excellent and comprehensive guide to the gulls of the western hemisphere and this should allow anyone to ID that odd gull they spent hours freezing their buns off to get a picture of because we all know that one sadist out there that likes nothing better than comparing prebasic moult with a first year gull from some wind tossed, grey, rainy shoreline or cliff face! This is the book for you though it's going to remain on the shelf just due to the weight.
2871707
I bought this book for someone else, but it was based on my previous purchase for myself.  The book has been extremely valuable to me as a backyard bird watcher.  The descriptions of each bird and it habits are brief but seem thorough, at least for my use.  It also has a lot of information on bird habits just in general and how to attract species to your yard.  I have other books that are pretty dense to read and hard to find the most common birds I see.  I would recommend this book especially to a bird watching starter like me.
4491432
If you love bird dogs and upland bird hunting you will enjoy this book.  This book is my all time favorite book about bird hunting and it was very hard to put this book down.  I cannot wait for other books on this topic from Author Mike GAddis.  A must have for your collection!!
2183039
Good book for old bird hunters good book good advice would highly recommend this book for any age group get it now
2230667
This is a fabulous cookbook for deer hunters.  With 144 pages of easy to make venison recipes, you can serve a wide variety of venison dishes all year long.

Section I is "Soups, Stews and Casseroles", Section II is "Chops and Roasts", Section III is "Ground Venison", Section IV is "Miscellaneous Venison Recipes" and Section V is "Appetizers, Side Dishes, Sauces, and Other Recipes".

I think you will find this book very useful and you might even want to buy a copy for your friends, who are deer hunters.  Don't forget to try the Barbecued Venison Chops.

Take a look at the picture I submitted of my deer hunters having a little fun.  Happy Hunting!
3156559
Unlike the other reviewer, I liked the fact that Phillips used the successes/failures of a variety of hunters to grace his pages.  I've read hunting-authors who come across as 'too good to be true;' Phillips does not.

The beauty of this book, to me, was the offering of different viewpoints on the same sport.  I was able to use my miniscule experience-base and select the things that seemed most reasonable.

I believe this is a book for beginners and maybe some intermediate turkey hunters.  Hunting turkeys can be frustrating because of their variances in behaviors.  This book offers ideas for many of the quirks and responses the turkey will offer the hunter.
775570
Great book, so much information on raising ducks. Whether a novice like me or an old pro, this is the book you run to whenever you have a question on raising ducks in our modern times. Think of it more as an investment than a reference guide. You will find yourself running back to it over and over again to answer your questions!
3366348
About two years ago, I bought this book at a hunting and fishing show, and my dogs got a hold of this book and chewed it up a few months ago.  We couldn't really flip easily though it, or see the color tabs, which are very important for bird identification.  Now that spring is here, we realized we couldn't live without this book!!!  We needed to replace it.  So we did.  If you live in CT, you will see birds in this book, and will use this book to identify the birds that you see.
3499238
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in finding arrowheads. I was impressed with the things he really put emphasis on. I have been hunting for two years now with no luck.but I have not concentrated on a lot of the criteria he says is a must. I will let you know when I go out this Sunday if they helped

The book is short and to the point but at a very reasonable Kindle price. I look forward to him writing more books in the future as I progress in my quest : to find my first arrowhead. Bill's blog and books  have helped me a lot.
1418575
This book is great for a quick initial ID on a duck or other waterfowl that you're not quite sure about.