Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails Expert Techniques for Taking Big, Wary Bucks

by Eberhart, John; Eberhart, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780811728195
• ISBN10: 0811728196
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

Picking up where ordinary deer hunting manuals leave off, this manual covers in detail everything the hunter needs to know to take mature bucks in areas where hunting pressure has increased deer's wariness and ability to evade hunters. Learn how to use an ambush sling for increased shot opportunities, and the value of fitness for serious hunting. Aimed specifically at bowhunters in pressured areas, this manual nevertheless contains a wealth of information useful to hunters everywhere.

Author Biography

John Eberhart is an experienced whitetail deer hunter from the heavily hunted state of Michigan, where he has eighteen state record bucks. His articles have appeared in Buck Fax, the magazine of the Commemorative Bucks of Michigan, as well as in Deer & Deer Hunting, Woods-N-Water, and Michigan Out-of-Doors Chris Eberhart, John's oldest son, is the author of numerous hunting articles. He has hunted across the U.S. and Canada, but his primary interest remains bowhunting whitetails in Michigan

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
Introduction	v
Pressured Bucks	1	(10)
Finding Places to Hunt	11	(4)
Scouting and Preparation	15	(26)
Using an Ambush Hunting Sling	41	(6)
Scent Control	47	(14)
Hunting Small Parcels	61	(6)
Other Hunters	67	(20)
Nocturnal Bucks	87	(14)
Hunting Scrapes	101	(14)
Hunting Staging Areas	115	(8)
Hunting Rubs and Rub Lines	123	(12)
Calling and Rattling	135	(8)
Decoys	143	(6)
Late-Season Bowhunting	149	(12)
Recovering Bow-Shot Whitetails	161	(10)
Fitness and Nutrition	171	(4)
Equipment	175	(6)
Some Final Words	181