Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting

It’s been coming for a while, the wool revelation for the typical eastern whitetail hunter. Wool has been used for hundreds of years as a premium fabric for all kinds of clothing. This week, we speak with Kevin Harlander of First Lite to learn about the company and the secrets of wool based hunting gear.  Are your tired of the overheating on your way to the treestand, but freezing your tail off as...

Today's episode is a bit different and a lot of fun.  The guys get to talk with 3 of the 5 elk lottery winners in Missouri.  Eugene Gilkey, Samuel Schultz, and Bill Clark each hop on with us and talk about their excitement and thoughts about getting drawn in the first ever elk hunt in our state.  Each guy we talk with has a different perspective about what this once in a lifetime opportunity m...

If you've been a bowhunter for a decent amount of time, you've likely encountered a situation where you put a less than perfect shot on an animal. Many of us have not recovered an animal due to poor penetration or a mechanical Broadhead malfunction. In this industry, you will likely be told that the best way to kill a deer with archery equipment is to use the fastest bow, the lightest arro...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan and Bob break down their recent scouting missions, discuss trail camera intel, and season strategy. Bob kicks off the episode by walking us through a recent scouting and season prep mission to Iowa where he was able to hang some treestands and gain permission to more hunting property. Dan chimes in with a recent scouting mission of his own where h...

It's a sad day when we have to wrap up our 3 part conversation with Mr. Bobby Worthington, as well as our summer series "Local Legends". However, it has been so much fun to bring to you what we believe to be some of the best hunting podcasts that live in podcast land. In this, part 3, Bobby caps off his 3 keys to success for killing mature whitetails with the last part, persistence. We...

For those of us who have been hunting for a long time, we may not even think of the basic hunting strategy that kicked off our hunting careers.  On this episode of the Iowa Sportsman, Dan is once again joined Tom Peplinski to discuss the basics of deer hunting. The guys discuss simple hunting tactics such as how to play the wind, how to identify deer sign, and how to learn more about deer movement...

If you have found success in the whitetail woods over the years you may have had that "Ah-Ha" moment where everything just clicked. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan chats with Al Farah of Western Pennsylvania about his journey to becoming a mobile hunter and how a full parking lot led him to trying a new bowhunting strategy.   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simpleca...

In today's episode I'm tackling some of the more common questions that have been coming through with the season right around the corner. Some are mobile gear related, but many are also archery related. Quite a few people are adjusting their arrow set ups and recipes in an effort to achieve better penetration. While some are working through the process just fine, there are some other issues...

On today's episode Marcus is joined by Chris Henry of Bend, Oregon. While recovering from a serious motorcycle accident, on a whim, Chris and a buddy decide they are going to try their hand at turkey hunting; 8 years later and Chris has completely immersed himself into conservation and the outdoors. Chris has an immense amount of passion for leaving our wildlife in a better position for the fu...

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan has Mark Kenyon on to break down some current events and discuss their backcountry meal plan. To kick off the episode, the guys discuss their love for the west as they both recently returned from the respective vacations.  The first 40 minutes focuses on the Pope & Young Club making an announcement about the use of cellular trail cameras while...

The boys are back together!  Co-host Dustin, and Public Land Warrior, Brock join Nick for a summer catch up.  They talk about archery set up and summer projects getting ready for the fast upcoming Whitetail season in Michigan.  Nick is sticking with his setup from last year that proved to be very effective.  “If it ain't broke, don’t fix it”.  Brock added a new sight to the mix as he and Dusti...

On this week's episode, Nate, Micah, and our guest host Russell Ryun make a trip down to Nixa, MO and sit down with Black Widow Bows to talk about traditional bows.  Toby and Myles Essick break down how people who might be interested in traditional archery should look into it.  We discuss topics like a good average draw weight, the differences between longbows and recurves, a one piece versus...

During this week's podcast, Matt and Frank discuss one of the largest and overlooked  fundamental aspects of land management, location! Your specific region matters. The east is not the west and the north is not the south. Despite bobwhite quail living in all of these regions and despite it being the same animal you are managing for, the management will be different!  The region you live in an...

