Terry Peer

Role: host
Co-host and moderator; runs the Chasing Giants TV YouTube channel and the Lester’s Feet Foundation charity (truck-raffle fundraisers). Leads the show’s faith segments and often introduces guests, reads sponsor tags, and runs the question queue at live events.
Appears in 288 episodes

Terry Peer co-hosts the show, running announcements, the question queue, and the Chasing Assurance and Chasing Giants TV segments. He discusses cell cameras, trail cameras, food plots, Miscanthus, switchgrass, habitat management, and consulting work with clients on deer numbers and property layout. He promotes the Lester’s Feet Foundation, including its Texas hunt raffle and short-term family assistance, and fields listener questions on hunting strategy, land buying, gear, and faith topics like discipleship and church attendance.

Appearances

What they said

Showing 160 of 3804 claims across the 20 most-discussed of 1516 topics. The complete record is on the episode pages above.

announcement (8 of 39)

• Terry announces Dr. Aaron Gaines is producing a Chasing Giants TV video educating viewers on reading nutrition value in feed and mineral tags. 43:43 — Making Good Tree Stands GREAT | Don Higgins’ Best Habitat Tricks + Doubting Thomas Premiere
• Terry reminds listeners to get Darren Bailey questions in and confirms the Doubting Thomas premiere is set for July 1. 63:13 — Making Good Tree Stands GREAT | Don Higgins’ Best Habitat Tricks + Doubting Thomas Premiere
• Terry announced that listeners with a question for Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey can submit it at chasinggiants.com before his upcoming podcast appearance. 16:15 — Why Some Hunting Properties Work Instantly… And Others Fail - Chasing Giants Podcast #319
• Terry announces that Club and Leaf, one of their top dealers, will have a big three sixty display at the Shipshewana Show. 22:21 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Don and Terry will host a breakout session on projects from their own farms that funnel deer toward three 360 Hunting Blinds. 22:32 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry announces Chasing Giants will sponsor a trail camera contest at the Midwest Sportsman’s Classic for people’s best trail camera photos. 23:21 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry announces Wes Delks will give a seminar in Shipshewana about the mental aspect of hunting. 46:01 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry announces that Chasing Giants TV’s YouTube channel just released Joe Miles’ 204-inch South Texas buck hunt video. 12:10 — Late Season EXPLOSION! Why Giants Are Falling Everywhere | Chasing Giants #302

cell-cameras (8 of 23)

• Terry said he will keep running cell cameras in Kentucky where he uses feed and mineral, despite the concerns raised about cell cameras. 5:00 — Episode 238 - 2024 Buck Forecast - MORE GIANTS SHOT THIS YEAR
• Patrick has long claimed deer can detect cell cameras, and Terry, who used to laugh it off, now thinks Patrick might be right. 18:36 — Episode 237 - Cell Camera Spooking Mature Deer? Don Thinks Maybe So…
• Terry admits the cell-camera detection idea is just an unprovable theory with no way to confirm right or wrong. 20:24 — Episode 237 - Cell Camera Spooking Mature Deer? Don Thinks Maybe So…
• A friend told Terry that cell cameras actually cause more hunting intrusion, since hunters rush in on a last-minute picture in bad conditions. 18:08 — Episode #116 - Broadhead Debate with Don Higgins and Joe Miles
• Terry advises hunters to pull SD cards from cell cameras now, since relying only on cell transmission can cause missed pictures of deer. 14:11 — Episode #94 - Late Season is Here! Change Your Approach
• Terry jokes that hunters will pay a thousand dollars yearly for a new Mathews bow but skimp on quality cell cameras. 16:39 — Episode #94 - Late Season is Here! Change Your Approach
• Across 11 cell cameras on four farms, Terry found only about 90% of the pictures on the SD cards actually reached his phone. 17:16 — Episode #76 - Where are the big bucks? August is here! Final Prep
• Terry warns against stacking a standard SD camera and a cell camera on the same tree because their infrared flashes interfere with each other. 18:48 — Episode #76 - Where are the big bucks? August is here! Final Prep

charity (8 of 37)

• Terry said they plan to offer one of the most highly sought-after charity raffle prizes anyone has ever wanted, though details are still being finalized. 5:45 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry said they plan to announce the new fundraising prize at the Shipshewana event. 5:56 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry recalled that he and Don auctioned their bows for charity together last year at Shipshewana. 7:48 — #288 2025 Buck Forecast: EHD Devastation, Trail Cam Insights & Hard Truths About Trophy Bucks
• Terry said he and Don use their auctioned bows to raise money for the Lester’s Feet charity. 10:16 — #288 2025 Buck Forecast: EHD Devastation, Trail Cam Insights & Hard Truths About Trophy Bucks
• Proceeds from the charity bow auction went to Kenny at Tag Out, who is battling cancer. 24:17 — Episode #278 - Are Deer Getting Smaller?
• Terry plans to hunt near Louisville, Kentucky and donate any deer meat he harvests to a homeless shelter there. 80:38 — Episode #278 - Are Deer Getting Smaller?
• Terry reports the team raised roughly $41,000 for various ministries through Lester’s Feet during the Shipshewana weekend. 3:25 — Episode #261 - Does GMO Traits Reduce Deer Attraction?
• Terry recounts the Paget family paid $14,000 at auction for the first serial-numbered Chasing Giants 360 Bond blind to help their friend Kenny, who is fighting cancer. 4:02 — Episode #261 - Does GMO Traits Reduce Deer Attraction?

chasing-assurance (8 of 24)

