Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia

The totally revised and updated fourth edition of the award-winning and bestselling one-book outdoor library.Recipient of the Library Association's Outstanding Reference Work award, this complete and comprehensive guide is the ultimate one-volume library for anyone interested in the outdoors. This monumental work features extensive coverage of:* Fishing* Hunting* Firearms and shooting sports* Camping* Boating* First aid* Archery and bowhunting* Sporting dogs* Fish species* Big game* Small game* Upland game and waterfowl* A complete listing of private organizations* Government information sources.To broaden the scope of this established reference work, Vin T. Sparano, Editor Emeritus and Senior Field Editor of Outdoor Life, has compiled brand-new chapters and sections on survival, all-terrain vehicles, and watersports (including kayaking, water skiing, and personal watercraft). He has also included n