This book covers Recurve, Compound, and Barebow styles of target archery with in depth advice on perfecting your stance, body alignment, muscle use, and shot sequence. Learn how to prepare physically and mentally and for tournament action! -- Back cover.

Four teenage boys venture on their first hunt in Bear Valley. The hunts span 7000 years. Each hunting protagonist uses hunting technology tied to the archeological record: atlatl, primitive bow and arrow, rifle and modern recurve bow and arrow. Archaeology, the Hunting Spirit and ancient and modern hunting techniques are woven into a rich story centered on the quest for survival in a mountain valley. Petroglyphs, projectile points, and ancient tool technology link the epochs and protagonists to the past - and future. The book introduces the practices of hunter gatherer societies and their link to modern society through man's historical and continual quest for food - and adventure.

Mule Deer & Other Adventures is priced similarly to a box of premium rifle bullets - or a half-dozen arrows. Projectiles are expendable commodities. Knowledge can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Within the pages are the reminiscences of hunts from 1973 to the present. Hunting gear 'suggestions' are provided for the adventurer's consideration. Read, enjoy, and go afield with rifle, shotgun or bow & arrow. Experience public land hunting opportunities while they're affordable for the working man. The first step on any adventure is making the decision to go - so go! Hunting knowledge is passed from one generation to the next. Ty Pelfrey shares what he's learned with hopes you'll find inspiration to pursue your outdoor dreams in the wilds of America's west.

Mule Deer & Other Adventures BW (non-color version) is priced beneath the cost of premium rifle bullets - or a half-dozen arrows. This book's information is the same as the vibrant color version, but it saves you a little money for optic upgrades, premium bullets - or a guide! Projectiles are expendable commodities. Knowledge can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Within the pages are the reminiscences of hunts from 1973 to the present. Hunting gear 'suggestions' are provided for the adventurer's consideration. Read, enjoy, and go afield with rifle, shotgun or bow & arrow. Experience public land hunting opportunities while they're affordable for the working man. The first step on any adventure is making the decision to go - so go! Hunting knowledge is passed from one generation to the next. Ty Pelfrey shares what he's learned with hopes you'll find inspiration to pursue your outdoor dreams in the wilds of America's west.

Public Education Uncensored is a collection of public school vignettes. Employment in a public school is entertaining and shocking. Stories present themselves without solicitation. The chapters and stories are organized in a way that best simulates a day of teaching public school. Twenty-five years of teaching kids inspired this collection. Taking roll, yard duty supervision and coaching are parts of the job. Faculty meetings and detention experiences are included.My job interviews were unorthodox. A principal got me. I doubt I'll retire before I'm seventy. It's a blessing to enjoy one's job. My wife teaches down the hall. Human and creature identities are concealed. The exceptions being: Mrs. McIntire, Mrs. Allen, Mark, Carl, my wife Teresa – and Bud the Dog.Teaching is my penance and profession. I have a master key to my middle school alma mater, and my old 7th grade homeroom class! Stranger things happen in public school.The fickle finger of fate prophetically waggled my career path in 1976. My middle school report cards read: “Talks to much in class!” Things haven't changed much.Public school offers a surprise around every hallway corner. I suggest roaming through this collection of stories like a teacher on yard duty. Skip around and meet the characters. An education earned in the School of Hard Knocks is more memorable and marketable than framed parchments. For you readers that are prospective teachers take my unsolicited advice: obtain a degree in international business, make your fortune – then teach. Save your money if you wish to retire. You must enjoy interacting with kids.There's usually a price for being candid. I'll continue to take my lumps in the vice-principal's office – some things time and age never change. Enjoy going back to school. I hope you're inspired and informed. Kids always teach us something about ourselves.

A collection of stories about public school for parents, teachers and aspiring administrators. A worthy read for anyone involved in public education.

The Truckee Basin was home to humans for upwards of 10,000 years. Petroglyphs, basalt tools, campsites and stone walls may be found in the region. An ancient enigmatic stone ring constructed of andesite stones in California's Stampede Valley remains a mystery. What can modern observation tools tell us about an ancient arrangement of andesite in the shadow of Mt. Verdi? Did the builders design a 'ceremonial' or 'observational ring to store knowledge? Was the stone ring made to corral antelope? The meadow may still retain answers to the mystery. 21st century residents may decipher and comprehend the use of stacked stones. You can see 'most' of the stones in Truckee's Regional Park, other contextual clues to the mystery my remain a mystery - submerged by modern man in Stampede Reservoir.Enjoy the celestial and solar journey into California' deep history and contemplate what people before us saw in the stars.

Mike Vance, a college senior, finds academic inspiration at a weekend estate sale. Mike leverages $500 to buy hunting relics that fuel a novel. What happens next is a blend of fiction and truth. Campfire stories morphed into printed pages become a graduate student's senior project. Luis Doss takes story telling to another level. I know the hunting stories Mike tells are true - because I was there.

My wife bought me a journal a few years ago. Its one of those simple black hardback types filled with blank white pages. Her request was simple - write down your hunting adventures. I did as asked. These stories are in no particular order. Some are recent pursuits in Wyoming or Nevada. Others tales are teenage quests in the Cascades of California inspired by the story of Ishi. There's no embellishment or stretching of the truth, as seasoned hunters will see through false claims and fantastic shots - although I made a few incredible shots! My life is blessed with good luck: lucky shots, lucky tag draws and luck afield. Tales of successful pursuits are between these pages - other treks and successes are lost to time. I avoided recounting hundreds of unsuccessful trips afield as the reader is interested in success. Age is eroding my memory. Years ago I had the forethought to write hunting notes on the back of mounted antler plaques. One day I knew those facts and accounts, although brief, would jog my memory. Ink and pencil notes proved to come in handy! Editor's Note: This title is a published excerpt from Stolen Hunts by Luis Doss PhD.