Favourite Book on Whitetails

[NYStickhunter]

What are some of your Favourite Reads on the Natural History of the White Tail deer? Thanks in advance

[jonsimoneau]

Natural history?  Not really sure, but my favorite books about whitetails have been written by Gene and Barry Wensel, Roger Rotthhar, Bill Vale, John Eberhartd, etc.

[Jake Diebolt]

I just finished reading Deer in their World by Erwin Bauer. Really good photos, and lots of information. Not just about whitetails, though.

[vintage-bears]

Wensel brothers!

[robtattoo]

'Making the most of your Deer'

Not about hunting, tactics, techniques, seasons, methods, habitat or habits.

This books starts with your deer on the ground.

Hunting 'manuals' are all well & good if you happen to live in the same area as the author & hunt similar terrain. How many tmes have we been told to hunt the Rut in late October? Try that down here & you'll be 6-8 weeks early.
Tactics & methods used in the mid-west are great for the mid-west, but largely useless for the southeast.
I'd rather figure out how to hunt Tennessee deer by myself (or until someone writes a book called 'Hunting tiny, public land deer in a wifebeater & shorts')

What I do want to know, however, is how to best utilise every bit of whatever I shoot.
Do you know how to make soap from deer fat?
The author of this book does  

[Blaino]

Originally posted by robtattoo:
[QB] (or until someone writes a book called 'Hunting tiny, public land deer in a wifebeater & shorts')/QB]

       

[Birdbow]

For a combination story about conservation and whitetails you  can't beat Jim Hamm's "Ishi and Elvis"

[NYStickhunter]

Thanks for the suggestions!

[LA Trapper]

robtatoo, you ain't right.  LOL

With a wife beater!!!  LOL

[Lamplighter]

I liked " Shots at Whitetails."

[Al Dente]

Not limited to just whitetail deer, the Whitehead Encyclopedia of Deer covers every species across the globe both present and past including the extinct giant elk.

[mongoose]

I'm in the process of reading "Once upon a Tine" by Barry Wensel and this book is truly a great read    If you don't have a copy and you like to be entertained, then this is a book for you  

[huntmaster80]

Gene and Barry Wensel. I am reading once upon a time, and it is great!! I also just finished Autumn Leaves, very good also.  Kustom King on sale for like 10 bucks

[Rob W.]

robtattoo,
Thanks for the post. Sounds like my kind of read.

Rob

[robtattoo]

Originally posted by Rob W.:
robtattoo,
Thanks for the post. Sounds like my kind of read.

Rob

Forgot to mention, the author's name is Dennis Walrod (ISBN 975-0-8117-3162-1)

[sbschindler]

get the original info read John Wooters and Roger Rothar

[MnFn]

The bar was set pretty high when I read Gene's book, "Hunting October Whitetails".  I have not found a better one yet. And, I have a few.

[Bow Bum]

John Ozoga, I believe wrote a series. Called whitletail spring, whitetail summer, whitetail fall, whitetail winter.

Its mostly about the biology of deer and what they do during each season, not so much a history lesson

Check Amazon.

Regards,

Brian

[Lamplighter]

Originally posted by Bow Bum:
John Ozoga, I believe wrote a series. Called whitletail spring, whitetail summer, whitetail fall, whitetail winter.

Its mostly about the biology of deer and what they do during each season, not so much a history lesson

Check Amazon.

Regards,

Brian

The Eberharts have a book out just like that- only I think it is what you the hunter should be doing month by month .

[Zbone]

Agree, definitely Rothhaar and Wensels on hunting trophy bucks, but "Natural History" of whitetails, don't believe there is a really good one printed out there, unless maybe one of Lenard Lee Rue books.