ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter
I thought his book was great and his experiences and huntingmethods rang true for me with many of my ownmature whitetail encounters. His ideas and methods just clicked with why and what a mature whitetail does what he does.
Give me a SPECIFIC method of his that stuck out for you Don.
The fact that he raises his own pen raised deer too was interesting in some of the behaviors he has noted.
I actually found it quite amusing that he preached the behaviors of bucks in the "real world" so much...........and then tried to support them with the activities of pen raised deer..........I'm sure some people will wonder if some of those bucks on the cover were ever "residents" at one time.
I think he would have been better served leaving the pen talk out. JMO.
The part about having sanctuaries on your property that no one bothers and the fact that he would rather have and hunt a few acres to himself than share a huge timber with other hunters was right on too.
I liked the sanctuary bit and it's obviously true but it's far from a revolutionary idea.........it's borderline common sense that the deer are gonna seek isolation when it hits the fan. The part about not wanting to share ground with anyone was not only laughable (in the "real world") but also a bit nauseating because this kind of attitude is what is leading to land being harder and harder to come by. Just think if everyone tried to adopt this method............it's just not good for hunting in general and is very selfish.........2 things this sport needs LESS of.........not more.
His method of getting to stands without being busted and never taking the lazy, fast way to get to a stand is all right on.
I agree 100%...........but again, is this something you didn't already know??........heck, I listed this as my primary goal for the upcoming season back in January I think. I don't know too many guys that need to read this book to learn that.
Too much other great knowledge in the book and like the harley saying goes,"If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand."
It has nothing to do with understanding Don...........I just didn't find any content worth getting excited about. The whole book was very vague and he spent more time telling you why he didn't follow "the norm" then anyhing else............and the book is FULL of contradictions.
Sorry you didn't like the book Atlas. Maybe it is a book for midwesterners and our type of hunting. Most midwesterners can relate to the book and his knowledge on a mature whitetails' behavior.
Relate to what Don..........please be SPECIFIC.
Like you have stated in many posts on this forum Atlas, deer do not reach maturity where you live and it is probably pointless for you to read a book like thiswith thehundreds of guys tromping through the woods you hunt in a typical deer season.
I did get some great laughs at his descriptions of the "real world".
