Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is running solo and talking about his experience hunting the pre-rut. Dan talks about where he is focusing most of his attention as far as treestand locations are concerned, with a heavy focus on staging areas and terrain features. He also talks about how he uses aggressive access routes and wind direction and how that strategy changes as more of...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by the founder and owner Trips 4 Trade, Slade Johnston, to discuss an alternate way of gaining access to bucket list hunts.  Slade explains that trading hunts is not necessarily a new idea, but organizing them under one website is. Slade talks about the process of signing up for a membership and communicating with other hunters who would...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan brings on Calvin Beeke of Michigan to break down his early October successful bowhunt. Calvin goes in to detail about locating this buck in the summer months but then losing him once the season was getting closer. He talks about how the deer were using his property and how drought conditions led to a lower than normal water table, thus giving the...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, the man, the myth, the legend, Lucas Cayko is back on the podcast to discuss his recent success on North Dakota public land. Lucas breaks down what led to his early season success , how he puts a lot of emphasis on scouting as well as reading sign and knowing where to set up on any given mobile hunt. This is an excellent episode with a guest who seems...

One of the biggest movies stars of the 1980's was Tom Cruise. He stared in several blockbusters like Risky Business, Cocktail, and of course Top Gun. But, did you know that these movies also have a hidden hunting strategy theme? You have to dig deep, but is there.  Tony Peterson joins Dan once again to talk about how 1980's A-List movie star Tom Cruise and his movies have an underlying the...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicle hunting podcast, Dan talks with Tyler Hogle of Missouri about what it's like hunting in Canada and an early season hunting strategy. We kick the episode off with Tyler talking about the differences and similarities of hunting in Canada vs. the U.S. He talks abut the differences in terrain, deer behavior, and the obvious body size that Canadian white...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Tristian Mole from South Carolina talks about his recent success on a big southern buck. Tristian explains that he recently picked up a new hunting property that had little to no hunting pressure on it. Once he gained permission, he started the process of hanging treestands and trail cameras, and even started multiple stations on the property which is...

On this episode, Dan is once again joined by his long lost homie Bob Polanic for a good old fashioned B.S. Session.  Bob and Dan kick off the episode by recapping Bob's two weeks of elk hunting out west. Then the two of them  get in to the weeds discussing the hunting gear they used in their hunting adventures. The guys talk about everything from their boots and sleeping bags to trail cams and...

On this unfiltered episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks about how you may not want to get too excited about hunting the early season. Dan explains that this time of year might be the best time to get in the woods and "just hunt".  He talks about everything from social media buzz and knowing what the deer movement is currently like on your hunting property to not putting too muc...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Scott Cronin of Kentucky for a good old fashioned BS Session with an emphasis in mentoring. The guys discuss the importance of teaching the next generations to hunt, but also showing the right way to do it. There is even a little product and gear talk as well. Great episode with someone who is just very passionate about hunting and th...

One of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time was a movies released in 1987, staring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers. The Predator, depicted a group of special forces soldiers sent in to locate a different platoon that the army had lost all communication with. As we follow along this group led by Schwarzenegger, they learn that their enemy is not from this planet. Along the way se...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has frequent guest Justin Zarr on to talk about the recent hot topic of YouTube demonetizing certain hunting channels. The guys discuss everything from why they think YouTube is taking money from those channels and how much of an impact it will have on the brands and companies that are affected by this change, to how long we think this will last a...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks about his love affair with hunting staging areas and the strategy his implements when hunting them. First off he breaks down what defines a staging area, how the deer use it, and what kind of sign is usually left behind that will help identify these areas. He talks about the usual suspects like terrain features, edge, vegetation, and their r...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, the topic of discussion is observation hunts and whether or not they actually help you or hurt you. Dan breaks down his thought process about this low impact / low success hunting strategy and that seems to be used more than it should. He explains that he used to be a huge fan of using an observation hunt to gain information about deer movement but ha...

On this episode fo the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is once again joined by Justin Zarr for a D-Bags & Hypocrites BS Session. The guys talk about everything from Justin's recent trip to Wyoming to hunt antelope, if heavy arrows are really all the rage, saddle hunting, and who is the biggest D-Bags and hypocrites. There may not be any big buck hunting  tips, tricks, or tactics in this episod...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with long time deer hunter Ben Rising of the Whitetail Edge YouTube Series. As any BS Session goes, the topics up for discussion range from how he grew up hunting and trapping, hunting with his kids, and why he loves bowhunting so much. When you boil it all down, Ben is just another bowhunter with a huge passion for nature and the outdoors....

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is running solo and talks about the importance of access routes and how to pick the best treestand locations. Dan talks in detail about how to use specific terrain features to make your access route as non-impactful as possible. He explains that with an awesome access route he can expand that "first time in best time in" hunt to multiple h...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by bowhunting guru Tony Peterson to talk about the surfing movie Point Break and how it relates to deer hunting. There is a scene in the movie where Patrick Swayze's character says the following line "... fear causes hesitation, and hesitation causes your worst fears to come true". You be asking yourself, What the hell does t...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Dane Wolford to discuss his recent accuracy issues at longer distances. At 20 to 45 yards Dan is confident with his shot and accuracy, but once Dan steps back to 50 yards and further he begins to lose that accuracy. Dane, a seasoned bow turner and tournament archer, helps Dan troubleshoot some of the possibilities for his inaccuracy a...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Wes Burmeister of southern Minnesota about a 2020 early season success story on public land. Wes explains how he became aware of a new piece of ground that recently turned from private to public and how he did some digital scouting and glassing before the season started to get a one up on the deer. This is a perfect example of "firs...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by bowhunting nut Byron Horton of the Whitetail Experience for an in-depth discussion on deer hunting strategy. Byron kicks off the show by talking abut what he is doing right at this moment to prepare for the upcoming season. As the conversation continues, Byron and Dan go in to detail about everything from access routes and terrain fea...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, it's just Dan and his random thoughts for the upcoming season. Dan breaks down some of the work he still needs to complete between now and the season opener. Dan talks about his trailcamera strategy and how he manages his treestands throughout the season.  Dan also talks about how he has a new bow on order but is concerned that he won't get it...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Shawn Polke to discuss hunting on the east coast, digital scouting, and out of state hunts. Shawn talks about how he grew up in a family full of gun hunters, but as he finished up college and his dad started to expand his hunting footprint, Shawn started his deep dive in to hunting. Halfway through the podcast, Shawn talks about how h...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan brings in seasoned bowhunter Bryan Broderick to to help him decide whether to hunt elk or mule deer in September. Dan did not draw a Wyoming elk tag this year so he has an opening in September and is debating where to go. Bryan has several years of experience in the field hunting both mule deer and elk. Dan picks Bryan's brain about what speci...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by outdoor writer and entrepreneur Jason Reid for a good old fashion BS Session. Jason starts off the conversation by sharing how he became an outdoor writer and and content creator when he was only 19 years old. Now 29, he also talks about how how content creating for the outdoor industry has changed over the last 10 years. From there,...