Chasing Giants Podcast Episode #294 — October 12, 2025

Hunting season is officially here, and Don Higgins and Terry Peer sit down to talk about early October hunts, cold fronts, and how the season is starting to shape up across Illinois and Kentucky. Don recaps close encounters with “Turning Point” and the start of youth season with his grandson, while Terry shares insights from Kentucky’s EHD challenges and food plot management.

This episode takes a deep turn when Don reflects on how his generation grew up hunting without technology—then learned to embrace trail cameras, digital scouting, and modern archery gear. He explains why his generation may have been the “sweet spot” in whitetail history, bridging the gap between true woodsmanship and modern innovation.

Later, the guys answer listener questions about:

The balance between turning a passion into a business

How to level up harvest goals year after year

Miscanthus as a snow and sound barrier

Logging impact on mature bucks returning

Managing leftover seed and drill calibration

Line breeding and deer genetics in the wild

Terry and Don also celebrate a few close friends’ recent harvests, including big bucks taken by Aaron Gaines and Derek Burkholder, and share heartfelt prayers for Duane Hopkins’ family and the late Jason Beachy.

The episode closes with a special Sunday Night Prayer led by Brent Henderson, as he recovers from open-heart surgery — a reminder that God’s presence belongs in every part of our lives, including the deer woods.

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