Whitetail Master Academy

Mentions

• Jake Hofer, who runs the Whitetail Master Academy, filmed the visit for the academy’s videos. 16:22 — Episode #264 - Big Rope Scrapes and Big Bucks!
• Don Higgins states the Whitetail Master Academy will continue, and his land design videos will still be produced there rather than on the new show. 4:07 — Episode 232 - We are starting a TV Show!
• Don mentioned he did a live event the previous night for the Whitetail Master Academy. 40:10 — Episode 230 - Don says Switchgrass is not the best bedding.
• Terry announced Whitetail Master Academy, Master Class, and consulting clients will receive an exclusive Vortex coupon code following the hosts’ work with Vortex at their annual meetings. 11:34 — Ep. 204 - Hinge Cutting - Don Critiques Specific Projects
• Steve has been staying at Don’s house documenting consulting visits on video for the Whitetail Master Academy property design videos. 62:42 — Episode 199 - Dewormer in Deer Feed, Tractors, Screens, and Windmills
• Terry noted Don announced Whitetail Master Academy is getting its own Facebook page and giving away free memberships to grow the platform. 10:55 — Episode #196 - Lock Down Breaking Loose as Weather Changes
• Don announces weekly rut-forecast videos releasing every Sunday evening on the Whitetail Master Academy. 73:47 — Episode #194 - 2nd Target Buck Harvested by Special Guest
• Don posted a Whitetail Master Academy video showing every buck on his farm, including Babe and the off-limits young bucks. 9:03 — Episode #191 - Babe Out In Daylight - Giant Corn Yields for Food Plotters
• Don and his business partners bought a 430-acre property in Ohio, with Steve Shields filming the visit for the Whitetail Master Academy. 4:31 — Episode #188 - Apple Trees for Whitetails
• Terry recommended listeners check out the Whitetail Master Academy’s educational videos on fruit trees. 54:25 — Episode #187 - Do Trail Camera’s Spook Mature Bucks?
• Don plans to push soil fertility further and document new organic-farming products on the Whitetail Master Academy videos. 51:18 — Episode #186 - Disappointing 2023 Buck Forecast
• Terry says the story of Babe and the buck-herd management plan will unfold this season on the Whitetail Master Academy. 70:02 — Episode #185 - Bucks are starting to shift - Fall Plots, GET THEM IN
• Terry proposed a Whitetail Master Academy video series where Al comes on camera to walk through his old hunting-publication articles. 78:14 — Episode 184 - the new G Series no till drill from PH Outdoors.
• Joe Miles recommended the Whitetail Master Academy as one of the best tools he uses often, calling it unique and different. 76:52 — Episode #181 - What is new with Asio Gear?
• Terry says Real World Wildlife Products, the podcast, and Whitetail Master Academy remain the strategy and education platforms. 20:41 — Episode #179 - Is Antler Growth Behind This Year?
• Don announced he posted four videos to the Whitetail Master Academy today, filmed at different stops while touring his food plots. 2:26 — Episode 173 - Can you find joy in killing GIANT Bucks?
• Don suggests posting the podcast on the Whitetail Master Academy website as a free, commercial-free alternative for listeners who don’t want the YouTube ad. 10:34 — Episode #172 - Don is really worried about EHD in 2023
• Terry announces Don has been posting updates on the Whitetail Master Academy website about a specific buck with a chance to break 200 inches. 67:36 — Episode #172 - Don is really worried about EHD in 2023
• Don announced the Whitetail Master Academy is holding three contests this year tied to the specific target buck he is chasing this fall. 61:02 — Episode #186 - Regenerative Ag Practices
• Don has been posting nearly a video a day of his property work to the Whitetail Master Academy. 25:57 — Episode #167 - Turkey Season Is Here! Terry Still Hates Turkeys!
• Don announces a Whitetail Master Academy contest where members can win a weekend with him next March at his home farm. 23:10 — Episode #165 - Farmers Planting Early Creates New Opportunities - EARLY SPRING
• Don gave away a free consulting visit through the Whitetail Master Academy. 1:57 — Episode #153 - What Should Buck Doe Ratio Be?
• Don announces a Missouri consulting giveaway was won by a local gentleman, and he and Steve Shields will travel there to consult and film for the Whitetail Master Academy. 61:42 — Episode #152 - Are Trade Shows Dying?
• Steve Shields is a longtime friend of Don and Terry who handles video and production work for Real World, Chasing Giants, and the Whitetail Master Academy. 2:08 — Episode #151 - Winter Scouting Tips
• All three consulting properties Don toured this week will be featured on the Whitetail Master Academy. 2:34 — Episode #151 - Winter Scouting Tips
• Don says Whitetail Master Academy members get a 10% discount on Real World products all year long. 20:04 — Episode #149 Frigid Temps and Deer… Merry Christmas 2022!
• Don announces the Whitetail Master Academy giveaway’s grand prize, drawn Christmas Eve, is a free consulting visit with Don, filmed alongside Steve Shields. 18:30 — Episode #148 - Are Bucks Shedding Antlers Early This Year?
• Terry announces a discounted Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale for the Whitetail Master Academy. 27:28 — Chasing Giants Podcast #145 - Bully Bucks and Big Rubs!
• Don got strong listener feedback favoring a woodsmanship section in the Whitetail Master Academy and may add it. 46:15 — Episode #143 - Welcome to the Lockdown!
• Terry suggests adding a ‘Woodsman’ category to the Whitetail Master Academy platform covering topics like tree identification for subscribers to share with young hunters. 69:38 — Chasing Giants Episode #142 - Heat Wave Rut - What will Don do?
• Don announces the Whitetail Master Academy subscription includes a monthly live Q&A session, similar to this podcast, open to members who join. 29:45 — Chasing Giants Podcast #141 - Scrapes are hot… So is the weather!
• Don plans to have Steve Shields video document his new property for the Whitetail Master Academy website. 5:29 — Episode #138 - Hunting the Full Moon
• Terry said his Whitetail Master Academy property video will serve as a blueprint people can draw ideas from when evaluating a property to buy. 8:31 — Episode #138 - Hunting the Full Moon
• Don announces that the Whitetail Master Academy went live on October 1 at whitetailmasteracademy.com. 94:22 — Episode #137 - Tree Season or Deer Season?
• Terry announces the first 500 Whitetail Master Academy subscribers will be entered in a drawing to be his and Don’s guest at a Master Class this fall. 95:19 — Episode #137 - Tree Season or Deer Season?
• Don plans to spend opening weekend gathering deer footage for the Whitetail Master Academy video series rather than actively hunting. 80:34 — Episode #136 - EHD HITS AGAIN - DON’S FINAL BUCK FORECAST
• Don said his twelve-day trip generated fantastic new video ideas for the Whitetail Master Academy. 47:21 — Episode #127 When to Plant Fall Food Plots?
• Don announces he is launching a subscription-based website called Whitetail Master Academy before this fall’s hunting season. 13:54 — Episode #122 - Extreme Heat Really Hurts the Doe and Fawns!

