East Meets West Hunt

By Beau Martonik

The East Meets West Hunt Podcast is your resource for all things adventure hunting. This podcast is for the hunter that loves planning and preparing for the hunt, just as much as the hunt. Whether it'... more

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March 19, 2024Ep. 357: Learning to Identify What Mature Bucks LIKE & NEED - Pt 2 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik
Beau Martonik is joined by two extremely successful whitetail hunters specializing in public land hunting, Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik. They discuss learning to pick out things mature deer like, trusting your gut, smart bucks skirting hunting pressure, phases of a hunting area, and much more. Listen to last week’s episode if you missed part 1 of this conversation!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:51 - Big smart bucks are like Rambo
00:18:59 - Learning to pick out the things mature deer like
00:21:17 - Trust your gut
00:28:23 - Take videos on your phone while scouting so you remember details of how you should set up
00:30:00 - Extreme cold and hunting mid-day late-season
00:41:17 - How bucks deal with hunting pressure
00:45:04 - Smart bucks hanging out right by the road/parking lot
00:45:47 - Word gets out and good areas go through phases
00:47:00 - Posting trail cam photos
00:53:37 - Rendell’s Bobcat trapping story

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1h 5min
March 12, 2024Ep. 356: Scouting Deer Efficiently, Trail Cameras, & Deer Camp - Pt 1 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik
Beau Martonik is joined by two extremely successful whitetail hunters who specialize in public land hunting, Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik. They discuss categorizing your hunting spots, the best wind to capitalize, the deer camp resurgence, Rendell’s experience scouting with Johnny, areas with no oak trees, trail camera strategies, and much more. Listen next week for part 2 of this conversation!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:31 - Categorizing your hunting spots
00:10:03 - East wind = kill wind
00:11:39 - Spartan Forge Cyber Scout AI
00:13:27 - Rendell’s background
00:23:09 - Back on topic: Rendell’s background continued
00:26:28 - Money
00:32:03 - Deer camp resurgence
00:44:24 - The report from Johnny and Rendell scouting earlier in the day
00:46:41 - Hunting big woods areas with no oak trees
00:48:07 - Hunting a specific deer
00:53:11 - Trail camera talk and knowing where you need to be
00:54:42 - Being aware of when the does go into heat
00:58:05 - Using yarn to monitor the wind and thermals
01:00:01 - One thing to NEVER do with a cell cam

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1h 13min
March 05, 2024Ep. 355: Aggressive Elk Hunting Strategies to Increase Opportunities & Western Whitetails with Cody Rich
Beau Martonik is joined by entrepreneur, western hunter, and host of the Rich Outdoors podcast, Cody Rich. Cody is known for finding big elk, but recently has shown interest in western whitetails. They discuss thoughts around finding whitetails in the Western states, calling and rattling tactics, similarities between hunting elk and whitetails, finding your style of elk hunting, what to do when you find elk, Cody’s midday elk calling strategy, why turkey hunting is similar to elk hunting, and much more!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:21 - Cody might be turning into a Montana whitetail guy
00:14:58 - Things to look at if you are heading out west to look for whitetails
00:23:43 - How to select an area
00:27:49 - Looking for archery spots instead of rifle spots
00:31:45 - It’s better to cover ground and bump them
00:32:16 - Scouting outside of season
00:38:54 - Keying in on specific areas based on the rut
00:42:29 - Calling and rattling tactics
00:45:17 - Drawing parallels between hunting and calling different animals
00:47:40 - Using decoys for whitetails
00:51:54 - Patience vs aggressiveness
00:53:31 - Having a system and finding your style of elk hunting
01:02:27 - Be all in on what you choose
01:04:08 - You’ve found elk, now how do you kill them
01:09:54 - You have to bump elk to find elk; create more opportunities
01:16:44 - Cody’s approach to elk hunting
01:36:16 - Taking risks, but also be cautious of the wind
01:53:14 - A midday calling strategy that has worked for Cody
02:00:40 - Hunt the herd bull, and you will run into satellites
02:03:16 - Comparing turkeys to elk yet again
02:08:04 - Cody’s podcast and elk hunting course

