Jared Scheffler and his Whitetail Adrenaline crew helped show the hunting world that spot-and-stalk hunting for mature whitetail bucks on public land wasn’t crazy after all.

THE FIRST DEER I ever killed came to me, but I was in a good place, walking a few steps at a time and making frequent stops, and looking more than moving. Otherwise I wouldn’t have seen him. That’s a ...