From <i>Field & Stream</i> magazine’s deer-hunting experts, the authors of the Whitetail 365 blog on fieldandstream.com demystify everything the modern hunter needs to know. For bow-hunters, traditional rifle-shooters, shotgun and muzzleloader hunters, and more, this is the one book you need to get the buck of your dreams.<p>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 <i>Field & Stream</i>’s deer-hunting experts cover tips and tricks from America’s best hunting guides and their own decades of experience, including:<BR><BR><b>SHOOT BETTER</b> 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.<BR><BR><b>PLAN ALL YEAR</b> 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.<BR><BR><b>TRACK LIKE A PRO</b> 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.<BR> <BR>Contents Include:<BR><b>All About Deer</b><BR>Where Deer Live<BR>The Latest Whitetail Science<BR>Cover Your Scent<BR>What Deer Eat<BR>Reading Rubs<BR>Tracking Secrets<BR>Know Your Rut<BR>Myths Debunked<BR>Find Big Bucks<BR> . . . and more about how to find and understand your prey<BR><BR><b>365 Planning</b><BR>Winter Scouting<BR>Build Your Stand<BR>Plan a Food Plot<BR>Make a Mineral Lick<BR>Put in Ponds<BR>Use a Trail Camera<BR>Use Google Earth to Scout Land<BR>Read the Wind<BR>Make a Hunting Journal<BR>Buy the Best Rifle<BR>Improve Accuracy<BR>Use a Shotgun<BR>Muzzleloaders for Old-School Hunters<BR>Learn the Longbow<BR>The Crossbow Revolution<BR>Compound Bow Basics<BR> . . . and dozens more ways to spend the off-season<BR><BR><b>The Hunt</b><BR>Early-Season Tactics<BR>Bow-hunt with a Buddy<BR>Use a Decoy<BR>Rattle and Call<BR>Get into a Stand<BR>Hunt the October Lull<BR>Chase Down Your Deer<BR>Plan an Ambush<BR>Hunt in High Wind<BR>Still-Hunt Right<BR>Walk Quietly in Deep Woods<BR>Hunt from a Canoe<BR>Late-Season Hunts<BR>Spot and Stalk<BR>Recover from a Bad Shot<BR>Haul Your Deer<BR>Butchering Tips<BR>Mount a Trophy