Chasing Giants Podcast #348 | Cold Fronts, the Rut & a HUGE Announcement! What really controls mature buck movement during October and the rut? Don Higgins shares some eye-opening trail camera numbers showing just how dramatically temperature can impact deer activity. But before we get into deer hunting, we have some incredible news to share! **An Answered Prayer for Robin Higgins** Don opens this episode with an emotional update on Robin's cancer journey and the incredible report they received from Mayo Clinic. After months of treatment and thousands of prayers from the Chasing Giants family, Don and Terry reflect on faith, gratitude, and the power of prayer. Cold Fronts, Deer Movement & the 2026 Rut Report Don explains how his trail camera activity went from approximately 80 pictures during extreme warm weather to more than 2,500 pictures during a major cold front! That's a massive difference in deer activity, and Don has a new plan to document the relationship between temperature and deer movement throughout the rut. Big Announcements! We're excited to introduce the new Chasing Giants website at https://www.chasinggiants.com, featuring our new ready-to-use mock scrape ropes and merchandise. We also discuss our partnership with Contors, a powerful hunting and habitat management app featuring terrain-influenced wind visualization, property management tools, food plot resources, and more. Higgins Hot Seat: SHOOT OR PASS? Don gets put on the spot with trail camera photos of bucks he's never seen before. Would he shoot them or let them grow another year? Listener Questions We also discuss: - Hunting fence rows during the rut - How mature bucks use the downwind side of cover - Sharing trophy buck photos on social media - Don's cattle project with his grandson - Rebuilding timber habitat after ash tree loss 2026 Rut Report Giveaways Follow Don Higgins and Chasing Giants for the daily Rut Report and opportunities to win Chasing Giants mock scrape ropes, Scrape Magnet, and Contors subscriptions. Giants TV Sponsors: Real World Wildlife Products Asio Gear Chasing Giants Podcast Sponsors: Asio Gear Real World Wildlife Products Hawke Optics Novix Outdoors Midwest Land Group 360 Hunting Blinds Mike’s Mighty Micros Gingerich Tree Farms TagOut Technique Grubb Implement Brenton USA Mathews Archery Victory GMC & Auto Group Wildlife Farming WiseEye Technologies Chasing Assurance Podcast Sponsors: Heartwood Planning Group WiseEye Technologies Coonless Feeders Green Prairie Seed Company © 2026 Chasing Giants Podcast. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts during this episode are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Chasing Giants, our sponsors, advertising partners, affiliates, or associated organizations. This interview is presented for informational purposes and to encourage respectful discussion. Copyright Notice: Any unauthorized reproduction, rebroadcast, redistribution, recording, or use of this audio or video, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of Chasing Giants LLC is strictly prohibited.