It’s a phrase often repeated amongst deer hunters who aren’t seeing any bucks—they’ve “gone nocturnal.” And it's usually about this time in the fall—mid-October—when we start hearing it. The big guys ...

A game camera took a nice photo of the buck that Willy Johnston wanted, but camera bucks seldom turn up during a hunt. This buck was an exception, and Johnston, who is accustomed to the greyhound-size ...

This story, “Ghost Buck,” appeared in the November 1991 issue of Outdoor Life. The Bruce Jameson buck ultimately scored 248 1/8 inches after deductions, according to Boone and Crockett. Although it ...

People have been telling me they see some very large, racked bucks in the fields. During the rut, those big bucks let down their guard when in search of a mate. Now that the rut is nearly over, I am ...

If you want to harvest a big, mature buck, Mississippi is the place to hunt. Year after year, Mississippi has been recognized by the Quality Deer Management Association, now the National Deer ...

The buck continued to walk toward Pittman, so Pittman put his binoculars down and picked up his rifle. The buck was directly downwind of Pittman and when it got within 125 yards of Pittman, it stopped ...