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In 2003, wildlife photographer Dave Richards of Texas published the crowning achievement of his 25 years pursuing white-tailed deer with a camera, a book featuring incredible sequences of numerous impressive Texas whitetails photographed over multiple years of their lives, showing the fascinating changes in body and antler characteristics. With his career now spanning more than 40 years, Dave has updated Observing & Evaluating Whitetails and published a new paperback edition. 

This New Updated Edition features a total of more than 470 color photos, dozens more than the first edition. This includes four new aging sequences of unique bucks across multiple years (a total of 21 bucks) and eight new examples of live bucks with known Boone & Crockett scores (a total of 35). Observing & Evaluating Whitetails, the New Updated Edition, is the ultimate guide to the physical characteristics and behaviors that indicate buck age as well as estimating antler score on the hoof. With text written by Dave and pioneering Texas wildlife biologist Al Brothers, this book is a must-have for any serious deer hunter’s bookshelf, even if you already own the first edition. Available in paperback for only $29.99.

• 35 new color photos, over 470 total
• 21 buck aging sequences (four new) showing body and antler changes across years
• 35 examples (eight new) of live bucks with known Boone & Crockett scores
• A guide to aging bucks in the field, on the hoof
• Aging whitetails by behavior
• Estimating Boone & Crockett score on the hoof
• Whitetail antler anomalies
• Whitetail communication and sensory capabilities