East Meets West Hunt

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge. Bill is one of the masterminds behind utilizing military artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict deer movement, and Johnny is using his years of experience to compare the two. We discuss the Spartan Forge Outfitter, the difference between mature bucks m...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Donnie Vincent. Donnie is an explorer, biologist, conservationist and hunter who has traveled to and hunted some of the most wild, remote places in the world. In addition, he creates epic hunting films through his production company, Sicmanta. We discuss why he chooses to spend most of his time in the north country of...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Cade Maestas of Maven. Cade is one of the masterminds behind Maven Optics and has been in the optics industry for quite some time and knows glass. We break down binoculars, spotting scopes, rifle scopes and rangefinders to help you better understand what makes quality optics and how you can choose the right ones for yo...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Kirk Price of the popular YouTube hunting show, The Untamed. Kirk lives and hunts in the legendary bowhunting only counties in southern West Virginia. We talk about The Untamed YouTube channel, his recent Arizona mountain lion hunt, and all about using western hunting tactics to spot and stalk the reclaimed coal mines...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mark Livesay of Treeline Pursuits and owner of the Treeline Academy E-Scouting Masterclass. Mark has spent most of his life living in the midwest, but chasing elk every year in the west. E-scouting is extremely important for those of us that can’t get “boots on the ground”, so in this episode, we discuss the top 10 elk...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service. Steve guides and hunts the big woods public land in northern Pennsylvania with great success. Steve and I talk about shed hunting as it relates to these big woods mountain bucks. We dive into when you should start shed hunting, the types of areas to find sheds, how to shed hunt an...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mark Livesay of Treeline Pursuits and owner of the Treeline Academy E-Scouting Masterclass. Mark has spent most of his life living in the midwest, but chasing elk every year in the west. E-scouting is extremely important for those of us that can’t get “boots on the ground”, so in this episode, we discuss how to develop...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service for a two-part Mountain buck scouting series. Steve guides and hunts the big woods public land in northern Pennsylvania with great success. Steve and I talk about his lessons learned from the past season and then transition into post-season and spring scouting. Topics include gettin...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jason Matzinger. Jason is the host of the TV show, Into High Country on the Sportsman's Channel. Jason talks with me about his most recent elk hunting season and a new project, called Project Landlocked that involves him flying into a landlocked piece of public land with a helicopter to hunt elk. In addition, he talks...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Phil Baker and Kyle McDonald of UnGuided Outdoors to talk all about Wyoming elk hunting. With the application deadline approaching, we discuss their introduction to elk hunting, how Wyoming fits into their application strategy, and stories from the 2020 elk season.   Topics: Wyoming elk hunting facts Arizona OTC Mule D...

On this week's episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Ryan Michler. Ryan is founder of Order of Man and host of the Order of Man podcast. Ryan talks about his journey into hunting before we dive into goal setting, planning out your day, prioritizing and executing to ultimately continue down the path of self improvement. When you're thinking about your hunting plans...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Gordon Dalton to talk about late season mountain bucks. Gordon lives and hunts in the mountains of central Virginia and has an impressive resume with hunting these deer. We discuss late season bedding and food, strategy, using historical data, and some hunting stories!   Topics: Who is Gordon and what it’s like hunting...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is going solo to talk about the new year and how you can set yourself up for your best year ever. Reflecting on the past year and creating measurable goals for 2021 can give you the roadmap to accomplishing things you’ve always wanted to. Beau talks about his hunting, business and personal goals as well as the future of East Meets...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Dan Staton of Elk Shape. Dan has been on the podcast in the past, and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to hunting public land bulls. We discuss his 2020 season where he tagged out on 3 bulls in 3 different states, adapting to the COVID Crowing, balancing family, hunting, business, as well as how to put yourself i...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by his father, Joe Martonik and good buddy, Johnny Stewart to talk about the entire background and story behind Beau’s 2020 Pennsylvania giant big woods mountain buck. In addition to the story behind it, we discuss Joe and Johnny’s season as well as lessons learned from chasing a particular buck. There’s a lot of laughs t...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jared Larsen of onX to talk about hunting public land whitetails in Montana. Jared has an incredible whitetail season and we break down one of his October hunts in Montana that resulted in the craziest hunt that I have heard of in a long time with a mix of deer and elk. In addition, we talk about using decoys, river bo...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Hal Blood of Big Woods Bucks in Maine. Hal owns an outfitting business and has been successfully tracking mature whitetail deer in the big woods of Maine for a long time. We talk about sign post rubs, community scrapes, identifying buck tracks, getting on a track, and persistence day after day to be successful tracking...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Kevin Vistisen, host of the Deer Hunter podcast to talk about the strong hunting traditions between our camps in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Hunting camps tend to bring out the best of the stories and makes you appreciate the camaraderie between hunters just as much as the actual hunt itself.   Topics: Deer Hunter podca...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Justin Mueller to talk about their past week chasing big woods mountain bucks in Pennsylvania during the rut on an 8 day hunt. We dive into each day of the hunt, my strategy, the challenges with weather, hunting pressure, shooting a coyote, and all of the lessons learned that can be applied to future hunts.   Resources...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Mason Martonik and Justin Mueller to talk about hunting public land big woods mountain bucks in Pennsylvania. Mason has tagged out on 3 - 140"+ bucks in the last 3 years in PA, and we break down his stories of hunting these bucks and how he adjusts on the fly to create opportunities for himself.   Resources: Instagram:...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Jason Redd, owner of Timber Ninja Outdoors. Jason comes from the mountains of western North Carolina, but has chased mountain bucks all through the Appalachian region. We discuss going into a new area blind and how to hunt it in extensive detail which is great for everyone going into their rutcation hunts!  Topics: Adv...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is going solo to answer your questions in regards to hunting big woods mountain bucks. This episode dives into Beau's perspectives on pre-rut/rut hunting as it relates to hunting these elusive mountain bucks. He answers questions in regards to scrapes, rubs, elevation, wind, rut funnels, decoys, snacks and much more! Resources: Ins...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Brett Joy from New Hampshire. Brett has been hunting whitetails in the Northeastern Appalachian region and all over the United States with a ton of success. Brett and I talk about getting away from pressure, narrowing down large tracts of land, hunting timber cuts, trail camera strategies, waiting out rut funnels, hunt...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is going solo to answer your questions in regards to hunting big woods mountain bucks. This episode dives into Beau's perspectives on early/mid season hunting as it relates to hunting these elusive mountain bucks. He answers questions in regards to bedding, terrain, vegetation, food sources, hunting pressure and much more! Resource...

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Clint Campbell, host of the Truth from the Stand Deer Hunting podcast. Clint and I are talking about planning and executing a DIY out-of-state deer hunt. It's that time of year when we use our precious vacation days to chase whitetails and this episode is full of information to help make you more successful this season...