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Whitetail Hunting Guide (Field & Stream)

By Scott Bestul and Dave Hurteau
Published by Weldon Owen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book
From Field & Stream magazine’s deer-hunting experts, the authors of the Whitetail 365 blog on fieldandstream.com tell how to stalk and shoot whitetail deer in a variety of situations, with gun or bow, throughout the season. Handy guide is drawn from the pages of the Total Deer Hunting Manual.

This handy field guide distills the hottest hunting hints from Field & Stream’s whitetail hunting experts. Whether you spend all year plotting and preparing for your ultimate whitetail season, or just enjoy a few hunting trips a year with your buddies, the 100+ insider hints in this little treasure will help you get the buck of your dreams. The authors interviewed hundreds of professional guides and prize-winning hunters, and this is the best of the best of those interviews. Whether you hunt with a traditional rife, a modern bow, or even an AR or stick bow, this is the book you need.

Selected entries include:

Buy the Best Rifle
Use a Shotgun
Muzzleloaders for Old-School Hunters
Learn the Longbow
The Crossbow Revolution
Compound Bow Basics
Early-Season Tactics
Bowhunt with a Buddy
Use a Decoy

About The Authors
Scott Bestul

Scott Bestul is a Field Editor for Field & Stream and has been with the magazine since 1993. The author of two books and a widely published freelance writer, Bestul has hunted whitetails in 16 states, with bow, shotgun, muzzleloader and rifle. The Wisconsin native now makes his home in the rugged bluff country of southeastern Minnesota with his wife Shari and teenage twins Brooke and Bailey.Dave Hurteau is a Senior Editor for Field & Stream magazine, specializing in deer hunting, bow hunting, and shooting in general. He was a Contributor to the recent Total Gun Manual and the editor of F&S’s “Gun Nuts” content. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two sons, and hunts whitetails as often as he can.

Dave Hurteau

Dave Hurteau is a Senior Editor for Field & Stream magazine, specializing in deer hunting, bow hunting, and shooting in general. He was a Contributor to the recent Total Gun Manual and the editor of F&S’s “Gun Nuts” content. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two sons, and hunts whitetails as often as he can.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Weldon Owen (August 5, 2014)
  • Length: 96 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781616287252

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Whitetail Hunting Guide (Field & Stream)

By Scott Bestul and Dave Hurteau
Published by Weldon Owen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster