Episode #106 - Don finds sheds of an 8-year-old buck!

Published: 2022-02-27
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Duration: 85 min

In this episode

buck-home-range

• Don theorizes that outlying bucks on well-managed properties stretch their home range into an egg shape rather than a circle to include that property. 31:07

client-visit

• Don recounts an Amish family making him homemade ice cream and fresh cherry pie because they knew it was his favorite. 13:24

closing-remarks

• Don closes the episode by telling listeners not to trust the government. 84:48

cwd

• Don argues CWD has appeared in states with no captive deer facilities at all, undermining blame placed on the captive deer industry. 80:53
• Corey asks why CWD continues to be such a problem in captive deer breeding facilities. 79:43

debate

• Don says he felt extremely blessed to have been included in the Shipshewana debate event. 1:44

dixie-deer-classic

• Don announces he’ll be at the Dixie Deer Classic in North Carolina March 4-6 with seminars scheduled each day. 74:58
• Don says Terry will join him for a live Chasing Giants podcast taking audience questions at the Dixie Deer Classic on Saturday. 75:12

faith

• Terry compares the podcast’s approach to the New Testament story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with five loaves of bread. 10:41
• Don states his belief that current world events fulfill biblical prophecy and urges listeners to be ready for Jesus’s return. 84:06

family

• Don shares that his own grandfather had a major influence on his life, similar to Terry naming Lester’s Feet after his grandfather. 9:40

food-plots

• Terry recommends corn as a vital piece of a diverse food plot system to draw deer differently than surrounding ag fields. 15:56
• Josh asks how to keep food plots narrow for good shooting range while still achieving up to 10 acres or more of plot. 43:09

gen-two-soybeans

• Don encourages skeptics to just try one bag of Gen-two soybeans, saying seeing is believing. 16:20

human-intrusion

• Joseph asks how Don manages human intrusion during the annual master course without doing more harm than good through spring habitat work. 34:24
• Brandon asks what the biggest learning experience has been from all the habitat projects Don has done on his farm. 60:38

lesters-feet

• Terry reports about $4,200 was dropped off in donations at the booth alone during the Shipshewana event. 3:02

live-event

• Terry recalls a live event in Shipshewana that drew huge crowds, with one night reaching five to seven hundred people. 1:10

master-classes

• Don reports that all the master classes sold out first, except for two spots remaining in doctor Strickland’s classes. 77:03
• Don announces two open spots remain in the March 10 or March 12 master classes for whoever contacts him first. 77:33

mature-bucks

• Don reflects that the shifting arrival pattern of an aging buck shows how little is known about how big bucks change with age. 26:51

milorganite

• A friend of Don’s used too much Milorganite, and deer would not touch his mature soybeans at all that fall and winter. 71:39
• Jared asks Don’s thoughts on using Milorganite to help with browse pressure on young soybean plots. 69:38

miscanthus

• Joseph asks how Don structures Real World Miscanthus in his fields to create screening and bedding structure. 34:38

no-till

• Don describes using a custom no-till Genesis Planner setup that sprays and plants soybeans at the same time. 73:09

non-gmo

• Don explains deer prefer non-GMO soybeans and corn, which is why they chose not to make NutriCrave corn Roundup Ready. 18:28

nutricrave-corn

• Don describes seeing deer completely demolish NutriCrave corn on a client’s property while leaving neighboring ag corn untouched. 14:41

podcast-growth

• Terry says podcast downloads have grown significantly since they started producing video versions. 4:06

podcast-mission

• Don explains the podcast was created to give solid free hunting information to people who can’t afford consultations. 5:30
• Terry states the podcast’s mission is to serve the hunting community, not just the hunting industry. 10:35

product-skepticism

• Terry observes that online critics who claim there’s no difference in seed products are always the ones who never actually tried it. 17:18