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2h 16min
February 27, 2024Ep. 354: Giant Pennsylvania Public Land Mountain Buck - Listener Success! with Angelo Ebersole
Beau Martonik is joined by Pennsylvania hunter, Angelo Ebersole. In 2023, Angelo caught up with a giant, 162” public land Pennsylvania mountain buck. They discussed his transition from farm country to the big woods, how he found the buck, trail camera strategy, hunting strategy, working around other hunters, how the rut affected his pattern, the moon’s impact, and much more!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:18 - Angelo’s introduction
00:06:43 - Private farm country vs hunting the public big woods
00:10:43 - Getting cameras mixed up with another hunter
00:16:45 - Breaking down the type of terrain and the area where Angelo killed his buck
00:25:39 - Where to place cameras and Angelo’s overall camera strategy that led to success
00:29:23 - Plan of attack to set up and hunt
00:31:15 - The moment the buck realized he was being hunted
00:41:30 - Passing up a 50 yard shot opportunity on the buck
00:44:43 - The encounter that it all came together
00:49:42 - Big deer living in areas of high-pressure
00:51:18 - How the rut affected Angelo’s buck
00:53:02 - Showing off the buck
00:54:09 - What did you learn from this deer that you will apply going forward?
00:55:47 - Moon phases affecting buck movement
01:00:32 - What would Angelo have done differently if he could have?

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1h 14min
February 20, 2024Ep. 353: Blueprint for Successful Post-Season Scouting Whitetails with Shane Parker
Beau Martonik is joined by Shane Parker, of November Warrior Outdoors. Shane is one of the best when it comes to e-scouting, trail camera deployment, and analyzing data for deer hunting. They discuss how to break down a large chunk of public land, e-scouting tips, utilizing camera intel, judging sign, and many other topics related to post-season scouting.

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:50 - Timing of post-season scouting in the south vs the north
00:12:03 - Learning an area and eliminating ground
00:21:33 - Bucks always find a way to stay in cover while traveling
00:27:33 - Using multiple sources of imagery for e-scouting
00:31:23 - Falling in love with a spot
00:39:27 - Worrying about other hunters and other cameras
00:45:51 - Utilizing you camera intel from previous years
00:57:35 - Breaking down areas and translating intel into the rut
01:05:51 - Judging sign, and visualizing deer activity
01:11:13 - Slow down and look behind you
01:17:55 - Paying attention to specific elevation lines
01:24:02 - Cashing in on your opportunity when you get one
01:37:05 - Scouting keys to keep in mind going into the off-season

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1h 47min
February 13, 2024Ep. 352: My West Virginia Coal Country Buck (6 HOUR STALK!) - Hunt Breakdown with Josh Ilderton // The Untamed
Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton, of the Untamed. They discuss Beau’s 3 year journey to learning to spot and stalk in the coal mines of southern West Virginia, finding success this past November on a 6 hour stalk. In addition, they discuss many mistakes, failing to balance hunting with life, persistence in learning an area, field judging deer, why reclaimed coal mines make incredible wildlife habitat, difficulty of hunting in WV, learning to be well-rounded, hound hunting, and much more.

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:14 - Post-season feelings
00:10:04 - Can you hunt too hard?
00:17:21 - Executing a shot
00:20:23 - There is nothing wrong with eating tag soup
00:25:15 - Difficulty of field judging bucks
00:29:06 - Looking back at Josh’s season, lessons learned
00:35:12 - Navigating thick vegetation
00:39:52 - Spring Scouting together in West Virginia
00:41:34 - Beau’s West Virginia buck - the 6 hour stalk
01:04:19 - Beau’s buck breeding the doe right before getting shot
01:16:06 - Josh's thoughts on the stalk: aggressiveness pays off
01:18:23 - Celebration and camaraderie
01:30:02 - Growing big deer in the WV mountains
01:33:28 - Coal mining has done great things for the wildlife
01:37:24 - The southern WV terrain is not for flatlanders
01:45:29 - The doe situation on the WV lease
01:57:44 - Bear hunting and hunting with hounds
02:11:55 - Shows that the Untamed will be at this year

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2h 21min
February 06, 2024Ep. 351: Defending the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Uniting for the Future with Dan Gates // Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
Beau Martonik is joined by Dan Gates, Executive Director of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management. They discuss the organization's mission to defend the North American model of wildlife conservation and responsible wildlife management. Dan addresses the initiatives to ban the hunting of bobcats and mountain lions and the potential impact on out-of-state hunters. He emphasizes the importance of uniting as sportsmen and women and educating the general public about the benefits of hunting. We have an opportunity to protect what we love, and Dan shares what you can do to help.

