East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 410: Ohio Muzzleloader Deer Camp 2025 - Part 1 w/ Johnny Stewart and Jake Belinda

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Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Jake Belinda in Ohio for their annual muzzleloader season deer camp. The guys had an eventful few days of hunting in a snow storm with shots fired and some great stories. They discuss deer movement in the heart of the storm, still-hunting strategies in crunchy snow, where to start hunting in late season, track identification, weapon malfunctions, buck bedding, Beau and Jake’s shots fired, why binoculars are critical, and much more!


Topics:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro
  • 00:07:17 - Deer movement when the snow was coming down hard
  • 00:12:10 - The bucks were bedding on the windward sides of the ridge?
  • 00:14:50 - Still-hunting - when to go fast or slow
  • 00:20:23 - Where to start hunting in the late season
  • 00:27:25 - Trying to identify buck vs doe tracks in deep snow
  • 00:30:58 - Chasing “Socks”
  • 00:37:09 - Johnny’s gun problems
  • 00:48:30 - Bucks bedding on the tops of the ridges
  • 00:54:28 - Beau’s big buck encounters
  • 01:06:06 - Jake getting a shot opportunity
  • 01:23:30 - Most underutilized piece of equipment for deer hunters - binoculars


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