• Terry announces his dad has been voted and accepted the call to become president of Louisville Bible College. 21:54 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• Terry announced that his dad started a new Chasing Assurance series called ‘Parents of a Prodigal.’ 21:59 — Don Shares Personal News + The #1 Mistake Hunters Make | Chasing Giants Podcast 322
• Terry announces a new second YouTube channel, Chasing Assurance, since many churches use their dad’s material for small groups and Sunday school. 60:03 — Don Higgins Breaks Down His Favorite Properties of 2026 - Chasing Giants #320
• Terry recommends listeners check out his dad’s podcast, Chasing Assurance, which is covering a series on the apostle Paul. 59:19 — Permission Properties, Scrape Magnet Explained, and Our Health Journeys | Chasing Giants Ep. 315
• Terry Hamby promoted his father’s podcast, Chasing Assurance, currently covering discussions on the original 12 apostles. 61:14 — Snow, Sheds & Sorghum: Late-Season Deer Survival | Chasing Giants #311
• Terry reports the “Chasing Assurance” disciple/apostle sermon series is nearing 4,000 views a week and is used for small groups and Bible studies. 58:34 — CULLING BUCKS: Why Shooting 3½-Year-Old 8-Points Actually Works | Chasing Giants #310
• Terry mentions that John Wise, last week’s guest, also appeared on the Chasing Assurance podcast. 58:41 — Most Hunters Get This Wrong | The Hard Truth About Killing Mature Bucks | Chasing Giants #307
• Terry announces the upcoming Chasing Assurance podcast topic will be how to deal with a prodigal child. 64:58 — Episode 303 – Late-Season Deer Movement, Winter Food Strategy & The Future of Big Bucks

chasing-giants-tv (8 of 25)

• Terry announces the first episode of the Chasing Giants TV bear hunt released the day before the podcast. 10:04 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• Terry announces that Chasing Giants TV is releasing new bear hunting videos this week. 27:03 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry announces Ty Miller’s Christmas Day video release about a buck he killed in Northern Indiana, produced with Josh Anderson. 65:57 — Episode 303 – Late-Season Deer Movement, Winter Food Strategy & The Future of Big Bucks
• Terry announced that Chasing Giants TV has released two new hunt videos since their last update. 11:34 — #294 From Old School to High Tech: Don Higgins Reflects on 40 Years in the Deer Woods
• Terry announced that he and Don will run tests on Chasing Giants TV to see if a product helps push soybean pods along despite the drought. 59:08 — #288 2025 Buck Forecast: EHD Devastation, Trail Cam Insights & Hard Truths About Trophy Bucks
• Terry said they released spring food plot videos this week on Chasing Giants TV. 7:38 — Episode 280 - Trail Cams, Big Cats, and Camo Drops | Special Guest Joe Miles
• Terry announces upcoming coyote hunt footage from their friend Brandon Epperson coming soon to Chasing Giants TV. 56:03 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• A Chasing Giants TV video airing this week shows Don planting soybeans. 3:57 — Episode #273 - Clover Maintenance and Spring Planting

consulting (8 of 35)

• Terry recalls thinking for the podcast’s first two years he wasn’t ready to start consulting, until Don convinced him he was ready. 47:57 — Don Higgins Breaks Down His Favorite Properties of 2026 - Chasing Giants #320
• Terry says the team is transitioning out of its heavy consulting tour schedule, planning to wrap it up within the next couple of weeks. 1:31 — INSANE Bedding Cover + 22 Bears on Camera?! | Chasing Giants #318
• Terry says he always discusses with clients up front whether they’ll timber the property for income, balancing financial needs against the habitat plan. 5:16 — INSANE Bedding Cover + 22 Bears on Camera?! | Chasing Giants #318
• Terry says the team is blessed to push hard for three months of consulting travel and then hunt full time the rest of the year. 29:30 — INSANE Bedding Cover + 22 Bears on Camera?! | Chasing Giants #318
• Terry recommends that consultants build wind breaks into bedding-cover layouts and funnel deer strategically from that cover into food sources where hunters can access them. 9:16 — Late Season EXPLOSION! Why Giants Are Falling Everywhere | Chasing Giants #302
• Terry said the most valuable information for a consulting visit is how many deer are using the property. 63:31 — Thermal Drones, Trail Cameras & Big Buck Strategies | Chasing Giants Podcast #282
• Terry describes finishing a consulting project on swampland in Western Kentucky that had been underwater, calling the flood water levels from recent storms insane. 17:57 — Episode #271 - Cool Wet Spring Concerns for Antler Growth and Nutrition
• Terry plans to drive about two hours north the next morning to consult on a loyal listener’s property while in town for the show. 7:34 — Episode #263 - Live from the Iowa Deer Classic

ehd (8 of 31)

• Terry describes a tough season hunting one specific deer in a high-EHD area with much lower deer numbers than usual. 12:58 — EPISODE 300! Don Changes His Mind on the Rut + Drone Debate Heats Up!
• Terry relays that fellow hunter Todd Hewing has also reported deer numbers hit hard where he hunts nearby. 13:39 — EPISODE 300! Don Changes His Mind on the Rut + Drone Debate Heats Up!
• Terry said that with EHD continuing to take a toll on Kentucky’s deer, he wants to assess deer numbers to guide doe harvest decisions. 7:37 — #294 From Old School to High Tech: Don Higgins Reflects on 40 Years in the Deer Woods
• Terry recalled that EHD didn’t set in on his Illinois farm until the first week of September in a prior year, making this year’s early Ohio outbreak alarming. 23:17 — #288 2025 Buck Forecast: EHD Devastation, Trail Cam Insights & Hard Truths About Trophy Bucks
• Terry says that during his heaviest EHD outbreaks, fawns were the only deer that survived. 1:29 — #287 “Predators, Food Plots & Cracker Barrel Woke?
• Terry jokingly wishes Randall’s Ohio farm gets hit with EHD. 43:21 — #287 “Predators, Food Plots & Cracker Barrel Woke?
• Terry explained he lost the buck whose history he’d tracked for several years to EHD this year. 2:32 — Episode #249 - Another Big Archery Buck! Terry Peer and Don Higgins Discuss
• Terry said one of his properties thirty minutes away lost at least 75% of its deer to EHD this year. 29:00 — Episode #244 - October Lull? Don and Terry See Bucks Moving in Mid October

faith (8 of 56)

