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This well-organized volume summarizes the investigations under Pittman-Robertson Project W-4-R from 1941 through 1954. Designed for consumption by technician and layman alike, it is written in a lucid and entertaining style and is embellished with many halftones, tables, maps and graphs. The authors “tried to include enough data to substantiate our conclusions, but … not to load the text with too many unimportant statistics.” They have struck a nice balance, incorporating such technical data as are essential for developing and implementing sound management practices. The text comprises nineteen chapters, arranged in four parts: (1) a brief review of historical factors affecting deer in Wisconsin; (2) the deer herd, with consideration of life history, movements, food habits, natality and mortality factors, and other topics; (3) problems of the deer range, perhaps the most important aspect of the study; and (4) deer management problems of various sorts. An Appendix of twelve parts, with data on how to age deer (by teeth), diseases and parasites (12 general sorts), browse species (110 trees and shrubs, with preference ratings), and other local material completes what should be a most useful aid to all those concerned with deer management, particularly in the Lake States area.