POTTSTOWN, Penn. – Pro Tool Industries Inc. of Pottstown, PA, a family owned business, is the maker of the Woodman’s Pal. The Pal has served outdoorsmen, foresters and the U.S. military since 1941 and is the gold standard for big knife work and survival. From shelter and fire building to pruning to clearing brush around tree stands it has no equal.
Now Pro Tool has announced that master outdoorsman and writer J. Wayne Fears has joined them, and is currently releasing a series of pocket reference guidebooks geared to the serious deer hunter and camper while also addressing issues of outdoor survival. The first four guidebooks in the series are now available: How to Manage Native Plants for Deer, How to Hunt Clear Cuts Successfully, How to Make Jerky and Pemmican and How to Lost-Proof Your Child. Mr. Fears will further lend his expertise to the development of a line of hunting, outdoor cooking and survival knives that will perfectly meet the needs of the devoted outdoorsman.
This collaboration is a match made in heaven merging the integrity of Pro Tool with the expertise of J. Wayne Fears. J. Wayne Fears has been an outdoor writer for four decades contributing over 4,000 articles to leading outdoor magazines and publishing 22 books. In 2005, he retired from Progressive Farmer magazine after serving for 11 years as its wildlife management editor.
J Wayne’s expertise in the bush as a professional outdoorsman goes back decades as well. He has been a dedicated hunter, trapper and survival expert for most of his life and in the 1970’s and 80’s he served the as wildlife manager for Gulf States Paper Corporation and as business manager for their Forest Recreation Division. His work in exploration, wildlife management and conservation has taken him around the world and he has been elected a member of the prestigious Explorer Club.
J. Wayne captures the delight of all parties when he states, “Pro Tool has offered me a great opportunity to publish valuable, no?nonsense information on a wide range of outdoor subjects that will be available to thousands of outdoor enthusiasts at a fair price. Quality products such as the survival knife I designed will be a part of this branding program. It is a win?win for outdoor enthusiasts, Pro Tool and I, as a professional outdoorsman.
For more information about the J. Wayne Fears series of guidebooks, or to place an order, visit the Pro Tool Industries web site at www.protoolindustries.net or call 800-708-5191 where you can also request a free catalog. Pro Tool Industries’ web site now offers a new retail store locator where visitors can find a nearby retail location carrying the company’s brands including the J. Wayne Fears guidebooks, Pro Tool Utility Knife Collection and the Woodman’s Pal.
