Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

David Lange of Minnesota hunts in a very high pressure area of the state that lives by the "if it's brown it's down" motto. With that said, David wanted to hunt an older age class of bucks, this means that he had to be willing to pass deer that he would normally shoot. And that, is the premise of this episode. David breaks down the neighborhood surrounding his 160 acre farm, the im...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Josh Profitt about a 3 year search for a big public land buck. Josh talks about an unassuming piece of public land that had very low deer numbers and that held not one, but two, big antlered bucks. One of these bucks, given the name "Bones", caught the attention of Josh and one of his hunting buddies. At this point the game was...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Brett Konan of Kansas of about losing his main hunting property but still shooting a big buck. Brett talks about how out of the blue, the land owner on one of the property he had been hunting for several years told him that someone from a different state made an offer to lease the property and that they accepted. The caught Brett off gu...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with the Garrett Prahl about his big buck success in two different states. Garrett talks about both the similarities and the differences in his deer hunts in Wisconsin and North Dakota. Garrett talks about the differences in the terrain and how the deer made their way through it, the lack of cover in North Dakota, and the deer behavior in th...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Chris Krueger about consistently killing mature whitetails. Chris has been on a roll filling his Missouri bow tag since 2017 and shares his thoughts on why he has been successful of the last 6 years. The guys talk about the importance of being mobile, having proper access routes, learning how to cut the wind while in the stand, and seve...

On this episode fo the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Tristin Crawford about his opinion on New York's long gun season. Tristian explains his opinions about the lack of quality bucks in northern New York that he feels is directly correlated to the length of their rifle deer season. He talks about antler point restrictions, moving the gun season out of the rut, and reducing the number o...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Tony and Dan get in to an excellent conversation about everything but deer hunting. Topics include steam room conversations about edible drugs with a "Karen", losing our credibility in the hunting industry, getting bit by a hunting dog, and several other topic that nobody really cares about. The guys also talk about stair-stepping your success...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Jeremy Dinsmore of the Antler Up Podcast about his struggles so far this season. Jeremy hunts the big woods of Pennsylvania and talks with us about what the deer movement has been like so far this season including a spark of optimism early in the season when his trail cameras were showing daylight movement from some really good bucks. J...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Ted Bright to talks about a hunting season that almost didn't happen. Recently Ted's son was found unresponsive in his dorm room. As you can imagine this was a very scary time for Ted and his family. After several days in a coma T.J. begin to make strides towards recovery. Just days after that he was released from the hospital...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Branden Michel about a once in a lifetime opportunity on a giant whitetail buck. Branden explains that this buck actually showed up the previous as clean typical buck but disappeared at some point in October after one close encounter. Then, after the season was over he got another picture of him confirming that this deer made it thought...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan recaps his 2022 archery rut hunt and the success that followed. Dan talks about the new farm that he gained access to over the summer. Dan talks about the limitations of access on this small farm, the flow of the terrain, and the overall properties that make up the neighborhood. Dan discusses how the deer were moving through the landscape, what wi...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Byron Horton of the Whitetail Experience podcast, Mark Kenyon of Wired To Hunt, and Parker McDonald of the Southern Ground podcast about when to get aggressive during the rut. All three conversations revolve around hunting strategy during the whitetail breeding season. The guys talk about everything from access routs, cutting the wind,...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan once again joined by Nate Thomas to have an in-depth discussion about the whitetail rut. Nate and Dan discuss how they approach this time of year and how they use the days that they have available to implement their rut hunting strategy. They break it down even further and go in to detail about specific strategies that they will use to get close t...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, the entire conversation revolves around the late October timeframe know as the pre-rut. Dan is joined by fellow podcast Nate Thomas of the Missouri Woods & Water podcast to discuss some of their favorite hunting strategies for this time of year. The guys talk about everything from hunting fresh sign like rubs and scrapes as well as specific locati...

On this episode fo the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Kevin Fleury about shooting two archery bucks on opening day in Michigan. Kevin breaks down how he identified deer movement from previous years experience. He talks about how he used waterways to access stand locations past the pressure of hunters but before the bedding areas where deer were coming from. As you will hear, access routes...

On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Brian Murphy of HuntStand about the new upgrades that come with the Pro Whitetail update. Brian runs through all of the following updates. Whitetail Activity Forecast - Obtain scientifically-based predictions of hourly whitetail movements at the county or even-subcounty level with HuntStand’s 7-day Whitetail Activity Forecast. Our proprie...

If you don't know today's guest, let me introduce Lucas Cayko. Lucas is one of the most passionate outdoorsmen that I know who is even more passionate about his family. With three kids Lucas is busy this time of year with his kids activities and of course having to work. This means that the time he dedicates to hunting has to be as efficient as possible. Scouting in the off season, trail c...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, we continue HuntStand week with hardcore hunter Josh Honeycutt. Josh has been on the podcast several times in the past and there is one thing that consistent when listening to him talk, his passion for the outdoors and deer hunting. Josh breaks down his plans for the fall and how he makes the decision on when to schedule his out of state hunts. Josh t...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, we celebrate HuntStand week with avid hunter Mark Kayser. Mark is well know within hunting circles and is very passionate about hunting a variety of species. From elk and mule deer out west to chasing whitetails during the rut, Mark shares with us what he has learned over the years a hunter and sportsman. On top of that, Mark educates us on how he use...

There's really no good description to describe this episode. Let's just say that the first 40 minutes are fun but useless. Then, the last 20 minutest the guys discuss hunting in the first 3 weeks of October and the strategy that accompany this time of year. Topics in this episode include Tony and Dan's first cars, the last time they got angry, early season cold fronts, the weight of tr...

With October just around the corner, many of us are excited to get in the treestand and start the process of locating big bucks. On this episode fo the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks about his October bowhunting strategy. He explains that he plans to hunt just for a couple of days in early October in order to get some climbing sticks up in some of the best locations on the new farm that he gain...

Last week Dan spent 5 days in Nebraska looking for either a whitetail or mule deer buck to shoot with his bow. On this episode fo the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan breaks down his recent archery hunt to Nebraska. Dan talks about the struggles of an early season deer bow hunt, like fighting the heat, locating water and food sources, and locating a legal deer to even make a stalk on. It was another to...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with returning guest, Ryan Herman, about how he leases hunting property. Ryan has been leasing deer hunting properties for several years and walks us through the steps he takes to pay for deer hunting access. Ryan talks about where he finds leasing options, how he communicates with land owners, and other things you may need to be aware of be...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Bradley O'Neil of Nova Scotia about deer hunting in the country bordered by water on all sides. Bradley talks about the different ecosystems that the deer live in like the coastal terrain as well as the central, more agriculture region, where the bigger bucks seem to come from. The variety of weather is also discussed. Bradley talks...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Byron Horton of the Whitetail Experience podcast is back for a pre-season hunting BS Session. The guys kick off the episode by discussing the gear that they will be using for their upcoming bowhunts and if it is new, or if it is equipment that they have used previously. This includes boots, treestands and saddles, archery equipment, and if they modify...