Questions

• Tim Gwen said he felt sold out and distraught after the Whitetail Master Academy ownership change and asked how Don would reassure members it’s worth investing in. 52:32 — Episode #231 - Timing is Key: When to Plant Fall Plots
• Rick Maga asked whether the Whitetail Master Academy benefits public land hunters or is only useful for landowners. 44:31 — Episode #207 - Was Don a Hippie?
• Jesse Fromm asks why plant Miscanthus outside tall switchgrass screens instead of relying on seven-to-eight-foot switchgrass alone as the deer screen. 53:57 — Episode 199 - Dewormer in Deer Feed, Tractors, Screens, and Windmills
• David Adams asks whether joining the Whitetail Master Academy gives access to all past posted questions and info. 45:52 — Episode #153 - What Should Buck Doe Ratio Be?
• Terry asks Don to explain the Whitetail Master Academy’s Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway and its prizes. 19:03 — Episode #149 Frigid Temps and Deer… Merry Christmas 2022!

Whitetail Master Academy was a subscription-based website launched by Don before hunting season, going live October 1 at whitetailmasteracademy.com. It featured land-design and property-tour videos, weekly rut-forecast updates, consulting-visit footage, and giveaways including a Christmas Eve consulting-visit prize and a Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway. Joe Miles called it one of the best tools he uses. Listeners asked whether it benefited public-land hunters and whether membership included access to past posted content. Real World Wildlife Products and the podcast were named alongside it as related platforms.

Unofficial fan project. AI-synthesized from public episodes; may contain errors.