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The East Meets West Hunt Podcast is your resource for all things adventure hunting. This podcast is for the hunter that loves planning and preparing for the hunt, just as much as the hunt. Whether it's deer hunting for big woods mountain bucks, chasing elk in the Rocky Mountains, and anything in between, we will talk to successful hunters from all over to provide the EMW community with useful knowledge and motivation to continue to live their life through a series of adventures.

East Meets West Hunt Beau Martonik

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    • 4.9 • 659 Ratings

The East Meets West Hunt Podcast is your resource for all things adventure hunting. This podcast is for the hunter that loves planning and preparing for the hunt, just as much as the hunt. Whether it's deer hunting for big woods mountain bucks, chasing elk in the Rocky Mountains, and anything in between, we will talk to successful hunters from all over to provide the EMW community with useful knowledge and motivation to continue to live their life through a series of adventures.

    Chukar Hunting, Riflescope Drop Tests, and Inside Maven

    Chukar Hunting, Riflescope Drop Tests, and Inside Maven

    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



    Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length.

    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik
    @mavenbuilt

    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Learning to Identify What Mature Bucks LIKE & NEED - Pt 2 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik

    Learning to Identify What Mature Bucks LIKE & NEED - Pt 2 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik

    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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    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik
    @thejohnnystewart
    @rendell__erik

    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

    Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners

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    • 1 hr 4 min
    Scouting Deer Efficiently, Trail Cameras, & Deer Camp - Pt 1 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik

    Scouting Deer Efficiently, Trail Cameras, & Deer Camp - Pt 1 with Johnny Stewart and Rendell Erik

    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


    Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length.

    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik
    @thejohnnystewart
    @rendell__erik

    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

    Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners

    Amazon Influencer Page
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Aggressive Elk Hunting Strategies to Increase Opportunities & Western Whitetails with Cody Rich

    Aggressive Elk Hunting Strategies to Increase Opportunities & Western Whitetails with Cody Rich

    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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    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik
    @therichoutdoors

    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

    Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners

    Amazon Influencer Page
    https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik
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    • 2 hr 15 min
    Giant Pennsylvania Public Land Mountain Buck - Listener Success! with Angelo Ebersole

    Giant Pennsylvania Public Land Mountain Buck - Listener Success! with Angelo Ebersole

    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?


    Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length.

    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik


    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

    Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners

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    • 1 hr 13 min
    Blueprint for Successful Post-Season Scouting Whitetails with Shane Parker

    Blueprint for Successful Post-Season Scouting Whitetails with Shane Parker

    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


    Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length.

    Resources:

    Instagram:  
    @eastmeetswesthunt
    @beau.martonik
    @november_warrior_outdoors

    Facebook:  
    East Meets West Outdoors

    GoWild:
    Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

     Website/Apparel/Deals:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

    YouTube:
    Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w

    Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links:
    https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners

    Amazon Influencer Page
    https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik
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    • 1 hr 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
659 Ratings

659 Ratings

Rush S. ,

Great conversation between Beau and Thomas Clements

Excellent conversation on media, media consumption, ethics, and responsibility. Much sexier than whitetail tactics from my perspective. Always enjoy the podcast!

BigBuckBowls ,

Great podcast!

Love hearing the guest Beau has on! I hunt the mountains in Arkansas and appreciate the content on tactics that relate to the similar terrain I hunt!

J136383 ,

Under armour co-founder

The guy says don’t buy “corporate America” products but it part founder of a huge American corporation lmao… just wants to promote his beer

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