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How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life

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I remember reading about the Benoit family and their deer hunting years ago in a sporting magazine. What I remember most is that green plaid wool, Remington pump rifles and big bucks hanging from the meat pole everywhere.
Well in 1975 Larry Benoit published a book compiling those articles and alot more information entitled: How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life. Because of Larry's legendary status as a hunter and his folksy way of telling how he hunts deer it became quite popular with deer hunters. Long out of print, used copies were selling for more than the price of a good used rifle! Now, thankfully it is available again, so I could afford one and read it. I loved it!
Hunters sick of the commercialization in todays hunting press (i.e. you can't possibly kill a buck without my brand of real bush illusion camo, and this hot scent, Lazermonster Super magnum rifle and this kind of scent absorbing underwear. etc, etc.) will appreciate the Benoits simple secret....they are real woodsmen in the tradition of James Fenimore Cooper's Hawkeye of the Leatherstocking Tales. The writing is simple yet elegant and it is fun to follow along with a master woodsman as he tracks the wily whitetails of northern Vermont and Maine. Even though I live and hunt mule deer and elk in the west, I enjoyed reading about such a superb woodsman and found some helpful tips.

If you want to be the best at something, then follow the best. The Benoits are clearly some of the best at what they do - deer hunting. This book, although written years ago, is a wise purchase for any deer hunter. I have other Benoit deer hunting books and they are all filled with info on how to hunt as well as just being plain fun to read.

I was 15 years old when this book was first published in 1975 and had learned about Larry Benoit from Sports Afield magazine. I couldn't wait to read the book and was not disapointed and read it many times over the years until I loaned it to someone in the early 1980's and never got it back.

If you deer hunt, you need this book. If you enjoy reading a good how to book, you need this book, even if you don't deer hunt, but enjoy a well written book by a regular guy who really does walk the walk; you must have this book.

I'll be honest here and say that the tactics described do not in my opinon work well in the South where I live and do most of my hunting. That being said, you can still learn things and adapt them to your region, because after reading the book it caused you to think outside the box so to speak.

I own a newer copy of this book and I no longer will loan it to anyone, I tell them to buy their own.

The printing company is attempting to capitalize on this classic. Without a doubt, this book is a worthy read. However, I feel that Hal Blood's "Hunting Big Woods Bucks" is better and a lot cheaper. If you want to spend the money, this is a good book, but you get more out of Hal Blood's book.

I am glad to see this classic back in print. It has been referred to as a deerhunters bible. I ordered it and it was an easy enjoyable read. However, I agree with a previous reviewer that Hal Bloods book it better. This is not a knock against the Benoit book, Hals is just better. Try them both!

I even typed my address wrong but the seller was easy to contact and make the switch. The book came very fast even after all of that!

I purchased this book based off a blog from a long time hunter for my brother who is an avid hunter. He was thrilled at the gift I got him and that I knew enough to purchase something from one of the legends in the hunting world. (Made me look pretty smart).

I just skimmed through the book - easy print, some pictures from actual hunts. Look very interesting. My brother confirmed it was excellent.

Very interesting book for any hunter and easy to read. It is amazing the skill and persistance required to hunt the way the Benoit's do. I would recommend this book. It would be good to have a little more how to information in it but truthfully, much of the learning would likely have to come from experience and not from a book anyway.

This is a fun read and very informative as well. One thing for sure is that the Benoits won't run into me in the places they hunt.

this is an excellent book if you live in an area (mountains of the east)where these techniques can be used. And if you are in shape for this hunting style.