Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

On this episode Tom Waters of Kentucky shares his thoughts on new products he used during the 2017 hunting season. OnX Maps digital app and hunting clothing from Sitka Gear. Tom discusses what made him decide to purchase these products, how the products functioned, and if he would recommend them to other hunters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check...

I don't know about you, but I'm not sure I would survive if there was no such thing as coffee. On this episode I chat with Paul Kurtz of Hunters Blend Coffee about killing a giant buck after getting bit by a brown recluse spider. He also goes in to detail about how he started his coffee importing business, becoming a coffee roaster, and how his business has single handedly changed the econ...

We start out this show with a short interview with my 5 year old daughter about hunting and fishing. Then, the rest of the show is dedicated to a conversation with Shannon Long of Ohio about how he harvested a Boone & Crockett whitetail buck on a 20 acre farm with no cover and very few trees. We discuss how he found a buck he named "Lucifer" shed antlers, used a wireless trail camera t...

On this episode I chat with returning guest Justin Zarr from Bowhunting.com about the 2018 Whitetail Report put out by the Quality Deer Management Association. We dive in to the data that shows not only a decline in hunter numbers over the last 5 years, but in the amount of money hunters are spending on hunting related activities as well. Aside from the data, we discuss our personal thoughts on wh...

A majority of the guests on this podcast started hunting when they were kids. They had a father, grandfather, or other family member show them what hunting was all about. Today's guest couldn't be further from the opposite. On this episode, I talk with new bowhunter Ben Murray about what made him decide to start bowhunting at the age of 29. We discuss what he's learned in he first four...

On this episode, I talk with Brook Martin of WASP Archery about how his season turned out, hunting public land in Maryland, and new products from WASP. We also talk about how he got his job with WASP by volunteering his time and how he has seen first hand success come from hard work... both hunting and in his professional life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Spo...

On this episode I chat with 4 different hunters who share their experiences using an Ozonics. We discuss what made them purchase the unit, their "AH HA" moments, and what they think about the product now that they have used it multiple seasons. Be sure to listen to the entire podcast to hear how you can save money by entering a discount code on the Ozonics website. Learn more about your ad...

On this episode we talk with Brett Smith of Wisconsin about Run-n-Gun deer hunting tactics. Brett shares with us the details about how scouting plays a huge role in locating tree stand locations as well as how he approaches every bowhunting season. We chat about, access routes, terrain features, and learning from failure. We also discuss what gear Brett and I use that make the best run-n-gun hunti...

Most of you already know Donnie Vincent from his adventure hunting films The Rivers Divide and Terra Nova. But, did you know that one of the biggest hunting influencers in his life was author Jack O'Connor, Chuck Adams, and Fred Bear. On this episode, I sit down with filmmaker, hunter, and life lover, Donnie Vincent at the Iowa Deer Classic. We discuss who his hunting mentors were growing up,...

For three days in Des Moines, Iowa the real hunting community gathers to celebrate the notorious whitetail deer. From the big buck and shed contests to the rows and rows of hunting products and jerky booths, I love getting the opportunity catch up with old friends and talk with new ones. On this episode, I talk with Eric Kline of Trophy Buck of Iowa, Buddy Piland of Ozonics and Craig Enervold also...

In this episode we talk with Alabama native Nathan Worthington about a wildlife research project he took part in after college where he documented the fawn mortality rate on a specific piece of property in South Carolina. We also discuss, how Nathan got in to hunting at a young age and how he now only hunts with a bow. He shares how his uncles and other individuals mentored him in the early years...

FACT: I love shed hunting. On this episode, I recap one of the best days of shed hunting I have ever had. I talk about where I found the antlers and why I believe it's been such a good spot throughout the years. I also talk about the bedding to food source patterns the deer are on this time of year and why shed hunters should focus on those areas. Announcement: The Sportsmen's Nation has a...

I love talking to every single one of my guest, but every once in a while I get the opportunity to chat with someone truly special. On this episode, I chat with a southern legend Warren Womack of Louisiana about all of the deer he has harvested and documented in his journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code NFC for a...

