Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

Today on the podcast, Marcus is joined by Dustin Diefenderfer. Dustin is the founder of 2% Certified MTNTOUGH Fitness. The guys cover a lot in regards to fitness as it pertains to backcountry hunting. Dustin and the team at MTNTOUGH take a unique approach to training their athletes with a mission specific workout and an emphasis put on mental toughness. Growing up in Montana and being outdoors at...

This week we discussed our muzzleloader seasons and focused much of the discussion on our annual muzzleloader hunt at our grandparents' farm.  We covered the details of each of the deer drives we executed and what we learned from each of them.  We also had the pleasure of bringing a few new faces along for our hunt at the farm, so we discuss how we feel that experience went for them.  Jeff als...

Most hunters are happy if they were able to put one mature buck in the dirt in a given season. But 3? That's something to get excited about. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, returning guest Garrett Armstrong hops on the show to share the stories of the three different bucks he put his tags on during the 2020 season.  He was able to get it done with his state wide archery tag, his...

Chainsaw Chad went down to the wire with a late-season bow kill by deploying some unique strategy. This buck was on the radar all season, but once the weather got right and the proper plan was put together, the last two hunts of the year provided him with two shot opportunities on the 158" whitetail.  During this podcast, Adam and Chainsaw Chad discuss in detail the approach to put this Missou...

In episode 37 we have Ethan McCabe, The Bearded Trapper, on to talk about some trapping. Topics covered in this week's show: - We talk some deer hunting and Ethan's change over to saddle hunting  - Hilarious 911 call!!! - How he got in to trapping  - Communication with landowners - Different types of traps - What he loves about trapping - What goes in to a set up - Some trapping stories ov...

On today's podcast we wrap up the last part of the Understanding Vegetation Podcast Series. We dive super deep into all things Trees. Often times, trees are certainly overvalued by many hunters. They consider them to be cover or perhaps all mast producers when in reality, many trees are dying or growing in severely stifling conditions.  We break down the differences between hard mast and soft...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined  by Casey Shoopman of Illinois to discuss the how trapping for coyote impact the deer herd. The guys discuss how trapping helps with fawn recruitment and helps keep the pressure off the deer herd during the winter months.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our...

Gina and Jacob Bourrett own Tappecue, a Missouri based company who produce the original cloud based, wifi enabled, meat thermometers.  Seeing a niche for a hardware unit with a heart of software that could connect to the cloud and be on any smart device,  Tappecue was launched.  Their first unit is a 4 stereo port that can handle 8 probes or 4 dual probes (internal and chamber thermometers in one...

On this week's episode, John talks about the ups and downs of his 2020-2021 deer season. After starting things off with some preseason prep, he talks about some serious hardships during muzzleloader season, including wounding a nice buck. While trying to recover from that, a warmer than average November doesn't make things any easier. Luckily, things turn around for his late season archery...

Josh Mapes of Michigan joins the podcast to chat about a variety of topics surrounding hunting gear and equipment. The guys kick thing off by discussing his experience with hunting out of a tree saddle and why he decided to go back to a treestand.  They also cover how Josh makes his hunting gear purchase decisions based off of functionality and  budget. Topics discussed include treestands, bows, c...

This week on the podcast Marcus is joined by Lyle Hebel. Lyle is the Marketing Director for Stone Glacier as well as a board member with 2%. The guys talk about Lyle's upbringing in the outdoors and how his natural artistic ability led him into the outdoor industry. Lyle gives a bit of a behind the scenes look at Stone Glacier and some of the reasoning behind the solid colors they use for thei...

Ted Bright is one of those guys who takes an above average approach to overall health and wellness. Fitness and hunting are both large contributors, with most of his meat consumption coming from wild game, be it venison, wild turkey, or even other "non traditional" types of meat. In this podcast we discuss Ted's primary approach to cooking venison, how he ages meat, why he likes to coo...