https://savethehuntcolorado.com/

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:10 - Who is Dan, what does the CRWM do, and what problems are they dealing with?
00:11:04 - Formation of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
00:12:02 - Fighting Initiatives to Ban Harvesting of Bobcats and Mountain Lions
00:13:36 - Changing the Language of Initiative 91
00:16:36 - Potential Precedent for Trophy Hunting
00:21:01 - Extremist groups misguiding the general public
00:22:19 - Educating the General Public
00:25:04 - We don’t want the pool boy doing brain surgery
00:26:05 - Challenges with government involvement and who makes the decisions
00:30:19 - Putting aside your species-specific interest and coming together as sportsmen
00:31:18 - Getting a positive message out on social media
00:33:35 - We need to do a better job with messaging to the general public
00:42:44 - Wolves
00:45:57 - What will happen if we don’t harvest mountain lions?
00:47:54 - With human interaction, all wildlife needs to be managed
00:48:49 - Pedestalizing predators creates less opportunity for hunters
00:53:49 - How to Help: the need for funds
01:00:45 - Spartan Forge: free premium membership with $20 donation and 3% of East Meets West Apparel donated to CRWM
01:02:47 - Strength in Numbers

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1h 18min
January 30, 2024Ep. 350: The Impacts of Hunting and Media (Good and Bad) with Thomas Clements
Beau Martonik is joined by freelance photographer, videographer, and producer, Thomas Clements. Thomas has spent time filming Seek One, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany, and other projects over the last few years. They discuss Thomas’ job as a freelance creative, Beau’s wood carving days, advice for those wanting to become a hunting photographer/filmmaker, how hunting media affects our world, self-regulation, consumption, and much more.

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:24 - Comparing Pennsylvania hunting culture to Georgia and turkey hunting
00:12:12 - How do you pronounce Appalachian?
00:12:45 - Thomas’ job as a freelance creative and being creative in general
00:25:57 - Drawing, wood carving, and Beau's creative side
00:31:33 - Advice from Thomas for people looking to work as a creative
00:38:41 - How hunting media is affecting our world
01:06:00 - Self-regulate, do your part in managing wildlife
01:15:04 - Some thoughts on consumption and the immediate reward

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1h 30min
January 23, 2024Ep. 349: Ohio Muzzleloader Deer Camp 2024 with Jake Belinda and Josh Teulker
Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Tuelker of Before the Echo, and Jake Belinda of The Void Hunt. We all went to Ohio separately and stayed at Johnny Stewart’s camp together. They discuss Beau having a big buck at 40 yards and the muzzleloader not going off, strategy for late gun seasons, good vs. bad acorns, Jake’s tracking strategy, how to think like a buck, hunting areas with no intel, trail camera etiquette, their life journey to getting to where they are now, and much more!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:10:14 - Beau’s muzzleloader didn’t go off on a buck on the first day
00:15:44 - Josh and Jake’s first day in Ohio
00:21:40 - Strategy for January muzzleloader season in Ohio
00:26:59 - Good vs. bad acorns
00:31:17 - Jake’s tracking strategy
00:36:38 - Think like a buck
00:42:14 - Logging cuts
00:51:11 - Game plan for day 2
00:57:17 - There is something refreshing about trips where you are hunting with no intel
01:04:01 - Getting local intel
01:08:35 - Trail cam etiquette
01:12:34 - Background of Josh’s hunting style
01:15:54 - Beau, Jake, and Josh talk about their journey to get to where they are now
01:40:45 - Western hunting and running into people you know far from home

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1h 57min
January 16, 2024Ep. 348: Off-season Physical Training to Make You A Better Hunter with Todd Bumgardner
Beau Martonik is joined by Todd Bumgardner, strength and conditioning coach, author, and founder of Human Predator Pack Mule. He trains Tier 1 tactical operators, backcountry hunters, and everyone in between while hunting all over the country himself. They discuss Beau’s journey with fitness, ways to stay consistent, a tiered approach to fitness for hunting, intensity levels, the HPPM program, mistakes hunters make when preparing for hunts, how it relates to whitetail hunting, and much more!

Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:55 - How Beau got connected with Todd 4 years ago and Todd's background
00:15:32 - Beau's journey with fitness
00:18:37 - Being ready for the “day after day” - staying accountable and consistent
00:35:04 - Intensity levels and Todd's approach to training
00:42:06 - Bad decisions leading to injury
00:46:44 - The phases of Human Predator Pack Mule and choosing the right place to start for you
00:53:02 - The older you get, the harder it is to restart getting in shape. Traveling and life get in the way
00:58:22 - Don’t overthink it. Just do something
01:01:27 - Think outside the box to get your training in
01:02:43 - Relative strength and how weight training can translate to a hunting situation
01:12:42 - Todd’s 2023 hunting season

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1h 31min

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