by: Bill Bynum
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Book Description -- From a national hunting expert and editor, comes the essential handbook with all the latest techniques. Bill Bynum, one of America's foremost hunting experts, uses his remarkable experiences in the field to illustrate every aspect of attracting predators and coaxing them within those last few critical yards for the shot in any type of environment. In Predator Hunting, Bynum details not only the standard methods of luring predators, but many other advanced techniques developed through hunting coyotes, bobcats, and foxes all across the country. Predator Hunting includes chapters on selecting the right game calls and learning how and when to use them, scouting and reading tracks and other sign, identifying each predator's habits and habitats throughout North America, and hunting in any type of weather. Other chapters provide information on hunting at night, using the right guns and loads, hunting coyotes year-round, choosing gear without spending a fortune, securing access to great hunting land, and picking the right outfitter for a hunting trip far from home. Predator Hunting provides all the information a hunter needs to take smart predators, like the adaptable coyote, the cautious red fox, and the secretive bobcat, even in areas that receive heavy pressure. About the Author -- BILL BYNUM is the editor of Cabela's Outfitter Journal and Predator Xtreme, and is the hunting editor of Hunt Forever magazine. He has also written for Petersen's Hunting, Safari Club International, and others. He lives in Martin, Tennessee.
Advanced course in hunting predators -- I have been predator hunting for a couple of decades and found this book to be an advance course for seasoned hunters, and a giant leap ahead for beginners. Bynum gives sage advice in a fun, easy to read style. I wish I had this book when I first started hunting predators. A great buy on the subject.
This book is far from "A Complete Guide". It is mostly a collection of the author's hunting stories. I found the book lacking in the "chapters on selecting the right game calls and learning how and when to use them.." described on the book's back cover. I expected some sample sequences, and some explination of what types of calls are useful when. Tricks for bringing in predators the "last few critical yards" are totaly absent from the book. The author hardly even touches on techinques like the lip squeek, or any other method to close the gap. Questions like how to stop a charging coyote for a shot without spooking him off are left unanswered. The author even fails to mention the coyote's habit of circling downwind. There is one illistration showing a stand set up over a bait pile, but no discussion on the many factors to consider when setting up a calling stand. The only advice given is on the issue of camoflague and concealment.
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