Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks about a whole bunch of random thoughts with Bob Polanic. Topics include: steelhead fishing, hunting buffalo in Yellowstone National Park, crossbows, and hunting personalities gone bad. Bob and Dan also talk about the difference between judgement by people who elk hunt and whitetail hunters when it comes to antler size. They guys also talk a...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Jon Teater from Whitetail Landscapes about wind, thermals, and barometric pressure. Jon, a habitat management specialist, talks with Dan about how how terrain and vegetation affects wind direction and wind speed creating dead air and wind vortexes. Add that with rising and falling pressure and a variety of thermals, theres a lot to talk...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles Podcast, Dan talks with Phil Kost of Indiana about scouting a new piece of property.  Phil picked up a new hunting property late last fall and never got the opportunity to scout it before he hunted it.  The second the season was over, he hopped in the timber and walked "almost" every inch of the farm looking for the perfect treestand locations,...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles podcast, Dan continues his conversation with the Chad Sylvester about his recent scouting mission on Ohio public lands.  Chad talks about looking for terrain features, access routes, and a variety of different sign that leads him to making a decisions for tree stand locations come fall.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles podcast, Dan talks with Chad Sylvester of Exodus Trail Cameras about the difficulties of being self employed in the hunting industry. Dan and Chad exchange stories about starting a business from scratch, balancing the unlimited work schedule with the family, and of course money. If you have ever wanted to get in to the hunting industry, the conversatio...

On this episodes of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Matt Dye of Land & Legacy about habitat improvements for non land owners. Many of us to do not own or lease our hunting property. This usually means that we do not get the opportunity to do habitat work. However, if you do convince the land owner to  let you plant food plots or make habitat improvements for wildlife, this episode w...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Jared Larsen of OnX about the birth of the company, its evolution, and the apps functionality. Jared explains how the need to know property boundaries and land owner information along with GPS units led to the birth of the business  Jared then talks about how the company evolves on an almost daily basis to keep up with new technology an...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Matt Branch about growing up hunting in Louisiana and coping with a tragic hunting accident.  Matt talks about how his father was his main mentor growing up and how excited he got when hunting season came around every year. As a former LSU football player, Matt tells us about having to basically sacrifice his hunting seasons for several...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Scott Cronin of Scholastic 3D Archery about introducing youth to archery and turning them to bowhunters. Scott discusses the impact archery in a team environment can have on the its participants and well as the ins and outs of the S3DA organization. Then Scott talks about how his goal is to turn those archers in to license  buying bowhu...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan catches up with returning guest Patrick Rubendall about his hunting season and switching to traditional archery.  Patrick fills us in on how his 2019 season went hunting the public lands of South Dakota all while making the change to a recurve bow. he talks to us about the learning curve, the frustrations, and educating himself on the new equipmen...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan touches base with the CEO of the National Deer Alliance. The guys discuss what is currently going on with new legislation, public land advocacy, and other important topics that are important to deer hunters nation wide.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: *...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has an interesting conversation with the founder and owner of The Average Conservationist. Marcus Ewing of Michigan, talks about his introduction to the outdoors, fishing, and hunting.  He also talks about why he wanted to start his company, and why he wanted to donate 10% of his profits to conservation efforts. This episode is a perfect example o...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has an awesome conversation with Jeremy Yates about not starting to hunt until he was 38. Jeremy talks about being invited to hunt with a friend during the Missouri gun season and instantly falling in love with the sport. Jeremy talks about the usual lessons and failures that a new hunter endures throughout their first couple seasons as well as ho...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Bob Polanic to discuss where they got their work ethic from, who they consider their mentors, and others who impacted their life. They kick off the episode with a discussion on shed hunting and their opinions about if it causes additional pressure to the deer heard. This time of year can be some somewhat stressful if the animals are e...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Tyler Terry of Missouri about his introduction in to hunting and the reaction he gets from his peers when they find out he hunts. Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code NFC for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.c...

On this Hunter Profile episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan interviews fellow Iowan Joe Sterba about his love for deer hunting. Joe talks about fishing with his father at a young age that set the foundation for his love of hunting and being outside. Then Joe tells the story of his uncle taking him under his wing and introducing him to deer hunting during the muzzleloader season. Joe also tal...

It's that time of year to get outside and start doing some scouting for the next hunting season. Wether you hunt on public or private, there are benefits to getting outside looking for sign and unique terrain features. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Eric Ives of Wisconsin about hunting and scouting on public land. Eric shares how he found a bedding area while sco...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Bob Polanic to recap the 2020 ATA Show and discuss the Social Summit that held at the show.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code NFC for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.com * Check out Thompson Cigars and...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with returning guest Cameran Deerfield about killing a huge Ohio 8 pointer. Cameran talks us through the history he has with this buck and the strategy he put in place. All this took place while he was working a full time job  and starting a new business in a completely different state.     Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Lea...

In this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Billy Eisenman of Ohio joins Dan for an really good BS Session. Dan talks with Billy about being introduced to hunting as a kid through trapping and hunting small game. Like a majority of us, Billy set hunting aside when he got to high school and put most of his energy in to sports and girls.  We wind down this episode with Billy walking us thought th...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Shannon Long shares the story of a buck he recently harvested named 'Locust'. Shannon talks about the multiple years worth of history and encounters he had with this buck and the strategy he implemented to finally connect with "Locust".  Listen to how Shannon was limited to only a certain section of the farm and how Locust was nocturna...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Dana Coldren of Illinois to talk about his 25 years as a bowhunter. Dana talks about the differences in both strategy and point of view when it comes to his tenure as a bowhunter.  Ending out this episode,  Dana recaps his his 2019 season.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan interviews Chris Van Natta of Oklahoma about the booner he harvested in December. He tells the story of how his dad decided to buy the 55 acre property in 2016 and how Chris and his brother we excited to start hunting it. With a creek running through the middle of the property they quickly learned it was difficult to hunt as far as access was conc...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with returning guest Justin Zarr about his 2019 season. Justin shares the stories of killing a doe with his son in the stand, hunting Iowa, and heading to Wyoming to bowhunt whitetails.    Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Outdoorsy and use...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has a BS session with Phil Kost of Indiana about where he hunts, how he hunts, and his successful muzzleloader season. First off, Phil explains the layout of the farms he hunts, his love for shed hunting, and how he approaches every season.  Then Phil shares how his 2019  archery season was a bit frustrating as EHD hit his farms hard killing two o...