5 YEARS Chasing One Buck! Joe Miles' Incredible Swamp Buck Story | Chasing Giants #344

Five years. One old South Carolina swamp buck. And an ending Joe Miles will never forget.

On Chasing Giants Podcast #344, Terry Peer and Don Higgins are joined by special guest Joe Miles from ASIO Gear for an episode packed with whitetail strategy, hunting stories, and one incredible mature-buck success story.

Joe takes us through his long history with a South Carolina swamp buck that somehow survived year after year in an area where hunting pressure makes it extremely difficult for bucks to reach old age. After years of pictures, missed opportunities, travel conflicts, and never actually laying eyes on the deer, Joe decided this was going to be the season he dedicated to him.

Then an unexpected clue changed everything.

A mineral site that hogs had turned into a muddy water hole became the key to finally patterning this old buck. Joe noticed the deer returning every few days to drink—and built a hunting strategy around it.

The result was the first time Joe had ever laid eyes on the buck in five years…and ultimately the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Joe, Don, and Terry also dig into several timely topics as hunting seasons open across the country:

• Why trail-camera activity seemed to suddenly disappear across much of the Midwest

• How heavy acorn crops can completely change deer movement

• The increase in scrape and mock-scrape activity

• Joe's upcoming hunting plans and his growing addiction to the recurve

• New gear coming from ASIO Gear