Bushcraft, Scouting & Self-Reliance

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This is a collection of interrelated books & articles in PDF format that any outdoorsman will appreciate.

Books Included:

Archery:
(ebook) Reference Guide for Recurve Archers 05 (2002).pdf
Elmer, Robert P. - American Archery (1917).pdf
(OM) History of Recurve Bows.pdf
Pope, Saxton - Hunting with the Bow and Arrow.pdf
Stemmler, L.E. - Essentials of Archery (1942).pdf
Waldorf, D.C. - The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows (1985).pdf

Astronomy:
(article) Getting Started in Astronomy (Northern Hemisphere)(2003).pdf
Milham, Willis - How to Identify the Stars (1909).pdf
Moulton, Forest Ray - An Introduction to Astronomy (1916).pdf
Waxman, Laura Hamilton - The Solar System (2010).pdf
Will Gater and Anton Vamplew - The Practical Astronomer (2010).pdf

Bushcraft:
Aids to Survival - W.A. Police Academy Command & Land Operations unit.pdf
Alexander, Tony - Tony Alexander's Practical Hunter's & Trapper's Guide (1877).pdf
Angier, Bradford - How to Stay Alive in the Woods (1956).pdf
(article) Building Fires in the Rain.pdf
(article) Fire Safety.pdf
(article) How to Clean a Fish.pdf
(article) Skinning and Dressing Rabbits.pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - Field & Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out-of-Doors (1906).pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - Shelters, Shacks, & Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters (1916).pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - The American Boys' Book of Signs, Signals and Symbols (1918).pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - The American Boys' Handy Book of Camp Lore and Woodcraft (1920).pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - The Jack of All Trades or New Ideas for American Boys (1907).pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - The Outdoor Handy Book (1914).pdf
Breck, Edward - The Way of the Woods (1908).pdf
(BSA) Gilcraft - Scouting Outdoors-of-Doors (1932).pdf
(BSA) Hazelwood, Rex - Training in Observation (1961).pdf
(BSA) Lightweight Camping (1961).pdf
(BSA) Signaling Merit Badge Phamplet (1940).pdf
Bushcraft (Canadian Scout Manual) - PO 403.pdf
Cone, J.G. - Woodcraft Wisdom (1965).pdf
DK Publishing - Essential Survival Skills: Key Tips and Techniques for the Great Outdoors (2011).pdf
DK Publishing - The Survival Handbook: Essential Skills For Outdoor Adventure (2009).pdf
(ebook) Captain Dave's Survival Guide.pdf
(ebook) Tappan, Mel - Tappan on Survival.pdf
Fordyce, Claude Powell - Trail Craft (1922).pdf
Gibson, William Hamilton - Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping.pdf
Graves, Robert - The Ten Bushcraft Books.pdf
Halstead - How to Live in the Woods (1948).pdf
Harding, A.R. - Deadfalls & Snares (1907).pdf
Hawke, Mykel - Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual (2009).pdf
Kephart, Horace - Camping & Woodcraft (1910).pdf
Kephart, Horace - Drafts & Drawings.pdf
Kephart, Horace - Our Southern Highlanders (1913).pdf
Knap, Jerome J. - The Complete Outdoorsman's Handbook (1976).pdf
Kochanski, Mors L. - Northern Bushcraft.pdf
Kochanski, Mors L. - TryStick Article.pdf
Longstreth, T. Morris - Reading the Weather (1918).pdf
Lundin, Cody - When All Hell Breaks Loose (2007).pdf
Macpherson, David B. - Tarp Shelters.pdf
Mason, Bernard S. - Woodsmanship (1954).pdf
McPherson, John & Gina - Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living (2008).pdf
Mears, Raymond - The Survival Handbook: A Practical Guide to Woodcraft & Woodlore (1990).pdf
Miller, Warren H. - Boys' Book of Hunting and Fishing (1916).pdf
(MM) Never Say Die Canadian Survival Manual.pdf
(MM) Ranger Handbook (2006).pdf
(MM) Survival Evasion and Recovery - MCRP 3-02H (1999).pdf
(MM) Survival Manual - FM 3-05.70 (2002).pdf
(MM) Wiseman, John - SAS Survival Handbook: Revised Edition (2009).pdf
Nessmuk (Sears, George W.) - Woodcraft & Camping (1887).pdf
Oelslager, R.W. - Bushcraft Scouting and Woodlore Notes.pdf
Perron, Richard - The Survival Bible (2001).pdf
Pewtherer, Michael - Wilderness Survival Handbook (2010).pdf
Piven, Joshua and Bordenicht, David - The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook (1999).pdf
Ritter, Doug - psk_bonus.pdf
Ritter, Doug - psk_survival_instructions_0206.pdf
Roberts, Charles G.D. - The Backwoodsmen (1909).pdf
Roberts, Harry - The Tramp's Hand-book (1907).pdf
Seton, Ernest Thompson - Book of Woodcraft & Indian Lore (1921).pdf
Seton, Ernest Thompson - Sign Talk (1918).pdf
Stroud, Les - Survive (2008).pdf
Taylor, J.L.B. - Handbook for Rangers and Woodsmen (1916).pdf
Thoreau, Henry David - Walden or, Life in the Woods (1854).pdf
Townsend, Chris - The Backpacker's Handbook (3rd Edition).pdf
Van Dyke, Theodore S. - The Still-Hunter (1904).pdf
Watson, James - Confessions of a Poacher (1890).pdf
Woodcock, E.N. - Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper (1913).pdf

