09/14/2026
Debbie Lee’s monster Utah Mule deer is featured in the September/October issue of the Epic Outdoors Magazine! This buck is awesome and the story behind it is just as good!
“In a year-old burn filled with downed trees and blackened timber, Zac spotted a buck feeding calmly with several younger deer. He wasn’t alarmed or rushed-just moving slowly through the burn like he owned it. At first, I didn’t fully understand what I was seeing. Then the details came into focus-the height, the width, the heavy frame.
This buck was different.
We moved carefully, using the burned timber and terrain to stay hidden. Shot windows were limited, and every step felt deliberate. When the moment finally came, l settled in and focused…”
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