Leonard Lee Rue III's Way Of The Whitetail - Softcover

Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III (Honorary Doctorate) is the author of numerous books on wildlife and is one of the most published wildlife photographers in the country. Dr. Rue was awarded the Outdoor Writers’ Association of America’s “Jade of Chiefs Award” for conservation writings, as well as the North American Nature Photographers’ Association highest award, “The Lifetime Achievement in Nature Photography Award.”

The whitetailed deer is one of the most common mammals in North America--and one of the most controversial. Rebounding from nearextinction due to overhunting at the beginning of the twentieth century, whitetails have now become too numerous in many areas. Understanding these deer, both for their sake and for the sake of the ecologically naive public, becomes increasingly important as their numbers rise. Rue, a deer expert and wildlife photographer, draws on his own knowledge of deer behavior and his exhaustive reading of the scientific literature to produce a book on whitetails that is both scientifically accurate and eminently readable by the layperson. Following the deer through the cycle of the seasons, Rue shows us why they act the way they do, and when. Beautiful photographs taken by the author, his wife, and son illustrate the text, and though the majority of the photos depict trophysize bucks, they are well chosen to clarify the text. Given the ubiquitousness and popularity of the subject, this welldone introduction to the life and behavior of whitetails belongs in all libraries. Nancy Bent
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