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East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 297: Finding A Mature Buck's SAFE ZONE with Johnny Stewart

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9747 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Beau is joined by Johnny Stewart. Johnny thinks outside the box when hunting mature bucks and has successfully done so all over the U.S., from the mountains to farm country. They discuss the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp, scouting differently in pressured areas, reading deer sign based on the area, and finding a mature buck’s safe zone. Topics: 00:00 Intro 06:40 Mountain buck scouting camp 10:48 Different perspectives at camp 18:18 Scouting steps after locating scrapes 27:58 Understanding varying degrees of deer sign 34:45 Gathering information on public land 39:27 Scent control thoughts 44:45 Cover, safe zones, and E-scouting 52:06 Finding bucks in areas where humans are not 54:57 Taking note of other hunter sign and pressure 01:01:02 Confidence, decision making, and getting in your own head 01:06:53 Being smart with your time during hunting season 01:18:14 Learning from the deer with time spent in the woods 01:25:29 Johnny's whitetail scouting coaching and consulting Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @thejohnnystewart Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors   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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Come join me, Beaumartonic, and some other seasoned Big Woods hunters in a two-day camp that will be hosted in north-central Pennsylvania in the Big Woods-Appalachian Mountain Country.

0:12.4

This course will combine classroom and in the field scouting to help you locate more bucks and create a game plan to increase your success rate.

0:20.6

Topics will include map reading, e-scouting, buck betting, food source identification,

0:25.8

seasonal scouting, wind and thermal demonstrations, trail camera strategies, and so much more.

0:32.0

Our goal is to give you the knowledge, framework, and confidence to make your own opportunities.

0:36.6

You get hands-on gear,

0:38.1

learn how to use it. There will be exclusive deals, free swag, and big geared giveaways

0:43.4

available for all of the attendees. So this year, we're continuing what we started with the last

0:48.2

two events with two full days, six successful hunters speaking, more scouting, more giveaways,

0:54.1

chef-cooked meals, and much more.

0:56.3

This event takes place on March 29th and 30th.

0:59.7

Registration is going live on Thursday, January 16th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

1:04.6

Tickets sell out fast, so head over to eastmeatswesthunt.com slash scouting camp for more info now.

1:10.8

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1:14.9

What are the best all around binoculars?

1:17.7

Well, it's tough to find something that works in every condition.

1:20.5

Great.

1:21.1

But after using a pair of Maven B1.2, 10 by 42s, I think I found them.

1:27.4

They feature an 8x or a 10 by option, superior low light

1:31.5

performance, tax sharp edge to edge clarity, a generous depth of field, and a silky focus

1:38.6

mechanism. All of Maven Optics have a lifetime, no-fault warranty, and hail from the great state of Wyoming.

1:45.9

I've been using Maven Optics since I bought my first pair in 2017, and I think you should test them out for yourself.

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