Gene Wensel's book Buckskin and Bone

[Tim Fishell]

Dont worry man no luck for me either.  Hopefully today she will be at home waiting for me.    

[Marty]

Who's gonna read it to Biggie?

[jonsimoneau]

I got mine the other day and dug into it so much that I actually foregoed sitting in a November treestand to read it!  I read the whole thing and am in the process of reading it again.  It is a masterpiece.  Gene wrote that this would probably be his last book on whitetails.  I sure hope this is not true, but appreciate what he and Barry have given us passionate whitetail hunters. I have said it here before, but I read Hunting Rutting Whitetails, and One Mans Whitetail as a youngster and those books really helped shape me to be the type of person I am today.  I'm a big music fan, and music can be very influential in a persons life, but no other art form has influenced me as much as these writings.  My father does not hunt.  He took me deer hunting when I was a kid simply because I was interested in it.  It took him awhile to realize it, but he finally seems to understand that my job is simply not worth the money in November. He used to shake his head at me, but I think now he respects and even envys me.    What I find the most fascinating about the "Brothers of the Bow" is that their passion for what we love has not wanned in the least bit.  Hunting needs more of these type of people, and thankfully a number of them visit this site.  I still love to watch "Bowhunting October Whitetails" and fantisize about growing up in rural Montana and hunting big bucks with Gene and Barry.  I should also say, that I am grateful that Barry has decided to write a book and share his experiences with us.  I can't wait to read that one!

[jonsimoneau]

By the way, I thought the art work done by Andrew Warrington was amazing.  I can only draw stick figures, and even caveman artists would have laughed at me.  Artistic talent is proof that there is a god, since artistic talent has no biological function.  Humans may have evolved, as did whitetails, but I certainly like to think that God directed our evolution, and that the whitetail was a gift to us.

[Tim Fishell]

WOOHOO!  It came in the mail today!  Cant wait to dive into reading it!  

[John3]

Mine was in the mailbox today!!  It starts this evening..

Thanks Gene.


John III

[Biggie Hoffman]

I had to go to Buffalo on business, I checked the mail on the way to the airport and it was there. I read half on the way up and half on the way back. Can't decide which half was better....

Oh well, back to Sarah Palin......until Barry's book comes.

[Craig Schoneberg]

Got mine last week.  Great reading!  Was going to try to wait to read it on a train ride to Nevada at Christmas time - but the temptation was to great and I'm half way through it now.

[katie]

Now that is funny Biggie!  Let us know how Sarah's book is  

Gene this is a swell book. Lots of insights and information from a very "seasoned" (OK, old) bowhunter. Thanks.

[DRR324]

I got mine early last week, and as usual when I get a new book- I read the whole thing in a couple hours.....
I read extremely fast, (ticks my wife off when I can read a Patterson novel in 3 hours), but still retain everything I read.  This book will be just like my Come November, I'll read bits and pieces all the time.
Its already got me rethinking some of my stand sites- and I did a quick midday visit to one of my spots today, found a very faint trail connecting the far cornfield with my little swamp.  I already had a stand set near it- just had to spin the stand a bit in the tree to cover that run.  It got me thinking about the 2 small bucks I saw moving through that spot when sitting in a different stand.  Gene has a way to make it sound easy- I wish it was for me. Great book, if you don't have it, you better get one.

[peter c iacavazzi]

A great read!! Once again Gene has written a book worth owning and reading again and again!

Awesome!!

Peter Iacavazzi

[rraming]

Finished mine the other day - enjoyed it as I enjoyed "Come November" - I always come away with an image in my head of a story Gene told - this time it was the one when Gene was a kid, rode his bike to trade in his furs in for money and the women screamed (would have loved to see that one).

[BCWV]

My wife just gave me my copy, it's a early Christmas present. I started reading last night. It's another good one!

[FEIK77]

rraming when I read that part in my study hall i just busted out laughing. It made all my friends curious to see what i was reading so I let them see and they all thought it was hilarious too. Now they understand why I read all those hunting books and magazines. lol

[Junglecat]

Ordered it on Nov.29th.It arrived around lunch today and I finished it about 30 minutes ago.Great tips with some funny stuff throwed in by Gene.I wont spoil it for those that havent finished the book.Thanks Gene.

[brian brooks]

my wife got tired of hearing me talking about it and out it came last night.Early Christmas.Awesome again,just like the other ones.She said Barrys wmay be aNew Years gift.Thank You Guys so much,and you to sweetie for the early thing.Gene,how was the hunting for ya.I never see any new pic's on Brothers sight

[Marty]

Gene is still trying to close the deal on the last day of the regular archery season in Iowa- today. He has passed more bucks than I have even seen this year. Word on the street is that he is more selective on big bucks, than Tiger is on women. Most of us would take the throwaways from either guy! Good luck Gene!

[smiley]

Don't tell me how it ends. I got to wait to xmas

[Bonebuster]

I`m hoping for it to come for Christmas  :D