Episode #12 2020 ATA SHOW from Indy - Part 1 of 2

Published: 2020-01-15
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Duration: 52 min

In this episode

2020-plans

• Terry said big things are planned for 2020 across Real World, Chasing Giants, and their personal hunting goals, which he hopes listeners will follow all year. 3:44

announcement

• Don said big things are coming this year and encouraged listeners to stay tuned to every episode as the podcast gets more interesting. 4:20

chasing-giants

• Terry said Chasing Giants received a lot of positive feedback at the show, with listeners stopping by specifically to thank him and Don for the podcast. 2:39
• Don said people stopped him in hallways at the show to encourage him to keep up the good work on the podcast. 3:11
• Terry teased big new opportunities for himself, Don, and Chasing Giants that surfaced at ATA, which they’re keeping quiet for now. 4:02

deer-pressure

• Terry said hunters must never give deer intrusion or pressure, a principle he says they discuss constantly on Chasing Giants. 14:57

deer-sign

• Benjamin Murray asked whether buck poop is always clumped together versus individual pellets, and whether large clumps reliably indicate a buck versus either sex. 39:32

episode-12

• Terry announced the ATA sponsor interviews would be divided across two back-to-back podcast episodes, 12 and 13. 5:41

episode-13

• Don announced episode 13 will feature interviews with Mathews and QuietKat. 51:10

hunting-skills

• Don said too many deer hunters lean on products to compensate for weak hunting skills, and as he’s matured he has relied less and less on products himself. 26:29

listener-question

• Terry announced that Benjamin would receive a free T-shirt for submitting the buck poop question. 41:53

lone-wolf

• Frank Archey said Lone Wolf’s only change this year was removing the pass-through bow holder from the Alpha platform since evolving bow designs no longer fit a universal holder. 8:01
• Frank Archey said Lone Wolf plans to eventually release bow-holder accessories for compound, recurve, and crossbow setups. 8:55
• Frank Archey said Lone Wolf’s climbing sticks are the company’s number one selling product. 12:51
• The young Lone Wolf family representative said he grew up in the business since his family purchased Lone Wolf in 2006. 17:10

real-world

• Don Higgins said the new Real World Giant Miscanthus drew a response better than he imagined, generating five to six times more dealer information requests than any previous ATA Show. 1:36
• Terry said this ATA Show generated more dealer leads for Real World than every previous ATA Show they’ve attended combined. 1:53
• Wes Delks said Real World’s Miscanthus stays standing through winter and has denser leaf mass than competing Miscanthus varieties, forming a wall faster. 44:58
• Wes Delks said Real World consulted multiple universities and plant breeders and has been assured their Miscanthus variety is not invasive. 47:13
• Terry explained the Miscanthus is completely sterile, won’t seed or germinate from its seed head, and spreads only about an inch and a half to three inches per year from its rhizome. 47:33
• Wes Delks said prospective Real World dealers can email him directly to get started as a dealer. 48:13

scent-control

• Terry said, though not sponsored, he believes in Conquest Scents’ Evercom product, a deer-scented stick he uses for extra confidence in the stand. 25:14
• Dean Bronson asked Don and Terry to detail their scent-free protocol before deer season, covering clothing washing/storage, boot care, sprays, ozone products, and post-hunt routine. 19:40

vortex

• Ruben Alexson announced Vortex’s new RZR Generation III 1-10x24 rifle scope at the ATA Show. 29:49
• Ruben Alexson said Vortex tested the new low-power scope by shooting beyond a thousand yards with it, even though it’s built for closer engagements. 30:43
• Terry said Vortex’s price point and quality beat competitors and its lifetime warranty is phenomenal. 33:46

wes-delks

• Terry joked about an ATA rumor claiming a billboard of Wes Delks stood along I-70 in Indiana between Indianapolis and Terre Haute. 50:18 (light moment)
• Don added that someone at ATA joked Wes Delks was secretly an underwear model. 50:36 (light moment)

Deer activity

• unnamed buck (harvest) 13:51
• unnamed buck (harvest) 14:20

Listener questions

Question: Dean Bronson asked Don and Terry to detail their scent-free protocol before deer season, covering clothing washing/storage, boot care, sprays, ozone products, and post-hunt routine. 19:40

• Answer: Don said he doesn’t use scent-free sprays, ozone, or special products—he simply watches the wind, washing clothes once before season and relying entirely on wind direction to stay undetected. 20:58
• Answer: Terry agreed, saying the further into his hunting career he gets, the more he relies on wind direction rather than scent products or techniques. 23:18
• Answer: Don said he checks cameras early before rain moves in and generally keeps cameras away from his stand locations to limit scent exposure near hunting sites. 27:15

Question: Benjamin Murray asked whether buck poop is always clumped together versus individual pellets, and whether large clumps reliably indicate a buck versus either sex. 39:32

• Answer: Don said there is no way to tell from a pile of poop whether it came from a buck or a doe; clump size relates more to diet than sex. 41:30

The episode recapped ATA Show highlights and sponsor interviews. Don Higgins said Real World’s new Giant Miscanthus drew five to six times more dealer requests than any previous ATA Show, and Terry said it outpaced dealer leads from every prior show combined. Both said listeners thanked them for the podcast at the show. Frank Archey covered Lone Wolf’s removal of the pass-through bow holder and future bow-holder accessories, and called climbing sticks the company’s top seller. Ruben Alexson introduced Vortex’s RZR Generation III 1-10x24 scope, tested past a thousand yards. Wes Delks detailed the Miscanthus’s winter durability, density, sterility, and slow rhizome spread, and said Real World consulted universities confirming it isn’t invasive. Dean Bronson’s question prompted Don and Terry to describe relying on wind direction over scent products. Benjamin Murray asked about buck poop clumping; Don said clump size relates to diet, not sex. Patrick Simpson harvested a huge nontypical buck, and Wes Delks took a buck in the mid one seventies.

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