Ep. 317: Big Woods Bears, Woodsmanship, and Speaking Through Meals with Jonathan Wilkins // Black Duck Revival

Beau Martonik is joined by Jonathan Wilkins. Jonathan is an avid waterfowl hunter, bear hunter, deer hunter, wild game cook, and the founder of Black Duck Revival from Arkansas. They discuss Jonathan’s journey to bowhunting, bear hunting in the big woods, hunting smarter, wild game cooking, living a fulfilled life, and much more.

Topics:

00:00:00 - Start

00:06:13 - The Swapcast

00:07:02 - It’s weird being in the spotlight, but get to go to cool places

00:08:43 - Being out west helps with hunting back home

00:09:46 - Never killed a turkey in Arkansas

00:11:05 - Merriam's turkey hunting

00:12:30 - “If you want to catch a lot of fish, go to a place with a lot of fish”

00:14:21 - Shooting target bucks and luck

00:17:13 - Dog takes out the Podcast Rig

00:17:39 - Jonathan’s first bow and archery deer

00:22:12 - Speaking the animal’s language

00:24:01 - Jonathan’s woodsmanship with bears

00:32:24 - Hunt bears when it’s hot

00:35:58 - Using time to hunt smarter, not harder

00:39:38 - Do stuff that other people don’t see any value in

00:41:02 - New York hunt and challenging yourself with something new

00:45:51 - Validation from operating with animals on their turf

00:49:00 - Jonathan’s cooking

00:51:40 - Meals can communicate who you are

00:56:09 - Building your brand

00:58:00 - What gave Beau the confidence to leave the 9-5 job

01:01:03 - Know when to walk away, but not quitting is vital

01:03:01 - Why not try to live the most fulfilling life you can

01:07:59 - Hard work and consistency - Four years to kill an elk

01:12:14 - Set priorities in life

01:13:41 - Effort and “want” can get you past lack of experience

01:15:51 - The mustache origin story

01:20:40 - Fresh sushi

Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes.

Resources:

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Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

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