Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles "No Foreplay" series, Dan is joined by Troy Pottenger to discuss how pressure affects deer movement, especially older bucks. Troy explains the different types of pressure deer are exposed to throughout the year and how they react to it, what happens after a buck is bumped, soft bumps vs. hard bumps, and how deer react to apex predators. Then, T...

On this episode, Jeremy Dinsmore of the Antler Up podcast is back on the show to talk with Dan about how antlerless deer tags are allocated. Jeremy lives in Pennsylvania and expresses how complicated it is get these tags. On the other hand, Dan is very happy with how doe tags are issued in his home state of Iowa. Other topics of conversation include, the dates certain tags are issues, how many you...

On second episode of the "No Foreplay" series on the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Clint Campbell of the Truth From The Stand podcast to talk all about poaching. The guys discuss if the rules and regulation in their states are up to their liking, if the punishment of wild game violations are harsh enough, and whether or not those who make their living in the hunting industry sho...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has a very interesting conversation with Aaron Warbritton of the  @TheHuntingPublic  about the direction of hunting in North America. The guys discuss topics like hunting access on private and public land, trophy hunting, trail cameras and crossbows, and the overall hunting culture in the US. The two hash out the positives and negatives we are all...

This is this first episode in a new series from the Nine Finger Chronicles called "No Foreplay". No long introductions, no dinner and a movie, in this series we get straight to the point. On this episode, Dan talks with Jeremy Dinsmore of the Antler Up podcast about the hunting rules and regulations in his home state of Pennsylvania. The guys discuss tag allocations, antler point restricti...

This is the first episode of 2024 and kicks off the 10th year of the Nine Finger Chronicles hunting podcast. We kick things off with a good old fashioned B.S. Session with Andrew Muntz of the Ohio Outdoors Podcast. The topics of conversation revolve around hunting rules and regulations, poaching charges and crimes, and how wildlife laws are are being passed. This is an excellent episode to kick of...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by A.J. Lewis of Ohio to talk about his passion for bowhunting whitetails. A.J. and Dan kick off the episode by chatting about his job and how it has led him to live in two really good whitetail states, Kansas and Ohio. While A.J. was living in Kansas he took advantage of buying their lifetime hunting license. Now, living in Ohio, A.J. c...

Oklahoma native Garrick Harrison hops on the Nine Finger Chronicles to BS about hunting in the Sooner State. Dan and Garrick talk about what makes Oklahoma so special when it comes to growing big deer. Garrick shares his opinion when it comes to how tags are allocated in the state and his thoughts on non-resident hunters. The guys discuss Garricks yearly hunting strategy for filling his archery an...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Shawn Jordan of the Adaptive Outdoorsman about a disability he has had to deal with his entire life. Shawn was born with club feet and a heart murmur. Doctors said he would never walk. But, with two older brothers his therapy was trying to keep up with them. Somewhere around 30 years of age, Jon was introduced to hunting through his fat...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Ohio native Zach Johns about his recent success hunting a huge double drop tine buck. Zach breaks down the block of timber that this buck would occasionally cruise through, the surrounding farms in regards to hunting pressure, and where he believed this buck was bedding on a neighboring farm. Zach also explains that he didn't recogn...

People change, cultures change, and in todays world we as society have become more tolerant to those who are different than us. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan comes out of the closet to his guest Tony Peterson, when he admits that he no longer is just a bowhunter. Recently Dan bought a muzzleloader and this year he will be hunting the late season with firearm. On top of that, D...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, and the final installment of WASP Week, Dan talks about his plans for the rest of the year and a couple goals for next season. Dan explains why he is excited for the upcoming late season after the purchase of a CVA muzzleloader. In the second half of this episode, Dan talks about his plans to hunt more whitetails in other midwestern states like Missou...

On this 2nd episode of WASP Week, John Nalls of Pennsylvania talks to us about living that full fledge bowhunting life. John talks about when he started hunting as a kid, hunting in an area that has a large population of people, and his adventures on both public and private land. He also explains why he decided to pick up a bow over a gun and his love for the chess match that we call bowhunting. T...

As many of you know, the whitetail deer can live just about anywhere. In certain parts of North America, especially in heavy residential areas, the deer population is grossly out of control. On this episode of the Nine Finger chronicles, Dan talks with two bowhunters from Pennsylvania about their organization that helps keep the deer population in check. The guys talk about the how the tags are al...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is once again solo talking about the backend of the rut and what strategy he would use as the chaos of the rut starts to come to an end. Dan talks about continuing to locate and hunt where doe groups are the most active, taking time from actual hunting to do a half or full day of scouting, and thinking outside of the box to put yourself in the bes...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan recaps the second part of his rut vacation and sharing his bowhunting success. Dan talks about how he was at an emotional low coming after not killing his #1 buck the previous week. After taking some time to recover and letting his farm rebound after the pressure he put on it, it was time to get back in the tree and give it another try. Dan talks...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan recaps his rut hunting strategy and his encounter with a giant buck. As we all know, hunting a mature whitetail buck can weight heavy on our emotions. We can ride the highest of highs when things go right and and the brutal lows that come with blown opportunities. Dan breaks down the strategy leading in to his rut vacation and explains how he plan...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is solo again talking about his plans for the upcoming whitetail rut and discusses why you should be wherry about taking blanket hunting strategy advice from someone who doesn't hunt your farm. This time of year we all start to see an increase of content surrounding what you should be doing regarding rut hunting strategy. Honestly, most of it...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Jeremy Nicholson of Missouri to chat about his early season success. Jeremy talks about the fully operational agriculture farm that his family owns and hunts. He breaks down the terrain, where he feels the deer bed, and how they move through their property. This year was a special year for Jeremy as he was able to connect on an absolu...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan does his best to hype everyone up for the upcoming pre-rut. Dan talks about scouting, trail camera data, historical data, access routs, and why the pre-rut is his favorite time to hunt mature big bucks. Dan breaks down his favorite terrain features to hunt including when and how to hunt bedding areas, travel corridors, and staging areas. Most of y...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan chats with Michigan hunter Brock Wingo about a special draw hunt he went on this year. Each year the state of Michigan allows hunters an opportunity to hunt a in a nature preserve in a special regulation lottery. Brock explains that he drew to hunt the first 7 days of the archery season. He talks about the preparation that went in to this hunt, th...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan continues his quest for information discussing early season cold fronts with returning guest Mark Kenyon. Mark shares his insight and experiences hunting during this timeframe. He shares his opinions on deer movement and behavior in a variety of locations he has hunted over the years. He gets in-depth about his strategy and if property type and pr...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by the the host of the "Antler Up" podcast, Jeremy Dinsmore. The guys get in to a very deep and very detailed conversation about cold fronts that come through during early October. Both share their experiences in the woods trying to catch up with a mature buck during dropping temps. Other topics of discussion include the importan...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Curtis Reynolds of Ontario about a seven year chase for a big six point buck. Curtis shares where this buck lives, the terrain he called home, and how he kept track of this deer over the years. As a 5 1/2 year old, Curtis had an opportunity but missed the shot. Curtis believes that this spooked the buck enough for him to shift his home...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is solo and talks about his access route strategy, using thermals, and playing the wind. Dan breaks down how he access's some if his favorite stand locations in both "Big Woods" and "River Bottom". He explains in detail how he uses the terrain in his favor and not walking through areas that hold deer. Dan talks about his "9...