East Meets West Hunt

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 co...

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 you...

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 white...

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 Mount...

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: In...

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 fi...

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, getti...

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...

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 on...

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 Cl...

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 distanc...

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 Ho...

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, lockdo...

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...

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 t...

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...

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 a...

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 bo...

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...

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 ta...

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...

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 a...

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...

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 to...

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...