If there is one thing that you can take a away from the last couple of Nine Finger Chronicles episodes, it's that persistency kills deer. And today's episode is no different. On this episode, Dan is joined by Tom Waters of Kentucky to talk about his season of close calls that led to his success. The guys discuss 3 different times that Tom got busted or messed up resulting in a blow opportu...

We are off and running here in 2021 with the podcast and a new episode for you to enjoy.  Not everyone chases fish during the hard water season so it is a great time to work on your boat or start looking in the market for one to purchase.  Eric Long from Long Line Charters joins us for this episode to tell us all about a $3,000 boat he purchased and fixed up for an affordable price.  When looking...

Every year we do a review of our hunting season and discuss how we feel things went for us individually.  This week we share that conversation with the listeners of the podcast.  Unless you live in a cave you know the world was hit with a global pandemic that caused many people to change their plans in 2020 and that included some plans relating to our seasons.  However, we still managed to get a f...

This week, the guys sit down and look back on 2020.  First, we get into a little bit of a BS session about Christmas and our 2020 hunting seasons.  Next, our awesome listeners submitted questions about conservation topics, whitetail hunting, elk hunting, and some good general questions.  We have some fun with answering those questions submitted to us before recording the show.  Finally, we look ah...

As many hunting seasons are coming to a close around the country, landowners have the options of what they will focus on next. Often times, we see folks choosing  "steel" traps over the "Stihl" chainsaw for the purpose of improving the land for game species - WRONG MOVE! The research is clear and the long term benefits of working diligently on the habitat far outweigh the temporary...

After following up the podcast form last week, where we discussed in full detail the value of forbs on the landscape, we climbed the vegetation ladder and covered shrubs this week. Shrubs are the multi-tool or swiss army knife of vegetation devoted to wildlife value.  During this podcast, we discuss upland shrubs, wetland variety, and also differentiate soft versus hard mast shrub producers. The r...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by Bryan Maier of Canada to share a story of his recent success on a buck he chased for 3 years. Bryan talks about the first time he saw the buck during a scouting mission, his multiple encounters and what he learned from them, his mindset after getting busted and multiple misses, that all led him to the 2020 season where eventually he w...

Jarred Davis is the states fur bearer biologist, and joins John today to talk about if mountain lions really are out in the Oklahoma landscape.   Oklahoma Outdoors is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons at https://nathanandsons.com * Check out Outdoorsy and use my code EMPIRE for a great deal: https://www.ou...

This week we're talking with our good friend Adam Crews of Tennessee about how he found success on a great public land buck during a late season "secondary rut" hunt in Kentucky. Adam breaks down his thought process going into this short 2 day out of state hunt, telling us what he was looking for & what sign he was keying in on that ultimately lead to him putting an arrow in a grea...

It's official, it's ice fishing season. Todays guest, Steve Weisman hops on the podcast to discuss the current  ice conditions on the major Iowa lakes. He relives his past couple trips to the lake and talks about the strategies that he used to to get on the pan fish a perch. He also talks about the process he goes through when the fish are not biting and how he changes his presentation.  S...

If you were to look up mobile hunting in the encyclopedia , you just might see todays story. Matthew Sherman of central Missouri breaks down his successful archery season  for us by explaining how he made several aggressive stand moves and scouting missions to put himself in position to ultimately harvest his target buck. He talks about how he used the terrain, the wind direction, fresh sign, and...

This week on the podcast Marcus is joined by Rihana Cary of MTN OPS. MTN OPS is a supplement company that focuses on improving the lives of its customers through their science backed products. Marcus and Rihana talk about her path into the outdoors and how her life has changed because of it. Being one of those first 2% Certified brands they have done a tremendous amount for conservation, but equal...

Most of you know Dan Infalt, The Hunting Beast, as one of the most influential mobile deer hunters there is. Recently, Dan has taken his passion for deer hunting and his occupation as a machinist to create his line of climbing sticks and hang on treestand. The guys discuss everything from the initial idea and development  to bring the finial products to market.    The Hunting Gear Podcast is Power...