Beau Martonik is joined by Connor Gabbott and Steven Drake, both professional photographers, and videographers in the hunting industry. These two guys like nasty, cold, and wet adventure hunts that most people shy away from. They discuss late-season mountain goat hunting, gear for surviving in the worst conditions, mitigating risk, old-timer stories, caribou hunting, wild game cooking, and a lot more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:10 - Total Archery Challenge and cutting yards at altitude 00:14...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 376
Beau Martonik is joined by Hunter McWaters of The Hunter’s Quest. Hunter is a Virginia native who caught the western hunting bug and has learned quickly over the last few years to find success on hunts from New Mexico to Alaska. They discuss his first mountain hunting experience, western hunting gear, the value of adventure, rifle and muzzleloader hunting, hunting stories, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:06 - Meeting and Evolution in Hunting 00:16:13 - Challenges and Rewards of Bei...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 375
Welcome to Gear Talk, a new series of the East Meets West Hunt podcast. The Gear Talk episodes will be 10 to 20-minute bonus episodes that dive into specific gear items Beau Martonik uses and why. This episode details his complete hunting boot lineup for whitetail hunting from early to late season. Let us know what gear items you have questions about and want to see in a future podcast! Send inquiries to beau@eastmeetswesthunt.com with the subject line saying Gear Talk. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:11...
Jul 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 374
Beau Martonik is joined by Nick Pinizzotto, CEO of the National Deer Association. They spent the morning at Nick’s camp in central Pennsylvania discussing deer management, deer populations, hunting mature bucks, the Saturday Deer Opener, how polling works, opportunity vs. quality, hunter retainment, the public lands initiative, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:06 - Nick Pinizzotto’s camp 00:12:10 - Too many or too little deer in Pennsylvania? 00:19:51 - Nick’s property management st...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 373
Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart, Jace Allen, and Rendell Erik. These three guys have shot a ton of great bucks on public land all over the country. They break down an area they scouted together, specifically looking at a buck bed and how they would hunt it at the beginning of October. In addition, they discuss buck bedding near access points, midday movement, bed shifts, being aggressive, getting out of your tree undetected, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:48 - Unique Buc...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 372
Welcome to Gear Talk, a new series of the East Meets West Hunt podcast. The Gear Talk episodes will be 10 to 20-minute bonus episodes that dive into specific gear items Beau Martonik uses and why. This episode details his complete Hoyt RX-8 bow build. Let us know what gear items you have questions about and want to see in a future podcast! Send inquiries to beau@eastmeetswesthunt.com with the subject line saying Gear Talk. Beau Martonik's 2024 Bow Build - Hoyt RX-8 28" draw and 70lb limbs - Bour...
Jun 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 371
Beau Martonik is joined by Bill Vanderheyden from Iron Will. Bill has exclusively bow hunted for the last 15 years and is an engineer by trade. They discuss Bill’s 2023 hunting season, arrow weights, nocks, choosing the right arrow, a university study on arrow fletchings for broadhead flight, bow tuning, and everything in between to make sure you are shooting the arrow setup to help you be the most lethal in the field. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:43 - Introduction to Bill Vanderheyden 00:05:4...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 370
On today’s episode, Beau is joined by Bryan Hale of Elk County Outfitters. They discuss the 2024 Pennsylvania Elk application season, elk scouting, trail cameras, habitat management, elk hunting experiences, and the elk tag application process. The discussion also delves into the use of bonus points, the archery season, and the dynamics of elk hunting in different zones. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:02 - Pennsylvania Elk Application Season and Scouting 00:06:09 - Trail Cameras and Habitat Mana...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 369
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 the importance of conditioning and training for hunting, focusing on the differences between aerobic and anaerobic systems, recovery, and injury prevention. The conversation covers the concept of the conditioning house, heart rate trai...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 368
Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Justin Mueller after a day of spring scouting and filming for an upcoming Mountain Buck Scouting Video Series. They recap the day of trying to dissect an area of flat big woods that Beau has hunted in the past, while talking about predicting bedding areas, herbicide spray logging cuts, low spots for mature bucks, rut funnels, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:15 - Who’s the better whitetail scouter - Mountain Man Joe or THE Johnny Stewart...
