On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Chad Mendes, former UFC superstar, owner of Finz and Featherz, and co-author of The Provider cookbook. Chad and I talk about his journey with guiding and teaching new hunters, what it means to be a provider, the new cookbook, whitetail hunting, bare knuckle boxing, and a story of a brutal elk hunt with his wife and father. Topics: Background in hunting and how that changed once he got into wrestling/fighting Finz and...
Aug 17, 2021•51 min•Ep. 196
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by John Barklow of Sitka Gear. John has dedicated his life to survival from backcountry hunting to training Navy Special Warfare in Kodiak, AK, and most recently, the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. We talk about his simple 8 layer approach to building a technical clothing layering system for all hunting seasons. We finish off by talking about Sitka’s new Aerolite series of insulation layers and sleeping bag. T...
Aug 13, 2021•29 min•Ep. 195
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Clint Casper. Clint is one of my favorite people to talk to and it’s easy to see why through his enthusiasm and positive attitude. We talk about some hunting stories dealing with crazy weather, going mentally all in, setting goals and never settling, type 2 fun and how he found success on a herd bull elk in a high pressure Utah unit. Topics: Airport problems Colorado snow storm from hell Going mentally all in Setting...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 194
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by John Barklow of Sitka Gear. John has dedicated his life to survival from backcountry hunting to training Navy Special Warfare in Kodiak, AK, and most recently, the Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. We talk about altitude, risk mitigation, navigating terrain, survival skills, backcountry safety, and how to dial your system. Topics: Altitude Knowledge from Storms Risk Mitigation - How to assess risk in the backc...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 193
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Kevin Vistisen of the Deer Hunter Podcast. We sat down over a few beers at the Total Archery Challenge in Boyne, Michigan to talk about the event, the tight niche hunting community, the story of the Rompola buck, and everything northern Michigan Big Woods Deer Hunting! Topics: Total Archery Challenge and Hunting Community The story of the Mitch Rompola Buck Northern Michigan big woods hunting Resources: Instagram: @e...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 192
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Guy and Ike Eastman. These accomplished brothers come from a deep hunting heritage and tell the story of how the third generation Eastman’s Publishing, Inc. came to be. We discuss the transition from just finding success to trophy hunting, why trophy hunting is a good thing, western hunting from past to present, and how to find success in the west today. Topics: Story of Eastman’s came to be Transitioning from just h...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 191
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the outdoor writer and author of Rimfire Revolution: A Complete Guide to Modern .22 Rifles book, Michael Shea. We talked at the Total Archery Challenge about getting into writing in the hunting industry, how squirrel hunting shaped his hunting today, how practicing with a .22 relates to big game hunting, whitetails, and what it’s like working for Black Rifle Coffee Company. Topics: Getting into writing in the hunting...
Jul 13, 2021•49 min•Ep. 190
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the legendary bowhunter, John Eberhart. John is known as the Godfather of saddle hunting and we talk about his past hunting the big woods and the transition to farm country whitetails. In addition, we cover pre-season scouting, prepping your hunting locations, finding security cover, some hunting stories and more! Topics: Story behind John Eberhart Differences in Big Woods and Farm Country Pre-season scouting Preppin...
Jul 06, 2021•56 min•Ep. 189
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Michael Easter. Michael is the author of the new book “The Comfort Crisis”, a professor at UNLV, and has been a writer for magazines such as Men’s Health for years. We talk about his reasoning for writing The Comfort Crisis (which is the best book I’ve read in a long time), 33 days in the Arctic of Alaska with Donnie Vincent, why boredom is important, misogis, the health benefits of rucking, and much more. Topics: Wh...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 188
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Casey Vandergraaf and Mitch Day of Prime Archery. We are talking all about Ohio mountain bucks on this episode. Casey and Mitch dove head first into big woods deer hunting this past year and we break down what they’ve learned in this first season and how they plan on tackling hunting mountain bucks this season. Topics: Background on Casey and Mitch First time hunting mountain bucks in Ohio Understanding how to read t...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 187
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Sam Davis. Sam is a bowhunter out of Wyoming that seems to get it done on all of his hunts whether it’s mule deer, elk, bear or whitetails. We discuss approaching out-of-state hunts vs. hunts in your home state, elk vs. mule deer, spot and stalking, adrenaline filled experiences, and off-season preparation. Topics: Background on Sam Approaching out-of-state hunts vs hunts in your home state Elk vs mule deer Spot and ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 186
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart, Steve Sherk and Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge. These guys are some of the best big woods buck hunters I know and we are talking all about summer scouting. We discuss finding buck bedding in the summer, locating areas that hold bucks year round, using trail cameras, natural big woods food sources, best locations for setting up mock scrapes and more! Topics: Finding buck bedding in the summer Locating ...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 185
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton of the Untamed, Greg Godfrey and Jared Shaffer of Tethrd. We talked about some wild stories from southern West Virginia and Colorado including a black widow spider bite, wild boar attacks, charging black bears, and a close call with a mountain lion. We finished off the discussion with the story of Jared’s 2020 giant Ohio mountain buck. The video version of the podcast is on the Untamed YouTube channel. ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 184
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Tony Trietch. Tony is a well-known big buck killer from Michigan who always seems to kill the biggest muleys, whitetails and elk on adventure hunts. We talk about how he got into western hunting, finding overlooked places to hunt, e-scouting, pre-season scouting, glassing strategies, and some stories from past hunts in the high country. Topics: Background on Tony - coming from East to West Outdoor Writing Finding ove...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 183
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Taylor Chamberlain of Tethrd. Some of you may know him has the Urban Sportsman or the host of the Hang and Hunt podcast, but Taylor is one of the most experienced saddle hunters that I know. We talk about dealing with hangovers, the Tethrd Teach-N-Train Tour, learning to saddle hunt, transitioning from big woods to urban hunting and some stories from hunting in the suburbs. Topics: Dealing with hangovers Tethrd Teach...
