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East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 338: Dreamcatcher - 170" Virginia Public Land Mountain Buck with Nathan Killen

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9747 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Beau Martonik is joined by Nathan Killen, mountain buck hunter from Virginia. Nathan recently killed a once-in-a-lifetime 170” buck on public land in the Virginia mountains. They discuss the quest for “Dreamcatcher”, where this buck lived, what kind of sign this buck laid down, hunting in rhododendron, other learning lessons from chasing this deer, and what’s next for Nathan. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:04 - Nathan’s giant 170” Virginia mountain buck 00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area? 00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out 00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign? 00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo 00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation 00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy 00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia 00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck 01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras ***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mtn_huntr 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

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1:17.7

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1:20.5

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1:21.1

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1:27.4

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1:31.5

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1:38.6

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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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