BAUER, Erwin A. 1919-(Ken Bourbon, Nat Franklin, Tom Hardin, Charles W. North, Barney Peters)

PERSONAL: Born August 22, 1919, in Cincinnati, OH; son of Adam John (a safety engineer) and Louise (Volz) Bauer; married Doris Parker, April 26, 1941 (divorced); married Grace Margaret ("Peggy") Reid (a photographer), 1972; children: (first marriage) Parker, Robert, (stepchildren) Stephen, Paul, Charles. Education: Studied at the University of Cincinnati for three years. Hobbies and other interests: Camping, climbing, exploration, hunting, nature, boating, dogs, ecology, environment.

ADDRESSES: Home and office—Wildstock, P.O. Box 987, Livingston, MT 59047-0987.

CAREER: Former columnist, Irontown Tribune and other newspapers; free-lance writer specializing in outdoor travel and adventure; outdoor commercial photographer; author, illustrating own work (average fifty feature stories annually) with photographs. Public relations consultant for outdoor industries. Military service: U.S. Army, World War II and Korean Conflict; became first lieutenant; received Purple Heart and Croix de Guerre.

MEMBER: Society of Magazine Writers, American Society of Travel Writers, Ohio Outdoor Writers Association (former president).

AWARDS, HONORS: Awards from Ohio Outdoor Writers Association for best magazine articles by an Ohio writer, 1949, 1950, 1962, and for best photos, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969; Gold and Silver awards, Society of American Travel Writers, 1991, 1992; BBC Gas photography award, 1991; North American Nature Photography Association Life Achievement Award, 2000.

WRITINGS:

Bass in America: The Haunts, Habits, and Other Secrets of One of the World's Finest Fresh-Water Game Fish, includes photographs by Bauer and David Goodnow, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1955.

The Bass Fisherman's Bible, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1961, revised edition, 1980, 3rd edition revised by Mark Hicks, 1989.

The Salt-Water Fisherman's Bible, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1962, revised, 1983, 3rd edition revised by Bob Stearns, 1991.

Complete Book of Outdoor Photography, Popular Science, 1964, published as Outdoor Photography, Harper (New York, NY), 1965, revised edition, Outdoor Life, 1975.

The Duck Hunter's Bible, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1965, revised edition by Robert Elman published as The Waterfowler's Bible, 1989.

(With George Laycock) The New Archery Handbook, Fawcett (New York, NY), 1965.

(With George Laycock) Hunting with Bow and Arrow, Arco (New York, NY), 1966.

My Adventures with African Animals, includes photographs by Bauer, Norton (New York, NY), 1968.

The Sportsman on Wheels, Popular Science, 1969.

(Illustrator) Charles F. Waterman, The Hunter's World, includes photographs by Bauer and others, Random House (New York, NY), 1970.

Treasury of Big Game Animals, Harper (New York, NY), 1972.

(Editor) Hunter's Digest, Follett (Chicago, IL), 1973, 2nd edition, 1979.

Hunting with a Camera: A World Guide to Wildlife Photography, Winchester Press (New York, NY), 1974.

(Editor) Outdoor Photographer's Digest, Follett (Chicago, IL), 1975, 2nd edition, 1980.

Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing, Winchester Press (New York, NY), 1975.

The Cross-Country Skier's Bible, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1977.

The Digest Book of Deer Hunting, Follett (Chicago, IL), 1979.

Erwin Bauer's Deer in Their World, Outdoor Life Books (New York, NY); distributed by Stackpole Books (Harrisburg, PA), 1983.

WITH WIFE, PEGGY BAUER

(Editor) Camper's Digest, 2nd edition (Bauer not associated with first edition), Follett (New York, NY), 1974, 3rd edition, DBI Books (Northfield, IL), 1979.

(Editor) The Digest Book of Camping, DBI Books (Northfield, IL), 1979.

(Editor) The Digest Book of Cross-Country Skiing, DBI Books (Northfield, IL), 1979.

Photographing the West: A State-by-State Guide, Northland Press (Flagstaff, AZ), 1980.

Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, Harry N. Abrams (New York, NY), 1984.

Photographing Wild Texas, University of Texas Press (Austin, TX), 1985.

Photographing the North American West, Pacific Search Press (Seattle, WA), 1987.

Denali: The Wild Beauty of Denali National Park, Sasquatch Books (Seattle, WA), 2000.

