On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Josh Raley of the Wisconsin Sportsman and How To Hunt Deer podcasts. The conversation in this episode revolves around upcoming purchases that they plan on making or passing on until next year like boots, e-bikes, and new archery equipment. The second half of the episode the guys discuss whether or not they modify any of their hunting gear like climbing stick, saddles, and treestands. Fun episode, enjoy!

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan sits down with some of the big dogs at Hornady Manufacturing about, you guessed it, bullets. Hornady has been a family owned company since the 1940's and is one of the leading ammunition manufacturers in the industry. They pride themselves on innovation, research and development, and giving the end users of their products exactly what they ask for, a consistent and accurate bullet that preforms in the harshest conditions.

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Jacob Coons of Kentucky is a bit of a hunting gear nut. So much so that he started a YouTub Channel to compare and review hunting gear and equipment. On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, the guys talk about recently reviewing several insulated jackets and hunting applications. Jacob breaks down how he takes an analytical approach to comparing products and finding the best value. Jacob explains that there are several options for clothing, mapping and weather apps, outside of the hunting industry. The guys discuss if price reflects quality, why direct to consumer may not be all that it's cracked up to be, and much more! If you are a gear nut, this episode will educate and entertain.

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Jeff Miller of Vantage Point Archery about their company and their broadheads. The guys talk about how how VPA got it's start and how a machining company started to manufacture broadheads. Jeff breaks down how they came up with the design of their broadheads, the product testing that was involved, and how the first heads they brought to market were received by the public. VPA heads are machined from a single piece of material and Jeff talks about the benefits of this design. This episode talks a look behind the VAP curtain, enjoy!

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Greg Godfrey of Tethrd about new products they have introduced over the last year. This includes a new saddle and some other saddle hunting accessories. But the big news was a turkey hunting vest that they launched with the help of The Hunting Public crew. Greg talks about how that collaboration started and the variety of iterations they went through to get the vest to market. This includes a special fabric used in the manufacturing of the vest with another hunting company, Mossy Oak. This is a fun episode you will be sure to enjoy!

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Before cell phones, before the internet, even before trail cameras, we as hunters used to just get in to he woods and hunt. Theses days it's a completely different story as science and technology have infiltrated the way we hunt, predictive deer movement applications like Spartan Forge is one of these pieces of technology.

On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge, a mobile hunting map application designed to help hunters find the best days to go hunting. Bill talks about the advancements his company has made over he years, the science and technology behind the app, and some interesting facts about what he as seen from the data he collects every year.

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BONUS EPISODE: Usually these conversations are saved for the Hunting Gear Podcast, but we felt like there was enough crossover to launch the episode on both podcasts. On this episode of the Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan talks with Austin Kantola of Genesis 3D Printing about mobile hunting and product design. Austin is an engineer by trade but loves to tinker with his hunting equipment, this led to him starting up a 3D printing company where he designs and manufactures accessories for the mobile hunter. Austin share his mobile hunting experiences and how they directly affect the products he designs. Fun episode you will be sure to enjoy if you are a serious mobile hunter.

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with fellow podcaster Brian Krebs about budgeting and saving for hunting equipment purchases. Brian and Dan talks about the "buy once, cry once" purchasing method where you are more than likely to spend a larger sum of money upfront in order to gain a product that lasts a long time. Then, once you have all of the equipment you need, essentially there is no cost to hunting outside of tags and licenses. Unless you are a true gear junkie who buy hunting gear every season no matter what.

Brian talks about how he pulls money directly out of every paycheck in to a specific account he sets aside for hunting gear. This allows him to know exactly how much money he has to play with every year. The guys also talk about how and where to look for deals and discounts. Fun episode you will be sure to enjoy!

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, the topic of conversation is bow accessories like arrow rests, bow sights, and releases. Dan and his guest discuss what kind of bow accessories they have used in the past, why they like them and and how they have evolved in to new products over the course of their bow hunting career.

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On this episode of the Hunting Gear Podcast, Dan talks with Alex Rich of Mystery Rich about their new packs. Alex talks about how their customers reacted to their new lineup of whitetail packs that were released 3 years ago, and how those reactions led to pack changes for their 2nd generation Treehouse pack. Alex also talks about the design implications and functionality behind the pop-up pack frame that was introduced in some of the western packs. Another awesome episode that takes a look behind the curtain at Mystery Ranch. Enjoy!

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