Whitetail Hunters Almanac, 5th Edition

Whitetail Hunter's Almanac, 5th Edition is a guide to new and improved methods for hunting whitetails on foot developed since 1970 by Dr. Nordberg. Subjects include portable stump hunting, an amazingly effective ground level stand hunting method utilizing a backpacked stool, mile-a-day still-hunting, still-hunting in its most deadly form, selective trailing, trailing wounded whitetails, improved stalking and adult-buck-effective drives.

Dr. Nordberg’s oldest son, John, adds, “We nordbergs use a variety of hunting techniques. This Almanac is all about the best of them. If you wander around the woods without understanding stalking, this Almanac is for you. If you have been using tree stands exclusively, this Almanac will give you many new options. I love hunting from tree stands, I love the wide view you get. However, upon reflection, I haven't been in a tree stande since about the time this book came out! Portable Stump Hunting is for me! For my biggest buck, I was using a portable Stump (a backpacked folding stool) at ground level with a very limited view of a feeding area/trail hub. I was so well hidden, I had deer running all around me without them detecting me. When the big buck walked into sight, it was just 25 yards away, right were I expected it to appear. I had this buck walk by me two years earlier. I was sitting in exactly the same spot. That year, it walked by me just 10 feet away without detecting me — it was only a 6 pointer then. Another buck, the buck I took in 2004 couldn't even see until it walked around a rock just 4 feet from the tip of my rifle barrel! The tips Dad gave us when we were young, on how to walk right past a deer without alarming it, I just love. The sections in Chapter 5 starting with “Stalking Without Displaying Hunting Behavior” covers these great tips. Then there is the topic of wounded deer. I have wounded 3 deer. Dad’s methods enabled us to recover two. I have helped others successfully track their wounded deer since then. These hunting memories are my most vivid. I am appalled at the lack of knowledge most hunters have in this area. This is essential reading. The tips on reading tracks of wounded deer are superb!”