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Yes, i know the population of whitetails is a lot lower than it has been in the last couple of decades but the deer are a lot healthier. While there i had the opportunity to meet and interview al brothers, one of whitetail managements true icons. A completely wooded l, combining mature hardwoods and thick bedding cover, ideal for producing giant whitetails. Producing quality whitetails by al brothers and murphy e. Hell be the first to tell you that most of the information in his book was made possible only by having the support of his boss, h.
Decent road system allows access thruout the property and several areas could be easily cleaned up for massive food plots and feeding stations. This leather bound book has the words collectors edition in gilt lettering on the front cover. In addition to the natural quality found in this region, we take great pride in our ability to enhance that quality through strict management methods that include trail camera monitoring, accurate aging, ratio assessmentmanipulation and harvest restrictions. This 226page classic is the landmark book, which sparked the nationwide quality deer management qdm movement. He coauthored producing quality whitetails, a book on concerning all aspects of deer management. My dear friend and respected colleague al brothers is famous for his landmark book, producing quality whitetails, published in the late 70s.
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Jacket has several creases and a 12 inch tear on upper edge. This leather bound book has the words collectors edition in gilt lettering on the front cover published by texas wildlife association 1998 fine condition. The book was a huge success, and it challenged sportsmen to look closely at building a. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
It was first introduced by texas wildlife biologists al brothers and murphy ray, jr. Horace and doc have also been friends for almost 40. Check out his book, producing quality whitetails, which was instrumental in development of the quality deer management association. This title offers direction for maintaining robust deer populations that are in balance with their environment. Twa releases leather bound collectors edition of producing quality. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field.
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