Nine Finger Chronicles - Deer Hunting Podcast

B.S. Session w/ Jon Barlar

Published: August 7, 2026

Duration: 1:10:22

Your next big deer season might be won or lost by one simple thing: knowing when to stop forcing it. Dan Johnson and John Barlar unpack the kind of whitetail strategy most hunters ignore, from pressure-sensitive 50-acre setups in the Chicago suburbs to the late-October rut window where the biggest bucks finally expose themselves. If you hunt private, public, or tiny parcels surrounded by development, this conversation will change how you think about timing, pressure, and patience.

Dan and John break down what makes a property “sensitive,” why shooting a doe too early can shift buck patterns, and...