Big Bucks the Benoit Way ─ Secrets from America's First Family of Whitetail Hunting

See what it takes to track trophy-sized bucks like the legends do.

If there is such a thing as hunting royalty, then the Benoit family is it. They have been raking in trophy-sized bucks since Larry Benoit first began to pioneer his unique tracking methods. As the family grew, so did the Benoit hunting repertoire, expanding beyond simple snow tracking to all-season tracking.

Author Bryce M. Towsley had a unique opportunity in the late nineties: to deer hunt with the Benoits for an extended period in the deep woods of Maine. He hunted with the Benoit family observing and learning their hunting tactics, techniques, and long protected secrets.

The product of Towsley’s inclusion in the Benoit family tradition is Big Bucks the Benoit Way. Fully illustrated with Towsley’s beautiful, full-color photography and written with his trademark prose, it tracks his experience following in the footsteps of the great Benoit hunters, learning their craft and sharing it with you. Big Bucks the Benoit Way is more than an exploration of the fine art of tracking bucks; it’s a glimpse at the heart and beauty of American big-game hunting.

Bryce M. Towsley is an award-winning writer and photographer whose work covers a range of subjects, but none more than the fields of hunting and firearms. He published his first article in 1980 and in the time since he has authored several books and published thousands of articles and photos in most of the major outdoor and gun magazines. Towsley worked on American Rifleman Television for several years and is a field editor for the NRA’sAmerican Rifleman, American Hunter, and Shooting Illustrated magazines He lives in North Clarendon, Vermont, with his wife, Robin.