Still, for some unknown reason, wilderness hunting seems to cast a spell on almost everyone who tries it. The tricks I’ve learned during 24 years of hunting wilderness bucks will work anywhere you have big woods. Once the frenzy of the true rut begins, it becomes really tough to kill a big wilderness buck. Although tracking down a big wilderness buck is tough business, it can be done. The wilderness deer hunters I know who are consistently successful have gotten that way because of a lot of hard work and dedication.