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Butchering Deer The Complete Manual of Field Dressing, Skinning, Aging, and Butchering Deer at Home

The tasks of field dressing, skinning, and butchering deer can be daunting. InButchering Deer, John Weiss makes these necessary jobs easy and fun. Weiss covers it all: selecting the right deer for the best-tasting venison, simple techniques for field dressing.as well as various methods for taking a deer out of the woods with minimal stress. Specific chapters are devoted to butchering the front legs, the hind legs, and the loin and ribs. Chapters on freezing, defrosting, tenderizing, and preparing venison will have readers longing for the upcoming deer season. The easy-to-follow text is highlighted with step-by-step instructions, 140 photographs, illustrations, and recipes.

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Deer Diaries

John Ford, retired Maine game warden, returns with his third book of tales from his long and illustrious career. Thankfully and very wisely, John kept daily diaries of his patrol episodes, preserving the humorous and rather interesting events he encountered during his twenty-year career.

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Deer Law and Liabilities

Deer are Britain's largest land mammals and an important part of our natural environment. This guide - a mixture of factual law and interpretation - advises on the law and liabilities relating to deer in the UK (there is also a chapter dealing with Europe and visitors to and from the continent).

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Finding Wounded Deer A Comprehensive Guide to Tracking Deer Shot with Bow or Gun

In this Finding Wounded Deer, author John Trout gives hunters all the information and tools they will need to track down a wounded deer in any situation. Although all hunters strive to make clean kills, sometimes that doesn’t happen. And when a deer has been hit and runs off, it’s every hunter’s obligation to do his best to find it. Here you will find research and information on recognizing deer trails, identifying various types of wounds, reading sign in snow, mud, and hard ground, and understanding the behavior of wounded deer. With photographs, informational charts, and diagrams, hunters can learn about the intricacies of deer anatomy and wounds so they can become accomplished trackers. Accounts of real tracking events and a handy reference guide ensure that Finding Wounded Deer is a useful tool for all deer hunters. Topics covered include: <ul><li>Wounded deer realities</li><li>Deer hair identification</li><li>Blood trails</li><li>Last-ditch recovery tactics</li><li>Analyzing the shot</li><li>Deer anatomy</li><li>Tracking factors</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>

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Finding Wounded Deer A Comprehensive Guide to Tracking Deer Shot with Bow or Gun

In this Finding Wounded Deer, author John Trout gives hunters all the information and tools they will need to track down a wounded deer in any situation. Although all hunters strive to make clean kills, sometimes that doesn’t happen. And when a deer has been hit and runs off, it’s every hunter’s obligation to do his best to find it. Here you will find research and information on recognizing deer trails, identifying various types of wounds, reading sign in snow, mud, and hard ground, and understanding the behavior of wounded deer. With photographs, informational charts, and diagrams, hunters can learn about the intricacies of deer anatomy and wounds so they can become accomplished trackers. Accounts of real tracking events and a handy reference guide ensure that Finding Wounded Deer is a useful tool for all deer hunters. Topics covered include: <ul><li>Wounded deer realities</li><li>Deer hair identification</li><li>Blood trails</li><li>Last-ditch recovery tactics</li><li>Analyzing the shot</li><li>Deer anatomy</li><li>Tracking factors</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>

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Finding Wounded Deer A Comprehensive Guide to Tracking Deer Shot with Bow Or Gun

Although all hunters strive to make clean kills, sometimes that doesn't happen. And when a deer has been hit and runs off, it's every hunter's obligation to do his best to find it. In this book, author John Trout gives hunters all the information and tools they will need to track down a wounded deer in any situation. Here you will find research and information on recognizing deer trails, identifying various types of wounds, reading sign in snow, mud, and hard ground, and understanding the behavior of wounded deer. With photographs, informational charts, and diagrams, hunters can learn about the intricacies of deer anatomy and wounds so they can become accomplished trackers. Accounts of real tracking events and a handy reference guide ensure that Finding Wounded Deer is a useful tool for all deer hunters. Chapters include: Wounded Deer RealitiesDeer Hair IdentificationBlood TrailsCardiorespiratory WoundsArterial WoundsLast-Ditch Recovery TacticsAnalyzing the ShotDeer AnatomyTracking FactorsAbdominal WoundsMuscular/Skeletal Wounds Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Fletcher's Game A Vet's Life with Scotland's Deer

Book by Fletcher, John

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Hunting Deer, Elk and Antelope in the Western States

In his book "Hunting Deer, Elk, and Antelope in the Western States" author John Roush draws from a long lifetime of experiences to capture with lively reading the essence of good stalking. The 37 chapters in 237 pages give insightful writing that is fully readable, enabling the sportsman to visualize the excitement of the hunt. This is his fourth book on hunting and his eleventh non-fiction volume published. A master measurer for the record books for 28 years he has seen many of the finest trophies and talked with the skilled hunters responsible. You can profit from the readings.

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Hunting Deer, Elk and Antelope in the Western States

In his book "Hunting Deer, Elk, and Antelope in the Western States" author John Roush draws from a long lifetime of experiences to capture with lively reading the essence of good stalking. The 37 chapters in 237 pages give insightful writing that is fully readable, enabling the sportsman to visualize the excitement of the hunt. This is his fourth book on hunting and his eleventh non-fiction volume published. A master measurer for the record books for 28 years he has seen many of the finest trophies and talked with the skilled hunters responsible. You can profit from the readings.

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