Bush_Medicine:
(article) Base Camp Hygiene and Health.pdf
(article) First Aid - Animal Bites.pdf
(article) First Aid - Bee Stings.pdf
(article) First Aid - Blisters.pdf
(article) First Aid - Burns.pdf
(article) Home Remedies.pdf
(article) Survival Podcast - Medicinal Plant ID and Use Guide.pdf
Auerbach, Paul S. - Wilderness Medicine (Fifth Edition)(2007).pdf
Coffee, Hugh L. - Ditch Medicine, Advanced Field Procedures for Emergencies (1993).pdf
Dickson, Murray - Where There is No Dentist (2010).pdf
(ebook) A Complete Handbook of Nature Cures (1999).pdf
(ebook) Herbal Medicine.pdf
(ebook) Wilderness EMS Institute - Personal Wilderness Medical Kit (1999).pdf
Henkel, Alice - American Medicinal Leaves & Herbs (1911).pdf
Hopkinson, Alvin - Holistic Alternative Medicine 101.pdf
(MM) Edible & Medicinal Plants (US Army Field Survival Manual 21 - 76 Appendix B).pdf
(MM) Field Hygiene and Sanitation (FM 21-10 MCRP 4-11.1D)(2000).pdf
(MM) First Aid (Multi-Service)(2002).pdf
(MM) NATO Emergency War Surgery.pdf
(MM) Wilderness Medicine Course (2002).pdf
(OM) Bush Med Care Made Simple.pdf
(OM) Maintaining Health.pdf
Ramawat, K.G. - Herbal Drugs, Ethnomedicine to Modern Medicine (2009).pdf
Survival Medicine (2005).pdf
Werner, David - Where There is No Doctor (2010).pdf
Wolfe, Frankie Avalon - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Herbal Remedies (1999).pdf

Cutting_Tools/Axes_and_Hawks:
Mclaren, Peter - Axe Manual.pdf
(OM) Advanced Axe Selection.pdf
(OM) Axes-and-hatchets.pdf
(OM) Hatchet-Edge-Guards.pdf
(OM) Hatchets-continued-2.pdf
(OM) Hatchets-continued-3.pdf
(OM) Hatchets-continued-4.pdf
(OM) Hatchets.pdf
(OM) How-to-assess-and-fix-an-axe.pdf
Thurman, John - The Scout and his Axe (1963).pdf
Valade, R.E. - A Basic Manual on Tomahawk Throwing (2003).pdf
Weisgerber, Bernie - An Axe to Grind: A Practical Axe Manual (1999).pdf

