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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 - Handcrafted Variance in Case Knives
00:13:46 - John's Hunting Heritage and Career Path
00:21:03 - Modern Designs in Knife Making
00:22:11 - Tom's Outdoor Roots and Hunting Traditions
00:29:02 - Carrying a Pocket Knife
00:29:55 - Unexpected Uses of a Pocket Knife
00:31:28 - Importance of Pocket Knives
00:33:47 - Blade Types for Different Applications
00:38:01 - Traditional Knife Patterns
00:40:20 - Different Blade Shapes and Types
00:42:36 - Handle Materials and Types
00:46:22 - Blade Materials and Their Uses
00:50:59 - Sharpening in the Field
00:55:48 - Knife Versatility and Preparation
01:03:34 - Emphasis on Preparedness
01:08:04 - Case Warranty and Guarantee
01:09:46 - American-Made Quality and Lifetime Guarantee
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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 what it was like interning with The Hunting Public
00:16:51 - What it’s like Turkey hunting in Southern West Virginia
00:19:31 - Aggressive run-and-gunning
00:31:14 - Re-hashing the first few days of hunting - Zack’s white-winged Tom
00:43:22 - Why they rarely use a turkey call when located birds
00:51:48 - Sounds travel funky in steep terrain
01:03:01 - Doubled up on gobblers
01:17:08 - Taco Bell talk
01:19:31 - Sustainable turkey hunting and populations
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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 curves
00:12:34 - Using thermal-based movement early season
00:18:49 - Scouting is crucial so you can give yourself more at-bats
00:21:59 - Mobile hunting
00:28:24 - Christopher’s monster Ohio buck
00:41:04 - Utilizing the native browse food sources
00:42:48 - Find color diversity in imagery to find food sources
00:44:19 - Christopher shows off the monster rack
00:46:29 - Geeking out on mobile hunting gear
00:51:33 - Focus
01:00:16 - Reasons to start the mobile hunter's expo and conversing with people at shows.
01:12:48 - Info on upcoming Mobile Hunter Expo events
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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 much more!
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro, How to Apply for A Kansas Whitetail Deer Tag
00:14:09 - Life forces you to adapt your approach to the entire scouting and hunting process
00:17:38 - The mental game and listening to your gut
00:27:58 - Control the controllables and do the basic things right
00:35:45 - Clint’s PA and Kansas bucks
00:48:40 - What “draws” look like in Kansas
01:05:06 - How you get comfortable sitting when ground hunting
01:09:06 - Getting away with more when ground hunting
01:15:59 - Planning your setup on the ground as it pertains to cover
01:24:56 - Drop your ego: What is going to help you kill the deer?
01:34:13 - Chasing the experience, not the antlers
01:40:22 - Clint’s Idaho elk plans this fall
01:45:26 - Choosing who to hunt with
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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
00:09:40 - Advice for starting a media outlet to get a message out there
00:12:57 - Self-filming hunts
00:16:06 - Brandon’s season
00:27:53 - Still-hunting strategy that works!
00:32:14 - Different methods for getting deer out of the woods
00:37:16 - Laurel and thick vegetation for bedding
00:43:45 - Brandon’s deer camp tradition
00:49:52 - Getting newer hunters experiences
00:56:25 - Hunting in September in Maryland
01:08:26 - Meat hunting
01:10:37 - Getting better at self-filming with more reps
01:19:23 - Brandon is building a recurve bow
01:24:09 - Brandon’s channels: The Everyday Outdoorsman
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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 contrasting
00:17:43 - Beau’s dad Casey Brooks
00:20:44 - Beau Brooks’ passion for calling animals
00:24:46 - Search for the bird that wants to play YOUR game, and timing is everything when calling
00:32:25 - Beau Brooks’ approach to hunting Easterns
00:36:32 - Finding the unpressured birds
00:39:53 - Mid-day turkeys
00:47:19 - Get above em
00:50:43 - What do you do when your tom has hens with him?
00:54:27 - Mouth calls exclusively?
00:59:57 - Calling: getting them on the right day at the right time
01:03:42 - How do you gobble on a mouth call?
01:10:53 - What gear is Beau Brooks using for turkey hunting?
01:14:35 - Tick defense: Sitka Gear Equinox guard
01:18:22 - Seed ticks
01:24:09 - Preferred type of pot call?
01:30:30 - Where to go to learn more from Beau Brooks
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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 - Intro
00:09:11 - How Maven started and what the facility is like
00:15:05 - Why are Maven specs a little bit different from everything else?
00:17:54 - The Maven look
00:23:53 - Chukar hunting
00:30:56 - Bow hunting or rifle hunting?
