That 164-inch velvet 8-pointer looked like an extinct Irish elk as he stepped out of the cedar thicket. His rack swayed back and forth as he scanned the landscape. My first hunt for that giant buck ...

With bow season for deer less than a month away (Oct. 1 in some areas, Oct. 15 in one other), it's time, even past time, to begin patterning your buck if you hope to score early. Oh, you could get out ...