Whitetail Wisdom: A Proven 12-Step Guide to Scouting Less and Hunting More (Paperback)

by Dan Schmidt (Editor) "What's the key to successful deer hunting?..." (more)
Key Phrases: North America, Partition Gold, Get Private Out In Public (more...)

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Product Description
Hunters strapped by today's demanding schedules will find practical solutions for getting in the woods more often and tips for an improved hunt in this rare resource. This latest release from our popular line of whitetail handbooks is aimed at intermediate and advanced hunters, but includes valuable information for hunting enthusiasts of all skill levels!

For every deer hunter whose biggest problem is finding the time to get in the woods, this book offers easy and effective tips to make the time, and the best use of it. With chapters like "Scout Less, Hunt More," "Think Like a Deer," "Win the Small Woods Chess Game," and "Get Private Out in Public," and a collection of 110+ detailed photos and illustrations, this book is the time-saving guide hunters will covet.

-110+ photos and illustrations demonstrate time saving techniques

-Portable-size guide is perfect for use outdoors

-Tips on making time to hunt and using it wisely are easy to apply

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2 edition (October 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873499468
• ISBN-13: 978-0873499460
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #390,074 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get on the path to becoming a better deer hunter, June 10, 2006

By	Steve Sorensen (www.EverydayHunter.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Whitetail Wisdom" by Dan Schmidt, editor of the top whitetail magazine Deer & Deer Hunting, is one of the few deer hunting manuals both simple enough and comprehensive enough to be called a true handbook. Its subtitle is "a Proven 12-Step Guide To Scouting Less and Hunting More." No question about it -- that gets the attention of any serious deer hunter who has lots of claims on his time.

Schmidt advocates a non-obsessive approach to deer hunting. That's not to say that Schmidt undervalues a serious game plan -- any knowledgeable hunter can list countless details that need to be analyzed and taken seriously. But Schmidt keeps hunting in its proper perspective. He recognizes that any hunter scratching out a living while raising a family doesn't have the time or money he'd like to devote to hunting.

Schmidt offers one statement that suggests the enormous respect he has for the everyday hunter in an age when many are obsessed with high-scoring antlers: "No hunter in North America, especially the so-called celebrities, could regularly kill mature deer from most of the properties most of us hunt.... Most of these guys are merely blessed to have access to great land and unpressured deer." At last -- someone has said what I've long believed.

Another emphasis is on enjoying freedoms -- freedom to appreciate all aspects of the hunt, freedom to hunt without the pressure of living up to someone else's standards of accomplishment, and the freedom of simplicity in an approach to hunting. He prefers a few well-organized cargo pockets rather than a backpack overstuffed with gear that gets little or no use. A bonus of minimalism is the clearing of clutter from the mind.

He brings what he calls a "5-point pyramid" to all scouting. It includes weather, food, habitat, human pressure and deer biology. A scouting effort that includes these basics will always outperform one that doesn't.

Whitetail Wisdom is a 224-page primer (complete with photos) on deer hunting that will school the hunter who's just getting started. It's also a digest of principles for the veteran with many seasons under his belt. And it's organized around a realistic philosophy of hunting that recognizes few hunters will become pros. Like any good guidebook, it's well-indexed and will give you many opportunities to thumb through for the information that almost guarantees you will become a better hunter.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Whitetail Wisdom, January 1, 2008

By	H. "Bumper" Bauer - See all my reviews

After reading Whitetail Wisdom authored by Dan Schmidt who is the Editor of Deer and Deer Hunting magazine I have to say that it is the most informative no BS factual approach to whitetail hunting that I have ever seen. The field proven facts Dan discusses are presented in an entertaining easy to read format that anyone regardless if they are a veteran hunter or if they have never spent a day in the woods can understand and learn from.

I especially like the way Dan speaks from authority without being overbearing, and the manner in which he has woven his great respect for the whitetail and his love of hunting into his writing. It's not often today that I hate to lay a book down but this is one of those rare cases. I think Dan Schmidt has a winner here and fell that Whitetail Wisdom should be read by anyone who hunts or is planning to hunt whitetails. There's no doubt in my mind that everyone who reads this book will learn something from it, I know I picked up several pointers that I cant wait to try this fall.
A very informative and enjoyable read, well worth the purchase price.

H. "Bumper" Bauer

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deer hunters will find Whitetail Wisdom a 'must' for improving their odds, January 7, 2006

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The busy deer hunter seldom has time to read all the books on the market providing tips on deer hunting strategy: but if only one book were recommended, make it the '12-Step program' of Whitetail Wisdom: A Proven 12-Step Guide To Scouting Less And Hunting More. From insights on how to fool mature bucks to assessing modern hunting gear and using the bow and rifle to better advantage, deer hunters will find Whitetail Wisdom a 'must' for improving their odds.