May 28, 2024•52 min•Ep. 367
Beau Martonik is joined by Joe Martonik and Justin Mueller after a day of spring scouting and filming for an upcoming Mountain Buck Scouting Video Series. They recap the day of trying to find a buck Beau has on camera, working backwards from a thermal hub community scrape, analyzing buck bedding, the holy grail community scrape, tying a spot together, looking for the next world-class buck, learning to be efficient with your time, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Justin retires the Impala, Beau’...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 366
Beau Martonik is joined by Becca Latini and Jennifer Guerriero. The change of the opening day of rifle season in Pennsylvania from Monday to Saturday has been one of the most polarizing and controversial issues. They discuss deer camp traditions, what happened with the opener change, impacts on small business owners, hunter surveys, dissecting the numbers, proposed solutions, how to voice your opinion and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:10 - Becca Latini background and deer camp tradit...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 365
Beau Martonik is joined by Tom Taylor and John Pantuso of Case Knives. Beau visited the Case factory in Bradford, PA to see where the iconic knives are made by the hands of American workers. They discuss 135 years of knife manufacturing, why you should always carry a pocket knife, different types of knife blade profiles and materials, field sharpening knives, go-to hunting knives, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:42 - Introduction at Zippo & Case Headquarters 00:08:48 - Handcraf...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 364
Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton, Zack Marcum, and Cole Booth of The Untamed. They spent 5 days running the mountains of southern West Virginia hunting turkeys and ended up with 3 gobblers. They discuss aggressive run and gunning, Zack’s white-winged Tom, tactics for turkey hunting steep mountains, Beau and Josh’s double, and much more! You can watch the 3 part series from this hunt on the Untamed's YouTube channel here! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:57 - Cole Booth introduction and wha...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 363
Beau Martonik is joined by Christopher Leppert of the Mobile Hunter’s Expo. Christopher shares his journey from hunting exclusively on private land to transitioning to public land hunting. They discuss understanding thermals in the early season, finding consistent food sources, finding setups to increase opportunities, Chris’ giant public land Ohio buck, mobile hunting gear, the Mobile Hunter’s Expo, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:02 - Christopher’s background 00:11:11 - Learning ...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 362
Beau Martonik is joined by Hunter and Truth from the Stand Deer Hunting podcast host, Clint Campbell. Clint has been going to Kansas for the last 3 years with the goal of shooting a mature buck with his bow on the ground and did it in a big way last year with a 172” buck! They discuss simplifying hunting strategies, playing in the shadows, lessons learned from encounters with big bucks, the importance of repetition, ground hunting strategies, how to make the shot happen, continuous learning, and...
Apr 16, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 361
Beau Martonik is joined by Brandon Miller of the Everyday Outdoorsmen. Brandon is an avid Pennsylvania hunter who spends every weekend he can in the woods. They discuss Brandon’s YouTube channel, his 2023 deer hunting season, a still-hunting strategy that works really well, different methods for getting a deer out of the woods, mountain laurel bedding, deer camp, hunting in September in Maryland, building his own traditional bow, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:26 - Brandon’s intro...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 360
Beau Martonik is joined by champion turkey caller and hunter Beau Brooks. Beau is known for fooling just about anything with a mouth call. They discuss growing up in the West, finding the turkey that wants to play your game, mid-day turkeys, what to do when a Tom has hens with him, calling strategies, their top gear for turkey hunting, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:25 - Learning from successful people 00:08:22 - Beau Brooks’ background 00:10:16 - Elk and turkey hunting contrastin...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 359
Beau Martonik is joined by Maven Optics founders and team members at the Maven HQ in Lander, Wyoming. Through their business model, Maven makes the highest-quality optics at half the price of their competitors. They discuss how Maven started, why they do things differently, Beau’s first time Chukar hunting, the RS.2 Riflescope, the infamous riflescope drop test, the employees who make it all happen, direct-to-consumer benefits, and the best/worst things about working at Maven. Topics: 00:00:00 -...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 358
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...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 357
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 win...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 356
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 mu...
Mar 05, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 355
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 ...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 354
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 groun...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 346
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....
Feb 13, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 351
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....
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 351
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 ...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 350
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 - ...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 349
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! Top...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 348
Beau Martonik is joined by Kurt, Mason, and Tyler Martonik. They have all been bitten by the western hunting bug, and after a steep learning curve, are finding consistent success. They discuss bowhunting pronghorn, getting attacked by a bobcat in Pennsylvania, Tyler’s bad luck with predators, a droptine mule deer buck in an easy-to-draw unit, learning to find success, the family South Dakota mule deer hunt, learning a hunting area, and many more stories! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:57 - Tyler...
Jan 09, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 347