• Terry shared that his church ran an initiative challenging members to change their social-media ‘algorithm’ by replacing consumed content with God-focused material. 53:58 — Why Some Hunting Properties Work Instantly… And Others Fail - Chasing Giants Podcast #319
• Terry Hamby said he believes God has blessed their platform because of their commitment to honoring Him and sharing Jesus through it. 59:45 — Snow, Sheds & Sorghum: Late-Season Deer Survival | Chasing Giants #311
• Mark Fisher puts a copy of the book of John in every dealership order, hoping someone will learn about Jesus through the business. 13:31 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry ties the Boone Brothers program to the biblical calling to feed the hungry, citing Jesus’s words about feeding him when he was hungry. 56:48 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry says deer hunting gave him a huge platform to talk about Jesus. 42:57 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry recalls being jaded against the church for years, viewing it as his father’s employer rather than a place to grow closer to God. 43:12 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry says the podcast has let him and Don show they are flawed people who fail and sin daily but are saved by grace. 43:41 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Terry joked about not waiting until summer for the baptism, suggesting a Tractor Supply stock tank filled with hot water instead. 12:12 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298

family (8 of 34)

• Terry shares that his daughter’s business case-study team made the cut to present directly to the owner of the company. 27:06 — Episode 303 – Late-Season Deer Movement, Winter Food Strategy & The Future of Big Bucks
• Terry shared that his youngest daughter placed third in the nation in a business testing competition for graduating seniors. 52:16 — Episode #281 - How Don Tracks Giant Bucks Years in Advance
• Terry announces his daughter is graduating high school and they are about to become empty nesters. 57:32 — Episode #273 - Clover Maintenance and Spring Planting
• Terry recalls his grandfather Lester got him into whitetail hunting and wishes he could come back to see everything since. 37:03 — Episode #269 - Genetics, Nutrition, or Age (which is more important)
• Terry says without their wives’ support, neither he nor Don would have the deer or the businesses they have today. 22:29 — Episode #267 - Spring Whitetail Habitat Projects - Is it Go Time?
• Terry recounts traveling to the West Virginia and Virginia border to attend his grandmother’s funeral services while dealing with slow mountain internet. 0:44 — Episode #254 - Don Improving Cell Cameral Locations, No-Till Food Plots, and Winter Habitat Projects
• Terry’s daughter will attend a summer study program between her junior and senior year at one of three state universities as part of the Governor’s Scholar program. 49:23 — Episode #216 - Don Shoots His First Turkey - Friends Episode
• Terry shares that his mother suffered a bad fall at the hospital during a heart-procedure follow-up, shattering her femur near an old knee replacement. 76:15 — Episode 200 - Journey to 200

food-plots (8 of 79)

• Terry described his own plots this week: corn waist-high, but late-planted soybeans only a few inches tall with weeds emerging despite residual herbicide. 4:33 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry says his clover looks amazing, having mowed it three times already and cut alfalfa the previous week. 4:14 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• Terry plans to prioritize his new Southern Illinois property next week, planting about five acres of beans with Austin once the rain breaks. 22:45 — Why Mature Bucks Go Nocturnal | Chasing Giants Podcast 326
• Terry plans to plant a bunch of blackberries this year as a new food source for deer on his property. 18:19 — Don Shares Personal News + The #1 Mistake Hunters Make | Chasing Giants Podcast 322
• Terry announces his new PHM7 no-till drill has arrived—a lighter, more economical version of the G-series drill designed by Paul, aimed at deer hunters and food plotters. 15:11 — INSANE Bedding Cover + 22 Bears on Camera?! | Chasing Giants #318
• Terry advises not letting a small food plot be the first thing to sprout, since deer will swarm it as the only browse available. 52:02 — Permission Properties, Scrape Magnet Explained, and Our Health Journeys | Chasing Giants Ep. 315
• Terry says once he understood the benefits of overseeding, he stopped worrying about early plot sprouting attracting browse pressure. 52:53 — Permission Properties, Scrape Magnet Explained, and Our Health Journeys | Chasing Giants Ep. 315
• Terry recommends using Dixie Dozen instead of Deadly Dozen in old tobacco fields because leftover nitrogen keeps nitrate levels too high for deer to eat it for years. 9:58 — Chasing Giants LIVE at the Midwest Sportsmen’s Classic | Shipshewana, IN | Presented by FAE

habitat-management (8 of 24)

• Terry recommends girdling instead of dropping certain trees when you’re not skilled with a chainsaw. 45:00 — Permission Properties, Scrape Magnet Explained, and Our Health Journeys | Chasing Giants Ep. 315
• Terry warns that girdling creates widow-maker hazards, so hunters should stay cautious in those woods in the years afterward. 45:27 — Permission Properties, Scrape Magnet Explained, and Our Health Journeys | Chasing Giants Ep. 315
• Terry describes clearing an overgrown pasture near his farm access that was drawing too many deer, after letting another section grow up as habitat over three years. 14:26 — Most Hunters Get This Wrong | The Hard Truth About Killing Mature Bucks | Chasing Giants #307
• Terry said watching a managed property’s wildlife thrive from invested effort can feel even more special than the hunting itself. 46:03 — Barometer Secrets & Rut Forecast for Early November! | Chasing Giants 297
• Terry noted Walker is seeing direct results of habitat projects and management decisions on the herd as he grows into a teenager. 3:22 — The Magic of Late October | Cold Fronts, Big Bucks & Character in the Woods | Chasing Giants #295
• Terry planned to bush hog a third of his overgrown pasture before storms arrived, to keep cedars from taking over. 61:33 — Episode #266 Making a Good Stand a Great Stand
• Don posted a video showing him mowing his Miscanthus down with a bush hog to control flame height before burning. 5:08 — Episode #264 - Big Rope Scrapes and Big Bucks!
• Terry jokes that Austin will need to be back on retainer if Don keeps digging up and resetting trees and cages. 9:22 — Episode #264 - Big Rope Scrapes and Big Bucks!

lesters-feet (8 of 146)

