Larry Weishuhn

Mr. Whitetail

Professional wildlife biologist, outdoor writer, book author, speaker, television show host, radio host, podcaster, artist and always hunter/conservationist, Larry Weishuhn is one of our country’s most recognized and respected outdoor personalities. Even though known internationally as “Mr. Whitetail” for his many years of researching, managing, hunting and promoting whitetail deer and their habitat, Larry has hunted and worked with big game species throughout North America, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe.

Larry grew up on a small ranch in Colorado County, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University and earned a B.S. Degree in Wildlife Science. After serving as a research wildlife biologist with Texas A&M University’s Department of Veterinary Pathology and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, he was appointed the Technical Assistance Biologist for South Texas where he worked with landowners and hunters in establishing and maintaining quality wildlife management programs. He later left State employment
and established his own wildlife management company, Quality Management, Ltd., with emphasis on habitat restoration and species management concentrating on such big game species as whitetail deer, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, elk, and desert bighorn sheep.
As a professional wildlife biologist Larry has established quality wildlife management programs on over 12,000,000 acres. His research has been published in numerous professional journals and he has frequently served as a featured speaker at
international wildlife symposiums devoted to wildlife conservation.
As an outdoor writer Weishuhn served on staff with Shooting Times, Deer & Deer Hunting, North American Hunter, Petersen’s Hunting, Sports Afield, Sporting Classics, Game Trails, Texas Wildlife and many others. He has authored well over 4,000 feature
articles, columns and more recently blogs. He has written eleven award-winning books. His earlier books are considered “classics”. Larry currently serves as the whitetail columnist for Texas Fish & Game, executive field editor for DSC’s Game Trails (25 th
year in 2024) and freelances to numerous publications including, Sports Afield, Sporting Classics, North American Deer Hunter and North American Outdoorsman and many others. He writes regular blogs for Hornady’s Bullet Points, Dallas Safari Club, Taurus, CarbonTV.com, Mallette Communications, and his website www.larryweishuhn.net and
numerous others.
Larry has long served as host or co-host for many award-winning outdoor television shows, well over 500 episodes. His shows have been awarded numerous juried Tellys and have been nominated for Emmys. Currently Larry co-hosts the weekly digital televisions show “A Sportsman’s Life” on Carbontv.com.
Larry has been doing a weekly radio segment, “Campfire Talk with Larry Weishuhn” on Luke Clayton Outdoors since 2008 which is heard on stations through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Louisiana as well as internet radio. Larry frequently guests on various outdoor radio shows and podcasts throughout North America.
In June 2019 Larry launched his popular weekly “DSC’s Campfires with Larry Weishuhn” podcast which is available through WaypointTV.com, iHeartPodcasts, ApplePodcasts, Spotify and many other platforms.
Weishuhn hunts primarily with Mossberg rifles topped with Stealth Vision scopes and Taurus handguns shooting Hornady ammunition. He works with Vineyard Max in promoting their deer attractants, feeders, knives and other hunting products. Asked his
favorite hunt, his answer is always, “The next hunt I’m going on”.
Weishuhn has long served as an Ambassador for Dallas Safari Club. He is a Professional Member of the Boone & Crockett Club (one of about a hundred world-wide), and is the primary founder of the Texas Wildlife Association, where he continues to remain very active. He is a life member of Dallas Safari Club, Houston Safari Club, Wyoming One Shot Shooters, National Rifle Association, Wild Sheep Foundation, Mule Deer Foundation and other conservation-based organizations.
In 2007 Larry was inducted into the National Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame. In January 2016 he was presented the prestigious Zeiss Lifetime Achievement Award, which in Zeiss’ history has only been awarded two other times. That year he was also inducted into the Muy Grande Hall of Fame. In 2024 he was awarded the American Outdoor News’ Lifetime Achievement Award. Weishuhn serves on several Texas Wildlife Association and DSC Committees.