Chester Veach of Ohio killed a massive nontypical deer on his first ever deer hunt in 1970. He was in his mid 50s.

I'd just seen the back of it just running right away. Just, I'm like, oh my goodness, that's the biggest buck I've ever seen, you know? And he runs out of sight, still on the property I can hunt ...

“Jeff,” Dad said, “your first buck is probably the biggest you’ll ever shoot. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bigger deer. You’re a lucky hunter.” At the time, I figured Dad was right. That was before ...