Availability: In Stock.Title: The WhiteTail Hunter's Almanac 4th Edition Author: Dr. Ken Nordberg First Copyright Date & Printing: 1991 Number of Pages: 147+ Table of Contents: Forward Author's Introduction Chapter 1: Sign Basics and Guidelines Basis for Identifying Deer via Signs Sign Analysis Tools Scouting Techniques Three Question Sign Analysis Activity -- Principle Sign Predicting Future Whitetail Movements Triggering Factors and Responses Some Other Notable Changes Deer Sign Hunting Value Ratings Chapter 2: Tracks and Trails Individual Tracks Tip-to-Declaw Measurements -- Northern Whitetails Hoof Lengths Where You Hunt Track Formations Tracks and Other Signs of Wounded Deer Trails Chapter 3: Droppings Droppings of Minnesota Whitetails, Fall Clumped Droppings Droppings of Secure vs Alarmed Deer Shiny Droppings Dull Droppings Mixed Droppings -- Fresh and Old Mixed Droppings -- Various Sizes Buck Droppings at Antler Rubs and Ground Scrapes Feeding and Bedding Area Droppings Dropping Lengths Where You Hunt Chapter 4: Whitetail Beds and Bedding Areas Whitetail Bedding Areas Bed Lengths -- Northern Whitetails Temporary Beds Bed Lengths in Hunting Area
Chapter 5: Buck Antler Rubs Why Bucks Make Antler Rubs Velvet Rubs Breeding Range Rubs Buck Bedroom Rubs Old Rubs Rage Rubs Non-Rut Trail Rubs Chapter 6: Buck Ground Scrapes Why Bucks Make Ground Scrapes Yearling Buck Ground Scrapes Lesser Adult Buck Ground Scrapes Dominant Buck Ground Scrapes Rage Scrapes Chapter 7: Signs of Feeding and Watering General Characteristics of Whitetail Feeding Areas Secondary Signs of Feeding Areas Staging Areas Signs of Feeding Greens (Graze) Areas Browse Areas Special Food Areas Farm Crops Signs of Watering Chapter 8: Whitetail Body Signs Secure Deer Tail-Down Stages of Alarm and Responses Stage I Alarm Stage II Alarm Buck Challenge Stage III Alarm Tail-Up Stages of Alarm and Responses Stage IV Alarm Stage V Alarm Chapter 9: Sign Values and Sign Complexes Three Step Sign Analysis High Value Signs Odds Contingencies Sign Complexes Defining Sign Complexes Feeding-Bedding Area Complexes Buck Bedrooms Trail Hubs Stage II Avoidance Sanctuaries Identifying Elements of STA Sanctuaries STA Sanctuary Hunting Potential 1-in-1 Odds Chapter 10: The Sign Method of Hunting Whitetails Crippling Myths Successful Whitetail Hunting Defined Rules for Successful Sign-Orientated Whitetail Hunting Stop-and-Go Hunting Epilogue: The End of the Trail?
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