Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast Dan Johnson, Sportsmen's Empire

On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined my the host of the Wisconsin Sportsman, Pierce Nelles, to discuss hunting in the Badger State. The guys have a great discussion about tradition and why he thinks his home state has such a steep history in the outdoors. Another excellent episode full of stories, opinions, and two dudes talkin' huntin'! Enjoy and share!
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On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Travis Coulter of Kentucky shares a story about his father and a big velvet buck. The underlying topic of this episode is alcoholism and how it destroyed the life of a fellow hunter. Travis talks about going hunting with his father when he was a youngster until his drinking got so bad that his uncle had to step in and put him under his wing. Both Travis's uncle and father played their role building an outdoor foundation for Travis. Fast forward to 2019, alcohol finally caught up with his father and he suffered a major heart attack he was unable to recover from. The next year Travis bought a farm. And under a huge oak tree in the middle of an open field, Travis placed his fathers ashes along with a wooden cross.
2021 came and Travis decided to place an extension ladder in that oak tree that he planned to saddle hunt out of. On opening day, September 5th, Travis connected on a big velvet buck from that tree. He's convinced his father was there the whole time and helped him seal the deal on this buck!
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On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan chats with Zach Gregory of Michigan about his love for hunting public land. Zach talks about growing up in a family that only hunted during "deer camp". It just so happened that "deer camp" never resulted in any deer, it was more or less a social event. Over the course of 15 years Zach had never shot a deer during "deer camp". So one season he had enough and decided to start hunting public. The first season he went to hunt public with a ladder stand , and although he tagged out, his gut told him there was something more. As many of you know and depending on where you live, hunting public land comes with its own set of challenges. This is Zach's story, ENJOY & SHARE!
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On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by fellow Iowan, Kaleb Carstarphen, in a good old fashioned BS Session. Kaleb admits that one of the reasons he started taking hunting more serious, is the fact he wanted to impress he dad. He shares the story about growing up with a father that taught him a lot about hunting and the outdoors, but he knew that there was way more to learn in order to kill mature bucks. The answer... he went mobile. This story, like many, involves not only a change in gear but a complete change in strategy. Join us as we break down his hunting journey. Enjoy and share!
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On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is joined by returning guest Tom Watters from Kentucky to tell a story about a one-eyed 140 class 10 pointer that lives on his farm. Tom shares how he first noticed this buck because he had a major eye injury and an extremely sick looking body. Tom didn't expect this buck to make it through the winter. However, this buck made through two more winters and returned as a health 4 year old. Tom describes where this lived, the terrain he used, food sources, and of course the strategy he implemented to connect with this big Kentucky buck. Enjoy and share.
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This episode was supposed to be about spring habitat improvement. However, once the conversation started rolling the entire episode was derailed and it turned in to two fathers and passionate outdoorsmen talk about what they love about hunting. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan is once again joined by Mitch Shirk of the Pennsylvania Woodsman for a good old fashioned BS Session. Enjoy and Share!
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