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 ...

Trophy bucks are fun to look at. There’s no denying that. Whether its tall-tined typicals or wide-racked anomalies with tons of kickers and coke-bottle wide main beams, there’s something about ...