On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Garrett Prahl of the DIY Sportsman. Garrett geeks out on e-scouting and is very detail-oriented when it comes to scouting public land whitetails. We discuss finding areas with diversity, identifying hunting pressure, historical wind, buck/doe bedding areas, finding specific vegetation types, Lidar maps, categorizing waypoints, and much more! Topics: Definition of Big Woods Finding areas with maximum diversity Identif...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 226
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Wes LaBar of LaBar’s Guide Service in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We discuss the history of the Adirondacks, public hunting opportunities, the landscape, and non-resident opportunities. Then, we dive into aerial scouting tactics, migratory runways, tactical deer drives, last day double mountain bucks, solo hunting strategies, sign making, and more! Topics: Wes’ background History of the Adirondacks Public h...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 225
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Allie D’Andrea (better known as Outdoors Allie) and her husband, Nick Berger. I’ve been friends with these two for a while and watched them embrace learning to hunt the big woods of Pennsylvania, which led to a dream season in 2021. We talk about mushroom hunting, a horseback Wyoming elk hunt, creating a living from content creation helping new hunters, archery bear hunting success, and much more. Topics: Mushroom Hu...
Jan 12, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 224
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Ike Eastman and Scott Reekers of Eastman’s Publishing, Inc. The Eastman’s have been known for their western hunting for decades and are extremely knowledgeable. Ike and Scott broke down their approach on how to apply for tags in the west; looking at the short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies to have tags in your pocket every year! Topics: Living legends Wyoming whiskey Why you need to have an application stra...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 223
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jon Gabrio, owner of Apex Advertising and co-owner of the Elk Collective. Jon is a successful elk and mule deer hunter, but unlike most western hunters; he loves chasing mountain whitetails. We talk about what it’s like chasing mountain bucks in the northwestern U.S., scouting, playing the long game, non-resident whitetail hunting in Washington, bad weather equaling big bucks, and much more. Topics: Jon Gabrio backgr...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 222
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the world-champion archer and incredible hunter, Levi Morgan. Levi has dominated the competitive archery space for years, but his real passion is hunting. We talk about how Levi has learned to capitalize on opportunities, his home farm in PA, history of hunting big timber, the story of his hunt for his massive PA Mountain Buck, and much more. Topics: Who is Levi Morgan How tournament archery helped hunting Capitalizi...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 221
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the Spartan Forge team, the Seek One boys, Garrett Prahl of the DIY Sportsman, Johnny Stewart, and the winners of the Spartan Forge veteran’s hunt. We are at Johnny’s camp to talk about the veteran’s hunt, cold hands, missed opportunities, nock of shame, back to the basics, the RUTSTACHE, and much more! Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors https://www.eastmeetswes...
Dec 15, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 220
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by his Dad, Joe Martonik. Joe is well-known locally for consistently killing mature bucks every single year with a bow on public land in Pennsylvania. This year, he shot a once-in-a-lifetime mountain buck after 6 years of history with the buck and over 21 days of continuous hunting for him this season alone. We discuss finding this deer years ago, attempting to find his core area, adapting in the middle of the season, s...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 219
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Drew Carroll and Lee Ellis of the popular YouTube channel, Seek One. These guys are big buck killers everywhere they go and are obsessive when it comes to whitetails. We met at the Spartan Forge Veteran’s Hunt and had a good conversation surrounding our roles in the new app, how history with specific deer is key, getting permission to hunt properties, mature buck tendencies, censorship in hunting media, and many laug...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 218
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton of The Untamed at the end of our southern West Virginia bowhunt during the rut. Josh is an incredible spot and stalk, ground hunter who consistently gets it done in the mountains, and helped me tremendously. We discuss the bowhunting only counties in WV, spot and stalking in reclaimed coal mines, glassing strategies, a close call on a giant 9 point, lessons learned about always having your bow with you,...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 217
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Tony Trietch again, but to talk about his 2021 western elk hunts that resulted in two giant bulls down in Nevada and Colorado. Tony is someone who spends as much, if not more time than anyone else I know out west and is consistent at getting it done on the biggest, oldest critters in the mountains. Topics: Chasing one bull 30 Days in Nevada Colorado OTC elk hunt Finding a bull from the previous year Resources: Instag...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 216
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik dives into a short segment on how to layer properly to stay warm in the treestand or saddle while whitetail hunting, regardless of the weather. Topics include understanding the basics, breaking down a clothing layering system, and knowing when to layer and unlayer. Topics: Understanding the basics Clothing Layering System Knowing when to layer and unlayer Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @bea...
