"BOWHUNTING FORESTS AND DEEP WOODS"
MILLER'S LATEST BOOK REVEALS BOWHUNTING'S 'BIG WOODS' SECRETS

North America’s most serious bowhunters have long admired Greg Miller for his insights into white-tailed deer and his unique skills in bagging mature bucks. Although Miller is at home in any habitat holding whitetails, he especially loves bowhunting North America’s “big woods.” In "Bowhunting Forests & Deep Woods"—Miller’s fifth in-depth deer hunting book—Miller reveals his time-tested tactics and strategies for bowhunting bruiser whitetails in everything from large woodlots to sprawling wilderness areas.

Miller has spent nearly 40 years in the deer woods, and has developed a large following across North America. He shares his observations weekly on the "North American Whitetail" TV show, as well as in his books, videos, seminars and magazine articles. Miller preaches the importance of hard work, not gimmicks, to consistently bag mature white-tailed bucks. In "Bowhunting Forests & Deep Woods," he explains how relentless scouting, a broad understanding of whitetail habitats, and deep familiarity with their patterns are the true keys to success.

Whether they hunt steaming Southern swamps, rolling Appalachian forests, or freezing Canadian wilderness areas, bowhunters will boost their odds by reading Miller’s latest book and making it part of their routine. They’ll learn how to unravel a trophy buck’s rub line, find overlooked hotspots near roads, penetrate a buck’s bedroom without detection, pick the best places to call and rattle up bruiser bucks, locate the best big-woods stand sites, identify cover where bucks always stop to survey their surroundings, discover hidden trails bucks use only during the rut, and many more valuable insights from this master bowhunter.

"Bowhunting Forests & Deep Woods" is hardcover, 6x9 inches, 240 pages and contains approximately 100 photographs.

REVIEWS

Papaw, Pine Bluff, AR:
Greg Miller is one of the foremost experts on the habits of white-tailed deer and the techniques used to hunt them. So much that is written now on the subject can be classified as just warmed over rewrites of previously covered subjects, but Greg Miller's approach is noteworthy because it covers the five "W's" of research - "What, Where, When, Why, and hoW!" He promises no shortcuts but does promise results if the hunter applies himself. Great read and great information. I recommend this book as well as others Greg Miller has written on the subject of hunting for Whitetail deer to anyone aspiring go after this great game animal.

Uncle M, Indianapolis, IN:
I have read all of Greg Miller's earlier works and enjoyed them. This is the most honest book he has ever done. This is not the "glass the crop fields and find the hardwood funnel" tactics of 90% of the deer hunting books out there. It reminds me of the John Eberhardt bowhunting books in that it really shows you what it takes to be a consistent hunter in these environs. The work, preparation, and especially mental attitude. Greg is not preaching: he readily explains his own feelings from his earliest attempts at bowhunting.

Keith Dunlap:
I know what you’re thinking, another book about bowhunting with yet another perspective by yet another “expert” in the field.  I thought that too, until I read “Bowhunting Forests and Deep Woods” by Greg Miller.  I’ve seen Miller on several videos, North American Whitetail TV shows, and magazine articles.  I knew he had a good track record when it comes to successfully hunting big, mature whitetail bucks.  I did not realize that he has such a passion for bowhunting the big woods for big bucks however.  Many bowhunters chasing whitetails will find agricultural areas that have wooded funnels to and from them, but Miller gives an in depth analysis of what it takes to successfully bowhunt mature bucks in the big woods.  He has nearly 40 years in the deer woods to draw upon in his latest book, and I was not disappointed with the content and educational value of “Bowhunting Forests and Deep Woods”.

I live in rural Pennsylvania, so I understand the difficulty hunting whitetails in big woods, especially mature bucks.  It seems you can hunt for days before even seeing a descent buck in the Penn’s Woods.  Because of this, I became interested in this book immediately upon reading the back cover of the book.  I was eager to learn more about this topic.

What are big woods?  Miller describes them as a minimum of 320 acres of uninterrupted forest.  That means no roads, no fields, etc.  He presents in detail his experiences and methods for tracking down and hunting the big boys in these large tracts of woodland.  From scouting to hunting to tracking to getting your deer out, Miller covers it all in this book.  He gives great examples throughout and keeps your interest by revealing his own personal experiences while explaining his methods.  Miller’s extensive use of rub lines for scouting has proven effective over the years for harvesting mature whitetail bucks.  He provides the reader with his methods for scouting in the big woods and helps you to learn how to read the sign you find there.

Miller does a great job of providing enough information to the reader to enable the reader to put his methods into practice and be successful with enough persistence.  Greg Miller’s experiences, if put into practice, will certainly boost your odds of success while bowhunting for mature bucks in deep woods.

One final comment about “Bowhunting Forests and Deep Woods” by Greg Miller…proceeds from this book are used to build archery ranges, provide archery and bowhunting education programs, support urban bowhunting opportunities, and increase overall bowhunting participation.  The Bowhunting Preservation Alliance (BPA) is a nonprofit foundation created by the Archery Trade Association.  They make books like this possible, and use the proceeds to increase bowhunting opportunities.  This is vital to our sport and I am encouraged to see organizations such as the BPA working toward our cause.

Conclusion:
“Bowhunting Forests and Deep Woods” is full of great information and good use of photos and captions throughout.  It is an easy read that provides its reader with enough information to start bowhunting for mature bucks in big forests and woodland.  I recommend this book to anyone interested in doing so.  It is definitely a book I’ll keep in my library of hunting materials!