(With Judy Jewell) Camping! Oregon: The Complete Guide to Public Campgrounds for RVs and Tents, Sasquatch Books (Seattle, WA), 2001.

Glacier Bay: The Wild Beauty of Glacier Bay National Park, Sasquatch Books (Seattle, WA), 2001.

The Alaska Highway: A Portrait of the Ultimate Road Trip, Sasquatch Books (Seattle, WA), 2002.

Bears of Alaska: The Wild Bruins of the Last Frontier, Sasquatch Books (Seattle, WA), 2002.

The Last Big Cats: An Untamed Spirit, Voyageur Press, 2003.

PHOTOGRAPHER; WITH PEGGY BAUER

Erwin Bauer's Bear in Their World, Outdoor Life Books (New York, NY), distributed by Stackpole Books (Harrisburg, PA), 1985.

Erwin Bauer's Horned and Antlered Game, Outdoor Life Books (New York, NY), distributed by Stackpole Books (Harrisburg, PA), 1986.

Erwin Bauer's Predators of North America, Outdoor Life Books (New York, NY), distributed by Stackpole Books (Harrisburg, PA), 1988.

Erwin Bauer's Wild Alaska, base maps by Joe LeMonnier, Outdoor Life Books (Danbury, CT), distributed by Stackpole Books (Harrisburg, PA), 1988.

Ron Hirschi, Where Are My Bears? (juvenile), Bantam Books (New York, NY), 1992.

Ron Hirschi, Where Are My Puffins, Whales, and Seals? (juvenile), Bantam Books (New York, NY), 1992.

Ron Hirschi, Where Are My Swans, Whooping Cranes, and Singing Loons? (juvenile), Bantam Books (New York, NY), 1992.

Ron Hirschi, Where Are My Prairie Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets? (juvenile), Bantam Books (New York, NY), 1992.

(With others) Whitetails: Behavior, Natural History, Conservation, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1993.

Ron Hirschi, Save Our Forests (juvenile), Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1993.

Ron Hirschi, Save Our Oceans and Coasts (juvenile), Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1993.

Yellowstone, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1993, revised, 1999.

Ron Hirschi, Save Our Prairies and Grasslands (juvenile), Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1994.

Ron Hirschi, Save Our Wetlands (juvenile), Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 1994.

Wild Dogs: The Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes of North America, foreword by John Madson, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1994.

Peggy Bauer, Wild Kittens, Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1995.

(And author) Baja to Barrow: A Pacific Coast Wildlife Odyssey, Willow Creek Press (Minocqua, WI), 1995.

(And author) Antlers: Nature's Majestic Crown: A Spectacular Tribute to the Antlered Animas of North America and Europe, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1995.

Elk: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1995.

(And author) Mule Deer: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1995.

Peggy Bauer, Wild Puppies, (juvenile), Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1995.

Bears: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1996.

Big Game of North America: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 2000.

Editor-at-large, Outdoor Life, 1973—.

SIDELIGHTS: Considered one of the premier wildlife photographers, Erwin Bauer has traveled across America and into many other countries in search of the perfect natural image with his wife and collaborator Peggy. As a youth, Bauer preferred spending his time in the wild lands adjoining his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. After finishing his stint in the Army as a decorated soldier, Bauer became an outdoors columnist for the Irontown Tribune, an Ohio paper, while also turning to freelancing. Though he considered himself a writer at that time, Bauer learned to use a camera out of necessity, as many publications demanded original photos to go with text. He drew upon his love of game sports to produce his first book, Bass in America: The Haunts, Habits, and Other Secrets of One of the World's Finest Fresh-Water Game Fish, in 1955. This volume went on to sell out its entire 7,500 first printing.

Following Bauer's 1972 marriage to Grace "Peggy" Reid, herself an accomplished photographer, the couple set out on a life of outdoor adventure, hunting animals with their cameras. Together they have produced numerous volumes aimed at both adult and youth audiences, usually with a conservationist's slant. Of Bears: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, Wayne Trimm of New York State Conservationist said: "It is obvious that the Bauers are very pro-bear . . . [they] consider bears to be very intelligent animals with unusually keen senses." The book also lists the best places to find and photograph the animals, along with a safety guide to avoid unpleasant bear encounters. The "tough, resilient" whitetail deer, as American Forests writer Carl Reidel described it, is the focus of the Bauers' Whitetails: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation. Erwin Bauer's text covers the evolution and habits of the deer, leading Reidel to remark that this book "is, in the best sense of the word, an amateur's textbook—a 'lover's' textbook. It will charm and inform the most ardent deer watcher, hunter, or lover."

