I spotted the doe first. She skirted the lower field edge, partially blocked by the yellowing hickory branches concealing my 20-foot perch. Her nervous gait indicated she likely wasn’t alone, and ...

This story, “Two Best Ways to Get Deer,” appeared in the November 1963 issue of Outdoor Life. THE FIRST DEER I ever killed came to me, but I was in a good place, walking a few steps at a time and ...

This story, “A Deer of Thanksgiving,” originally ran in the November 1964 issue of Outdoor Life. THE SHOT CAME just as I was easing into position by a dead oak snag. With head down and eyes scanning ...