author
Elmer Harry Kreps
b. 1880
A Pennsylvania-born outdoorsman, trapper, and illustrator, he turned years in the woods into practical books for readers who wanted to camp, track, and live comfortably outdoors. His work blends hands-on advice with the plainspoken confidence of someone who learned by doing.
2 Audiobooks
Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits and Distribution, with Practical Methods for Their Capture
by Elmer Harry Kreps
Woodcraft
by Elmer Harry Kreps
About the author
Born in Union County, Pennsylvania, in 1880, Elmer Harry Kreps became known as an American writer on hunting, trapping, and outdoor life. Sources about his life consistently describe him as an avid outdoorsman from a young age, and also note that he worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Kreps wrote practical guides including Camp and Trail Methods, Woodcraft, and Science of Trapping. His books focus on skills such as camp-making, wilderness travel, and understanding fur-bearing animals, and they were valued for their direct, experience-based approach.
He also illustrated his own books and contributed writing to outdoor magazines of his era. Elmer Harry Kreps died in 1957, but his books have remained in circulation through reprints and digital editions, which has helped keep his name familiar to later readers interested in traditional woodcraft and field skills.