• Terry announced Lester’s Feet now has a new, shortened website address, lester’sfeet.org, making it easier for people to find. 23:20 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry announced Lester’s Feet is selling raffle tickets for a South Texas hunt opportunity coming up in January 2027. 24:43 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry announced the Lester’s Feet raffle donations close in mid-August, with the winning ticket drawn in early September. 25:11 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry explained that he, Don, and Joe Miles personally pay for their own trips to the Texas hunt rather than using raffle proceeds. 28:06 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry announced Lester’s Feet raffle tickets for the Texas hunt cost $100 each. 28:27 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry announces that the Lester’s Feet raffle is officially open for an all-inclusive management hunt in Texas in January 2027. 25:33 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry Peer describes Bryhn Craft as a major supporter of Lester’s Feet and a close friend of Don Higgins and Chasing Giants. 2:31 — Why Most Hunters NEVER Kill Big Bucks (Bryhn Craft Tells the Truth) | Chasing Giants #325
• Terry announced Chasing Giants finally received a Kentucky gaming permit, letting them start planning the Lester’s Feet Texas hunt. 23:03 — Don Shares Personal News + The #1 Mistake Hunters Make | Chasing Giants Podcast 322

lesters-feet-foundation (8 of 19)

• Terry recounted that Solid Rock Chapel used its legal connections to host a raffle for a Chevrolet truck donated by Victory Chevrolet and Midwest Land Group, since he and Don couldn’t legally run a raffle themselves. 3:08 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry explained the foundation originally started to help families with sick kids by covering their bills. 3:36 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry said the foundation also runs the Andrea Hamilton fund, named after Don’s daughter, helping families navigate breast cancer treatment when the mom must take off work. 4:05 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry explained the foundation offers only short-term help, covering a gap in bills while a parent takes off work to care for a sick child or a mother with breast cancer. 6:52 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry shared that the foundation is named after his grandfather Lester Schickland, his childhood hero who served as a gunner on an amphibious assault boat in the Pacific during World War II. 9:56 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry named the charity ‘Lester’s Feet’ as a deliberately obscure reference to his grandfather’s size-fifteen shoes, prompting people to ask about the story. 10:42 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry recounted that despite an attorney’s warning of a two-year wait, their nonprofit application was approved in about two and a half weeks during peak COVID, calling it a ‘total God thing.’ 11:44 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Terry explains the song Middle of a Miracle by Emerson Day has been used as part of the mission and ministry of Lester’s Feet Foundation. 71:56 — Episode #283 “Best Corn Ever? Don & Terry Reveal 2025 Plot Results + Fall Food Plot Timing Tips”

miscanthus (8 of 20)

• Terry advised listeners wanting Miscanthus to get their order in now since sales are running ahead of the projected harvest. 42:30 — Why Some Hunting Properties Work Instantly… And Others Fail - Chasing Giants Podcast #319
• Terry says it’s better to have two guys riding on the back of the Miscanthus planter. 26:57 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry says hand-planting Miscanthus requires loose soil. 27:30 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry relays that a listener reported it was actually foxes, not raccoons or skunks, digging up Miscanthus rhizomes, based on trail camera footage. 12:02 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• Terry notes that established Miscanthus that’s slow to emerge is likely just waiting on soil temperature, not winter kill. 58:03 — #274 - Soil Health: The Foundation of Successful Food Plotting
• Real World announces that Miscanthus sales are officially open for the season. 22:13 — Episode #253 - Do Not Overcomplicate Habitat Projects!
• Miscanthus shipments run from around late February through May, with rhizomes shipped fresh every other cycle to avoid warehouse sitting. 22:55 — Episode #253 - Do Not Overcomplicate Habitat Projects!
• Terry said he plans to make a Chasing Giants TV video after the season addressing the false claim that Miscanthus is invasive. 13:29 — Episode #244 - October Lull? Don and Terry See Bucks Moving in Mid October

quietkat (8 of 18)

• Terry said QuietKat confirmed plans for a demo/obstacle course area for bikes at the Buggies and Bullets event. 20:47 — Episode #219 - The Most Important Aspect of Hunting Whitetails
• Terry recommends attaching the QuietKat’s rear fender before riding in wet conditions to avoid getting sprayed with mud. 66:41 — Episode #176 - Don’s Advice for Battery High Prices
• Terry recounts a Western Kentucky consulting client who ended up buying the demo QuietKat that QuietKat provides for consultants to use and later sell to clients. 15:16 — Episode #163 - The Hype of Chestnut Trees…
• Terry introduced Justin Roach, president of QuietKat, as a guest who would present about the company and take audience questions. 3:00 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
• Terry announced QuietKat has new models and that they’d just received a new Apex Pro bike the previous week that they planned to try out. 3:12 — Episode #161 - Live from Last Master Class - Inside QuietKat E-Bike
• Terry explained that this year’s QuietKat bikes are demo units meant for client use, unlike in past years when the bikes became their own. 28:14 — Episode #147 - Winter Buck Inventory… More Important than Summer?
• Terry got his QuietKat e-bike stuck in soft, unfrozen chisel-plowed dirt hidden under fresh snow while cutting across a bean field to his stand. 42:23 — Episode #146 - Late Season Decisions and Tactics
• Terry announces they’ll be demoing a new generation QuietKat this year after receiving their new bikes. 62:44 — Episode #146 - Late Season Decisions and Tactics

real-world (8 of 22)

