Recommended reading
old superstition: always keep the tip of your rod pointed toward a lake when there is a hook on it.
The publications in this list are, in our opinion, some of the most important, authoritative, and useful literature for a sportsman to read. we endorse these books but are not affiliated with their authors or publishers in any way. We do not accept paid promotions, we genuinely believe in the things we choose to stand behind.
the best Books for Canadian sportsmen
TREES IN CANADA
by John Laird Farrar
This is easily the most definitive resource on tree identification in Canada - the Farrar book is used by colleges and universities across the country to train Forestry students and is reference material for countless Forestry professionals. You will have a much deeper appreciation for the wildlands you haunt if you read this book and learn to understand Canada's forests.
Dr. Farrar spent over 60 years of his life in the Forestry industry and apparently spent 10 years working on this book. The current edition is quite pricey, but the older editions are just as good.
BEAR ATTACKS
their causes and avoidance
by Stephen herrero
Stephen Herrero is a Canadian professor who spent many years studying bear attacks in North America, and this work of his should be required reading for any outdoorsman. He carefully, thoroughly, and scientifically presents the reader with a vast compendium of facts, figures, and supporting material to back it all up.
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You may have just scrolled through the above list and cherry-picked a few books that interest you. But I challenge you to read every single one of them. I have. They're good books. Reading good books opens your mind and opens up the world for you. Besides, every sportsman worth his or her salt should be well rounded. The Angler should understand how geology affects the fisheries they love; the Hunter should understand how forest composition and forest health affect the game they pursue; the Trapper should understand how watersheds and fisheries affect the populations of the furbearers they seek.
You may not think much of Snapping Turtles or Mudbogging when you're out on a midnight hallowe'en Raccoon hunt with the hounds, but the little creatures you're chasing are affected by those things. The Angler may not care about bears but it could be lifesaving knowledge to know how to respond to an attack. The Forester may need to build an emergency shelter to survive the night. We share this great wilderness, so part of our individual responsibilities is to understand the whole of it. There's not much excuse for indifference when so much knowledge is so easily available.
UNDERSTAND NATURE.