Cutting_Tools/Knives:
Hibben, Gil - The Complete Gil Hibben Knife Throwing Guide (2nd Ed.)(1998).pdf
(OM) Crooked Knives.pdf
(OM) Handling and Working with Knives.pdf
Richardson, F.M. Mulford - Advanced Knife Work (1906).pdf
Richardson, F.M. Mulford - Elementary Knife Work (1906).pdf

Cutting_Tools/Sharpening:
(article) Knife Sharpening.pdf
(OM) Cheap Knives and Sharpener.pdf
(OM) Convex Profiling and Sharpening by Hand.pdf
(OM) Sharpening a Crooked, Hook or Bent Knife.pdf
(OM) Sharpening and Reprofiling.pdf
(OM) Sharpening Experiences.pdf

Flora_and_Fauna:
Birds:
Color Key to North American Birds (1903).pdf
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (2005).pdf
Reed, Chester A. - The Bird Book Illustrated (1914).pdf
Fungi:
D.W. Fischer, A.E. Bessette - Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America (1992).pdf
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World (2003).pdf
Fergus, C. Leonard & Charles - Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast (2003).pdf
Harris, Bob - Growing Wild Mushrooms (1989).pdf
McKnight, Kent H. & Vera B. - Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms (1987).pdf
Stamets, Paul - The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home.pdf
Taylor, Thomas - Student's Hand-Book of Mushrooms of America: Edible and Poisonous (1897).pdf

General:
(article) Krautwurst, Terry - Secrets Of Watching Wildlife.pdf
Beard, Daniel Carter - Dan Beard's Animal Book and Camp-fire Stories (1910).pdf
Benyus, Janine M. - The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States (1989).pdf
Benyus, Janine M. - The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Western United States (1989).pdf
DK Publishing - The Practical Naturalist (2010).pdf

Insects:
Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America (2006).pdf
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (2007).pdf

Mammals:
Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals of North America (Twelfth Edition)(2007).pdf

Plants:
(article) Plant Identification.pdf
(article) Raven's Nest Plant List.pdf
(article) Survival Podcast - Medicinal Plant ID and Use Guide.pdf
Culpeper's Complete Herbal.pdf
Deschauer, Thomas - Illustrated Phytotherapy - Volume I (1945).pdf
Deschauer, Thomas - Illustrated Phytotherapy - Volume II (1945).pdf
Duke, James A. - Handbook of Medicinal Herbs (Second Ed.)(2002).pdf
(ebook) Herbal Medicine.pdf
(ebook) Wild Edible Plants.pdf
Elias, Thomas & Dykeman, Peter - Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide (1982).pdf
Fernald, Merritt Lyndon - Edible Wild Plants of Eastern North America (no images).pdf
Henkel, Alice - American Medicinal Leaves & Herbs (1911).pdf
Henslow, G. - Poisonous Plants in Field and Garden (Complete)(1901).pdf
Hulme, F. Edward - Wild Fruits of the Countryside (1902).pdf
Kallas, John - Edible Wild Plants - Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate (2010).pdf
Medsger, Oliver Perry - Edible Wild Plants (1962).pdf
(MM) Edible & Medicinal Plants (US Army Field Survival Manual 21 - 76 Appendix B).pdf
Newberry, J.S. - Food & Fiber Plants of the North American Indians (1887).pdf
Saunders, Charles Francis - Useful Wild Plants of The United States and Canada (1920)
Sweet, Muriel - Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West (1962).pdf
Thayer, Samual - Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying Harvesting & Preparing Edible Wild Plants (2006).pdf
Saunders, Charles Francis - Useful Wild Plants of The United States and Canada (1920):

