{"product_id":"pennsylvania-deer-and-their-horns-9780271022659","title":"Pennsylvania Deer and Their Horns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Deer and Their Horns\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1915, stands alongside a number of Shoemaker's volumes, such as \u003ci\u003eWolf Days in Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Lion or Panther, \u003c\/i\u003ededicated to telling the tales of vanishing or extinct Pennsylvania wildlife. \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Deer and Their Horns \u003c\/i\u003eplaces these tales within the greater context of the Pennsylvania sportsmen's and hunting culture. While lamenting the extinction of the old-stock Pennsylvania deer species, Shoemaker celebrates the hunter and the sport and writes in a hopeful spirit that the sport will continue without causing extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoemaker writes that the book is meant to \"establish a standard of comparison of old and new deer and their horns . . . by presenting descriptions and measurements of the best known heads of moose, elk and deer killed in the commonwealth, an added zest will be given to efforts of collectors and hunters.\" In the chapters that follow, the author describes and compares fossil and extinct Pennsylvania deer, big deer, little deer, the gray moose or elk, and black moose. Descriptions of famous hunters, hunting methods, and traditions appear alongside hunting lore and tales of legendary stags and their famous pursuers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume concludes with three chapters on deer, elk, and moose horns, with descriptions and measurements of antlers, along with stories of unusual and \"freak\" heads and sets of antlers. The text is heavily illustrated with photographs of famous hunters and their game, alongside many photographs of the deer and horns themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry W. Shoemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271022659","brand":"Penn State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46020585947273,"sku":"9780271022659","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_eddf4ccd-2dde-44dd-a4fd-cbdc0b7ee92e.jpg?v=1777407998","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/pennsylvania-deer-and-their-horns-9780271022659","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}