Ep. 391: This Terrain Feature Consistently Produces Mature Bucks with Michael Felts

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Beau Martonik is joined by Virginia hunter and artist, Michael Felts. Michael is a podcast listener who is consistently successful in hunting mountain bucks, simplifying tactics by looking for a particular terrain feature. They discuss hunting the steep mountains, identifying productive hunting spots, the ultimate terrain and vegetation combination, thick mountain laurel, muzzleloader hunting, past hunting stories, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:08:32 - Growing Up and Getting into Hunting 00:10:18 - Other Outdoor Activities and Artwork 00:12:02 - Staying in Shape for Mountain Hunting 00:12:12 - Transitioning to Mobile and Ground Hunting 00:16:03 - Hunting Public Land and Finding Success 00:17:43 - Memorable Buck Hunts in the Mountains 00:24:20 - Identifying Productive Hunting Spots 00:27:09 - Hunting in Draws and Thick Areas 00:29:15 - The Importance of Friends and Family in Packing Out Bucks 00:31:53 - Challenges and Rewards of Muzzleloader Hunting 00:33:33 - Hunting in the Mountains and Public Lands 00:36:12 - Navigating Dense Vegetation: Laurel and Rhododendron 00:38:38 - Playing the wind and scent control 00:42:32 - Exploring New Areas and Finding Hot Sign 00:51:47 - Adapting Bow Hunting Strategies in the Mountains 00:53:55 - Balancing Hunting with Other Hobbies Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mountain_buckin 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	Three of like my four best bucks were all first times into these places. Finding it that day,
0:06.1	that morning, setting up and there's a buck. And they'll just move kind of from thick to thick.
0:13.2	And that transition is kind of where I try to set up.
0:17.7	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people, that will help me.
0:23.1	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp, with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,
0:31.0	we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures.
0:38.0	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.
0:46.7	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by Spartan Forge.
0:53.0	On today's episode, I am joined by virginia hunter
0:56.0	and artist michael feldt michael is a podcast listener that is consistently successful in hunting
1:02.8	mountain bucks simplifying tactics looking for a particular train feature so we discuss hunting the steep
1:09.2	mountains identifying productive hunting spots,
1:12.3	the ultimate terrain and vegetation combination, thick mountain laurel and rhododendron,
1:18.1	musloder hunting, past hunting stories, and a whole lot more.
1:23.3	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.
1:35.2	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.
1:43.4	Topics will include map reading, e-scouting, buck betting, food source identification,
1:48.6	seasonal scouting, wind and thermal demonstrations, trail camera strategies, and so much more.
1:54.8	Our goal is to give you the knowledge, framework, and confidence to make your own opportunities.
1:59.5	You get hands-on gear gear learn how to use it there
2:02.5	will be exclusive deals free swag and big geared giveaways available for all of the attendees so this
2:09.2	year we're continuing what we started with the last two events with two full days six successful
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