Trees:
(article) Identifying & Using Fatwood in the Bush.pdf
Keeler, Harriet - Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them.pdf
Lounsberry, Alice - A Guide to the Trees.pdf
PA Common Trees.pdf
Rogers, Julia Ellen - Trees Worth Knowing.pdf

Geology:
Brittanica Illustrated Science Library - Rocks and Minerals.pdf
Lahee - Field Geology (1916).pdf
Lyell, Sir Charles - A Manual of Elementary Geology.pdf
Svarney, Patricia Barnes- & Thomas E. - The Handy Geology Answer Book.pdf

Knots_and_Ropework:
(article) Layton, Ron - Cordage in North America.pdf
(BSA) Knotting for Scouts (1967).pdf
(BSA) Troop 24 PA - Pioneering Knots and Lashings.pdf
Budworth, Geoffrey - The Complete Book of Decorative Knots (1998).pdf
Budworth, Geoffrey - The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots and Ropework (2002).pdf
Gibson, Charles E. - Handbook of Knots & Splices (1963).pdf
International Guild of Knot Tyers - Knot Charts.pdf
(MM) Military Mountaineering (FM 3-97-61_c1)(2003).pdf
(MM) Rigging Techniques, Procedures, And Applications (FM 5-125)(2001).pdf
Smith, Phil D. - Knots for Mountaineering, Camping, Climbing, Utility, Rescue, Etc. (1983).pdf
Stone, Martin - What Knot? Useful Knots for Scouting and Climbing (2006).pdf
Sykes, A.L. - Rope and Twine Information (1917).pdf

Navigation_and_Orienteering:
(article) Celestial Navigation Basics.pdf
(BSA) Blandford, P.W. - Scout Mapping (1963).pdf
(BSA) Pathfinding Merit Badge Pamphlet (1927).pdf
(BSA) Sparrow, Kenneth C. - Surveying & Mapping Simplified (1941).pdf
(BSA) The Boyscout Series #7: Map & Compass (1964).pdf
Burch, David - Emergency Navigation (2008).pdf
Kjellstrom, Bjorn - Be Expert with Map and Compass (3rd Ed.)(2010).pdf
(MM) Map Reading & Land Navigation (FM 3-25-26_c1)(2006).pdf
(OM) Navigation Tips.pdf

Crafts_-_DIY:
Basketry:
Gill, Anna A. - Practical Basketry.pdf
Indian basket weaving by Navajo School of Indian Basketry.pdf

General:
(article) Candle_Making.pdf
(article) DIY Meteor Bivvi.pdf
(article) DIY Paracord Handle Wrap.pdf
(article) Making_Charcoal.pdf
(article) Making_Soap.pdf
(BSA) Gilcraft - Sparetime Activities for Scouts and Others.pdf
Hoffman - Woodsman Crafts (1910).pdf
Miller, Warren H. - The Sportsman's Workshop (1923).pdf
(OM) Poncho-Pouch.pdf

Leather_Crafts:
(OM) Braided Leather Knife Lanyard.pdf
(OM) Dangling Knife Sheath.pdf
(OM) Hotwaxing Leather Sheaths.pdf
(OM) Knife Sheath.pdf
Scrivano, Sandy - Sewing with Leather and Suede.pdf
Stohlman, Al - The Art of Hand Sewing Leather (1977).pdf
Stohlman, Al - The Art of Making Leather Cases Vol.1 (1979).pdf
Stohlman, Al - The Art of Making Leather Cases Vol.2 (1983).pdf
Stohlman, Al - The Art of Making Leather Cases Vol.3 (1987).pdf

