EPISODE 300! Don Changes His Mind on the Rut + Drone Debate Heats Up!

Welcome to EPISODE 300 of the Chasing Giants Podcast — brought to you by ASIO Gear! Hard to believe we’ve made it this far. When we started, we didn’t know if we’d even make it to 10 episodes… yet here we are thanks to all of YOU.

This week is PACKED with big-picture learning and controversial topics:

⭐ What We Cover in Episode 300

• Don admits he was WRONG about the rut
After decades of preaching November 7th–8th as the magic days, Don explains why his in-the-woods observations and trail-camera data have changed his mind. This is the most in-depth rut discussion we’ve ever had.

• Why this year’s best movement was Nov 18–19
And why that might become the new trend.

• Weather, pressure, and the REAL triggers behind daylight activity
It’s not one factor. It’s multiple things stacking up.

• A brutally honest recap of Terry’s rough season
Including EHD impacts, low deer numbers, and chasing one specific Illinois giant.

• Big announcements for the Midwest Sportsman’s Classic in Shipshewana
– All FOUR of Don’s 200” bucks on display
– A massive Chasing Giants booth
– An expanded art contest
– The bake-off
– The first-ever release of the full Doubting Thomas hunt video

• The Drone Debate
Both Don and Terry recently posted about this — and it blew up.
We break down:
– When drones are useful
– When they become a danger to the resource
– Why the Illinois DNR’s stance matters
– Abuse of thermal drone tech in hunting
This is one of the most important discussions we’ve ever had on the podcast.

• Listener Questions
Including:
– Do mature bucks “leave” your property once they wise up?
– Should you shoot does with buck fawns?
– How fast can a new property improve?
– When to start habitat work after gun season
– What happened to Steve Shields? (the real answer!)

⭐ Plus…

A reminder to check out the Chasing Assurance Podcast, where Terry’s father is teaching a biblical study on divorce, church history, and truth vs. tradition.

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