the beginner's guide to hunting deer
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The Beginner’s Guide to Hunting Deer for Food Illustrations throughout
192 pages; 7 x 9
Paper:$16.95 US / $21.50 CAN
ISBN: 978-1-60342-728-9
No. 62728
Publicity Contact: Amy Greeman (413) 346-2113 or [email protected]
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Practical Advice for Filling the Freezer
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Understanding Deer Behavior
Choosing a Rifle and Ammunition
Hunting Tactics and Field Dressing
Butchering and Cooking Venison
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contents:
an introduction to hunting.....................10
chapter one: understanding deer...........22
chapter Two: Whitetail anatomy and Biology.......................38
chapter Three: The evolution of deer...... 53
chapter four: choose Your Weapon........ 65
chapter five: safety.............................. 78
chapter six: Tactics.............................. 90
chapter seven: shot Placement............ 105
chapter eight: after The shot............... .121
chapter nine: field dressing................ 138
chapter Ten: Butchering....................... 150
chapter eleven: cooking...................... 166
chapter Twelve: Where to hunt.............. 182
resources
vid locavores are growing their own vegetables, raising chickens for eggs and meat, maybe even making their own cheese . . . and now they can fill their freezers with venison from a
local forest with The Beginner’s Guide to Hunting Deer for Food. Providing practical information for the beginner, author Jackson Landers offers many reasons why hunting is the ultimate “low-carbon footprint” way to source meat — often, deer can be hunted within a few miles of home. Venison is healthy as well, not having been treated with antibiotics or hormones. It’s also economical; deer hunters can save hundreds to thousands of dollars per year by hunting deer rather than buying beef in supermarkets.
Writing in a friendly, accessible tone, Landers (whose blog, The Locavore Hunter, can be found at at www.rule-303.blogspot.com) gives the aspiring hunter the knowledge needed to outfit a hunting bag, track an animal, shoot to kill, dress and butcher deer, and cook venison. He also offers vital safety information and techniques for guaranteed success. The Beginner’s Guide to Hunting Deer for Food is the locavore’s best resource for a full freezer and a sense of satisfaction from acquiring local, healthful meat.
The Locavore hunter
The AuthorJackson Landers was born into a vegetarian household and never tasted a cheeseburger until the age of 10. As an animal lover, his desire to avoid factory-farmed meat led him to take up hunting as an adult. He now teaches classes and workshops on locavore hunting and home butchering.
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