Don Kisky knows his trophy bucks. Literally. Of the 25 Pope and Young bruisers he's taken, he'd named more than half before they ever walked into bow range. And none were mere passing acquaintances. An expert at hunting individual bucks in their core areas, Kisky knows how to nail down the small territories where big deer hang out before the rut-and how to catch them by surprise in their own living rooms. Here are three advanced lessons, plus three field assignments, straight from Kisky's playbook.

by Scott Bestul