Ep. 404: Tracking and Still-Hunting in the Snow! Gun Season Big Buck Tactics with Johnny Stewart and Pete Six

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Pete Six. The guys have had an incredible Pennsylvania gun season, filling buck tags in the snow. They discuss how to deal with hunting pressure during firearms seasons, where deer go when you get snow, buck bedding during gun season, still-hunting, tracking bucks, the stories of Johnny and Pete’s bucks, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:22 - Why are there more big bucks this year? 00:09:54 - How to handle the opening day of gun season hunting pressure 00:17:37 - How far do deer travel to their winter feeding areas when snow hits? 00:22:42 - Where Johnny and Pete have been finding buck bedding during gun season 00:29:59 - Johnny got bamboozled by a big buck 00:33:52 - Still-hunting and tracking bucks in the snow - Pete’s buck 00:45:22 - Chasing the snow - going into a new area and finding bucks 00:57:27 - Johnny shoots a big PA 8 point 01:12:36 - Sometimes bucks do what you least expect 01:16:09 - What magnification to keep your scope at when still-hunting or tracking 01:19:02 - What to do when you don’t have the time to hunt a lot Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @thejohnnystewart @petesixhunt 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	with that blizzard. I think he laid down and he was covered in snow and he knew he was camouflaged.
0:05.8	I think he just laid down wherever he stopped feeding near that blowdown, just a little bit of
0:09.8	security cover right there. And he just erupted 15 yards away from us. Like he was covered in snow.
0:15.7	I never even seen him. 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,
0:26.8	with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,
0:31.0	we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories
0:35.1	for your hunting adventures.
0:38.0	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.
0:46.2	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by Spartan Forge.
0:53.3	On today's episode, I am joined by Johnny Stewart and Pete Six.
0:59.0	The guys have had an incredible Pennsylvania gun season filling buck tags in the snow.
1:05.2	So we discuss how to deal with hunting pressure during firearm seasons, where deer go to whenever you get snow, buck
1:13.5	betting during gun season, still hunting, tracking bucks, the stories of Johnny and Pete's
1:18.6	bucks, and a whole lot more.
1:21.6	Come join me, Beaumartonic, and some other season Bigwoods hunters in a two-day camp that will be hosted in north central
1:29.7	Pennsylvania in the Big Woods Appalachian Mountain Country. This course will combine classroom
1:35.7	and in the field scouting to help you locate more bucks and create a game plan to increase
1:40.7	your success rate. Topics will include map reading, e-scouting, buck betting, food source identification,
1:47.1	seasonal scouting, wind and thermal demonstrations, trail camera strategies, and so much more.
1:53.3	Our goal is to give you the knowledge, framework, and confidence to make your own opportunities.
1:58.0	You get hands-on gear, learn how to use it.
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