• Terry reminds Real World dealers to mark calendars for the summer dealer event, which will include training on new Green Prairie products for their local communities. 57:47 — Episode #271 - Cool Wet Spring Concerns for Antler Growth and Nutrition
• Terry explains Real World’s biggest business challenge is shipping costs, so empowering local dealers to grow their own communities benefits everyone. 58:01 — Episode #271 - Cool Wet Spring Concerns for Antler Growth and Nutrition
• Real World is cutting back paid social-media staff and redirecting that budget to support Brent Henderson, described as a true missionary to outdoorsmen. 17:06 — Episode #202 - Strange Sponsorship Requests with Joe Miles
• Terry announced Real World’s 2024 ‘all in’ company theme, expanding the product line to be a complete supplier for customers going all in on habitat. 22:22 — Episode #201 - New Year, New Tools, New Websites
• Terry reveals they turned down a prospective pro staff sponsorship because their money was committed to supporting Brent Henderson instead. 12:13 — Episode 178 - The Bucks and The Corn are Growing Fast
• Terry announces Real World is launching a new 2024 marketing slogan meant to apply to the organization itself as much as its customers. 70:56 — Episode 178 - The Bucks and The Corn are Growing Fast
• Terry announces Real World is planning a large party and training session for all Real World dealers next year before peak season. 1:31 — Episode #174 Holistic & Regenerative Ag Techniques for Food Plotters
• Terry reports Team Radical’s Kyle is finishing an instructional Miscanthus planting video for Real World, after being featured on the land management guide. 16:18 — Episode #152 - Are Trade Shows Dying?

shipshewana (8 of 29)

• Shipshewana attendance was up over 40% this year. 4:31 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry says the show pays tribute by reconnecting the Wensel brothers and Bobby to newer generations. 5:04 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Wes Delks drew a standing-room-only audience speaking at Shipshewana. 6:34 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry felt exhausted from back-to-back Shipshewana pressure and the Scrape Magnet soft launch heading into the dealer event. 11:25 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry calls the last two weeks of Shipshewana and the dealer event stressful but special. 47:12 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry and Don announced a partnership with FAE to present behind-the-scenes tours of pivotal habitat projects on their own sanctuaries at the Midwest Sportsman’s Classic. 21:00 — Snow, Sheds & Sorghum: Late-Season Deer Survival | Chasing Giants #311
• Terry Hamby announced breakout seminar groups at the Midwest Sportsman’s Classic featuring the Wensel brothers, Bobby Worthington, Brenton Henderson, Wes Delks, and Lee Mitchell. 22:18 — Snow, Sheds & Sorghum: Late-Season Deer Survival | Chasing Giants #311
• Terry Hamby announced that two of the biggest names in bass fishing history will headline the Friday Night Bites event at the Midwest Sportsman’s Classic. 22:40 — Snow, Sheds & Sorghum: Late-Season Deer Survival | Chasing Giants #311

switchgrass (8 of 22)

• Terry felt dragging tree tops into switchgrass is a good idea in theory but not worth the trade-off, and said he personally wouldn’t do it. 22:15 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry relays that Dana Rogers has published photos in outdoor publications showing deer using switchgrass extensively, suggesting the switchgrass-bedding pattern isn’t purely geographic. 51:09 — Cut More Trees! How Aggressive TSI Creates Better Deer Habitat
• Terry recounts an Iowa land-consulting visit where deer weren’t using a switchgrass field because the switchgrass was only knee high. 41:06 — #287 “Predators, Food Plots & Cracker Barrel Woke?
• Terry says there’s debate that switchgrass works better in open ag areas with little cover than in areas with lots of natural woods cover. 41:58 — #287 “Predators, Food Plots & Cracker Barrel Woke?
• Terry recommends using switchgrass to fill unhuntable back portions of ridge-and-holler farms with bedding diversity, keeping food up front where hunters can access deer. 56:31 — Episode #271 - Cool Wet Spring Concerns for Antler Growth and Nutrition
• Terry states switchgrass availability in the marketplace is lower right now than ever before due to the growing season and seed quality. 5:11 — Episode #267 - Spring Whitetail Habitat Projects - Is it Go Time?
• Terry plans to put a section of switchgrass into his farm this year, something he never expected to do. 60:26 — Episode #267 - Spring Whitetail Habitat Projects - Is it Go Time?
• Terry reveals that a competitor destroyed switchgrass seed of bad quality this year, and credits them for taking the high road on the issue. 18:36 — Episode #261 - Does GMO Traits Reduce Deer Attraction?

trail-cameras (8 of 60)

• Terry says he expects to run 57 trail cameras this year across three states. 18:36 — Making Good Tree Stands GREAT | Don Higgins’ Best Habitat Tricks + Doubting Thomas Premiere
• Terry and Don pulled about 22 stands and 30 cell cameras in Illinois. 15:02 — Doubting Thomas, Dealer Event & BIG Scrape Magnet News | Chasing Giants Podcast 314
• Terry plans to move trail cameras on his drive back to Kentucky after the Saturday retreat session. 18:52 — Deer Velvet Shedding & Fall Buck Shifts: Don Higgins Responds to Rumors | Chasing Giants Ep. 289
• Terry noted that July 4th weekend marks the start of trail camera deployment for hunters. 7:32 — Episode 280 - Trail Cams, Big Cats, and Camo Drops | Special Guest Joe Miles
• Terry has his out-of-state trail cameras configured to send an immediate notification whenever a person or vehicle appears in the frame. 22:36 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• Terry plans to get his trail cameras and battery packs ready to deploy by the July 4 weekend. 57:44 — Episode #273 - Clover Maintenance and Spring Planting
• Don says his cell cameras showed a sharp drop in deer activity during a three-day warm spell, with far fewer photos to delete than usual. 3:24 — Episode #246 - Don Says - Best November Hunting in 50 Years
• Don says that running trail cameras starting July 1 is personally as exciting to him as hunting itself. 51:36 — Episode #246 - Don Says - Best November Hunting in 50 Years

turkey-hunting (8 of 24)

