Cool mule deer book find.

[GetWestern]

I’ve been a collector of sorts with mule deer hunting books these last few years. My only problem is I’m over generous with lending them out and I’ve lost some good ones over the years from friends “losing” them.

I lent out Kirt darners book “How to find giant bucks” and someone lost it. Took me a long time to track another one down again seeing as how they’re out of print. Ended up ordering a copy from a used book seller and this one had an inscription in it to an individual from Kirt himself.

 

[ElDiablito]

Nice. I have a copy of that one as well.

 

[TaperPin]

Nice - I had that book as well. It’s nice to have a paper book to thumb through.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I'm the same way with maps. I will never again "lend" maps to anyone. More than not, I never see them again. Lended a huge set of USGS terrain maps to a guy for a moose area I had hunted, never heard from him again.

 

[Oregonmuley]

I probably read that book 15 times as a kid. Also got it signed when he was at our local Sportsmans Show.

 

[Huntinmechanic]

Thread hijack alert! What are some good books for learning about mule deer behavior and hunting tactics? I'd love to get my kids some books.

 

[Bull_n_heat]

Scott Haugen has a blacktail book that was excellent (https://www.scotthaugen.com/shop/trophy-blacktails-the-science-of-the-hunt/). It's about blacktail of course, but excellent stalking considerations that would apply to about anything with a nose, eyes, and ears.

 

[Grassymike]

Dwight Schuh's "Hunting open country Mule Deer" is the book that I learned how to "spot and stalk" from. Have read it quite a few times and highlighted a lot of it.

 

[kcormack]

I’ve been a collector of sorts with mule deer hunting books these last few years. My only problem is I’m over generous with lending them out and I’ve lost some good ones over the years from friends “losing” them.

I lent out Kirt darners book “How to find giant bucks” and someone lost it. Took me a long time to track another one down again seeing as how they’re out of print. Ended up ordering a copy from a used book seller and this one had an inscription in it to an individual from Kirt himself.

The book's title is accurate. He found them, just did not kill all of them because some were already dead!
More of a Novel than a "how to" book.

 

[highcountrymuley]

David Long's Public Land Mulies is one of my faves

 

[Bull_n_heat]

Dwight Schuh's "Hunting open country Mule Deer" is the book that I learned how to "spot and stalk" from. Have read it quite a few times and highlighted a lot of it.

+1 here. Incredible book! I'm not certain there is a better teacher than Dwight talking through how to get in range with a recurve bow.

 

[cworth]

Thank for the recommendations, any others? (All were available on Amazon).

 

[Chad E]

Thank for the recommendations, any others? (All were available on Amazon).

Absolutely get Robby's books. Mike Eastmans books are good too.

 

[cworth]

Robby's ? (Sorry if that is a dumb question, newbie here)

 

[Grassymike]

Robby Denning. One of the guys who started Rokslide .

 

[Chad E]

Robby's ? (Sorry if that is a dumb question, newbie here)

Robby Denning Hunting Big Mule Deer.

Also I really enjoy Ryan Hatfield's books " Idaho's Greatest Mule Deer." They are less tactics but still plenty to green from them. They are awesome reads about Mule Deer mostly in the heyday of big Mule deer in Idaho.

 

[cworth]

Got it. Thanks

 

[Maverick1]

David Long's Public Land Mulies is one of my faves

In the Time Machine…..David Long was part of founding this forum, along with Aron and Ryan.

 

[cworth]

Ordered. I am going to read more this offseason than I did in high school. Funny how that works when you are interested in what you are reading about.

 

[wingmaster]

Nice, I have that book on my shelf. No signature unfortunately, I just checked.

I collect out-of-print hunting books and could never imagine lending them out, $75+ per book is the norm and that's on the cheaper side.