822 - The Best Day of the Year to Kill a Buck - and he'll Argue Any Biologist | Russ Seale
About this episode
Russ Seale discusses the optimal conditions for hunting mature bucks, known as the 3020 Factor, and shares his successful hunting experiences.
Russ Seale has killed more mature bucks on one specific set of conditions than any other day of the season — and he'll argue the point with any biologist who says otherwise. This is the 3020 Factor: rising barometric pressure behind a cold front, a 10–15° temperature drop, and a steady north/northwest wind. Last year it put two Boone & Crockett bucks on his wall seven days apart — a 190" non-typical and a 184". We get into all of it. In this episode: - The 3020 Factor explained — the exact pressure, wind, and temperature window Russ builds his season around - Why he'll argue the "best day to move" with any deer scientist — and the two booners that back it up - Reading flat river-bottom and Delta ground where "it all looks the same" — water crossings, subtle bluffs, and the transition edges deer travel like a highway - Why he almost never hunts a feed tree unless it's on fire fresh — and what he hunts instead - Doe groups as the one common denominator from the Deep South to the Midwest - Hunting the mental game — why you choke when the giant finally steps out, and how to fix it before the moment comes - How respect on public land opened the private-farm doors that produced…
More episodes of The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast
- 824 - Everything to Know About Ground Hunting with Zach Ferenbaugh
- 823 - How He Knows a Giant Is There Before He Ever Hunts | Rusty & Russten Johnson [THROWBACK]
- 821 - Q&A + Hot Takes: Midday Bucks, White Lights, and Loud Entries
- 820 - Why Mature Bucks Get Up and Move at 10AM | Clay Harper
- 819 - MAST REPORT & Early Season Q&A
- 818 - The Early Season Blueprint for Killing Mature Bucks | Ben Davis
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Southern Outdoorsmen Hunting Podcast podcast page.