• Terry visited his farm to turkey hunt with longtime friends Joe Johnson and Al Foster. 8:17 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry said the turkey hunting video will be titled ‘Redemption’ because Al closed the deal on a huge bird he nicknamed Turkeyzilla. 19:39 — Don Shares Personal News + The #1 Mistake Hunters Make | Chasing Giants Podcast 322
• Terry invites Emerson Day and her husband to his farm’s annual spring turkey shoot to hunt turkeys with Joe and Al. 88:43 — Episode #283 “Best Corn Ever? Don & Terry Reveal 2025 Plot Results + Fall Food Plot Timing Tips”
• Terry plans to have Austin come out and have Al and Joe visit over Easter to turkey hunt for three or four days. 57:35 — Episode #269 - Genetics, Nutrition, or Age (which is more important)
• Four gobblers charged toward Terry’s group from 100 yards after the landowner popped his head up over the field edge. 13:30 — Episode #264 - Big Rope Scrapes and Big Bucks!
• Terry’s second 2025 goal is to start an annual turkey hunting tradition and specifically get Dwayne Hopkins his first-ever turkey. 71:53 — Episode #255 - Deer Movement and Weather Fronts
• Terry suggests making the group turkey hunt an annual spring tradition, hopefully hosted by Brandon Epperson of Homegrown Outdoors. 59:56 — Episode #216 - Don Shoots His First Turkey - Friends Episode
• Terry closes by calling turkey season a fun experience and a great time of year to be outside. 60:49 — Episode #216 - Don Shoots His First Turkey - Friends Episode

Questions they asked (40 of 601, most recent first)

• Terry raised concerns about food plotters whose soybean plots aren’t growing, prompting discussion of soil testing, fertilizer, and lime for browse pressure issues. 5:15 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• How do you make a makeshift utilization cage to gauge deer browse pressure on food plots? 7:44 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• Terry asks why does sometimes have one, two, or three fawns, and whether twin fawns can be sired by different bucks. 28:56 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• Terry asked what Don’s first hay cutting was like and how much he got off given the weather in his area. 3:13 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked how legumes like alfalfa and soybeans handle heat, and whether they thrive as long as they have moisture. 4:18 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked whether Don had gotten trail camera pictures or seen fawns yet on his place, and what the status was with fawns dropping. 5:54 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked whether Don has double-cropped fields where winter wheat is harvested and soybeans planted afterward. 7:15 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked Don to explain browse pressure on soybean bottom leaves, plus weed pressure and when and what to spray. 9:04 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked what he should plant in a small cornfield this spring to avoid going corn-on-corn before returning it to feed corn. 14:18 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked Don to explain how deer, as browsing animals, decide what to eat coming out of winter. 34:37 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked Caleb about the West Wind store’s goal of being a destination retail experience like the old Cabela’s or Bass Pro. 50:27 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asked Caleb why service-based Tag Out decided to open a retail store to compete against ecommerce and big box stores. 53:08 — The Biggest Mistake Food Plotters Make in June | Chasing Giants #328
• Terry asks Don to walk through the story of a non-home-farm property where he had good luck spraying Liberty the same day he planted. 4:25 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry relays a common listener question: after planting Miscanthus, weeds and grasses are taking over the rhizomes, so what herbicide should they spray? 10:16 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry asks how tall soybeans should get before spraying a post-emergent herbicide like glyphosate. 14:41 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry asks Don whether he’s added any new tree stand locations on his expanded farm. 18:47 — Why BIG BUCK Areas Often FAIL Deer Hunters | Chasing Giants 327
• Terry asks Bryhn to identify common mistakes among sellers and buyers and to profile different types of property buyers. 36:50 — Why Most Hunters NEVER Kill Big Bucks (Bryhn Craft Tells the Truth) | Chasing Giants #325
• What have you seen buyers seeking a forever home or homestead, rather than a flip, struggle with? 43:45 — Why Most Hunters NEVER Kill Big Bucks (Bryhn Craft Tells the Truth) | Chasing Giants #325
• What are the biggest mistakes keeping hunters from killing big deer despite years of trying? 51:15 — Why Most Hunters NEVER Kill Big Bucks (Bryhn Craft Tells the Truth) | Chasing Giants #325
• How does Bryhn decide when and where to expand Midwest Land Group’s growth strategy? 23:12 — Why Most Hunters NEVER Kill Big Bucks (Bryhn Craft Tells the Truth) | Chasing Giants #325
• How should Mike’s Mighty Micros be used to help clover as it comes up and blooms? 9:44 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether to apply the product as clover starts regrowing after mowing, or right before the next mowing. 10:30 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether there’s a point in spring when it’s too early to spray clover with Mike’s Mighty Micros. 10:53 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked how to treat his alfalfa field with Mike’s Mighty Micros. 11:36 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether spraying between cuttings during a drought, off the normal schedule, would harm the plant. 12:05 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry jokingly asked whether shampooing with the product would help regrow his thinning hair. 12:54 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry jokingly asked what Brian’s method was for growing hair back on his balding head. 13:03 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked how to navigate spraying Mike’s Mighty Micros on fruit trees through spring and summer. 13:46 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether the micros absorb through green leaves and stop once leaves dry up. 15:28 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether wildlife orchard owners should wait for bloom petals to fall before spraying, then spray every mowing. 15:49 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether Mike’s Mighty Micros should be applied with a fine mist sprayer. 16:20 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked how Mike’s Mighty Micros should be used on corn and soybeans during post-emergent applications. 17:39 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked whether flower and vegetable gardens need the same bloom-timing precautions as apple trees. 18:41 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked if there’s ever a situation calling for spraying more than once a week. 19:54 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked Mike for a story about using the product on a nonedible plant, like a rose bush. 20:31 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry suggested that Al Foster, a dedicated gardener, would want Vital Force for his flower beds. 31:32 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked Mike to explain how Mike’s Mighty Micros helps soybeans during a drought and when to apply it. 35:32 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked at what point during a drought farmers should decide it’s time to use the product. 37:58 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked if there’s any issue applying Mike’s Mighty Micros by drone during a drought year. 38:40 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324
• Terry asked what Mike recommends for trimming young fruit trees before they’re strong enough to bear fruit. 43:07 — Grow Bigger Food Plots, Gardens & Fruit Trees – Mike Mitchell Breaks It Down | Chasing Giants #324

Questions they answered (40 of 397, most recent first)

