Episode #70 - Fathers Day Talk along with comparison of the Hunting Industry and the Drug Cartel

Published: 2021-06-21
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Duration: 69 min

In this episode

crp

Terry shares that he has entered numerous CRP contracts on multiple properties without it ever being an issue, since he knows what he wants before entering. 48:07
Matt Gardner from Morton, Illinois asks whether to keep his 40-acre farm’s tillable ground in ag production or place it into a CRP program. 46:24

deer-tags

Terry recalls his father teaching him as a kid that applying for a deer tag under family members’ names to guarantee a tag would be illegal. 5:33

dollywood

Don’s son remarked that even at Dollywood, the park uses visitors’ money to witness to them, making him prefer coming back there. 11:47

episode-intro

Don opens episode 70 of Chasing Giants, noting it is brought to listeners by BuyAFarm.com and airs on Father’s Day, June 20. 0:58

event

Don announces the Great Outdoor Extravaganza on July 17 at the Columbia Township Volunteer Fire Department in Meigs County, Southeast Ohio. 43:47

family

Terry says he refused to take his kids to Disney when they were younger because of Disney’s stance on homosexuality. 19:03
Don announces that Terry’s mother is having serious surgery on Tuesday and asks listeners to keep her and the family in their thoughts. 68:37

father

Don’s father, who rarely hunted, once fell asleep while hunting in the mountains of West Virginia or Virginia and woke to find a copperhead curled between his feet. 2:00
Don recalls that although his minister father wasn’t a hunter, he still helped Don drag deer out of the woods and search for deer. 2:38

fatherhood

Jimmy Hooks texted Don a Father’s Day message stating that the essence of a father’s role is to mirror God’s own heart. 7:10
Terry states the problem with society today isn’t women but men, who have dropped the ball as spiritual leaders. 8:59
Don asks Terry to give an overview of statistics on the role a father plays as spiritual leader in the household. 7:44

food-plots

Russ Parkins from Ozark, Missouri asks what to do on his 5 wooded acres, surrounded by cattle-grazing land with no crop fields nearby, to attract deer. 55:24

great-outdoor-extravaganza

Don notes the event’s main speaker is Tate Hale, an amputee college athlete and motivational speaker they previously helped get an electric bike. 44:42
Don explains that 50% of the Great Outdoor Extravaganza’s proceeds go to the local volunteer fire department and the other 50% to Lester’s Feet. 45:02

hinge-cutting

Mike Schulte from McFarland, Wisconsin asks why Terry doesn’t use hinge cutting on trees like locust, mulberry, and hackberry that won’t be harvested for timber. 57:49

human-intrusion

Matt asks Don and Terry to detail how they manage their farms while keeping human intrusion to a minimum. 49:35

hunting-ethics

Terry states it’s not his place to push his ethics on others, calling ethics an individual choice while wishing more organizations would take a stand. 30:42

hunting-industry

An anonymous veteran of the hunting industry told Terry that there are more ethical people in the illegal drug business than in the hunting industry. 16:53

iowa

Terry announces he drew his Zone 8 Iowa tag and is heading back this week to gather trail cameras and scout the unit. 27:27
Terry reveals that despite assumptions about his well-managed properties, on his fifth scouting trip to Iowa this year he still hasn’t found a giant buck. 28:19

lesters-feet

Don explains that he and Terry started the Lester’s Feet foundation to help families whose children have life-altering illnesses. 36:20
Don announces the Lester’s Feet fundraiser has surpassed his original $50,000 goal and is nearing $70,000, with hope to exceed $75,000 by month’s end. 38:50
Don announces Lester’s Feet raffle tickets cost $25 each, or five for $100, with no limit on purchases. 40:47

podcast-purpose

Don explains the podcast’s niche isn’t casual hunting-camp talk but focuses on what it takes to dedicate yourself to killing bucks five years old or older. 31:19
Terry states the podcast distinguishes itself by focusing on mature buck hunting advice rather than general deer hunting advice. 33:05

real-world-wildlife-products

Don credits Wes’s genuine buy-in with helping produce the podcast’s exponential growth since he came aboard with Real World Wildlife Products. 20:13

