North American Whitetail
Mentions
- Don’s homecoming buck theory article, likely published in North American Whitetail, became one of his best-known pieces and drew wide attention. 10:32 — Episode #247 - Lockdown, Drone’s, and Deer Pimps
- Terry recounted that Don said no hunter has been featured in North American Whitetail more than Bobby Worthington. 4:30 — Episode #134 - Bobby Worthington talks Buck Forecast Part 3
- Don said that at one point, seven different bucks Bobby had killed were big enough to be featured in North American Whitetail magazine. 23:29 — Episode #134 - Bobby Worthington talks Buck Forecast Part 3
- Bobby said he’s killed about half the deer he’s had featured in North American Whitetail, with about five taken on public ground in Tennessee or Illinois. 27:36 — Episode #134 - Bobby Worthington talks Buck Forecast Part 3
- Don’s son Jonathan told him his picture was finally in North American Whitetail after seeing the magazine at Bass Pro. 65:38 — Episode #86 - 17,764 trail cam pics in 25 days - no bait or attractant
- Don Higgins published his first North American Whitetail article in August 1996, launching his outdoor-industry writing career. 1:44 — Episode #74 Don denied access to hunt and more velvet talk (how does weather affect growth?)
- Don credits mentor Al Foster, a North American Whitetail writer who consistently killed big bucks, with shaping his early hunting outlook as a teenager. 65:46 — Episode #27 Season is closing in. Final prep work is being done along with addressing some hurt feelings.
- Don announced he has an upcoming article in North American Whitetail on patterning bucks with trail-camera and wind data, part of new assignments he just received. 36:31 — Episode #17 - Live from Don Higgins first Master Class of 2020
Questions
- For the Higgins Hot Seat, Terry asked for the craziest, most humbling, or coolest trade-show experience each host has had. 25:11 — The Weirdest Rut Ever: Warm Temps, Barometers, and Big Bucks | Chasing Giants Ep #298
- Luke Cooper asked whether Don has personal experience confirming how attractive chestnuts are to deer and other wildlife. 31:13 — Episode #163 - The Hype of Chestnut Trees…
- Listener Adam Rosendale asked Don where he started, what his first steps into the hunting industry were, and how his career has evolved. 36:05 — Episode #25 - Don and Terry give an update on their hunting spots and discuss getting into the hunting industry.
North American Whitetail is a hunting magazine discussed repeatedly on the show. Don Higgins published his first article there in August 1996, launching his outdoor-industry writing career, and later had an upcoming piece on patterning bucks with trail-camera and wind data. Terry said Don called Bobby Worthington the most-featured hunter in the magazine, with seven of Bobby’s bucks big enough to qualify; Bobby said he’d killed about half of those featured, roughly five on public ground in Tennessee or Illinois. Don credited mentor Al Foster, also a magazine writer, with shaping his early outlook.
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