Why Deer Hunting Isn't About the Ducking Feer

Deer Hunting Rituals, Superstitions, Mistakes, Tall Tales, Borrowed Trophies and… All That Mucking Foney

Thousands in gear. Nothing in the freezer. Hell of a good season.

Deer hunting requires patience, preparation, and somebody willing to take a trophy photo beside somebody else’s deer.

Dad has a lucky hat and an explanation for every empty-handed trip. Larry has laminated checklists and no ammunition. Ron spends more than ten grand on a guided hunt and comes home with a certificate. And the plastic buck needs more attention than the real ones.

In Why Deer Hunting Isn’t About the Ducking Feer, Michael P. Clutton takes aim at the rituals, superstitions, expensive equipment, and elaborate excuses that keep hunters returning every fall. Packed with hunting humor, these funny deer hunting stories follow cold mornings, coffee disasters, questionable purchases, and tall tales that gain antlers with every telling.

Through it all, there’s Dad, another pot of coffee, and the people who make a wasted weekend worth repeating.

For deer hunters, hunting-camp storytellers, and anyone who lives with somebody who calls another pair of boots an investment, this short read offers plenty to recognize and laugh about. It also makes a fitting gift for the hunter whose best trophy is the story.

The deer get away. The receipts come home.