Metal_Crafts:
(article) Absolute Cheapskate Way to Start Making Knives.pdf
(article) Baugh, Dick - The Miracle of Steel Heat Treatment.pdf
(article) Baugh, Dick - The Shade Tree Knife Mechanic (2000).pdf
(article) Silvester, J.W.H. - Blacksmithing Basics (2007).pdf
Boye, David - Step-by-Step Knifemaking.pdf
Friese, John F. - Farm Blacksmithing (1921).pdf
Gaston, Bert - Elementary Metallurgy and Basic Heat Treating for Carbon and Alloy Steels (2004).pdf
Hoffman, Harold - The Advance Knife Makers Manual (2000).pdf
Knife Templates 01.pdf
Knife Templates 02.pdf
Knife Templates 03.pdf
M.T. Richards Publishing - Practical Blacksmithing: Volume IV (1891).pdf
(OM) Knife-making-tutorial-part-1.pdf
(OM) Knife-making-tutorial-part-2.pdf
(OM) Making-a-Strong-Hook-Knife.pdf
Popular Mechanics - How to Build a Forge (1941).pdf

Sewing:
(article) Old time clothing.pdf
Barnes, Lexi - Sew What! Bags (2009).pdf
Colgrove, Debbie - Teach Yourself Visually Sewing (2006).pdf
Hardy, Emma - Sewing in no Time (2008).pdf
Smith, Alison - The Sewing Book (2009).pdf

Stone_Crafts_-_Flintknapping:
(ebook) Flintknapping: Basic Concepts.pdf
(ebook) Flintknapping.pdf

Wood_Crafts:
(OM) Spoon Carving Tutorial.pdf

Emergency_Preparedness:
11 Steps to Survival - Canada Emergency Measures Organization (1969).pdf
(article) CSK_Survival_Kit.pdf
(article) Disinfecting After the Flood.pdf
(article) Mini Urban Survival Kit.pdf
(article) Time Magazine - Common Sense Guide to Being Prepared (2001).pdf
Becoming_Self-Sufficient_for_Six_Months.pdf
Benson, Ragnar - Modern Weapons Caching (1990).pdf
Benson, Ragnar - Ragnars Urban Survival.pdf
Benson, Ragnar - The Modern Survival Retreat: A New and Vital Approach to Retreat Theory and Practice (1998).pdf
Benson, Ragnar - The Survival Retreat: A Total Plan for Retreat Defense.pdf
Clayton, Bruce M. - Life After Doomsday: Survivalists Guide to Major Disaster.pdf
(ebook) Emergency Preparedness Center - How to Prepare for Any Disaster (2001).pdf
(ebook) LDS Preparedness Manual (2008).pdf
(ebook) Mormon Emergency Preparation (1997).pdf
FEMA_At Home in the Woods (2004).pdf
FEMA_Emergency_Plan_REV_6_0 (2011).pdf
FEMA_Emergency_Supplies_Checklist_3 (2011).pdf
FEMA_Emergency Survival Safety Preparations - Food And Water In An Emergency.pdf
FEMA_Family Disaster Supplies Kit.pdf
FEMA_Home Fallout Survival Shelter Plan H-12-1 WW Construction Guide.pdf
FEMA_National Security Emergencies.pdf
FEMA_"Preparing_Makes_Sense, Get Ready Now"_Brochure (2011).pdf
(MM) Special Forces Caching Techniques - TC 31-29A.pdf
(OM) Fasting-facts.pdf
Spigarelli, Jack A. - Crisis Preparedness Handbook (2002).pdf

Food_and_Water:
Cooking:
0-Kephart, Horace - Camp Cookery (1910).pdf
Alternate_Cooking_Methods.pdf
Cookbooks_and_Recipes
DIY - Improvised Grain Mill.pdf
Dutch_Ovens.pdf
Emergency_Bread.pdf
Emergency Food Preparation.pdf
Essential_Nutrient_Sources.pdf
Expedient_Cooking.pdf
Fireless_Cooker.pdf
solar cooking box.pdf
Solar_Cooking.pdf
survival cooking.PDF
Wood_Stoves_-_How_to_Make_and_Use_Them_(Ole_Wik,_1977).pdf

