This story, “Mystery of The Hinkley Deer,” appeared in the August 1969 issue of Outdoor Life. I saw the buck alive only the one time, and he was dead a minute after I caught sight of him. The last ...

A buck watches its backtrail. The ultimate accomplishment for a North Woods deer hunter is snow tracking a mature buck and shooting him at close range. Executing a hunt like this takes skill, patience ...

For most of her life, the idea of shooting a deer was unthinkable to Amy Rush. An animal lover who once believed hunting was cruel, she grew up watching her uncle bring home “beautiful, free animals” ...