Table of Contents

(vii) Foreword to the 1997 Edition (ix) Preface (Part I) THE ANIMAL AND ITS BEHAVIOR (1) Man's Historical Impact on Deer (2) Varieties and Distribution (3) In the Tracks of Our Deer (4) Heads and Tails (5) External Glands (6) Teeth and Eyes Reveal the Age (7) Life Span (8) Calculating Live and Dressed Weights -- and Conserving Venison (9) Lightweights, Middleweights, Heavyweights (10) The Digestive System (11) Deer Hair -- Summer Red to Winter Blue (12) The Five Senses (13) Communication, Instinct, and Intelligence (Part II) HOW THE YEAR GOES (14) Life in Spring (15) Life in Summer (16) Life in Autumn (17) Life in Winter (Part III) TOWARD SOUND DEER MANAGEMENT (18) A Historical View of Management Problems (19) Automobile Fatalities and Accidents (20) Improving Deer Habitat (21) Population Management (22) Poachers (23) Wildlife Management and Politics (24) The Value of Our Deer (25) Public Education and the Future (Appendix I) Favored Foods (Appendix II) Deer Activity Cycles (Bibliography) (Index)

About the Author

DR. LEONARD LEE RUE III is the author of twenty-five books on wildlife, and his photographs have appeared in countless magazines, from Field & Stream to Newsweek. He lives in Blairstown, New Jersey.

Reviews

"This is a book about the interaction of an animal, its environment, and its human neighbors. Hunters will find it immensely valuable. So will those who simply value the deer as an integral part of our wild heritage." --Adirondack Life

"[This] will become the standard reference on North American deer" -- California Wildlife Magazine