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East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 346: Ancient Bucks, Deer Camp, and Hunting Smart with Bill Thompson // Spartan Forge

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9747 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Beau Martonik is joined by Bill Thompson, CEO and founder of Spartan Forge. In the last few years, Bill hasn’t hunted much for himself as he’s been building the Spartan Forge app, but this year, he spent more time in the woods, and it paid off. They discuss the types of areas Bill hunted this year, his old Virginia 6 point, why he won’t hunt with a trad bow anymore, lessons learned from hunting the big woods of PA, hunting privileges in America, deer camp, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:09 - Bill's introduction, his hunting experience this year, and use of the app 00:15:09 - Balancing hunting, work, and other parts of life 00:23:20 - Types of areas that Bill hunted this year 00:26:50 - The morning of Bill’s big Virginia 6 pointer 00:37:24 - The appeal of old deer 00:38:50 - Traditional archery 00:42:57 - Things Bill has learned hunting the big woods of PA 00:51:17 - A very interesting-sounding grunt 01:05:21 - Scouting and hunting smart 01:08:31 - New hunters and hunting for the right reasons 01:20:02 - Hunting Privileges in America 01:23:25 - Deer camp and camaraderie 01:30:51 - Spartan Forge major update: Lidar - save 20% with code eastmeetswest Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @billthompsonsft @spartan.forge 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

When it comes to optics, I get the same question over and over again.

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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