Cookbooks_and_Recipes:
0-Neolithic-MREs.pdf
101_Camping_and_Outdoor_Recipes.pdf
Backpack Gourmet.pdf
(BSA) The Scouts' Cook Book (1961).pdf
Pemmican.pdf
Quilt Inn Country Cookbook.pdf
The Back-Country Recipe Book.pdf
Young, Nikki - Paleo Eating For Modern People (2010).pdf
Young, Nikki - Recipes for the 21st Century Hunter Gatherer (2010).pdf
Your-own-Beef-Jerky.pdf

Growing:
Drip_Irrigation_for_Home_Gardens.pdf
Gardening - Planning A Home Or Farm Vegetable Garden.pdf
Growing-Curing-Tobacco.pdf
Intro_to_Drip_Irrigation.pdf
Organic-Tobacco-Production.pdf
Raised Bed Garden Book - John McLaughlin and Adrian Hunsberger (2002).pdf
Roberto, Keith - How-To Hydroponics (ver. 4.1)(2005).pdf
Vegetable_Garden_Basics.pdf

Preserving:
Canning_Foods.pdf
Complete_Guide_to_Home_Canning-Nutrition.pdf
Dardick, Geeta - Home Butchering and Meat Preservation (1986).pdf
Dehydrating_Food.pdf
DIY - Building a Solar Food Dryer.pdf
DIY - How To Build A Solar Food Dehydrater.pdf
DIY - Jerky Drier Instructions.pdf
Drying_Foods.pdf
Dry_It_Youll_Like_It.pdf
Every_Step_in_Canning_-_Grace_Viall_Gray.pdf
Preserving_Food-Drying_Fruits_and_Vegetables-Nutrition.pdf
Shelf_Life_of_Food_Storage.pdf
Solar_Food_Drying.pdf
The Meat Smoking and Curing FAQ.pdf

Water:
0-Why-water-filters-and-purifiers.pdf
DIY - Build_a_Hand_Pump.pdf
DIY - Home_Made_Berkey_Water_Filter.pdf
Emergency_Disinfection_of_Drinking_Water.pdf
Emergency_Water_Purification.pdf
How_to_Purify_Water.pdf
Purify_Water_in_an_Emergency.pdf
Slow_Sand_Filters.pdf
Water_Treatment.pdf

General:
1881_Household_Cyclopedia.pdf
DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner.pdf
Emery, Carla - The_Encyclopedia_of_Country_Living (9th Edition)(2003).pdf
Foxfire_Vol_1 (1972).pdf
Foxfire_Vol_2.pdf
Foxfire_Vol_3.pdf
Foxfire_Vol_4.pdf
Foxfire_Vol_5.pdf
McBay, Aric - Tools for Gridcrash in the Wake.pdf
pedal_power.pdf
Pioneering_Projects_Big_&_Small.pdf
Seymour, John - The Complete Book of Self Sufficiency.pdf
Solar_Water_Heater.pdf
Stein, Mathew - When Technology Fails - A Manual for Self Reliance and Planetary Survival (2000).pdf
Strawbridge, Dick & James - Self Sufficiency for the 21st Century, 2010 Edition.pdf
Thurman, John - Progressive Pioneering (1964).pdf
US Forest Service - Handtools For Trail Work.pdf
Vegetable_Gardening_Encyclopedia (Growing • Canning • Freezing • Drying • Storing).pdf
Village_Technology_Handbook.pdf
YMCA - Handbook for Pioneers (1919).pdf

Tracking:
(article) Curtis, Rick - OA Guide to Animal Tracking.pdf
(article) Curtis, Rick - OA Guide to Nature Observation & Stalking (1995).pdf
Brown, Tom - Science and Art of Tracking (1999).pdf
Brunner, Josef - Tracks and Tracking (1909).pdf
(BSA) Gilcraft - Training in Tracking (1927).pdf
(BSA) Stalking Merit Badge Pamphlet (1942).pdf
(MM) Tracking (FM 21-75 Appendix E).pdf
Murie, Olaus J - A Field Guide to Animal Tracks (2nd Ed.)(1974).pdf

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