"Consider it a $25 insurance policy for your mule deer tag!"

• Over 300 pages!
• Over 100 pages of color!
• Hundreds of photos, charts and graphs detailing where to find trophy bucks!
• Comes with a 60 minute supplemental DVD.
• 8 huge sections!
• Glossy hard cover.

Bottom line...the new mule deer hunting bible.

Section 1: "Trophy Hunting"

• The bottom line- learn to hunt harder and smarter than other mule deer hunters.
• Field judging and scoring tips, tactics and techniques.
• Learn key mule deer behaviors, every trophy hunter should know.
• And much, much more!

Section 2: "Research"

• Learn how to research your next trophy area.
• Up to date, state by state area breakdowns showing where big bucks are being harvested.
• State by state, county by country record book analysis.
• Mule deer herd analysis, and GPS buck tracking studies.
• Winter range migration routes and analysis.
• And that's just the beginning...

Section 3: "Scouting"

• How to make the most of your scouting efforts.
• Year round scouting tips and tactics.
• Field proven, 4 phase glassing techniques.
• How to use maps and the internet to increase your scouting productivity.
• Secrets for putting a pre-scouted trophy buck on the ground.
• Need we say more?

Section 4: "Backpacking"

• Four keys to successful backpack hunting!
• Food and water information for your trek into the high country.
• Tips and methods for getting in shape for the back country.
• Exclusive, detailed equipment and gear breakdowns.
• Learn the secrets to fitting yourself for a backpack and how to load it correctly.
• Inside information for getting your pack load to under 30 pounds!
• etc., etc., etc.

Plus- sections on how to hunt mule deer during the early seasons, mid-seasons, and late seasons.

Bonus- Section on the future of mule deer hunting including; habitat loss, poaching, hunting pressure and much, much more!

DVD Bullet Points:

• Big buck behavior
• Scouting trophy bucks
• Ultra-light backpacking secrets
• Field Judging seminar
• Bonus Kill scenes
• Over 60 minutes
• And much more...

Reviews

Growing up as a kid in California, I pretty much had one type of deer hunting experience - weekend trips to hunt blacktails and mulies with my dad in the Sierra Nevada Range. We became very efficient at stillhunting through thick timber, but always seemed to hunt only that type of terrain. Always thick and dark stands of timber, with most shots under 100 yards. As I grew older and my dad moved away to Colorado, I began to realize that California was just not the place for me when it came to deer hunting. I took some short out-of-state trips to Colorado and Oregon to hunt in the high desert and sage country with no luck. I just didn't know how to hunt the country and where to look for deer.

Killing time one night at a local bookstore, I came across Mike's book - Hunting High Country Mule Deer. I was officially hooked on mule deer after flipping through the pages in that book. I actually had to borrow some money from my girlfriend to buy it that night since it was the last copy they had. I couldn't believe the amount of useful information that was given in such a relatively small book. When people ask me today what is the most important piece of deer hunting gear that I own, I tell them that Mike's book is at the top of the list. Here's why: His book has completely transformed the way I hunt for Mulies. Using the tips and tactics in Mike's book, I was able to increase the amount of deer I was seeing by tenfold. I wasn't looking in bad places for deer before reading the book, I just didn't know how to look for the deer. I went from being a roaming, ridgetop hunter and trying to jump deer up close, to using patience and persistence to my advantage and trying to pattern big mulies.

I have also enjoyed Backcountry Bowhunting by Cameron Hanes and Public Land Mulies by David Long. The detailed description these books go into about hunting methods and equipment is nothing short of excellence. All of these books truly teach us the art of stepping into a big mulies backyard and competing against him when the odds are in his favor. These odds are tough to overcome, and any hunter who is successful at harvesting a trophy mule deer should realize this and be thankful for the opportunities granted to him.

There is one common thread to all of these books - high country hunting for big mulies. What is so interesting about what is written in these books is that the information is not limited to hunting only this type of terrain. I have a special place in my heart for the high desert and pinyon/juniper habitat found in much of the West. I have been able to apply nearly all of the techniques in these books to the terrain that I hunt, and have been very successful in finding bucks using the methods described by these three authors. I have been hunting mulies consistently for about 8-10 years now, and have learned so much about their behavior and tendencies through what is written by these authors and your staff at EHJ and EBJ. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Just a note: I lent my book "Hunting High Country Mule Deer" to a hunting buddy once about 6 years ago and didn't get it back for almost 9 months. I had to track it down after it had made the rounds to at least 4 other hunters who wanted to read it. My next 2 books from Eastmans have not left my home! They're too important, and I reference sections from all of them just before I leave to hunt on any major trip. They're my "hunting bibles" so-to-speak! My wife says deer hunting is officially an obsession for me. I agree. Couldn't think of a better obsession to have for a hobby.
- Jon Blumer

"If you're serious about mule deer hunting I've got four words for you: Read David Long's Book. Public Land Mulies, The Bottom Line is by far the best, most informative and most comprehensive 'how to' book I've had the pleasure of reading.";
Rick French, Wasilla, Ak
Cover Feature of Eastmans' DIY Issue 102

"David W. Long's book on mule deer hunting is an outstanding work that will appeal to the beginner as well as the veteran mule deer hunter. As one who started hunting muleys in the banner years of the 60's, I thought I knew a little something about the critter's. But after reading David's book, I realized just how much I didn't know. For example, the chapter on trophy hunting (which is worth the price of the book itself), gives superb advice on how to evaluate racks in the field, as well as other excellent information. This book is a must for everyone who is planning to hunt mule deer the first time or the person who sees them in their backyard every morning."
Jim Zumbo, Hunting Editor
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