A warm October, one perfectly timed front, and a once-in-a-lifetime Iowa monarch. Mark joins Matt and Tim to break down a nine-plus-year-old buck’s history, why “weather trumps moon,” how farm layout and micro-cool pockets produced daylight, and the winds that sealed the deal. They cover Grandma Lucy’s 92-year-old bowhunt, Taylor’s uniquely racked Missouri deer, running three film crews through a short front, and how La Niña may shape late fall patterns. Practical takeaways: screening near home sites, bedding-to-food distance for old deer, pressure timing, and when to sit out and strike.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro, lineup, and early-season heat
0:40 Mark’s Iowa buck intro & age debate (9½ vs 10½)
1:45 Why this was his best rack and what EHD did to him
2:55 Inside spread, beam length, mass—“classic Iowa big deer”
4:03 Sheds found nearly every year & charity auctions
5:00 The deer living behind the house; sold property to Wade
6:00 What changed this year: king of the roost, daylighting multiple spots
7:10 “Slave to his stomach”: short bed-to-food for old bucks
8:15 The kill evening—buck out at ~6:15, broad daylight
9:15 Wind plan: “Hot Corner” needs a north, home plot needs a south
10:20 Family schedule, tag timing, and picking the sit
11:15 Farm divider ravine & limited cross-over
12:05 Scrape loop at night; no challengers post-EHD thinning
13:10 Neighbor sharing pics—always dark on his side
14:20 Screening the home plot: 200×50 yd corn block to hide activity
15:55 “We walked 150 yards from the house to the blind”
16:50 Old bucks & late-season daylight—human-years analogy
18:00 Body notes, hooves, double throat patch
18:35 Early-season success strategy: bottom fields & micro-cool areas
20:05 Three-night front: running three crews, one tag a night
21:15 Weather vs moon: why the front won, early movement
22:20 Jackpot setup: great moon + great front + phase
23:35 October lull returns; plan short strikes on cooler days
24:45 High pressure spiking—why it helped
26:10 Grandma Lucy’s hunt at 92: the shot, adrenaline, recovery
28:20 Taylor’s Missouri buck: funky side that still scores close
29:40 Arrow setup & pass-through at ~18–19 yards
30:50 Taylor’s drought ends: 36–37 sits without a bow kill
32:00 Trivia: La Niña patterns and “weather trumps moon” refresher
33:40 Shoutouts and Rack Pack note
34:40 Tag status and late-October outlook
36:10 Wrap: when to expand crews, when to wait for the front
42:50 Close
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