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title: "Trophy Buck Hunting: How I Shot The Buck Of A Lifetime"
description: Trophy buck hunting is the perhaps the most difficult deer hunting one can seek. Jason Cruise offers his insights to taking the trophy buck of a lifetime.
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# [Trophy Buck Hunting: How I Shot The Buck Of A Lifetime](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/trophy-buck-hunting)

 Written by [Jason Cruise](https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/author/jason-cruise) | Dec 8, 2015 8:00:18 PM

Trophy buck hunting is beyond question some of the most difficult deer hunting a hunter can seek to pursue.

I've taken some nice bucks over the years, but there is one buck that is truly the trophy buck of a lifetime.

Many deer hunters today seem obsessed with trophy buck hunting, and I'll be the first to testify that a big buck can get into your head in a bad, bad way.

## Trophy Buck Hunting And Creativity

To be candid, I was intent on trophy buck hunting when I made this trip to the midwest several years ago. I was not, however, prepared for how the hunt would turn out in terms of how I killed this amazing beast.

It all started, however, with a commitment I had made to myself before the season even began.

Trophy buck hunting is a thought process that must go into every hunter's mind if a trophy buck is something he or she wants to pursue consistently.

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