#252 - Don Higgins' Strategy For Consistently Killing Your Target Buck! Discipline Hunters Tag More Bucks and Listener Q&A

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are back in Illinois talking deer hunting with Don Higgins. Don is a previous guest on The Exodus Podcast and never disappoints, and this time is no different! If you want to target and kill a giant buck, get ready to take notes! We discuss:

-Do discipline hunters kill more mature bucks? 

-How to balance being disciplined and aggressive when chasing a big deer

-Let the go, let them grow

-How to change tactics to go from killing 3-year-olds to 5-year-olds

-The #1 thing people do wrong when it comes to hunting mature bucks

-The first step you should take once you find a giant on a farm you can hunt

-What he's learned that stuck with him from over 400 property consultations

-How long does a plan take to produce results

-What habitats do giants typically use for sanctuaries on midwest properties

-How Don predicts when a deer is indeed going to daylight

-Running trail cameras like a trap line

-Do you check trail cameras in the rain

-Something that Don has completely changed his mind on after 40 years of hunting

-The biggest piece of deer hunting misinformation in the hunting community

-Mornings vs evenings, which is better?

-How much food Don leaves standing throughout the season

-The best property he has ever walked

-His favorite terrain features for stand locations

And so much more!

 

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