This story, Night in the Woods,” appeared in the Sept. 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. “I’m lost,” were the words of despair that I heard faintly on the CB radio as daylight swiftly faded into darkness.

Something happened to me as a Pennsylvania deer hunter the last three years. I re-learned that it’s fun. In my formative years as a hunter some 35 years ago, Pennsylvania deer hunting was always fun.

A recent investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that the now-infamous 49-point buck that appeared at a hunting expo this spring was indeed a high-fence deer. The ...