00:37:56 - Favorite scope: RS2
00:40:50 - The infamous riflescope drop test
00:44:26 - Craig’s introduction
00:46:40 - Sarah's introduction
00:48:00 - Jordan’s introduction
00:49:34 - Shows and expos
00:50:40 - Direct-to-consumer benefits
00:56:36 - Best and worst things about working at Maven
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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
00:21:17 - Trust your gut
00:28:23 - Take videos on your phone while scouting so you remember details of how you should set up
00:30:00 - Extreme cold and hunting mid-day late-season
00:41:17 - How bucks deal with hunting pressure
00:45:04 - Smart bucks hanging out right by the road/parking lot
00:45:47 - Word gets out and good areas go through phases
00:47:00 - Posting trail cam photos
00:53:37 - Rendell’s Bobcat trapping story
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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 wind
00:11:39 - Spartan Forge Cyber Scout AI
00:13:27 - Rendell’s background
00:23:09 - Back on topic: Rendell’s background continued
00:26:28 - Money
00:32:03 - Deer camp resurgence
00:44:24 - The report from Johnny and Rendell scouting earlier in the day
00:46:41 - Hunting big woods areas with no oak trees
00:48:07 - Hunting a specific deer
00:53:11 - Trail camera talk and knowing where you need to be
00:54:42 - Being aware of when the does go into heat
00:58:05 - Using yarn to monitor the wind and thermals
01:00:01 - One thing to NEVER do with a cell cam
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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 much more!
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:21 - Cody might be turning into a Montana whitetail guy
00:14:58 - Things to look at if you are heading out west to look for whitetails
00:23:43 - How to select an area
00:27:49 - Looking for archery spots instead of rifle spots
00:31:45 - It’s better to cover ground and bump them
00:32:16 - Scouting outside of season
00:38:54 - Keying in on specific areas based on the rut
00:42:29 - Calling and rattling tactics
00:45:17 - Drawing parallels between hunting and calling different animals
00:47:40 - Using decoys for whitetails
00:51:54 - Patience vs aggressiveness
00:53:31 - Having a system and finding your style of elk hunting
01:02:27 - Be all in on what you choose
01:04:08 - You’ve found elk, now how do you kill them
01:09:54 - You have to bump elk to find elk; create more opportunities
01:16:44 - Cody’s approach to elk hunting
01:36:16 - Taking risks, but also be cautious of the wind
01:53:14 - A midday calling strategy that has worked for Cody
02:00:40 - Hunt the herd bull, and you will run into satellites
02:03:16 - Comparing turkeys to elk yet again
02:08:04 - Cody’s podcast and elk hunting course
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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
00:10:43 - Getting cameras mixed up with another hunter
00:16:45 - Breaking down the type of terrain and the area where Angelo killed his buck
00:25:39 - Where to place cameras and Angelo’s overall camera strategy that led to success
00:29:23 - Plan of attack to set up and hunt
00:31:15 - The moment the buck realized he was being hunted
00:41:30 - Passing up a 50 yard shot opportunity on the buck
00:44:43 - The encounter that it all came together
00:49:42 - Big deer living in areas of high-pressure
00:51:18 - How the rut affected Angelo’s buck
00:53:02 - Showing off the buck
00:54:09 - What did you learn from this deer that you will apply going forward?
00:55:47 - Moon phases affecting buck movement
01:00:32 - What would Angelo have done differently if he could have?
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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 ground
00:21:33 - Bucks always find a way to stay in cover while traveling
00:27:33 - Using multiple sources of imagery for e-scouting
00:31:23 - Falling in love with a spot
00:39:27 - Worrying about other hunters and other cameras
00:45:51 - Utilizing you camera intel from previous years
00:57:35 - Breaking down areas and translating intel into the rut
01:05:51 - Judging sign, and visualizing deer activity
01:11:13 - Slow down and look behind you
01:17:55 - Paying attention to specific elevation lines
01:24:02 - Cashing in on your opportunity when you get one
01:37:05 - Scouting keys to keep in mind going into the off-season
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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.
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:14 - Post-season feelings
00:10:04 - Can you hunt too hard?
00:17:21 - Executing a shot
00:20:23 - There is nothing wrong with eating tag soup
00:25:15 - Difficulty of field judging bucks
00:29:06 - Looking back at Josh’s season, lessons learned
00:35:12 - Navigating thick vegetation
00:39:52 - Spring Scouting together in West Virginia
00:41:34 - Beau’s West Virginia buck - the 6 hour stalk
01:04:19 - Beau’s buck breeding the doe right before getting shot
01:16:06 - Josh's thoughts on the stalk: aggressiveness pays off
01:18:23 - Celebration and camaraderie
01:30:02 - Growing big deer in the WV mountains
01:33:28 - Coal mining has done great things for the wildlife
01:37:24 - The southern WV terrain is not for flatlanders
01:45:29 - The doe situation on the WV lease
01:57:44 - Bear hunting and hunting with hounds
02:11:55 - Shows that the Untamed will be at this year
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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. We have an opportunity to protect what we love, and Dan shares what you can do to help.
https://savethehuntcolorado.com/
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:10 - Who is Dan, what does the CRWM do, and what problems are they dealing with?
00:11:04 - Formation of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
00:12:02 - Fighting Initiatives to Ban Harvesting of Bobcats and Mountain Lions
00:13:36 - Changing the Language of Initiative 91
00:16:36 - Potential Precedent for Trophy Hunting
00:21:01 - Extremist groups misguiding the general public
00:22:19 - Educating the General Public
00:25:04 - We don’t want the pool boy doing brain surgery
00:26:05 - Challenges with government involvement and who makes the decisions
00:30:19 - Putting aside your species-specific interest and coming together as sportsmen
00:31:18 - Getting a positive message out on social media
00:33:35 - We need to do a better job with messaging to the general public
00:42:44 - Wolves
00:45:57 - What will happen if we don’t harvest mountain lions?
00:47:54 - With human interaction, all wildlife needs to be managed
00:48:49 - Pedestalizing predators creates less opportunity for hunters
00:53:49 - How to Help: the need for funds
01:00:45 - Spartan Forge: free premium membership with $20 donation and 3% of East Meets West Apparel donated to CRWM
01:02:47 - Strength in Numbers
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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 hunting culture to Georgia and turkey hunting
00:12:12 - How do you pronounce Appalachian?
00:12:45 - Thomas’ job as a freelance creative and being creative in general
00:25:57 - Drawing, wood carving, and Beau's creative side
00:31:33 - Advice from Thomas for people looking to work as a creative
00:38:41 - How hunting media is affecting our world
01:06:00 - Self-regulate, do your part in managing wildlife
01:15:04 - Some thoughts on consumption and the immediate reward
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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 - Intro
00:10:14 - Beau’s muzzleloader didn’t go off on a buck on the first day
00:15:44 - Josh and Jake’s first day in Ohio
00:21:40 - Strategy for January muzzleloader season in Ohio
00:26:59 - Good vs. bad acorns
00:31:17 - Jake’s tracking strategy
00:36:38 - Think like a buck
00:42:14 - Logging cuts
00:51:11 - Game plan for day 2
00:57:17 - There is something refreshing about trips where you are hunting with no intel
01:04:01 - Getting local intel
01:08:35 - Trail cam etiquette
01:12:34 - Background of Josh’s hunting style
01:15:54 - Beau, Jake, and Josh talk about their journey to get to where they are now
01:40:45 - Western hunting and running into people you know far from home
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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!
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:55 - How Beau got connected with Todd 4 years ago and Todd's background
00:15:32 - Beau's journey with fitness
00:18:37 - Being ready for the “day after day” - staying accountable and consistent
00:35:04 - Intensity levels and Todd's approach to training
00:42:06 - Bad decisions leading to injury
00:46:44 - The phases of Human Predator Pack Mule and choosing the right place to start for you
00:53:02 - The older you get, the harder it is to restart getting in shape. Traveling and life get in the way
00:58:22 - Don’t overthink it. Just do something
01:01:27 - Think outside the box to get your training in
01:02:43 - Relative strength and how weight training can translate to a hunting situation
01:12:42 - Todd’s 2023 hunting season
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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 Martonik’s intro and what he does in Montana
00:11:50 - Montana archery pronghorn
00:22:17 - Getting attacked by a bobcat in Pennsylvania and Tyler’s bad luck with predators
00:36:27 - Mason’s Colorado mule deer hunt
00:47:30 - It takes a few years to figure it out and start finding success
00:50:59 - Kurt’s Colorado ewe sheep hunt
01:08:44 - Martonik family mule deer hunt in South Dakota
01:36:33 - Tyler’s Montana backcountry rifle mule deer hunt
01:44:57 - Finding and learning a hunting area
01:46:10 - Kurt’s November rut hunt in Montana
01:56:23 - Looking ahead to 2024
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Beau Martonik is joined by Bill Thompson, CEO and founder of Spartan Forge. In the last few years, Bill hasn’t hunted much for himself as he’s been building the Spartan Forge app, but this year, he spent more time in the woods, and it paid off. They discuss the types of areas Bill hunted this year, his old Virginia 6 point, why he won’t hunt with a trad bow anymore, lessons learned from hunting the big woods of PA, hunting privileges in America, deer camp, and much more!
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:09 - Bill's introduction, his hunting experience this year, and use of the app
00:15:09 - Balancing hunting, work, and other parts of life
00:23:20 - Types of areas that Bill hunted this year
00:26:50 - The morning of Bill’s big Virginia 6 pointer
00:37:24 - The appeal of old deer
00:38:50 - Traditional archery
00:42:57 - Things Bill has learned hunting the big woods of PA
00:51:17 - A very interesting-sounding grunt
01:05:21 - Scouting and hunting smart
01:08:31 - New hunters and hunting for the right reasons
01:20:02 - Hunting Privileges in America
01:23:25 - Deer camp and camaraderie
01:30:51 - Spartan Forge major update: Lidar - save 20% with code eastmeetswest
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Beau Martonik is solo on this Mountain Buck Q&A series, answering your questions about hunting big woods mountain bucks. On this week's podcast, Beau answers your questions about how he tries to locate where a buck is bedding based on a trail camera picture or physical sighting. He breaks this down into 3 steps to determine where he may be bedding. Send your questions to [email protected] or leave a comment on the YouTube video.
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