From Field & Stream magazine’s deer-hunting experts, the authors of the Whitetail 365 blog on fieldandstream.com demystify everything the modern hunter needs to know. For bowhunters, traditional rifle-shoots, shotgun and muzzleloader hunters, and more, this is the one book you need to get the buck of your dreams.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, this is the book you need. Hundreds of field-tested tips from Field & Stream’s deer-hunting experts cover tips and tricks from America’s best hunting guides and their own decades of experience, including:



SHOOT BETTER With detailed exercises and advice for bow-hunters as well as rifle and shotgun users, this book takes you out on the range and into the woods, with what you need to bring home a trophy buck instead of a lame excuse.

PLAN ALL YEAR What do you do when deer season ends? Stow your gear, mount your trophies, and start planning for next year. Here’s how to plot your hunting grounds, plant the food deer love, and upgrade your equipment.

TRACK LIKE A PRO Where do deer live? What do they eat? How do they behave during the all-importnant rut season? You may think you know the answers to these questions, but the latest research and unusual historical wisdom will surprise you—and make you a better hunter.



Contents Include:

All About Deer

Where Deer Live

The Latest Whitetail Science

Cover Your Scent

What Deer Eat

Reading Rubs

Tracking Secrets

Know Your Rut

Myths Debunked

Find Big Bucks

. . . and more about how to find and understand your prey



365 Planning

Winter Scouting

Build Your Stand

Plan a Food Plot

Make a Mineral Lick

Put in Ponds

Use a Trail Camera

Use Google Earth to Scout Land

Read the Wind

Make a Hunting Journal

Buy the Best Rifle

Improve Accuracy

Use a Shotgun

Muzzleloaders for Old-School Hunters

Learn the Longbow

The Crossbow Revolution

Compound Bow Basics

. . . and dozens more ways to spend the off-season



The Hunt

Early-Season Tactics

Bow-hunt with a Buddy

Use a Decoy

Rattle and Call

Get into a Stand

Hunt the October Lull

Chase Down Your Deer

Plan an Ambush

Hunt in High Wind

Still-Hunt Right

Walk Quietly in Deep Woods

Hunt from a Canoe

Late-Season Hunts

Spot and Stalk

Recover from a Bad Shot

Haul Your Deer

Butchering Tips

Mount a Trophy