In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with repeat guest Heath Cisco. Heath is the master of late-season hunting and is known as the "Ice Man" for good reason. Some of his biggest bucks to date have come in the late season and we have a conversation centered around filling a tag in the late season. We discuss:

• Chasing specific bucks in the late season
• The biggest mistake you can make late season hunting
• FOOD IS KING!
• What part of the late season is best?
• What weather fronts should you be hunting in the late season
• Late-season trail camera strategy
• The most important part of late-season hunting
• The story of heaths 2021-2022 late-season buck
• Does the red moon affect deer in the late season?
• How snow affects your thermals

Key Highlights from the Show

[00:01] Episode intro and pre-show talk 

[02:16] Meet and greet Heath Cisco

[04:53] Heath's milestones in his 30 years of hunting

[06:27] Hunting strategies that don't work anymore

[08:54] Podcast guests that Heath would never fail to listen to

[10:48] Lessons learned that have made Heath more successful in hunting

[11:58] Why aren't people killing in the late season?

[14:08] Best timing for a hunt during the late seasons

[17:32] Where to hunt between the deer bedding and the point of feeding

[20:44] How wind changes may affect the behavior of deer

[24:55] Should you focus on corn or bean fields for late-season hunting?

[27:03] Why Heath did not fill his Illinois tag despite the success in Ohio

[33:01] Why the red moon during the last week of the season excites Heath for hunting

[37:18] Changing the strategies of hunting between the late season and other seasons

[41:01] Always observe this rule of thumb when hunting in the late-season

[47:33] Don't always over-rely on trail cameras

[49:16] Why Heath believes that late-season is the best to shoot a buck

[50:38] Heath's advice to hunt in the late season but lack food sources

[53:47] What if you have been tracking a specific buck, and you find his shade

[56:55] Is it better to focus on one particular deer or just be a generalist?

[59:53] What should people with hunting tags be doing for scouting 

[01:02:17] What Heath would tell his 25-year-old self

[01:06:51] Best ways to reach out and connect with Heath Cisco

[01:07:30] Ending the show and calls to action

Notable Quotes 

• A smart person knows how to spend time with other successful people, learn from them and leverage their expertise.
• Not all hunting strategies will work for you, even when they come from experienced experts. 
• Hunt at the right time. Otherwise, you will run into burnout and lose the most important relationship in your life; the family.
• Cornfields are better to hunt than bean fields.
• When you have a food source, late-season hunting can be the best.   

 

 

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