Ep. 283: How to Hunt BIG Clear Cuts in the Big Woods with Jake Belinda

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Pennsylvania hunter Jake Belinda. Jake is a former professional baseball player and is a content creator/videographer in the hunting industry. They discuss Jake’s journey into making a living in the hunting industry, breaking down hunting big timber cuts, areas with a bunch of mountain laurel, and late-season success on public land in Ohio.

Topics:

00:00 Intro 

11:20 Jake’s background

14:38 Getting into photography and filming hunts

20:55 Tracking an old New York mountain buck

24:53 When deer like to eat ferns

30:04 Breaking down hunting big clear-cuts

36:20 Finding a buck’s core area

44:44 Interior openings in timber cuts

48:10 Creating hunt plans to help you make decisions on where to hunt

54:20 Balance of Finding New Areas vs. Returning to Historical Spots

56:40 How to hunt areas with mountain laurel

01:02:17 Late Season food sources and shed hunting spots in big woods

01:06:28 Success on a big public land mountain buck during Ohio’s January muzzleloader season

01:14:20 How to find out where the acorn crop will be during the summer

01:27:50 Manifesting your goals and keeping a positive attitude

01:32:15 Importance of keeping the deer camp tradition alive

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