Episode #281 - How Don Tracks Giant Bucks Years in Advance

Chasing Giants with Don Higgins

Don Higgins and Terry Peer are back with a packed episode of the Chasing Giants Podcast, diving deep into trail camera strategy, food plot updates, listener questions, and some wild woods stories you won’t believe. 🦌 Topics This Week: Don’s July 4th trail camera deployment strategy Tracking a buck across 4.5 miles and multiple years Don’s tiers of camera locations: Bachelor Groups, Strategic Monitoring, and Exploratory Placement Food plot updates — what’s working in the drought and how herbicide programs saved the season Funny trail cam encounters — including a Christmas Day turnip theft and a legendary woods story Listener Q&A on deer movement, food plot weed control, and managing doe populations The truth about managing genetics — and a teaser for next week’s deep dive on how Don’s long-term strategies have altered the buck genetics on his farm 📸 Trail Cam Tip of the Week: Use every summer picture as a data point — even if the buck’s not a shooter yet! 🎯 Listener Questions Sponsored by: Midwest Land Group 🦾 Blind Sponsor: 360 Hunting Blinds – Check out the Chasing Giants Edition Blind ▶️ Subscribe and turn on notifications — Season is almost here and these strategies are dialed in! Our sponsors for Chasing Giants TV include: - Asio Camo Gear - www.asiogear.com - Midwest Land Group - www.midwestlandgroup.com - Mike's Mighty Micros - www.mikesmightymicros.com - Victory Auto Group - www.victorykc.com - 360 Hunting Blinds - www.360huntingblinds.com - Real World Wildlife Products - www.realworldwildlifeproducts.com - Mathews Archery - www.mathewsinc.com - Gingerich Tree Farms - www.gingerichtreefarm.com - Brenton USA - www.brentonusa.com - Vortex Optics - www.vortexoptics.com Any reproduction of this content without the written permission of Chasing Giants TV LLC is strictly prohibited.