sponsorship

Don explains that when he buys a Mathews bow, part of that money goes toward digging wells and supporting missionaries. 12:22
Don says buying a truck from Chris Yates means Chris tithes on that money and runs soup kitchens for the homeless in Kansas City. 12:30
Terry states that he and Don will hold their sponsors to the same standard of integrity they’d hold anyone else to. 13:16

trail-cameras

Don reports seeing news that Arizona is considering outlawing trail cameras for hunting. 28:41
Terry says he has mixed feelings on trail cameras, admitting he wouldn’t have killed some big bucks without them, but wishes organizations like Pope and Young addressed hunting ethics more. 29:16

truck-deal

Terry describes Chris’ truck deal: buy a new truck, trade it in every year for a set fee, and always drive a new truck. 23:17
Brian Kraft told Terry that whether you’re a farmer, a business, or an outdoorsman, a truck is simply a tool like anything else you buy. 24:27

Listener questions

Question: Don asks Terry to give an overview of statistics on the role a father plays as spiritual leader in the household. 7:44 — asked by Don

Answer: Terry cites research that when the father is spiritual leader of the home, he leads someone to Christ about 93-97% of the time, versus 17% for mothers and 3% for children. 8:28

Question: Matt Gardner from Morton, Illinois asks whether to keep his 40-acre farm’s tillable ground in ag production or place it into a CRP program. 46:24 — asked by Matt Gardner

Answer: Terry explains CRP’s advantage is guaranteed government payments for habitat over a 10-15 year contract, while the disadvantage is being locked into that government contract. 47:31
Answer: Don adds that Matt should zoom out, look at an aerial view, and identify whether food or bedding is the weakest link to guide the CRP decision. 48:53

Question: Matt asks Don and Terry to detail how they manage their farms while keeping human intrusion to a minimum. 49:35

Answer: Terry corrects a misconception that a 40-acre farm can’t hold a big buck, noting property size has no bearing on the size of bucks it can hold. 50:25
Answer: Don adds that age structure matters more than score when discussing what a property can hold. 50:50
Answer: Terry says he limits his own human intrusion to areas around his food plots, doing sanctuary maintenance in just a day or two each winter. 52:22

Question: Russ Parkins from Ozark, Missouri asks what to do on his 5 wooded acres, surrounded by cattle-grazing land with no crop fields nearby, to attract deer. 55:24 — asked by Russ Parkins

Answer: Terry, having consulted a similar Ozark property, says the weakest link there was quality food, and recommends Russ provide as much food as possible. 56:31

Question: Mike Schulte from McFarland, Wisconsin asks why Terry doesn’t use hinge cutting on trees like locust, mulberry, and hackberry that won’t be harvested for timber. 57:49 — asked by Mike Schulte

Answer: Terry explains his opposition is that hinge cutting ruins the tree’s future timber value while leaving its root system alive to compete with surrounding trees. 59:07
Answer: Don recalls being amazed at how thick vegetation grew back in Terry’s sanctuary simply from sunlight reaching the forest floor after trees were killed and dropped. 62:07
Answer: Terry laments that people have destroyed significant timber nationwide in the name of the hinge-cutting craze. 64:22
Answer: Terry concludes hinge cutting can create great deer habitat but by itself won’t help hunters kill mature deer. 66:58

Episode 70 opened on Father’s Day with Don and Terry reflecting on fathers as spiritual leaders, citing research that fathers lead someone to Christ 93-97% of the time versus 17% for mothers. Don shared stories of his non-hunting minister father, and Terry discussed sponsor integrity, citing an anonymous industry veteran’s harsh comparison of hunting-industry ethics to the drug trade. They announced Terry’s mother faced serious surgery, the Lester’s Feet fundraiser nearing $70,000 toward a $75,000 goal, and the Great Outdoor Extravaganza on July 17 featuring speaker Tate Hale. Terry reported drawing his Zone 8 Iowa tag but still not finding a giant buck after five scouting trips. Listener questions covered CRP tradeoffs for a 40-acre farm, minimizing human intrusion, boosting food on wooded acreage, and hinge cutting, which Terry argued damages timber value while only partially aiding deer habitat.

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