Similarly, the photo volume Wild Dogs: The Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes of North America seeks to dispel some of the stereotypes of the continent's carnivorous canines. Kristin Hostetter of Backpacker recommended this Bauer book as one that "instills respect and understanding of these elusive animals."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

AB Bookman's Weekly, June 17, 1996, review of Mule Deer: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and Whitetails: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, p. 2404; June 23, 1997, review of Bears: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, p. 2036.

Alaska, June, 1981, review of Photographing the West, p. 50.

American Forests, July-August, 1994, Carl Reidel, review of Whitetales, p. 58; spring, 2000, p. 17

American West, January-February, 1982, review of Photographing the West, p. 64; November-December, 1984, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 66; May, 1986, review of Photographing Wild Texas, p. 62; March-April, 1988, review of Photographing the North American West, p. 91.

Audubon, November, 1994, review of Wild Dogs: The Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes of North America, p. 130.

Backpacker, December, 1989, "Erwin and Peggy Bauer: Some of the World's Most Beautiful Creatures Seem to Go out of Their Way to Let These Two Take Photographs," p. 44; February, 1995, Kristin Hostetter, review of Wild Dogs, p. 86.

Booklist, May 15, 1985, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 1286; October 15, 1992, Stephanie Zvirin, review of Where Are My Bears? And Where Are My Puffins, Whales and Seals? p. 434; March 15, 1993, Gilbert Taylor, review of Yellowstone, p. 1292; March 15, 1994, Ellen Mandel, review of Save Our Oceans and Coasts, p. 1339; April 15, 1994, Mary Harris Veeder, review of Save Our Wetlands and Save Our Prairies and Grasslands, p. 1530; April 1, 1996, Fred Egloff, review of Mule Deer, p. 1334; March 1, 1997, Nancy Bent, review of Bears, p. 1098; May 1, 1998, Egloff, review of Big Game of North America, p. 1485; January 1, 2000, Bent, review of Denali: The Wild Beauty of Denali National Park, p. 847; June 1, 2002, Bent, review of Bears of Alaska: The Wild Bruins of the Last Frontier, p. 1655.

Bookwatch, March, 1988, review of Photographing the North American West, p. 3; May, 1999, review of Elk: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, p. 8.

Canadian Book Review Annual, 1997, Bears, p. 424.

Choice, July-August, 1988, review of Big Game of North America, p. 1878; November, 1996, review of Mule Deer, p. 484; March, 1997, review of Elk, p. 1185.

Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide, January, 1988, review of Photographing the North American West, p. 49; November, 1994, review of Wild Dogs, p. 43.

Library Journal, November 1, 1984, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 2070; November 1, 1994, Deborah Emerson, review of Wild Dogs, p. 106.

Modern Photography, February, 1985, Howard Millard, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 82.

National Wildlife, October-November, 1985, "Go Where the Pros Go," p. 49.

Nature, June 26, 1997, review of Bears, p. 866.

Nature Canada, winter, 1998, review of Bears, p. 51.

New York State Conservationist, August, 1998, Wayne Trimm, review of Bears, p. 23.

Publishers Weekly, July 27, 1984, Genevieve Stuttaford, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 134; April 5, 1993, review of Yellowstone, p. 57; February 5, 1996, review of Mule Deer, p. 74; June 17, 1996, review of Elk, p. 52.

School Library Journal, January, 1993, review of Where Are My Puffins, Whales and Seals?, Where Are My Swans, Whooping Cranes, and Singing Loons?, Where Are My Prairie Dogs and Black-Footed Ferrets, and Where Are My Bears?, p. 92; February, 1994, Amy Nunley, review of Save Our Forests and Save Our Oceans and Coasts, p. 110; May, 1994, Kathleen McCabe, review of Save Our Prairies and Grasslands and Save Our Wetlands, p. 123.

Science Books and Films, May, 1985, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 299; November, 1999, review of Bears, p. 273.

SciTech Book News, December, 1996, review of Elk, p. 33.

Small Press Review, June, 1993, review of Yellowstone, p. 8.

Sports Afield, August, 1984, review of Erwin Bauer's Deer in Their World, p. 88.

Voice of Youth Advocates, February, 1995, review of Wild Dogs, p. 354.

Washington Post Book World, February 26, 1984, review of Deer in Their World, p. 12; December 2, 1984, review of Wildlife Adventures with a Camera, p. 10.*