May 18, 2021•56 min•Ep. 182
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jason Redd of Timber Ninja Outdoors to talk about backpack hunting whitetails, turkeys, and everything in between. Backpack hunting for whitetails can open up some amazing opportunities to find adventure without having to travel far from home. We discuss backpack hunting gear, the advantages/disadvantages, opportunities within the Appalachian Mountains and much more. Topics: Hunting plans for 2021 Why Backpack huntin...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 181
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Joel Turner of Shot IQ. Joel is great at a lot of things, but he has come up with a way of how to fix target panic for shooters of all weapons that doesn’t require buying any gear. Joel talks about why target panic happens, subconscious aiming, mental control systems, shot activation techniques and how to execute the perfect shot on a hunt, and much more! Topics: About Joel Shot activation techniques What is target p...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 180
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Todd Bumgarder, who is a strength and conditioning coach amongst many other things in regards to fitness. He owns a few different companies, but Human Predator Pack Mule seems to be the most fitting for hunters. His approach to hunting fitness and types of workouts for hunting are unique and approachable to anyone who wants to succeed in the mountains year after year. Todd just started virtually training me for my hi...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 179
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Devin Duncan, an extremely passionate and successful turkey hunter in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Devin and I talk about the experience of hunting gobblers in hill country, e-scouting for turkeys on public land, dealing with henned up gobblers, a few stories, and much more. Not to mention, he doubled up on opening morning two days after recording this episode! Topics: Founder Speaker Series - https://bit.l...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 178
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Justin Mueller, hunting photographer and film producer. Justin came to Pennsylvania to film the next Mountain Buck Scouting Series that I will be releasing this year to my YouTube channel. We scouted a brand new area and discussed how the process went. In addition, we discussed the potential for my online course, mountain bucks camp, Colorado mule deer hunting plans, Justin’s fall hunting film schedule and other rand...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 177
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jerrod Lile, CEO of Huntin Fool to talk all things western big game hunt planning. We talk about what Huntin Fool is and how it can be a helpful tool to plan your western hunts, what the future holds for OTC tags, creating a short/mid/long term hunt strategy and spring bear hunting. Topics: Background on Jerrod What is Huntin’ Fool Looking forward at the future of OTC Western Hunting tags Creating a Hunt Strategy to ...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 176
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Brian Barney, host of the Eastman’s Elevated podcast and avid backcountry bowhunter. Brian is one of the most committed and successful backcountry hunters that I’ve ever met and his enthusiasm oozes out of his voice. We talk all about high country mule deer hunting, diving into the commitment it takes to bowhunt the high country, chasing a potential world record mule deer buck, locating big mule deer bucks, bucks shi...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 175
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge. Bill is one of the masterminds behind utilizing military artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict deer movement, and Johnny is using his years of experience to compare the two. We discuss the Spartan Forge Outfitter, the difference between mature bucks movement compared to all bucks, defining a mountain buck’s core area, hunting the right scrapes in th...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 174
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Donnie Vincent. Donnie is an explorer, biologist, conservationist and hunter who has traveled to and hunted some of the most wild, remote places in the world. In addition, he creates epic hunting films through his production company, Sicmanta. We discuss why he chooses to spend most of his time in the north country of Canada and Alaska, immersing yourself in your environment, training for hunting, being present, find...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 173
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Cade Maestas of Maven. Cade is one of the masterminds behind Maven Optics and has been in the optics industry for quite some time and knows glass. We break down binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes and rangefinders to help you better understand what makes quality optics and how you can choose the right ones for your hunt or hunts. Get a free gift with your Maven Optics with code eastmeetswest-gift Topics: Backgr...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 172
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Kirk Price of the popular YouTube hunting show, The Untamed. Kirk lives and hunts in the legendary bowhunting only counties in southern West Virginia. We talk about The Untamed YouTube channel, his recent Arizona mountain lion hunt, and all about using western hunting tactics to spot and stalk the reclaimed coal mines in the Appalachian mountains for some big whitetails. Topics: Background on Kirk and the Untamed Ari...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 171
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mark Livesay of Treeline Pursuits and owner of the Treeline Academy E-Scouting Masterclass. Mark has spent most of his life living in the midwest, but chasing elk every year in the west. E-scouting is extremely important for those of us that can’t get “boots on the ground”, so in this episode, we discuss the top 10 elk finding concepts and how to link them together to apply them to your own strategy. Understanding th...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 170
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service. Steve guides and hunts the big woods public land in northern Pennsylvania with great success. Steve and I talk about shed hunting as it relates to these big woods mountain bucks. We dive into when you should start shed hunting, the types of areas to find sheds, how to shed hunt an area, big woods food sources and utilizing trail cameras to find antlers. This is a must listen to p...
Feb 16, 2021•59 min•Ep. 169
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mark Livesay of Treeline Pursuits and owner of the Treeline Academy E-Scouting Masterclass. Mark has spent most of his life living in the midwest, but chasing elk every year in the west. E-scouting is extremely important for those of us that can’t get “boots on the ground”, so in this episode, we discuss how to develop a strategic hunt plan that will be your playbook for your hunt. Then, we dive into identifying your...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 168
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service for a two-part Mountain buck scouting series. Steve guides and hunts the big woods public land in northern Pennsylvania with great success. Steve and I talk about his lessons learned from the past season and then transition into post-season and spring scouting. Topics include getting a post-season buck inventory, how to scout a brand new area in the spring, finding mature buck bed...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 167
