Share a Master Guide's bowhunting secrets and tactics to successful bowhunting big game in the Rocky Mountains. Fred Eichler, noted guide and respected big game bowhunter, provides readers with insight to bowhunting elk, bear, mule deer, whitetails, antelope, mountain lions and turkeys throughout the west. Eichler also includes valuable information on guided hunts, drawing tags, backpacking out west, shot placement and tips on following-up after the shot. Useful shot placement charts for big...
Share a Master Guide's bowhunting secrets and tactics to successful bowhunting big game in the Rocky Mountains. Fred Eichler, noted guide and respected big game bowhunter, provides readers with insight to bowhunting elk, bear, mule deer, whitetails, antelope, mountain lions and turkeys throughout the west. Eichler also includes valuable information on guided hunts, drawing tags, backpacking out west, shot placement and tips on following-up after the shot. Useful shot placement charts for big game and Pope & Young score sheets are also included.
Acknowledgments VIIntroduction IXElk 1Mule Deer 23Black Bear 37Western Turkey: Merriam's and Rio Grande 47Antelope 63White-tailed Deer 79Mountain Lion 91Guided Hunts: How to Choose an Outfitter 101How to Purchase or Draw Tags Out West 107How Not to Get Lost 111Backpacking for Western Game on Public Land 117Shot Placement 125Follow-up After the Shot 133Pope & Young Score Sheets 143Game Anatomy Charts from NBEF 157