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East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 401: Tag the BIGGEST Bucks in Late November w/ Troy Pottenger

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9747 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Beau Martonik is joined by the western mountain man, Troy Pottenger. Troy has arguably killed more Boone & Crocket mountain bucks than anyone. They discuss doing whatever it takes, focusing on the late rut for the biggest bucks, tracking movement patterns of mature bucks in relation to does, the second rut, old logging cuts, finding pockets that hold the best deer, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:10 - Long drives and doing whatever it takes to succeed 00:20:54 - Focusing on the late rut 00:24:10 - Tracking the movement patterns of mature bucks in relation to does coming into heat 00:31:07 - What age you can start using annual patterns on bucks 00:37:10 - Why the biggest bucks let their guard down at the end of the rut 00:48:10 - Second rut 00:53:40 - Hunting old, old logging cuts 01:02:10 - Playing the long game watching a buck for 4 years 01:11:01 - Finding pockets that hold the best deer Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mtn_man33 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

But if you don't have the best bucks in that area, the maturest best bucks there, then I would say you're probably a little bit off on her photo period.

0:08.5

But as soon as you see the big dogs, the best breeder bucks in your area that you know of, they're only going to show up when that dough is very close.

0:18.0

I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others in the way that these people have all helped me.

0:23.4

Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp,

0:27.1

with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,

0:32.0

we'd bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories

0:35.4

for your hunting adventures.

0:38.3

Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.

0:46.5

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented

0:51.5

by Spartan Forge.

0:53.3

On today's episode, I am joined by the Western

0:55.5

Mountain Man himself, Troy Pottinger. Troy has arguably killed more Boone and Croc at Mountain Bucks

1:01.8

than anyone I know. And actually, he just killed an absolute, just another mega deer

1:08.1

here a few days ago, or last week, I guess, at the time this comes out.

1:12.5

But we discuss doing whatever it takes, focusing on the late rut for the biggest bucks,

1:19.1

tracking movement patterns of mature bucks in relation to those, the second rut, old logging cuts,

1:25.0

finding pockets that hold the best deer, and a whole lot more.

1:29.4

Come join me, Beaumartonic, and some other seasoned Bigwoods hunters in a two-day camp that will

1:35.9

be hosted in north central Pennsylvania in the Big Woods Appalachian Mountain Country.

1:41.6

This course will combine classroom and in the field scouting to help you locate

1:45.9

more bucks and create a game plan to increase your success rate. Topics will include map reading,

1:51.7

e-scouting, buck betting, food source identification, seasonal scouting, wind and thermal

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