raffle

• Terry announces the raffle’s top prizes include a Chevrolet truck donated by Victory Chevrolet and Midwest Land Group. 47:53
• Terry says the plan is to open raffle ticket sales in early to mid March. 48:31
• Terry explains the foundation’s board decided not to offer cash alternatives for raffle prizes. 51:00

residual-herbicide

• Scott Finandal told Don he used the residual chemical Resicore at planting and never had to spray again, with corn as clean as any ag field. 19:10
• Don plans to sell a residual chemical through Real World once he finds one that works well on his own farm. 19:39
• Don plans to offer a top-of-the-line residual chemical for NutriCrave corn and a different one for Gen-two soybeans next year. 20:10

sanctuary

• Joseph asks how to set up a sanctuary on 60 acres of woods and 40 acres of mixed habitat if he can’t cut trees. 34:50

shipshewana

• Terry notes the debate between Don and Tony LaPratt at Shipshewana drew a huge crowd. 1:20
• Don calls the Shipshewana crowd the biggest he’s ever spoken in front of, estimated by Leon at about 2,500 people. 2:13
• Terry notes attendees traveled long distances from Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan to the Shipshewana event. 3:27

sponsorship

• Terry thanks BuyAFarm for its sponsorship and continued support of the podcast. 68:54

Deer activity

• unnamed buck (history) 24:02
• Mel (harvest) 25:05
• unnamed buck (trail-camera) 25:21
• unnamed buck (history) 26:04

Listener questions

Question: Joseph asks how Don manages human intrusion during the annual master course without doing more harm than good through spring habitat work. 34:24 — asked by Joseph

• Answer: Don says they never enter the sanctuary during the master class. 35:16

Question: Joseph asks how Don structures Real World Miscanthus in his fields to create screening and bedding structure. 34:38 — asked by Joseph

• Answer: Don plants Miscanthus in an X pattern, and deer bed in the pockets the shape creates. 36:29

Question: Joseph asks how to set up a sanctuary on 60 acres of woods and 40 acres of mixed habitat if he can’t cut trees. 34:50 — asked by Joseph

• Answer: Don advises that if you can’t alter the woods, the best move is simply to stay out and minimize human intrusion. 40:18

Question: Josh asks how to keep food plots narrow for good shooting range while still achieving up to 10 acres or more of plot. 43:09 — asked by Josh

• Answer: Don explains he creates a large plot but necks it down near stands or blinds to keep deer within shooting range. 44:04

Question: Brandon asks what the biggest learning experience has been from all the habitat projects Don has done on his farm. 60:38 — asked by Brandon

• Answer: Don says the biggest lesson has been how critical freedom from human intrusion is on a property. 60:50

Question: Jared asks Don’s thoughts on using Milorganite to help with browse pressure on young soybean plots. 69:38 — asked by Jared

• Answer: Don explains Milorganite is a fertilizer product made from human waste. 70:12

Question: Corey asks why CWD continues to be such a problem in captive deer breeding facilities. 79:43 — asked by Corey

• Answer: Don says the captive deer industry has gotten a raw deal being blamed for CWD. 80:39

Sponsors this episode

• QuietKat
• BuyAFarm.com

The episode covered the recent Shipshewana event, where Terry and Don recalled huge crowds, including one night reaching five to seven hundred people and a debate with Tony LaPratt that Leon estimated at about 2,500 attendees, the biggest Don had spoken to. Terry noted attendees traveled from Missouri, Ohio, and Michigan, and about $4,200 was donated at the booth. They discussed the podcast’s mission of giving free hunting information, comparing it to Jesus feeding 5,000. Product talk covered NutriCrave corn and Gen-two soybeans, non-GMO choices, and residual chemical plans. Don addressed CWD, defending the captive deer industry. Listener questions from Joseph, Josh, Brandon, Jared, and Corey covered sanctuary design, Miscanthus screening, food plot shape, human intrusion lessons, and Milorganite’s effect on soybean browse. Don also previewed the Dixie Deer Classic and discussed an aging buck’s shifting arrival pattern.

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