What happens when a hunting podcast turns into a hilarious, brutally honest conversation about parenting, public-land chaos, and why the best bowhunters are always one bad decision away from disaster? Dan Johnson and Pierce Nelles unpack the kind of real life that can derail a hunt in seconds - a swallowed Lego, an emergency room run, and a day that goes off the rails before the first arrow is ever shot.

Dan Johnson, host of the Nine Finger Chronicles, brings the chaos from the Johnson household, while Pierce Nelles of the Wisconsin Sportsman adds his own stories, sharp humor, and hard-earned hunting perspective. Together they bounce from family emergencies to childhood fights, from the weirdest emergency room stories imaginable to the mindset it takes to stay calm when a giant buck finally steps into range.

You'll discover:

• Why a "quick" scouting trip can turn into an all-day parenting and ER marathon
• What both hosts look for when a buck is closing the distance and panic starts to creep in
• The hardest football drills they ever survived and why those games still feel relevant in the woods
• How water levels, river bottoms, and rising temps completely change deer movement
• Why some of the best hunting intel comes from cell cams, scrape lines, and the right wind on the right stand

Pierce also shares what he's seeing on his Wisconsin and Iowa properties right now, including how rainfall and river flooding have reshuffled camera activity and why early season movement is starting to tell a bigger story. Dan breaks down the deer behavior he's watching on his own farms, plus the exact mental routine he uses when a trophy buck is about to blow up the moment.

This is the kind of episode that reminds you hunting is never just hunting. It's family, time management, busted plans, busted egos, and the occasional life lesson wrapped in a pretty funny conversation. Perfect for hunters, dads, and anyone who enjoys the unfiltered side of the outdoors.Dan Johnson hosts the Nine Finger Chronicles and shares candid stories from the field and home life. Pierce Nelles hosts the Wisconsin Sportsman podcast and brings tactical hunting insight, Midwest deer talk, and a knack for keeping the conversation entertaining.

Forward-facing sonar, brutal tournament pressure, and a 220- to 240-inch Kansas buck that got away—Chancy Walters lays it all out in this raw, funny, and unexpectedly intense conversation.

If you care about competition fishing, big whitetails, or the mindset it takes to stay dangerous when the margins are razor-thin, this episode hits hard. Chancy breaks down why today’s tournament game is so punishing, how electronics have changed bass fishing forever, and why he still thinks old-school instincts matter more than gear.

He shares:

• What separates the guys who are always near the top from the rest of the field
• Why losing one fish can wreck an entire tournament
• How forward-facing sonar changed the sport—and why he thinks it hurts the soul of fishing
• The difference between fishing for fun and fishing like it matters
• How he scouts and hunts big bucks by covering ground, glassing hard, and staying ready to move fast

Then the conversation shifts into whitetail gold. Chancy tells the wild story of the giant Kansas buck he had at 12 yards, couldn’t legally shoot, and later watched slip into legend. The conversation also covers decoy setups, satellite bucks, rut movement, knocking on doors for permission, and why he’d rather kill a dozen 170s than chase one 200.

Chancy Walters is a full-time artist known for his feather paintings, dog portraits, deer art, and custom wildlife work. He’s also a hard-charging tournament angler and whitetail hunter who lives by one rule: keep moving until the odds finally break your way.

Essential listening if you love deer-hunting strategy, tournament fishing, public-land pressure, or authentic outdoor conversations.

Some of the best deer habitat isn’t on giant farms - it’s built one pond, one apple tree, and one overlooked bedding pocket at a time. Dan Johnson and Adam Larson break down how a 35-acre Wisconsin property becomes a legit buck magnet when you combine food, cover, access, and a little obsession.

Adam shares the real-world habitat decisions behind his place in Columbia County, from a 20-by-30 pond tucked into a transition line to a 49-tree apple orchard planted for a harvest window that runs from August into October. You’ll hear why he favors semi-dwarf and standard varieties, why fencing matters for the first 5 to 7 years, and how disease-resistant apples can outperform the typical “deer tree” setup most hunters try and abandon too early.

We also get into the deer foods most hunters overlook. Adam talks pignut hickory, heavy acorn years, micro food plots, and why buckthorn and prickly ash - the “bad” stuff in habitat circles - can create the kind of nasty travel corridor mature deer love. Dan and Adam also compare notes on the September shift, with both seeing bucks redistribute as velvet comes off and crops change, sometimes to their advantage and sometimes not.

The conversation goes deeper into strategy, too. Adam explains how he hunts a property with swirling thermals, why wind and access dictate when he can actually enter the woods, and what it means to manage a small acreage that’s surrounded by neighbors who know exactly what he’s built. They also tackle CWD head-on - what it looks like in the field, how it compares to EHD, and why Adam believes the disease is real but not the herd-ending collapse many hunters were led to fear.

If you’re trying to squeeze more out of small acreage, build better deer habitat, or simply want a smarter way to think about early-season hunting, this one is packed with practical takeaways. Perfect for whitetail hunters who want less hype and more field-tested strategy.