• Drew Harmon asked how long soybean plots need before dropping the fence to let deer in, especially timing before hunting season.
  Terry added that if acorns are dropping, deer are less likely to reach the soybean plot before dark once the fence comes down, since they’re drawn to the mast crop first. 58:32 — #330 - Can Supplemental Feeding Add 15”+ to a Buck? Don Higgins Answers
• An anonymous La Crosse, Wisconsin listener asks what cover crop to plant with soybeans to fight emerging waterhemp.
  Terry warns the Flexstar/Cobra rescue treatment will visibly stunt soybeans without killing them. 43:49 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• A listener asks how to reclaim a south-facing 40-acre cedar thicket that deer have begun avoiding as a sanctuary.
  Terry uses a mini excavator with a shear attachment to grab and cut lightweight cedars on hillsides. 47:52 — #329 | Why Don Higgins Gets More Excited About July Than Opening Day
• How do young hunters get a solid habitat plan without the budget to hire a real consultant, and how do they avoid scam advice?
  Terry explained that consulting-client discounts on normal purchases can pay back the cost of a lower-priced team consultant within about a year. 26:12 — Prayers, Peace & Planting Strategy | Spring Food Plot Advice | Chasing Giants 323
• A listener asked what to do about weeds in an orchard overseeded with Real World Clover and Chicory, and whether clethodim is safe to use.
  Terry clarified clethodim only kills grasses, so it’s safe on clover and alfalfa but must never be sprayed on Miscanthus, switchgrass, sorghum, or corn. 35:02 — Prayers, Peace & Planting Strategy | Spring Food Plot Advice | Chasing Giants 323
• A listener asked whether a late frost that browned newly emerged switchgrass and Miscanthus after a warm spell was normal and would recover.
  Terry added not to worry about top growth stunting since the rhizomes keep working underground even during a cold snap. 37:11 — Prayers, Peace & Planting Strategy | Spring Food Plot Advice | Chasing Giants 323
• Elmer Herzler asks why someone dumping corn and mashed potatoes near his posted signs might be doing it and what to do about it.
  Terry jokes he used to like mixing corn and mashed potatoes too. 53:51 — Chasing Giants LIVE at the Midwest Sportsmen’s Classic | Shipshewana, IN | Presented by FAE
• Eric Sackett from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin asks what one thing on or around their farms or leases Don and Terry wish they could change but can’t.
  Terry’s one-word answer is ‘neighbors,’ reflecting the same wish for more control over surrounding land. 57:28 — CULLING BUCKS: Why Shooting 3½-Year-Old 8-Points Actually Works | Chasing Giants #310
• Do crossbow hunters have a bigger advantage than hunters using trail cameras and cell cameras to watch deer movement?
  Terry admits from personal experience that using a crossbow made hunting easier and would have grown his trophy room. 51:12 — Texas Hunt, Brutal Cold, Late Rut Behavior & Winter Habitat Decisions | Chasing Giants Podcast #309
• With a limited budget, which of pH balancer, humic acid, or biochar should be prioritized, and do Gen-two soybeans need inoculant?
  Terry adds that inoculant especially helps old pasture or CRP ground. 64:43 — Texas Hunt, Brutal Cold, Late Rut Behavior & Winter Habitat Decisions | Chasing Giants Podcast #309
• In your opinion, is there more of wheels or doors in the world?
  Terry jokingly answers that there are more wheels than doors in the world. 40:39 — LIVE at 360 Blinds: No Script, No Filters — Just Real Questions | Chasing Giants 308
• Aiden Eisler asks how Don and Terry honor deer they harvest — whether they shoulder mount cull bucks and always mount their season’s target buck.
  Terry says every target buck he harvests goes on the wall as a mount, unlike management deer. 46:32 — Most Hunters Get This Wrong | The Hard Truth About Killing Mature Bucks | Chasing Giants #307
• Kurt Colbert asked where Don would prioritize a search for a future recreational farm to pursue true giant bucks.
  Terry added that western Ohio also has substantial agricultural ground similar to Illinois. 33:12 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298
• For the Higgins Hot Seat, Terry asked for the craziest, most humbling, or coolest trade-show experience each host has had.
  Terry recalled a young lady’s Shipshewana art-contest portrait of Don that looked as polished as a North American Whitetail magazine cover. 28:13 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298
• Mario Casa Sola asked whether Don would support any of three sanctuary-timing options for a newly bought 100-acre property, or propose a different approach.
  Terry guessed Don would pick either option a (hunt the fringes) or option d, referencing prior podcast discussion. 46:02 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298
• James Harris asked whether Don and Terry have relationships with their local game wardens and how that came about.
  Terry noted he has the current game warden’s number and, while not close friends, finds him very responsive when needed. 52:31 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298
• Andrew asked how close to a stand he should ride his e-bike to eliminate ground scent when accessing stands.
  Terry answered he’ll ride close but not into the woods, slipping in on foot at the wood edge because he thinks it’s quieter. 48:32 — Barometer Secrets & Rut Forecast for Early November! | Chasing Giants 297
• Jeremy Randolph asks Terry for business advice on breaking into the hunting industry.
  Terry advises entrants to avoid commoditizing existing products and instead create a new niche product, then decide whether to grow or sell it. 63:50 — “200-Inch Nebraska Giant: Joe Chambers’ Incredible Buck Story | Chasing Giants Ep. 296”
• Garrett Geiger asked whether Don and Terry worry about keeping their truck or hunting trailer scent-free during the season.
  Terry said learning to read wind from Don was a turning point, after which he consistently saw more deer and killed mature deer five and six years old. 40:33 — The Magic of Late October | Cold Fronts, Big Bucks & Character in the Woods | Chasing Giants #295
• Jordan Bashford asked whether to buy a small affordable property now or keep saving for a bigger forever property later.
  Terry disagreed slightly, advising not to walk away from an employer’s 401k match since it’s free money. 52:46 — The Magic of Late October | Cold Fronts, Big Bucks & Character in the Woods | Chasing Giants #295
• Evan Coleman asked the best approach for lower-middle-class hunters who want mature bucks but can’t afford habitat work or land.
