Customer Reviews:
 Excellent introduction... May 9, 2008
Small (6.5 X 4.4 X 0.5 inches), but packed with handy, clear, concise and useful info in 160 pages. Even if you are only partial to a deer hunt, you will find a lot of TIPS for the curious, suggestions into getting familiar with your firearms, marksmanship, safety, ballistics, hunting locations, deer behaviour and habitat, comfort and survival, field dressing and butchering and your ethical responsibilities in the woods...among others. It is an invitation to get out there into the wild and how to prepare and enjoy the adventure. If you think that hunting a deer is easy, think again...and this book helps one to understand there is more to it than meets the eye, from tracking to transporting and preparing the kill. It helps one to face reality head-on.
A quick, handy pocket reference which literally can fit in a jacket pocket while on the hunt. December 12, 2006
A compact and pocket-sized instructional reference, "The Pocket Deer Hunting Guide: Successful Hunting With A Rifle Or Shotgun" by expert hunter Stephen Carpenteri provides a wealth of thoroughly 'user friendly' information, advice and tips for preparing and conducting a successful hunt for the white-tailed deer. In addition to the basics on selecting rifles and shotguns, Carpenteri offers expert counsel on marksmanship, gun safety, deer cartridge performance, deer behavior and habitats, hunting locations, deer stands, ground hunting, and scent control. Of special note are the sections dealing with field dressing, butchering, and the trophy deer. Essential for the novice and offering an invaluable refresher for the seasoned hunter, "The Pocket Deer Hunting Guide" is confidently recommends as being among the best and most easily portable of all the 'how-to' books on deer hunting basics.
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