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Hey all,
Heading out for a family vacation in a few weeks and will have lots of time for reading. I'm looking to learn more in an effort to consistently take "trophey" bucks. Any good bowhunting or just hunting strategy books to read?

To get specific, I'd prefer a book that deals w/ hunting "Big Woods" and/or early season.

Thanks in advance!

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not a hunting book, but a good read...

http://www.amazon.com/God-We-Trust-O.../dp/0385021747

check it out, the "A Christmas Story" was based off of it.

j

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"Year round trophy whitetails" - Joe Brooks

Buy another one, though. You'll not want to put this one down....and it's a pretty fast read.

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Hunting Trophy Whitetails In the Real World by Don Higgins (is/was a member here). Great book!

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The last two post get my vote;)

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Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails/Eberhart

Don Higgins has some good points, but lost my vote when I found out he raises penned (genetiacally altered) whitetails for sale to high fence operations. [:@]

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Here is a few. http://books.google.com/books?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS277US277&q=hunting%20pre ssured%20whitetails&um=1&sa=N&tab=wp

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bowhunting forests & deep woods by greg miller is a good, but my fav. bowhunting book is G. Fred Asbell Stalking/Still Hunting: Ground Hunter's Bible Book. i read it 3 times a year, its great!

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Rubline Secrets by Greg Miller.

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Bobby Worthington's Hunting Trophy whitetails,Steve Bartylla's most recently published book was also excellent.

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It's not a "how too" but it is one of the most interesting reads plus has a ton of information on and about the whitetail deer. You'll definately learn.

Heart and Blood "Living with Deer in America". by Richard Nelson

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Rob .... you must need to lean back when your reading so your mullet doesn't cover the book's pages ... :D


Pleas don't ban me :eek:

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X2

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Precision Bowhunting--John Eberhart

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Where did that information come from? I did not know that.:eek:

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Not a hunting book but... "A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold

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If you like reading about hunting, then I'd pick up any of the books by Peter Hathaway Capstick.... author of "Death In The Long Grass" and other such titles.... I've read them all... they are fantastic.... and they will keep you absolutley riveted to every page.


If you want another really good read... my favorite author is Carl Hiaasen. There is one book of his... an ironic murder mystery based on a crooked southern preacher who cheats in bass tournaments titled "Double Whammy" that I'm sure you'll love. His characters are just outrageous, and I find myself zipping through a book of his in less than 3 or 4 days because I simply can't leave it alone!

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"Mapping trophy Whitetails" by Brad Herndon is a pretty good book.

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Not so much what your looking for but Fred Bears Field Notes is a great read with some AMAZING hunts!

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I was thnking about some of the great reads I've had in the past, Ed.....and I can tell youtwo that you've probably already seen the movie.....but the books are10X better than the films:

'A time to kill' - Can't recall the author

'The perfect storm' (The first line of this book says something like..... :"I could never understand when a TV weather reporter states a storm has moved 'Safely' out to sea". - Sebastian Junger

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Thanks All,

I think I've narrowed it down to "Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails"

I also will take one of my old Louis Lamour Books that I haven't read in a while, either The Walking Drum, or Last of the Breed (a must read for hunters)

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I second this book. Here is a preview ofthe book on Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=C3gXZcD_EKkC&printsec=frontcover& dq=mapping+trophy+whitetails&sig=ACfU3U2Jcl9Jf V1yk4Dx0zHYheat76nJlAThis book gives a good look at how to hunt certain topographicfeatures.I think thisis a book every whitetail huntershouldread.

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http://www.bigwoodsbucks.com/
Just read it a second time, great book!
However his main hunting is rifle, but gets very detailed in what to look for when stalking or tracking.
Also some good views for stand hunting.
DVD is good too