Hunting Whitetails East & West: How to Hunt Prized Bucks Anywhere in the Country - Softcover

Fears, J. Wayne; Weishuhn, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1629147109 ISBN 13: 9781629147109

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2015

Synopsis

From finding prime habitats to creating a plan for success, Hunting Whitetails East & West covers everything related to hunting America’s deer. Each fall, the whitetail deer is sought by millions of hunters throughout the United States and Canada. With the expertise from two men who have decades of hunting experience under their belts, you will learn all that it takes to avoid another well, there’s always next year” kind of season.

Learn what it means to be a whitetail hunter through Fears and Weishuhn’s personal anecdotes and stories. Fears’s focus on eastern whitetail combined with Weishuhn’s knowledge of whitetails west of the Mississippi makes Hunting Whitetails East & West the only guide you’ll ever need. Topics covered include best times to hunt, where to hunt, which firearms to use, how to deal with different weather conditions, and much more.

Hunting Whitetails East & West is rich in content and written with both the amateur and the seasoned hunter in mind. Color photographs, maps, and population charts will prove especially useful to beginners, while interviews with the experts and detailed advice will be welcome for anyone.

J. Wayne Fears has a graduate degree in outdoor recreation from the University of Georgia and has written more than fourteen books on the subject. Having written more than three thousand magazine articles, Fears is a member of the Explorer’s Club and was elected to the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame. Fears resides in Huntsville, Alabama.

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Wayne Fears is a wildlife biologist by training who has organized big-game hunting camps, guided canoe trips, and run commercial getaway operations. Former editor of Rural Sportsman magazine, he has written more than more than twenty books on a variety of subjects ranging from cabin building (including How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods) to survival (The Pocket Outdoor Survival Guide) to cookbooks (including The Complete Book of Dutch Oven Cooking), and more than four thousand articles for major outdoors magazines. A member of the International Dutch Oven Society and an accomplished writer and skilled outdoorsman, Fears lives in Cross Creek Hallow, Alabama.

Review:

Hunting whitetail deer is something that every North American hunter has in his blood. Not only is the whitetail the most common deer in the world, it is also the most popular among hunters young and old. More than just informative, Hunting Whitetails East & West combines beautiful illustrations with personal stories that convey in vivid color the passion of the hunt. -- Kathryn A. Foley, American Rifleman; October, 2003

Larry Weishuhn and J. Wayne Fears are very simply the best experts on whitetail deer we have. -- The Outdoor Guide, Spring 2004

This is 144 pages of pure gold, covering the very different hunting strategies that'll work from Texas to the East Coast. Peppered with true anecdotes, this in-depth and easy-to-read book will appeal to hunters of all skill and age levels. -- Rack, October 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1629147109
• ISBN 13: 9781629147109
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160