Are you ready for fall like we are? Ready or not here it comes. During this week's podcast we discuss how fall food plots actually work. We start at the basis with the understanding of how seeds germinate. Germination of seeds starts when adequate moisture is available, yet, most food plots start off with a practice of removing all the soil moisture, like discing.  In addition, after discussin...

It has been a long week for some of us, just waiting for part 2 of our conversation with Bobby Worthington. In part 1, Bobby shared with us the three things that he believes are the most important to killing a mature buck: 1) Hunt him during the rut. 2) Finding the perfect tree. 3) Persistence. He went into depth about how to effectively hunt your target buck during the rut.  This week we're d...

On this week's episode Marcus sits down with Cindy Stites of Indiana. Cindy started on her journey into conservation eight years ago and hasn't looked back. Cindy spends a lot of time with national organizations, but more importantly is giving back at a local level with 4H shooting sports and as a hunter education instructor. The difference that Cindy is making across the board of hunting...

On this episode we're talking land management with Matt Dye and Adam Keith from Land & Legacy.  Matt and Adam are land management consultants and we start out this podcast by walking a piece of property with them in the Ozarks to get a glimpse of what a consultation would look like.   These guys have a wealth of knowledge about both native and non-native plants which allows them to help la...

This episode happened because I had a scheduled guest back out. So, I went to Instagram and asked if anyone wanted to podcast. Garrett Johnson of Minnesota was the first to respond, so I gave him a call to B.S. Enjoy!   Nine Finger Chronicles is Powered by Simplecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our Sponsors: * Check out Nathan and Sons at https://nathanandsons.co...

This week on the show we discuss The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (more commonly known as the Pittman-Robertson act).  Due to some of the grocery store shortages recently, there might be people deciding to get into hunting or people getting back into hunting.  Because of that, we thought it would be a good time to dive into the details of the Pittman-Robertson Act.  We discuss the histo...

We would be hypocritical if we didn't implement cooperatives in our region. These cooperatives are wide ranging in the structure, some will be very organized while others will be fresh and new. However, the important thing is they will be started and communication can begin between landowners.  This week we have two interviews during the podcast, one with Matt Dye and Seth Harker who was befor...

Here it is! Finally the wait is over, after a few years of development, Hunter Pruitt the founder of the National Wildlife Cooperative is ready to release his baby. We are thrilled to be a part of the launch of this project. If you are a landowner or lease ground, turn your ears all the way up, this podcast and organization is for you.  Research strongly supports the need for landowners joining fo...

Very rarely do you find someone with so much knowledge, it simply leaves you speechless. This week's guest, Bobby Worthington, had our mouths hanging wide open with the amount of knowledge he dropped. Bobby is a lifetime die hard  big buck killer, author, & world champion traditional archer. He is hailed by many as the best deer hunter alive, and some say the best that ever lived. He has h...

On this episode of the Iowa Sportsman podcast, Dan is joined by Joel Johnson to have a lighthearted discussion about things that drive sportsmen crazy. The guys kick things off talking about how much they hate squirrels during the hunting season, how mad they get when the forget a piece of hunting gear back at the house or truck, and big buck encounters that went horribly wrong because of overgrow...

Clay Newcomb sits down with Steve Rinella and Janis Putelis of MeatEater in Bozeman, Montana for a rare-form conversation. Most people already know about their hunting styles, gear and stories because of the vast amount of media these two have produced, so we didn't bother talking about it. We talked about how Steve and Janis met and about the stresses along the journey of building MeatEater....

This podcast is a recording of a bow hunting discussion that occurred at a recent Tethrd get together near their headquarters of operation in Minnesota. Members at the table were Jon Eberhart, Andy May, Ernie Power, Greg Godfrey, and Jared Shaffer. Plenty of topics were discussed in detail, starting with a chat about archery, going peepless, and realistic practice for hunting season. Greg and Garr...