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“ANTLERS“ is also available AT ANY BOOKSTORE...if they don't already have the book, they can order it and have it in your hot, sweaty hands usually within three days. Most Barnes & Noble and Border's Books stores have this book in stock, and you'll also find it online at Amazon.com and Half.com.
Describes antler commerce, the role of eBay, and the farming of deer and elk
Explains bizarre antler formation, antler aerodynamics, and use as weapons
Questions what the human equivalent of antlers might be
Shows how to estimate a buck's testosterone level from his shed antler
Describes important new medical research being done on velvet antler
Covers whitetail deer, mule deer, moose, caribou, and elk antlers
Gives a detailed explanation of Boone and Crockett scoring plus instructions for making a wide variety of antler craft items
Displays new ways that antlers are now being used in art and carving
There's no question that antlers are hot these days, with collectors paying top dollar for quality racks and everyone from hunters to hikers searching for shed antlers in fields and backwoods across the country. Over the past decade or so, a growing segment of the general public--including people who don't hunt, who have never actually seen a deer in the wild, or even who don't know that deer shed their antlers every year--has gone absolutely nuts about antlers. As with “yellow Volkswagons“, once you've been made aware of antlers, you'll be seeing them everywhere! Dennis Walrod's ANTLERS offers an entertaining and informative survey of all things antler, from their biology (including the scientific value of velvet antlers to stem cell researchers) to deer farming and the sordid side of the antler boom. New antlers grow every summer on a male deer, much like a leg growing out of his head--and have a complex internal vein-and-artery system within the marrow of the developing bone, a network of nerves that extends all the way to the tips of the tines, and a covering of skin with true hair and oil glands. In autumn, the antlers harden, and in winter are shed. Dubbed "the new ivory" by some, shed antlers have replaced elephant ivory as a medium for artistic carving. The book is also loaded with practical information and step-by-step instructions for collectors and craftsmen, designed to maximize the use (and profit) that can be gained from antlers. Walrod's ANTLERS has been favorably reviewed on ESPN Online at this address:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/columns/story?columnist=swan_james&page=g_col_swan_gift-guide05
Christopher Camuto of Gray's Sporting Journal has favorably reviewed the antler book and Walrod's earlier “Making the Most of Your Deer“ in the Sept./Oct. 2006 issue.
LISTING OF CHAPTERS:
Chapter 1: Incredible Antlers
Chapter 2: Antler Mania
Chapter 3: Shed-Hunting: Lost and Found in the Woods
Chapter 4: Keeping Score: How to Measure Antlers
Chapter 5: The Medical Benefits of Velvet Antlers
Chapter 6) Mounting and Displaying Antlers
Chapter 7) Carving the New Ivory
Chapter 8) Antler Fabrication Gone Wild
Chapter 9) Antler Art: From Cave Walls to the Internet
Chapter 10) The Future of Antlers
About the Author:
Dennis Walrod has written for a number of outdoor magazines, including Outdoor Life, Petersen's Hunting, Fur-Fish-Game, Field and Stream, Gun Dog, Heartland USA, Shooting Sportsman, Fair Chase (Boone and Crockett pub.), Deer & Deer Hunting, and Gray's Sporting Journal. He is also the author of the books Making the Most of Your Deer and Grouse Hunter's Guide. He lives in western New York State in rural Chautauqua County.
While you're here, I invite you to check the rest of the website. The MY BOOKS section in www.denniswalrod.com describes a second book about deer, plus one about hunting ruffed grouse. There's a section for PHOTOS and the FORUM is a place where you can tell folks what you think about just about everything...and they'll answer back...but not always politely! (Dennis)
Format: Softcover
Pages: 212 pages
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Photos: 76 b/w photos
Illustrations: 13 illustrations; 27 charts
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