This year Brandon Cox of Pennsylvania took a different approach to bowhunting, he went mobile. And, with this new approach means new hunting gear. On this episode, Brandon reviews climbing sticks from HAWK, hang on tree stand from Millennium, and a new recurve from New Breed Archery. He also discusses how he modified his his tree stand and climbing sticks to better their performance for his new mo...

Today fellow Iowan Chris Dunkin of Trophy Pursuits stops by the podcast for a discussion that revolves around both his post season and pre season hunting activities. We chat about almost everything including shed hunting, scouting, food plot strategy, and how all those things tie in to how he approaches the hunting season. One topic that really catches my interest is paying a farmer to leave crops...

Garret Armstrong is coming off one hell of a season harvesting two mule deer and two whitetails in Canada, South Dakota, and Iowa. Garret is as passionate as it gets when it come to hunting as well as the land which led him to Whitetail Properties to work as a land specialist. In this episode we talk Garret about his 2017 hunts and end the show discussing buying and selling hunting property. If yo...

On this episode we talk with good friend Ryan Eyberg about 11 different bow manufactures he recently reviewed at the ATA Show. We discuss bow specs, comparison to last years models, and Ryan's overall opinion of the bows he shot. This review is 100% unbiased as Ryan has no connection to any of these manufactures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Ch...

Now that most of the hunting seasons are either closed or winding down, many of us make the switch from thinking about hunting strategy to thinking about gear. On this episode we chat with Iowa native JJ Pugh about some of the new archery hunting products he use in the field this year. We discuss what products he liked, what he disliked, touch base on the cost of some of those products. Some of th...

Recently I asking the question on Facebook "Can Money Buy Big Bucks?", and received a variety of results. On today's episode I continue the conversation with Matt Dye and Adam Keith of the Land & Legacy podcast about what it takes to grow, hold, and harvest big bucks on a regular basis. We discuss the big buck equation and what necessities a whitetail buck needs in order to get to...

Whenever we find a new piece of property to hunt, whether it's a private farm or public ground, there is a process we all go through to find the best possible stand locations on those properties. On todays episode we talk with Andrew Toigo of southern Illinois about how he approached a new piece of public property. We discuss how he used maps to narrow down 4000 acres in to smaller sections an...

We have all had those seasons that seem to grind on. Sometimes those seasons end with a buck in the bed of the truck and sometimes they end with a warm bowl of tag soup. On this episode we talk with Ohio native Nick Sopko about a season that almost didn't happen due to a major hand injury. We discuss how the injury forced him to not only change his weapon from a compound bow to a crossbow, but...

When it comes to having a passion for bowhunting todays guest flame burns bright. In this episode, Iowa native Eyad Yehyawi, talks about how he fell in love with the outdoors and how that blossomed in to a true romance with bowhunting. From an early morning moped ride to chase spring gobblers to an epic mountain goat hunt in Alaska, Eyad shares a couple stories that helped him become the hunter th...

For most of us, learning to hunt was something that we learned as a kid from a father, uncle, or family friend. Today's guest, Scott Emerick of eastern Michigan, didn't get in to hunting until he was in college, but once he did he dove in head first. On this episode we discuss how Scott learned to bow hunt on high pressured public ground and how he found success by going in deeper and work...

In this episode we talk with Kansas native, Aaron Coursey, about the last three years hunting a new piece of public land. We cover how he used small scouting trips locate possible stand locations and the steps he took to narrow down 4,000 acres to a couple 150 acre sections that he wanted to focus he attention on. We also discuss how he used run-n-gun tactics along with digital scouting to help fi...

On this episode we talk with Justin Zarr of Bowhunting.com about the ins and out of the ATA Show. We discuss what products created the most buzz and what products were put on the "laughable list". We discuss new products and the past, present, and future of the hunting industry. We also talk about the people who make the industry spin; the dealers, the retail stores, and the bow shops as w...