A compendium of more than 600 words and phrases used by deer hunters from Maine to Texas; listed alphabetically and liberally illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
From one of North America's most famous wildlife photographers and deer hunting experts comes The Deer Hunter's Illustrated Dictionary, a compendium of popular and not-so-popular words and phrases used by deer hunters from Maine to Texas. Listed alphabetically and liberally illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the entries include everything from abomasum (the deer's "true stomach") and annual recruitment to flebman (the buck's way of testing the air to determine whether the doe is in estrus) to zeroing in.The Deer Hunter's Illustrated Dictionary provides the reader with the data needed to study, understand, and appreciate these adaptable animals throughout the course of the year. Informative and entertaining, the Dictionary is a book no one with an interest in deer and/or deer hunting should be without. (7 1/4 x 9 1/2, color photos, b&w photos)