Nov 15, 2021•17 min•Ep. 215
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Tony Trietch to talk all about decoying big whitetails in open country. Tony is well-known for spotting big whitetails, closing the distance, and shooting them at uncomfortably close yardages. We discussed hunting open country whitetails, finding land to hunt, strategy for this type of hunting, how to close the distance, using a decoy, and a few rut stories from the past. Topics: Western whitetail plans Style of hunt...
Nov 10, 2021•57 min•Ep. 214
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares a MBM story from a listener and then dives into a short segment on the 5 Keys to Pulling off all day sits during the rut. The rut can be a grind and tough to stick out day after day, so I hope these tips can help you stay in the tree long enough to arrow a big woods buck! Topics: Coffee and Hot Drinks Lots of Snacks Proper Clothing Layering Being Comfortable Staying Off Your Damn Phone Resourc...
Nov 08, 2021•18 min•Ep. 213
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge. We are talking all about the Rut, and specifically what Bill has learned from looking at tons of collared GPS deer data from different parts of the US and how that applies to hunting the big woods during the rut. We discuss doe bedding, how bucks move during the phases of the rut, lockdown areas, stand strategies, and hunting scrapes. Topics: Status of the Spartan Forge app How to best...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 212
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares a MBM story from a listener and then dives into a short segment on making the most out of your big woods rut hunt. Topics include finding rut funnels, importance of scrapes, waiting it out and midday madness. Topics: Finding Rut Funnels Importance of Scrapes Don’t Bounce Around Midday Madness Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors https://www...
Nov 01, 2021•16 min•Ep. 211
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt and Meat Eater. Mark is well known in the podcast and whitetail hunting world and has done a lot of traveling over the years to hunt. We discuss hunt planning for DIY Out-Of-State whitetail rut hunts in detail, a simple approach to knowing when to sit still and when to move, branching out to new areas to learn and much more. Topics: What’s new in Mark Kenyon’s world Lessons learned from P...
Oct 27, 2021•58 min•Ep. 210
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares his own Mountain Buck Monday story of his first day hunting a new state for mountain bucks, New York. The hunt was quick, but packed full of learning lessons that I think could help others tackling a new state for the first time. Topics: Expectations Going into a new area Boots on the ground navigating a new spot Dealing with hunter pressure Adapting and finding the food Spot and stalk Packout...
Oct 25, 2021•25 min•Ep. 209
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Brett Joy and Jon Lewis of Just Hunt Club. The guys met up in the big woods of Pennsylvania to talk about Brett and Jon’s experience learning to hunt PA compared to other northeastern states. We discussed hunting creek bottoms, 3 year strategy to learn a new area, sitting in the same tree, learning from tracking deer and much more. Topics: Intro to Brett, Jon and Just Hunt Club Differences in the big woods from New H...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 208
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by hunter and entrepreneur, Kendall Card. Kendall is a well-known western hunter and has launched many successful business ventures in the hunting industry including CamoFire, Black Ovis and Crispi Boots. We discuss starting those businesses, financially planning for a mountain goat hunt, his 2020 Alaskan Mountain Goat bowhunt with Tim Burnett, and his love for hunting whitetails in Kentucky. Topics: Introduction to mou...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 207
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares his own Mountain Buck Monday story of the opening day of the PA archery season where he takes the biggest buck of his life with a bow. He discusses everything from how he found the area, to learning about the buck, finding his sheds, and what went into the decision to sit in a specific tree that ended up with the buck coming into 14 yards. Topics: First year was a learning year in a new area H...
