Babe

Seen: 2023-05-07 – 2025-08-31
50 references across 28 episodes

Timeline

What the hosts said

• Don recalled that the buck he shot in 2023, named Babe, was six years old but had lost about five inches from the prior year due to a poor growing season. 15:54 — #288 2025 Buck Forecast: EHD Devastation, Trail Cam Insights & Hard Truths About Trophy Bucks
• Don reports having five bucks over 170 inches on his 120-acre farm last fall, including Babe and one other harvested, with five more over 160 still alive. 16:42 — Ep #208 - Live from the FAE Midwest Sportsman Classic!
• Don published a video called Babe, produced by Steve Shields, on Thanksgiving morning. 1:36 — Episode #197 - Don’s Grandson Kills His First Buck!
• Don announced a free Thanksgiving-morning YouTube video telling the story of Babe, a buck taken this year, open to anyone, not just Academy members. 13:09 — Episode #196 - Lock Down Breaking Loose as Weather Changes
• Terry notes that Babe’s antler score actually declined between age five and six, unlike most bucks that add inches. 21:15 — Episode #195 - Wes Delks Shoots a Giant and Crossbow Controversy
• Don recounts shooting the buck named Babe on Wednesday evening after calling his shot in advance. 1:18 — Episode #193 - Babe is Down!
• Don’s target buck Babe appeared on trail camera before dark for three straight days right before gun season started. 1:26 — Episode #191 - Babe Out In Daylight - Giant Corn Yields for Food Plotters
• Don expects at least one of his two target bucks, Babe and a big eight pointer, to be shot this weekend and would be surprised otherwise. 3:18 — Episode #190 - Prep for Youth Season - Green Light on Babe
• Don noted Babe currently shows that same short-G2, strong-G3 antler pattern as a buck he shot years earlier. 36:36 — Episode #176 - Don’s Advice for Battery High Prices
• Don plans to try to kill Babe this season if the buck is still alive, though he hasn’t seen him all summer. 51:23 — Episode 175 - June Food Plot Update

Questions about this deer

• Brett Petty asked whether Don regrets shooting Babe given this year’s excellent antler growth, and whether Babe might have scored over 200. 37:51 — Ep. #226 - Mineral Site Placement and Predator Activity Special Memories of Fathers on Father’s Day
• What wind direction did Don have when he shot Babe? 53:02 — Ep #208 - Live from the FAE Midwest Sportsman Classic!
• What made Babe go a different direction the other time he was seen? 53:29 — Ep #208 - Live from the FAE Midwest Sportsman Classic!
• Justin Rue asked why Babe and other bucks always exit through that same spot in the switchgrass field. 51:11 — Episode #197 - Don’s Grandson Kills His First Buck!
• Levi Yoder asks why Don chose to shoot an older bow instead of his new Mathews bow in a recent photo with Babe. 34:41 — Episode #194 - 2nd Target Buck Harvested by Special Guest
• How did the youth season go with the boys? 1:08 — Episode #191 - Babe Out In Daylight - Giant Corn Yields for Food Plotters
• Terry asks if Babe still beds in the same north-facing switchgrass hill above the drainage ditch where the farm’s biggest buck lives every year. 6:26 — Episode #190 - Prep for Youth Season - Green Light on Babe
• Carter Lang asks whether letting a grandson shoot the buck Babe could negatively affect the boy’s future passion for hunting. 34:21 — Episode #189 - Season Opener and Tough Questions
• Parker Redicker asked whether he should shoot a mature buck whose antler growth declined this year, or let him go hoping for a rebound. 15:08 — Episode #187 - Do Trail Camera’s Spook Mature Bucks?
• Andrew asks if Don’s wife hunts with him and whether he’d let her shoot Babe or another target buck. 53:50 — Episode #186 - Disappointing 2023 Buck Forecast
• Terry asks Don what will happen if one of his grandsons is hunting and Babe walks out at 25 yards. 28:08 — Episode #182 - Don’s Buck Management Plan for 2023
• If target buck Babe drops a few inches of antler, would Don still target him this season or wait another year? 33:08 — Episode 178 - The Bucks and The Corn are Growing Fast
• Ed from Albany, Georgia asks Don whether Babe is an easy buck or a tough buck to hunt. 50:05 — Episode 175 - June Food Plot Update
• Terry asks Don whether Babe travels as far as Mel did. 50:38 — Episode 175 - June Food Plot Update
• Why isn’t Don’s annual switchgrass burn intrusive to his property, especially with a known target buck possibly living there? 47:35 — Episode #169 - Don is Testing More Corn Seed. WHY?

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