Wiley Carroll's "History of American Lion Hunting" Book features a collection of great stories and information on Mountain Lion hunting. Very entertaining book. 195 pages.

Steve Fielder's "Gone to the Dogs: A Coon Hunter's Journey" Book covers the raccoon hunting sport inside out. Steve's long awaited book contains two hundred pages of coonhound entertainment. Travel with Steve Fielder on his 33 year journey with the nation's largest sporting dog registries: AKC, PKC and UKC. From his earliest beginnings hunting with hounds in the rugged Appalachian Mountains to the executive suites of the world's largest kennel clubs, Steve Fielder's journey will entertain, challenge and inspire anyone that loves sporting dogs and especially coonhounds. Steve Fielder, an accomplished writer with hundreds of works in print, directed coonhound programs for the nation's three largest kennel clubs, AKC, PKC and UKC before retiring in 2011. He also served as editor of Coonhound Bloodlines and Prohound magazines. Additionally, Fielder worked tirelessly as a lobbyist for dog owners' interests nationally. Widely traveled, Fielder has attended virtually every major coonhound event and has met thousands of people, each with a story to tell and many of which appear in his writings.

Joseph Gary Crance's "The Last Coon Hunter" Book is the first novel in the Ryland Creek Saga. This 251 page softcover book was written in 2017. It was a simpler time as widower Jacob Ernst struggles to raise his two young sons, Nathan and Mead, on their modest farm. They've grown up listening to the nighttime songs of hounds in the pursuit of the wily ringtail. Chasing raccoon through darkened hills, Jacob teaches his sons the legends of their hometown and a deep respect for all woodland creatures. Hunting and the lessons taught keep the Ernst family together. And the brothers bond with their dogs -- loyal to one another until the end. For this is Painted Post -- a storied place where the lessons of life, love, and death play out beneath its mighty oaks. But worlds collide. Evil follows the Ernst family and their hounds into these mystical hills. The scourge of the illegal drug trade, coupled with the treachery of one of their own, leads to an inevitable showdown. Some will learn that not all of Painted Post's vivid tales are pure legend, and this rugged woodland will wield its own brutal justice. For in the darkest hollows, solid bonds are forged. Joseph Gary Crance was born in upstate New York near his hometown of Painted Post. The author spent hundreds of nights with his father, a New York State Forest Ranger, and their dogs chasing raccoon through the hills bounding this scenic land. After a career in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to Painted Post with his family -- back to the woodland hollows of his youth to again listen to the nighttime songs of hounds in the pursuit of the wily ringtail. Admittedly, the author does not climb these unchanging hills as fast as he once did. But that's okay. For the hounds and the oaks have a great deal of patience.

Joseph Gary Crance's "An Exceptional Hound" Book is the second novel in the Ryland Creek Saga. This 255 page softcover book was written in 2018. An Exceptional Hound is the story of the hound Seth introduced in The Last Coon Hunter. This installment in the Ryland Creek series fills in the gap between the last two chapters of The Last Coon Hunter and borrows from the Iroquoian legend of the Great Bear. Note to readers of the Ryland Creek Series: There is a real Seth! That said, the character Seth was written before the real Seth was born. Before The Last Coon Hunter went into publication, Joseph's mother asked him to change the character Seth from a walker coon hound to a black cur like the real Seth. So he did. (Always listen to your mother!) Further, he's a ham in front of the camera, so he's become a part of some of the book covers and many of the ads for the series. Joseph Gary Crance is the son of a retired New York State Forest Ranger. He grew up chasing behind coonhounds in the forests of his hometown of Painted Post, spending hundreds of hours in the woods day and night and in every season. After a nearly 30-year career with the Department of Defense, with over 20 years in uniform with the U.S. Air Force, he returned with his family to the timeless hills of Upstate New York. Now, he's pursuing a lifelong dream as a novelist.

Joseph Gary Crance's "The Legends of Ryland Creek" Book is the third novel in the Ryland Creek Saga. This 269 page softcover book was written in 2019. Legends of Ryland Creek is something of a first. While magical realism, and the land itself as a character, began with the preceding books, Legends delves heavily into the myth and lore of Painted Post and the surrounding regions. The creature, the Gandalark, while considerable literal license was levied in the story, was roughly based on the reported sightings (in 1869) of a big foot-like creature (with a really nasty attitude) near Woodhull, New York, which is about 25 miles to the west of Painted Post. Legends is also the most thematic of the series to date as it deals with both the issue of bullies as well as choosing one's path, and the consequences that ensue. Joseph Gary Crance is the son of a retired New York State Forest Ranger. He grew up chasing behind coonhounds in the forests of his hometown of Painted Post, spending hundreds of hours in the woods day and night and in every season. After a nearly 30-year career with the Department of Defense, with over 20 years in uniform with the U.S. Air Force, he returned with his family to the timeless hills of Upstate New York. Now, he's pursuing a lifelong dream as a novelist.

Joseph Gary Crance's "The Master of Hounds" Book is the fourth novel in the Ryland Creek Saga. This 293 page softcover book was written in 2020. When Joseph began writing The Master of Hounds, he knew his hands were full. There were mysteries and intentional loose ends, some reaching all the way back to the first novel in the Ryland Creek series, that had to be revealed as this timeline in the series came to a culmination. The older generation mentoring the young has been a constant for the entire Ryland Creek series. Dealing with your past decisions, facing your destiny, and even lessons about life itself hit The Master of Hounds theme at full stride. What also remained was the communion between hunter, hound, and the forests. The land of Painted Post with its legends, ghost stories, history, and reaching near character status is an important element to maintain in The Master of Hounds. The Master of Hounds reunites some favorite characters, one being the return of the eccentric Uncle Arthur McCutcheon, while introducing some new heroes and villains, and one, let’s say, rather odd fellow.... The Master of Hounds also gives glimpses into the Ryland Creek Saga’s prequel, The Forest Ghost, slated for release soon. Joseph Gary Crance is the son of a retired New York State Forest Ranger. He grew up chasing behind coonhounds in the forests of his hometown of Painted Post, spending hundreds of hours in the woods day and night and in every season. After a nearly 30-year career with the Department of Defense, with over 20 years in uniform with the U.S. Air Force, he returned with his family to the timeless hills of Upstate New York. Now, he's pursuing a lifelong dream as a novelist.