Hunting - Deer

An Introduction to the Deer of Australia With Special Reference to Victoria by Arthur Bentley For details refer to Reference section		PRICE A$59.95
At Home in the Hills       Dave McClunie NZ/ 208pp/ 220 x 145 mm/  illus. / limp		PRICE A$32.95
James Jordan started his hunting the same way that many NZ hunters do with trips to his local hills. He discovered deer in the hills and his trips became further afield as he roamed over most of NZ’s wild country.
Australian Antlered Game Exhibition 1981, The       ADRF 132pp/ 290 x 210mm/  over 200 b&w illustrations/ casebound/		PRICE A$11.00
This handsome book is the pictorial record of the greatest display of antlered trophies in the history of deer in Australia. A collector's item.
Australian Deerhunter's Handbook, The       Mike Harrison & Ken Slee 111pp/ 210 x 152mm/  illustrated with 52 b&w prints/ limp/		PRICE  A$13.10
This publication provides basic information on the six deer species established in the wild in Australia, their range and hunting status within each of the Australian states. All aspects of deer hunting from basic equipment through hunting techniques and bushcraft to field dressing of game, trophy care, hunting ethics and management and conservation are covered. Essential reading for any new or prospective deerhunter.
Call of the Moose        Ray Tinsley NZ/ 145pp/ 210 x 135mm/ illustrated in b&w/ limp		PRICE A$16.35
The first part of this book tells the story of the near-legendary Fiordland moose herd, and Tinsley's attempts to find it. The second part includes stalking wapiti.
Call of the Wapiti        Ray Tinsley NZ/ 145pp/ 210 x 135mm/ illustrated in b&w/limp/		PRICE A$16.35
The highlights of this book are vivid accounts of finding and stalking some of the last remaining wapiti in the inhospitable Fiordland bush.
Cunning as a Fox    Jack Clark - Contains deer and general hunting - for description see Australiana
Deer & Deer Hunting Book 1: The Serious Hunter's Guide     Robert Wegner. USA/ 316 pp/ 230 x 180 mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$48.20
An excellent work on American hunting by a well-known hunter and writer. Covers hunting lore, natural history, the mystique of deer hunting, ethics and many other aspects of the sport.
Deer & Deer Hunting Book 2: Strategies for the Advanced Hunter     Robert Wegner. USA/ 384 pp/ 230 x 180 mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$48.20
Starts where Book 1 leaves off. In-depth information on deer hunting by the hunter/editor of the American hunting magazine Deer and Deer Hunting.
Deer Hunting      Richard P. Smith. USA/325 pp/ 230 x 150 mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$42.85
This book offers solid information on hunting with firearms, bow and camera. Covers pre-season scouting, weapons, clothing and equipment, dressing and mounting deer.
Fallow Deer Hunting in New Zealand          Bob Pittaway  NZ/ 103pp/ 225 x 145mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$27.20
A comprehensive little book on fallow deer: History in NZ, hunting, habits, notable trophies, scoring, photography and game animal management.
Fallow Deer, The          D. Bruce Banwell  NZ/ 103pp/ 225 x 145mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$34.95
The book is comprised of two parts: Part One covers in some detail the origin and history of fallow deer. Australia’s earliest stock of the species came from Somerset. The common and the Persian or Mesopotamian subspecies are described, with details of their characteristics. Part Two provides a comprehensive history and the locations of New Zealand’s fourteen fallow deer herds.
From River to Ridge                  Brian Burdon NZ/ 159pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illustrated col., b&w/ limp		PRICE A$29.95
Another book of hunting and outdoors stories of four such published books. Despite his inability to walk the big southern hills, Burdon reckons if you can still crawl or drive into hunting country, then the wild game of these wonderful New Zealand wilderness areas is there for the taking.
Great New Zealand Deer Heads Vol. III      D. Bruce Banwell NZ/ 176pp/ 290 x 220mm/ profusely illustrated b&w/ casebound		PRICE A$52.30
Covers Red Deer, Fallow, Sika, Sambar, Rusa, Whitetail and Moose.
Hog Deer, The          Ron Mayze & Geoff Moore -- Includes sections on hog deer behaviour, hunting and management - for description see Reference Books
How I met Murphy - Early Days on the Deer Trail      Ross Curtis NZ/ 231pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$29.95
The author shot his first deer at the age of eight. His stories are told with humour and affection for the people, places and events he describes. Ross Curtis takes us back to his early days on the red deer trail. Inevitably, Murphy has the last word! See also Murphy on My Back etc., this list.
Hunters Forever - Forever Hunting   Bomb Grant 176pp/ 220 x 140mm/  illus. col.,/ limp		PRICE A$29.95
Hunters forever is the continuing story of three generations of hunters. Growing up in rural Nelson Sonny Grant taught his son to hunt and fish, starting with eels, possums and rabbits; slowly graduating to wild pigs and deer. He taught the skills needed to hunt and gather food. After sixteen years of basic training Bomb was ready. He left home to make his way in the world but always hunting.
