A free hunting seminar titled “Hunting the Rut” will be given by Charles Alsheimer on Saturday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Mennonite Church. Alsheimer is also speaking at the 15th annual wild game event held later that evening (tickets required) and will again speak during the morning worship service on Sunday, April 10 at 10:15 a.m.
 
Alsheimer is an award-winning outdoor writer, nature photographer, lecturer, and whitetail consultant from Bath, New York.  He was born and raised on a farm and has devoted his life to photographing, writing and lecturing about the wonders of God’s creation.  His specialty – both as a writer and photographer – is white-tailed deer.

He is the senior contributing editor for Deer and Deer Hunting magazine and contributing host of their national television show, Deer & Deer Hunting TV, which airs on NBC-Sports network.  He is also a contributing editor for Whitetail News and The Christian Bowhunter magazines.

In the past 35 years, Alsheimer’s work has taken him across North America.  His photography has won numerous state and national contests, and his articles and photographs have appeared in nearly every major outdoor publication, including Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Harris Publications and Deer and Deer Hunting. 

In addition, he has written seven popular books on the whitetail and co-authored an eighth.  Alsheimer also owns and operates a white-tailed deer research facility and provides consulting services to various segments of the whitetail industry.

In a national poll conducted in January 2000 by Deer and Deer Hunting, Alsheimer was honored as one of the deer hunting’s top five inspirational leaders of the past century. 

The ballot included the names of nearly 60 scientists, manufacturers, politicians, celebrities, communicators, and hunters.  These individuals were selected for their efforts to enhance America’s understanding of the white-tailed deer and promote the sport of deer hunting through such means as establishing national forests, developing camouflage patterns and writing popular books. 

When the results of the survey were compiled, Alsheimer ranked third behind bowhunter Fred Bear and conservationist Aldo Leopold.  President Theodore Roosevelt and outdoor apparel designer Bill Jordan finished fourth and fifth, respectively.  This honor illustrates the respect Alsheimer has among America’s deer hunters.

Alsheimer lives with his wife on their farm in rural upstate New York.  Additional information about him and his work can be found on his website, www.CharlesAlsheimer.com.