At the top of Mountain Pass, the glare in the rearview was like the afterglow of a device gone off in a long-­overdue airburst above the coastal city. Then the interstate descended the Nevada side of ...

This story, “2-for-2 Trophy Hunt,” first appeared in the April 1978 issue of Outdoor Life. The author’s buck remains one of the biggertypical mule deer ever taken in Colorado; it now ranks as 20th in ...

After days of grinding in the high desert, the dream finally comes true — a perfect shot on a trophy mule deer buck. But the real work begins: field dressing, hauling, and the long road home. The ...