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Book SynopsisDeer hunting is as complicated and beautiful a sport as has ever been invented, and all that is reflected in the classic essays collected in THE DEER HUNTER'S BOOK. The writers here know deer and deer hunting, but they also have the knack of sharing what they have seen and learned. From Jack O'Connor's famous "portraits" of deer, to Ted Trueblood's oft-quoted articles for Field & Stream, these are some of the greatest writings ever on deer hunting, stories like: . "The World of the Whitetail" by Angus Cameron . "Portrait of the Mule Deer" by Jack O'Connor . "The Old and the New" by Ted Trueblood . "Hunting the Mule Deer" by Theodore Roosevelt . "The Secret Life of the Cottontail Deer" by John Madson . "The Right Deer Rifle East and West" by John Jobson . "Woodcraft and Whitetails" by Larry Koller . "Making the Drive" by Francis Sell . "Finding Wounded Deer" by Ray Beck . "Sign the Trophy Buck Leaves" by Larry Benoit with Peter Miller . "The Whitetail Challenge" by Lew Dietz . and dozens more So sidle up to the fire, crack open THE DEER HUNTER'S BOOK, and while away the hours until the next opening day.
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Table of Contents(1) The Challenge and the Prize * The World of the Whitetail by Angus Cameron * Portrait of the Mule Deer by Jack O'Connor * Portrait of the Whitetail Deer by Jack O'Connor * Portrait of the Arizona Coues Deer by Jack O'Connor * The Old and the New by Ted Trueblood * Hunting the Mule Deer by Theodore Roosevelt * The Secret Life of the Cottontail Deer by John Madson, (2) Skills and Crafts * The Right Deer Rifle--East and West by John Jobson * Woodcraft and Whitetails by Larry Koller * Still-Hunting the Whitetail by Larry Koller * Making the Drive by Francis Sell * Finding Wounded Deer by Ray Beck * Sign the Trophy Buck Leaves by Larry Benoit with Peter Miller * On the Trail by Larry Benoit with Peter Miller * Big Bucks in the Big Woods: The Challenge of Wilderness Whitetails by Jerome B. Robinson * I don't Want to Kill a Deer by Ted Trueblood, (3) Camps, Campfires and Great Hunts * Palace in the Popple by John Madson * The Whitetail Challenge by Lew Dietz * Truthful Sam by Charley Dickey * Mister Howard was a Real Gent by Robert C. Ruark * Lost by Burton L. Spiller * Jake's Rangers Hunt the Whitetail by Edmund Ware Smith, (4) Hunter's Tracks * Whittails Along the Border by Warren Page * First Buck by Jim Rikhoff * Stalking Snow by Walt Sandbert * The Lady in Green by Archibald Rutledge * White Deer Are Bad Luck by A.R. MacDougall Jr. * The Swamp Buck by Sigurd F. Olson * Short Shots by John W. Randolph * Race at Moring by William Faulkner * The Clearing Buck by John S.Martin * Old King Pin by Harry H. Sheldon * Three Men and a Buck by William A. Miles * You've got to Suffer! by Gordon MacQuarrie * Mississippi Backwoods Buck by Charles Elliott * Day of Stealth and Grappling by Ken Crandall * Northwestern Whitetail Trophy by Jack O'Connor * That Christmas Buck by Archibald Rutledge * Great Morning by Gene Hill
