Featuring content on hand loading and hunting gear, taxidermy, big game, upland game bird and waterfowl hunting in Alberta, Hunt Alberta (2017) is the only book of its kind in today’s market. There were 128,077 licenced hunters in Alberta in 2015 (the latest year for which sales are available) with increasing numbers during each of the preceding five years. It goes without saying that most hunters take the sport seriously and this guide will help them become better hunters. It’s a must-read for any keen hunter interested in the Alberta experience.

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Duane S. Radford is a native of Bellevue, Alberta and currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta. He is a national award-winning writer and photographer whose articles and photographs have appeared in many outdoor publications and newspapers in Canada and the United States. He authored over 750 magazine articles and three award winning books: Fish & Wild Game Recipes (2006), Conservation Pride and Passion the Alberta Fish and Game Association 1908-2008 (2008) which he co-authored with Don Meredith and The Cowboy Way (2014). He also co-edited a book with Ross H. Shickler, Fishing Northern Canada for Lake Trout, Grayling and Arctic Char (2015). Duane is the primary author of The Canadian Cowboy Cookbook (2015) which he co-authored with Jean Paré and G. Lepine. Duane is a Past President of the Outdoor Writers of Canada. He is a member of the Alberta Fish & Game Association and represents this organization on the Antelope Creek Ranch Management Committee. Duane retired as the director of Alberta’s fisheries management branch. He worked as a regional director, regional fisheries biologist, and fishery scientist for Alberta’s Fish and Wildlife Division. He is certified as a Fisheries Scientist by the American Fisheries Society. He represents Alberta on the National Recreational Fishery Awards Committee, and is Vice Chairman of this committee. He is a honourary member of the Great Plains Fishery Workers Association. He was bestowed an Alberta Order of the Bighorn Award as a member of the Bow Habitat Station Core Committee in 1998, Alberta’s foremost conservation award.