In his new book Deerland: America’s Hunt for Ecological Balance and the Essence of Wildness (Globe Pequot Press) noted outdoor writer Al Cambronne takes his readers on an eye-opening tour though the modern “deer industrial complex,” examining the multi-faceted and often conflicting ways in which White-tailed Deer are understood, managed, admired, hunted, and cursed all throughout their range.

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