Hunters' Verses from the High Country   ADRF 187pp/ 210 x 151mm/  illustrated with marginal sketches/ casebound/		PRICE A$10.00
Poems humorous, serious and in protest by Australian deerhunters. This is an unusual collection of verse which will appeal to all hunters and their families and friends.
In Search of the Wild Red Deer   Charlie Shuttleworth NZ/ 160pp/ 227 x 150mm/ illustrated/ casebound/		PRICE A$38.10
The 1930s was a Golden Age in the history of NZ deerstalking. Charlie Shuttleworth was a young hunter who began his hunting career in the Nelson district when the deer population was exploding.
Murphy on my Back    Ross Curtis NZ/ 233pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$29.95
The book picks up from where the previous book left off with more hunting from the early days of deer culling in New Zealand. Ross now turns his hand to shooting deer for the local run holder. He describes many aspects of a hunter's life as well as the many unusual and hilarious events that can occur. See also 'How I met Murphy' - this list.
Murphy's Law    Ross Curtis NZ/ 197pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illus. b&w/ limp		PRICE A$29.95
This book covers an era of deer control under the direction of  the Internal Affairs Department when shooters on foot were employed to shoot deer and recover the skins. Throughout the book, 'Murphy's Law is entwined. See also 'How I met Murphy' - this list.
Of Mountains, Men and Deer   Brian Burdon NZ/ 212pp/ 220 x 145mm/ illustrated in b&w/ limp/		PRICE A$32.65
The life of a professional hunter in New Zealand; told with a down to earth honesty and humorous style.
Old Time Deerstalker   Geoff Green 151pp/ 215 x 140mm/ with 42 b&w illustrations and a map/ casebound/		PRICE A$11.00
Geoff Green spent the greater part of his life in the bush as a timber faller. This book represents a period during the birth of modern-day deer hunting in Victoria. There are New Zealand experiences, and the chapters on hunting on the Cobourg Peninsula and Prince of Wales Island are historic records. This book is important in the history of Australia's deer.
	Quiet Footsteps   Peter Burke 200pp/235 x 155mm/ illustrated in colour and b&w/casebound./  SPECIAL PRICE	PRICE A$22.00
	A hunter for as long as he can remember, the author is a long-time worker for the deer and ethical hunters and has a close relationship with the forest.  He tells of his experiences as a deerhunter in Australia and New Zealand and describes what the deer in the forest and his life in hunting mean to him.
Red Deer in New Zealand                Roger Lentle and Frank Saxton NZ/ 192pp/ 220 x 140mm/ illustrated col., b&w/sketches/ casebound		PRICE A$44.00
This well credentialed book is aptly described as being a complete hunting manual. It covers all aspects of red deer, including their behaviour and how to hunt them in the wild throughout New Zealand, and will help expert and novice hunters alike to improve their tallies.
	Sambar Hunter          Lu Cervi 183pp/235 x 155mm/ illustrated in colour and b&w/casebound./  The essence of sambar hunting is captured by the author in this work which details his experiences. Lu is a very experienced sambar hunter both hunting over scent trailing hounds and stalking and the chronological stories represent his development as a hunter over time.	PRICE A$39.25
	There is much to learn from his experiences, particularly as he makes no attempt to evade the issue of mistakes he has made and things which he would rather not have happened as well as all of the good times in hunting the sambar. Related with humour and at times throat tightening sensitivity, this book is an excellent read for those interested in hunting the incomparable sambar deer.
Those Were The Days            Peter Harker NZ/ 304pp/ 250 x 190mm/ illus. col., b&w/ limp		PRICE  A$39.95
In 1965 it was hard to get any information on the southern ranges, so he cut the tracks and built the 'bivvies' himself. By 1972, he had toured every mountain valley between Hokitika to Lake McKerrow. In 1971 he began capturing his game live. The target was chamois and tahr, later he used the camera instead of the rifle to shoot game. In this book he unashamedly and nostalgically looks back to what he considers the good old days; the hills were alive to the roar or red deer, not the beat of helicopter gun ships; tahr and chamois bounced around the Alps and anyone who wanted to could just get up and go hunting.
Tracking Wounded Deer. How to Find and Tag Deer Shot With Bow or Gun                Richard P. Smith USA/ 159 pp/ 230 x 150 mm/ illustrated col. b&w/ limp/		PRICE  A$49.35
No hunter likes to wound deer - as sometimes happens. This book tells how to find a wounded animal as soon as possible.
Venison Hunters, The                Mike Bennett NZ/ 215pp/ 240 x 180mm/ illustrated b&w/ limp/		PRICE  A$44.00
This is the book of the video. Mike Bennett saw it all. As a government culler, a helicopter shooter for a deer recovery firm and then as a meat hunter in his own Piper Cub, he was involved in what he regards as one of the world's last great outdoor adventures. Copies are signed by the author.
Wapiti and Moose, The                D. Bruce Banwell NZ/ 192pp/ 240 x 165mm/ illustrated in col.,  b&w/ limp/		PRICE  A$40.65
The second volume of NZDA Record Book Series, the first of which was the Sika.