Oct 11, 2021•31 min•Ep. 206
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Brad Luttrell, founder of the GoWild social media app and hunter from Kentucky. Lately, big tech is censoring hunting content to a point that we’ve never seen before. Brad talks about YouTube deplatforming and the future of hunting media, which is one of the big reasons for creating GoWild years ago. In addition, we talk about some of the trending whitetail hunting gear he’s been seeing on GoWild. Topics: Story of Go...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 205
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jake Bush. Jake currently resides in southern Ohio and is known for capitalizing on some giant big woods bucks in the early season. We discuss the story of his mammoth 2019 Ohio buck, scouting plans for early season, secondary food sources, wind mapping, thermals and hunting hub systems. Topics: Jake’s background and story Story of his mammoth 2019 buck Scouting plan for early season Secondary food sources Wind mappi...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 204
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares a mountain buck story from a listener and does a quick and dirty overview of creating a bulletproof hunt plan for DIY out-of-state whitetail hunts. Mountain Buck Monday episodes will be released on Mondays throughout deer season covering specific topics in a short, to-the-point manner. You can also find the topics covered in these podcasts in written form at freerangeamerican.us Resources: Ins...
Sep 27, 2021•16 min•Ep. 203
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by forester, hunter, and long-time friend, Kenny Kane. Kenny has grown up in the forestry business and has a love for hunting and wildlife. We discuss the history of timber cutting and forest management in Pennsylvania, gypsy moths affecting oak trees, private lands open to public hunting, and how timber cuts are managed for forests and deer. Topics: Kenny’s background as a forester and hunter Kinzua Quality Deer Cooper...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 202
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast - Mountain Buck Monday Series, Beau Martonik shares a mountain buck story from a listener and does a quick and dirty overview of understanding wind and thermals in the whitetail woods. Mountain Buck Monday episodes will be released on Mondays throughout deer season covering specific topics in a short, to-the-point manner. You can also find the topics covered in these podcasts in written form at freerangeamerican.us Resources: Instagram: @eastme...
Sep 20, 2021•15 min•Ep. 201
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mason Martonik, Michael Paladino and Justin Mueller from a hotel room in Colorado following a DIY archery mule deer and elk hunt. We talk about the hunt which didn’t go exactly as planned as it resulted in an opening day mule deer tag filled, a trip to the ER with severe altitude sickness, adapting to a completely new area, and overall lessons learned. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @justinmu...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 200
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by mule deer hunting legend and owner of Rokslide, Robby Denning. Robby is an animal when it comes to hunting big mule deer, so much so that he only hunts mule deer. We discuss the story of his first big mule deer buck, how deer hunting has changed, different camping styles, recognizing big buck country, dealing with drought conditions and the top 10 glassing mistakes. Topics: Becoming drawn to big mule deer Story of Ro...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 199
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Zach Ferenbaugh of the Hunting Public. Zach is a master of the ground game when it comes to hunting whitetails, so I talked with him specifically on spot and stalk hunting whitetails in the open country of the west. We discuss what deer like in open country, where to focus your time, glassing strategies and how to close the deal. Topics: Sunday Hunting in PA - ACTION ALERT Western hunting plans Hunting whitetails in ...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 198
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Matthew Cosenzo, a chef, hunter, and writer. We discuss everything wild game meat! From the meat care in the field, to aging meat, processing your own meat, what parts of the animal are used for, and Matthew’s favorite dishes to cook; we dive deep into wild game meat care - field to fork. Topics: Matthew Cosenzo’s background Meat care in the field Aging Meat Meat processing methods Using different parts of a deer Fav...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 197
