Some women believe that when the right man comes along, their eyes will meet, hearts will race, and both will know that it’s true love that will last forever. These women needn’t bother reading Hunting Season, a coldly calculating book that teaches females how to capture men for spouses or merely for casual sex, using hunting terms and concepts as metaphors for the dating scene.

The author, Elle, whose last name and true identity remain a mystery, tells her readers to start with the basics: Decide whether they are trophy hunting (i.e., looking for a spouse) or looking just to bag ‘n’ tag (i.e., casual sex). These two different goals have distinctly different rules to follow. Once the agenda is determined, women can then move on to finding appropriate kill zones, which Elle describes as nightclubs, restaurants, organizations, or even vacation spots where hunters feel comfortable in the surroundings and have established relationships with employees. When hunting season officially begins—April 1 through September 30—hunters can stalk their prey using the various tips from this book.

Although the author seems to sincerely want to help her readers, using many of her own personal experiences as examples, her advice will apply to only a very specific audience. The book tells readers to practice telling lies in front of a mirror, offers pickup lines for luring men home for the night, suggests places to meet sailors and other military men on leave, and recommends joining a cigar club for meeting lively prey. Almost any single woman can find some useful advice in Hunting Season, but only true hunters will relate to the unromantic metaphors contained within.