#253 - Kill A Giant This October & When To Rattle For Mature Bucks With Steve Hanson

On today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, We are in Iowa talking about October deer hunting with Steve Hanson! Steve bought his first farm in Iowa in the 1990's and has been fanatically been chasing whitetails almost his entire life. After many years of success and helping over 100 clients tag their best buck, here are some tips he's learned along the way. We discuss: -Growing up in a non-hunting family in the Chicago suburbs -Exclusively managing and hunting 800 acres in Iowa -Setting up food plots for a successful October hunt -Using cleared brush to create dead zones for scent on certain winds -Patterning bucks in early October -Should you hunt October Mornings? -Hunting an October cold front as it is hitting -What October food to look for if you can't plant food plots -Making beans stay green throughout early October -Where to shift for the second week of October -What scrape should you hunt once bucks shift -Where to shift for the third week of October -Steve's strategy for an October muzzleloader hunt in Iowa -When should you start to rattle? -How and when to rattle when hunting an October morning -Size matters for rattling antlers -Where to shift for the last week of October -The #1 thing first-time Iowa hunters mess up -Overcoming buck fever -Is it easier to kill a buck in October or the rut? -Wind direction vs thermals And so much more! Want a chance to win a Beast Gear Stand, a set of Beast Gear Sticks, an Exodus Render, and 1 Dozen Exodus MMTs? Click the link here to enter the giveaway: https://bit.ly/BeastGearGiveaway CONNECT: https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcameras https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast