East Meets West Hunt

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jacob Myers of the Southern Outdoorsmen podcast. This is part 1 of this interview with Jacob on everything wind and thermals for deer hunting. They discuss the basics of wind and thermals, how they interact with one another, key features of thermals, how vegetation and terrain play a role, different slopes, how you sho...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Robby Denning, co-owner of Rokslide, published author, and mule deer fanatic. Robby just released his new book, Hunting Big Mule Deer - The Stories. They discuss the new book, why non-residents are good for hunting, adapting to changes in mule deer hunting over the years, how to become successful with tags being more d...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Ohio bowhunter, Byron Horton of the Whitetail Experience. Byron hunts the big woods of Ohio and is always putting out great YouTube content surrounding hunts and gear. They discuss how to keep your feet warm in the stand, DIY hip waders, getting into big woods hunting, narrowing down your spots, summer shooting practic...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by the founder and CEO of GoWild, Brad Luttrell. Brad is extremely intelligent and passionate about hunting and the future of hunting. They discuss bigfoot stories, Send It Slam, lessons learned from turkey season, his article the “Rinella Rebuttal”, what you should and shouldn’t post on social media, and supporting conse...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Pennsylvania deer hunter, Ryan Glitsky. Ryan has consistently killed mature deer on public land and highly-pressured private grounds year after year. They discuss getting in shape, treestand snacks, summer scouting tactics, mid-October scrape activity, historical trail camera data, finding the perfect tree, and much mo...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by talented gunsmith and brother, Kurt Martonik. The guys go through the rest of the hunt including the success stories of a Mountain Merriams gobbler and capping it off with an old black bear heading back to Pennsylvania. In addition, they discuss lessons learned, what gear they used, and everything in between. Topics: W...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by long-time friend, Gary Allen, and Trevor Stewart of Sitka Gear on their spring bear hunt in the mountains of Montana. All of them are new to bear hunting, so they discuss backpacking in for Merriam turkeys, trying to find bears in thick timber, navigating difficult terrain, the ultimate glassing point, finding a big bo...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by backcountry hunter and Seek Outside employee, Lee Harrison. Lee grew up in Colorado where mountain hunting was a part of him from a very young age. They discuss everything surrounding backcountry camping, including your pack's weight, sleeping bags, different types of tents, weather condition considerations, campsite s...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, 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 5 biggest mistakes he sees hunters doing while training for backcountry hunts...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by photographer, videographer, and cinematographer, Justin Mueller. The guys recap the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp and what that’s going to look like for the future. They discuss how it came to be, the presenters, building the framework to apply in the woods, reading sign from different perspectives, the saddle hunting d...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is going solo to discuss a big move in the future of East Meets West as he transitions from working a regular 9-5 job to being self-employed working in the hunting industry. No one actually gets paid just to hunt, so I decided to break down my journey on how I was able to have the ability to leave my full-time job to chase my dream...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by some of the best deer hunters in the country. Levi Morgan, Andy May, Johnny Stewart, Taylor Chamberlin, Garrett Prahl, Lee Ellis, and Drew Carroll come on to have a roundtable discussion about different topics that don’t have as straightforward answer. We discuss executing shots in the moment of truth, Public vs. Priva...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by avid Pennsylvania turkey hunter, Jake Stanisch. Jake is the host of the Apex Fireside Radio podcast and is as diehard as it gets for chasing gobblers in the big woods. We discuss his scouting regimen for big woods gobblers, setup and finding a spot, decoys, different types of turkey calls, key turkey hunting gear, and...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Joe Rentmeester. Joe is known for his aggressive style of deer hunting in high pressured areas and has been featured in many Hunting Beast videos and content. We discuss his style of hunting, the bump and dump, target panic, and a complete breakdown from start to finish of finding and killing his 2021 Wisconsin public...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Fieldcraft Survival’s Mobility and Motorsports Director, Mike Hernandez. Mike builds some badass overland Jeeps built to take him anywhere he wants to go. He talks about why vehicle preparedness is so important, your vehicle loadout, recovery, communication/navigation, camping, the key things you should have in your ve...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by an extremely successful and hard-working whitetail hunter, Mike Perry. Mike is from Pennsylvania and has proven what it takes to be consistently successful hunting big woods swamps over the years. We discuss many topics in this episode, including post-season scouting, terrain features in flat land, buck and doe bedding...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by a hunting guide and Montana resident, Brandon Purcell. Brandon lives a life that most of us dream of by being able to go on hunts throughout the spring and fall. We discuss what it’s like to be a guide, guided vs. DIY, advice for people coming out west, spending the fall in Alaska, spring bear hunting, and a few storie...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Dr. Karl Miller and Chris Derrick of Sitka Gear. We discuss the expansion and growth of ticks and tickborne illnesses across the US, and more importantly, how to prevent ticks. This led to the reason behind the design of the new Sitka Equinox Turkey gear collection. Topics: Karl’s and Chris’ background Expansion of tic...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Cody Rich of the Rich Outdoors Podcast, The Rich Life Course, and Backcountry Fuel. Cody is one of the OGs in the podcast game and is an all-around successful entrepreneur and hunter. We discuss what it takes to go on your dream hunts and create extra time and money to live a fulfilling life. Topics include getting in...

Beau Martonik is joined by Tony Ostheimer, Hannah Summers, and Cade Maestas aka the Maven crew at the Great American Outdoor Show on this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast. We had a fun conversation around the cabin table about the bed bug infestation in our AirBNB, Wyoming whitetail hunting opportunities, tournament archery, Maven optics growth, everything about the Great American Outdo...

Beau Martonik is joined by Chad Sylvester of Exodus Trail Cameras on this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast. Chad has a ton of experience hunting and running trail cameras in the big woods. We discuss his giant Kansas buck from this past season, lessons learned from hunting a specific deer, annual data, trail camera setups in a new area, wind mapping, food sources changing, and much more...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jordan Hollandsworth from the mountains of Southern Virginia. Jordan has been able to kill some extremely impressive big woods mountain bucks in an area not known for giant deer. We discuss the story of his 2021 buck, where he focuses his time scouting, trail camera strategies, keys to consistent success, wind and ther...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Dr. Brian Tallerico of Mountain Medic. Brian is an orthopedic surgeon who loves to go on adventure hunts all over the world. We discuss what can go wrong on backcountry hunts, skills you should learn, what to carry in your medical kit, making your kit accessible, venomous snake bites, customer stories, and much more.  ...

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 wa...

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 hu...