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 (25th 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.