How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life

This is a fun read and very informative as well. One thing for sure is that the Benoits won't run into me in the places they hunt.

This volume is a part of my greater collection. For those that are interested in deer hunting americana, this is a worthy read and I am glad to have it.

I am glad to see this classic back in print. It has been referred to as a deerhunters bible. I ordered it and it was an easy enjoyable read. However, I agree with a previous reviewer that Hal Bloods book it better. This is not a knock against the Benoit book, Hals is just better. Try them both!

If you want to be the best at something, then follow the best. The Benoits are clearly some of the best at what they do - deer hunting. This book, although written years ago, is a wise purchase for any deer hunter. I have other Benoit deer hunting books and they are all filled with info on how to hunt as well as just being plain fun to read.

I remember reading about the Benoit family and their deer hunting years ago in a sporting magazine. What I remember most is that green plaid wool, Remington pump rifles and big bucks hanging from the meat pole everywhere.Well in 1975 Larry Benoit published a book compiling those articles and alot more information entitled: How to Bag the Biggest Buck of Your Life. Because of Larry's legendary status as a hunter and his folksy way of telling how he hunts deer it became quite popular with deer hunters. Long out of print, used copies were selling for more than the price of a good used rifle! Now, thankfully it is available again, so I could afford one and read it. I loved it!Hunters sick of the commercialization in todays hunting press (i.e. you can't possibly kill a buck without my brand of real bush illusion camo, and this hot scent, Lazermonster Super magnum rifle and this kind of scent absorbing underwear. etc, etc.) will appreciate the Benoits simple secret....they are real woodsmen in the tradition of James Fenimore Cooper's Hawkeye of the Leatherstocking Tales. The writing is simple yet elegant and it is fun to follow along with a master woodsman as he tracks the wily whitetails of northern Vermont and Maine. Even though I live and hunt mule deer and elk in the west, I enjoyed reading about such a superb woodsman and found some helpful tips.