Hunting stories about big deer are woven deeply into the fabric of Outdoor Life, and we look forward to hearing and sharing these stories each fall. These tales come from all over North America, and ...

in Danforth, Maine, texted me a photo (below, left) of deep-set buck tracks cutting through a snow-covered cedar swamp. “Guiding a guy from PA,” the text read. “He’s getting a lesson in tracking.” ...

If you want to kill a big buck, the bucks-only archery season might be your best bet. On Sept. 6, Tim Crumpton of Heber Springs and Mason Ritter of Hot Springs killed magnificent bucks on the first ...