Publisher's Synopsis
This greatly expanded edition features of 12,400 listings of whitetail deer from B&C's Records Program dating back to the late 1800s up through December 31, 2011. Along with the trophy listings, readers can also immerse themselves in informative chapters about finding trophy whitetails, comparing East vs. West management of whitetails, using genetics to reveal insights to breeding behavior, along with a modern market hunting discussion. Records of North American Whitetail Deer is the definitive history book of wild, free-ranging trophy whitetail deer in North America. This greatly expanded fifth edition features over 12,400 listings of whitetail deer from the Boone and Crockett Club's Records Program dating back to the late 1800s up through December 31, 2011. Along with the trophy listings, readers can also immerse themselves in informative chapters about whitetail antler development, where to find the big bucks, DNA analysis of various whitetail deer subspecies, and the evolutionary history of whitetail hunting.