  Terry said a side hustle is the best tool for budget-conscious hunters to fund their hobby without taking money from family. 57:44 — The Magic of Late October | Cold Fronts, Big Bucks & Character in the Woods | Chasing Giants #295
• Evan Coleman asked the best approach for lower-middle-class hunters who want mature bucks but can’t afford habitat work or land.
  Terry advised offering free labor to landowners in exchange for hunting access when money is tight. 59:05 — The Magic of Late October | Cold Fronts, Big Bucks & Character in the Woods | Chasing Giants #295
• Should Adam build a dirt-and-rock mound for screening instead of waiting for his struggling Miscanthus to mature?
  Terry adds that Miscanthus needs plenty of nitrogen, so topsoil and fertility matter when prepping the mound. 55:57 — #292 - Public Land Busts, Big Timber Dreams, & Target Bucks
• Tyler Walter asks whether he and his wife can still be good Christians without attending church regularly given their travel schedule.
  Terry argues the Bible calls believers to be disciples, and he doesn’t see how to excel at that without regular training with other Christians. 53:04 — Chasing Giants Ep. 291 | Don’s Public Land Quest & the “Turning Point” Buck Story
• Mason Miller, 14, asked Don for his thoughts on the death penalty in general, noting many people including Trump had called for it after Charlie Kirk’s killing.
  Terry cautioned that support for capital punishment should reflect the severity of the crime itself, not emotional reaction to the victim being a celebrity like Charlie Kirk, since that would be vindictiveness. 51:21 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Duane Hopkins jokingly asked whether, as land consultants, Don and Terry foresee recommending a string of security lights through the timber to improve antler development.
  Terry joked you’d need both lights and a fence, since he likes lights off to sleep and couldn’t stand seeing a deer lying under lights all day. 55:40 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Neil Four, a teacher, asked what he should tell young men and women scared to be Christians, especially on college campuses, after recent events.
  Terry added that the best advice is ‘strength in numbers,’ encouraging young Christians to surround themselves with like-minded, supportive people. 59:52 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• Don asked whether the foundation had raised close to $3,000,000 for these families.
  Terry clarified the foundation has raised just over $2,000,000 since it started, not quite the $3,000,000 Don guessed. 4:47 — Faith, Hunting & Courage After Tragedy | Chasing Giants Podcast Ep. 290
• A listener asked whether he could plant something instead of using minerals at his food plot mineral sites.
  Terry added that he dumps a full bag of mineral in July based on watching consumption via his cell cameras. 35:22 — EP #286 - Preparing for Hunting Season: Plots, Cameras & CWD Truth
• A listener asked Don for a detailed breakdown of his progression as a hunter, from first passing big bucks to targeting age over size.
  Terry added that a hunter’s goal needs to be realistic and attainable for their own situation. 52:09 — EP #286 - Preparing for Hunting Season: Plots, Cameras & CWD Truth
• A Kentucky listener asked whether removing a dominant buck causes fringe bucks to move into his core area, or if new sightings are coincidental.
  Terry noted that November 16, the date in question, was also the day he killed his own buck last year. 58:39 — EP #286 - Preparing for Hunting Season: Plots, Cameras & CWD Truth
• What do Don and Terry each consider their greatest accomplishment in the deer woods and in life outside of deer hunting?
  Terry says his greatest deer-woods accomplishment is that hunting created a ministry platform, and outside the woods it is raising his three kind, well-behaved children. 51:09 — Episode #281 - How Don Tracks Giant Bucks Years in Advance
• Is Black Betty really Don’s favorite song to sing and dance to?
  Terry says it’s actually his son-in-law Corey’s favorite, not Don’s. 15:06 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• Are you still using BuckView software by Reconyx to manage trail camera pictures, or have you switched systems?
  Terry has standardized on Hunt Control, needed to manage roughly 45,000-50,000 trail camera pictures a week during hunting season. 21:58 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• If deer can sense what minerals or vitamins they’re lacking, why isn’t feed separated by nutrient instead of combined?
  Terry adds that mineral is blended into feed because consumption varies deer to deer, so combining it maximizes how much each animal actually gets. 30:13 — #279 - Live Hot Seat! Don Higgins Faces Tough Questions from Dealers | 2025 RWWP Summit
• Sean Pearson asked why mature buck sightings drop off during the traditional November 5-12 peak window and whether hunting pressure or his more-northern location is the cause.
  Terry says trail camera data can’t reveal true movement trends; only firsthand time in the woods on the downwind side of bedding areas can. 51:49 — Episode #278 - Are Deer Getting Smaller?
• Nate from Byron, Minnesota asked whether to buy a tractor or a Ranger Can Am for his 40-acre property.
  Terry agrees a 50-horsepower tractor is the sweet spot for doing real work while staying towable. 56:33 — Episode #278 - Are Deer Getting Smaller?
• Scott Hesselberg asked whether Don has ever let a buck live to 8-9 years old to see if it reaches a much bigger rack, as some hunting-industry figures claim happens.
  Terry cautions that claims about bucks peaking at 8-9 years old lack real statistical sample sizes and are often written just to drive engagement. 62:35 — Episode #278 - Are Deer Getting Smaller?
• Vincent Trophy Whitetail from Sioux City, Iowa asks how and when to terminate a grass-overrun clover plot and replant it to clover by March 1.
  Terry adds that a consistent mowing program is often a better first option than reaching for herbicide on a grassy clover plot. 34:25 — Episode #273 - Clover Maintenance and Spring Planting
• Chase Nicely asks whether focusing on genetics, nutrition, and age mostly benefits neighboring properties rather than one’s own, since buck fawns typically disperse away from their birth property.
  Terry counters that even without ideal conditions, every managed property can still be improved, benefiting the deer herd for generations. 36:05 — Episode #271 - Cool Wet Spring Concerns for Antler Growth and Nutrition

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