822 - The Best Day of the Year to Kill a Buck - and he'll Argue Any Biologist | Russ Seale

S1E822 - 822 - The Best Day of the Year to Kill a Buck - and he'll Argue Any Biologist | Russ Seale

Published: August 31, 2026

Duration: 1:42:42

Russ Seale has killed more mature bucks on one specific set of conditions than any other day of the season — and he'll argue the point with any biologist who says otherwise. This is the 3020 Factor: rising barometric pressure behind a cold front, a 10–15° temperature drop, and a steady north/northwest wind. Last year it put two Boone & Crockett bucks on his wall seven days apart — a 190" non-typical and a 184". We get into all of it.


In this episode:


- The 3020 Factor explained — the exact pressure, wind, and temperature window Russ buil...