Book Description
Written by one of North America's most famous wildlife photographers and deer-hunting experts, THE DEER HUNTER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA is a compilation of years of columns, magazine articles, and tidbits of knowledge, touching on every facet of deer and deer hunting. Presented in a question-and-answer format, THE DEER HUNTER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA answers any type of question that the reader might have.

Among the topics covered are hunting (tips, tactics, and how deer behave during hunting seasons); antlers (their development and significance, both to deer and to hunters); deer behavior; deer anatomy; fawns; deer management; and breeding and the rut. Illustrated with hundreds of Dr. Rue's photographs, THE DEER HUNTER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA gives the reader all the information needed not only to hunt deer successfully, but also to study, understand, and appreciate these animals throughout the course of the year.



From the Back Cover
Written by one of North America's most famous wildlife photographers and deer-hunting experts, The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia is a compilation of years of columns, magazine articles, and tidbits of knowledge, touching on every facet of deer and deer hunting. Presented in a question-and-answer format, The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia answers any type of question that the reader might have. Among the topics are hunting (tips, tactics, and how deer behave during hunting seasons), antlers (their development and significance, both to deer and to hunters), deer behavior, deer anatomy, fawns, deer management, breeding, and the rut. Liberally illustrated with hundreds of Dr. Rue's photographs, The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia gives the reader all the information needed not only to hunt deer successfully, but also to study, understand, and appreciate these animals throughout the course of the year.



About the Author
Nationally recognized for his photographs of deer and other wildlife, DR. LEONARD LEE RUE III has authored numerous books on photography and on deer, including The World of the Whitetail Deer, Leonard Lee Rue III Whitetails, and the 485-page The Deer of North America (page TK). The president of Leonard Lee Rue Enterprises, Rue lives in Blairstown, New Jersey.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Written by one of North America's most famous wildlife photographers and deer-hunting authorities, The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia is a compilation of years of columns, magazine articles, and tidbits of knowledge, touching on every facet of deer and deer hunting. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the Encyclopedia answers any type of question that the reader might have. Among the topics are hunting (tips, tactics, and how deer behave during hunting seasons), antlers (their development and significance, both to deer and to hunters), deer behavior, deer anatomy, fawns, deer management, breeding, and the rut. Liberally illustrated with scores of Dr. Rue's photographs, The Deer Hunter's Encyclopedia gives the reader all the information needed not only to hunt deer successfully, but also to study, understand, and appreciate these animals throughout the course of the year.

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