On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Troy Pottenger, who is a very successful mountain buck hunter from northern Idaho. Troy talks to me about the hunt for a specific deer and how he located his bedding area, preferred food sources and how he uses the wind to his advantage. In addition, we discuss trail camera strategies, mountain thermals, entry/exit routes, locating mature bucks and much more!
 
Topics:
Early season to date hunting one giant buck
Food sources in the mountains
Running trail cameras on video
Buck bedding in relation to hunting setup
Buck movement in relation to mountain thermals
Entry/exit routes into stands
Locating big mature mountain bucks
Food, water, sex and social life
 
Resources:
Instagram:  
@eastmeetswesthunt - https://www.instagram.com/eastmeetswesthunt/
@beau.martonik - https://www.instagram.com/beau.martonik/
 @mtn_man33 - https://www.instagram.com/mtn_man33/
Facebook:   
East Meets West Outdoors - https://www.facebook.com/EastMeetsWestHunt/
 
https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/
 
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Partners:
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Mapping at your finger tips on your phone, computer or GPS that will allow you scout harder, hunt farther and increase your success rates. This is the number 1 tool that I use every single time I'm in the woods or mountains. Use code EMW for 20% off of the Hunt app.
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University of Elk Hunting
Use code eastmeetswest to get 20% off of the most comprehensive elk hunting course available.
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Heather's Choice
Healthy, great tasting, dehydrated meals for the backcountry. Use code eastmeetswest to get free shipping on ALL orders. 
http://lddy.no/7og2
Maven Optics
Top quality binoculars, spotting scopes and rifle scopes for your hunts from east to west. Use the code eastmeetswest-gift get a free gift with your next order!
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MTN OPS
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On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Troy Pottenger, who is a very successful mountain buck hunter from northern Idaho. Troy talks to me about the hunt for a specific deer and how he located his bedding area, preferred food sources and how he uses the wind to his advantage. In addition, we discuss trail camera strategies, mountain thermals, entry/exit routes, locating mature bucks and much more!

 

Topics:

Early season to date hunting one giant buck

Food sources in the mountains

Running trail cameras on video

Buck bedding in relation to hunting setup

Buck movement in relation to mountain thermals

Entry/exit routes into stands

Locating big mature mountain bucks

Food, water, sex and social life

 

Resources:

Instagram:  

@eastmeetswesthunt - https://www.instagram.com/eastmeetswesthunt/

@beau.martonik - https://www.instagram.com/beau.martonik/

 @mtn_man33 - https://www.instagram.com/mtn_man33/

Facebook:   

East Meets West Outdoors - https://www.facebook.com/EastMeetsWestHunt/

 

https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/

 

Shop new apparel! 

https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/shop

 

Amazon Influencer Page

https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik

 

Partners:

onX

Mapping at your finger tips on your phone, computer or GPS that will allow you scout harder, hunt farther and increase your success rates. This is the number 1 tool that I use every single time I'm in the woods or mountains. Use code EMW for 20% off of the Hunt app.

https://www.onxmaps.com/

University of Elk Hunting

Use code eastmeetswest to get 20% off of the most comprehensive elk hunting course available.

https://www.elk101.com/onlinecourse/

Heather's Choice

Healthy, great tasting, dehydrated meals for the backcountry. Use code eastmeetswest to get free shipping on ALL orders. 

http://lddy.no/7og2

Maven Optics

Top quality binoculars, spotting scopes and rifle scopes for your hunts from east to west. Use the code eastmeetswest-gift get a free gift with your next order!

https://mavenbuilt.com/

MTN OPS

MTN OPS is the leader in providing science based supplements to help you train inside and conquer more outside. Use the code BEAUFREESHIP for free shipping on all orders. 

https://glnk.io/mw0/beaumartonik

TETHRD

The Tethrd Team has created the ultimate tree saddle hunting setup. The Phantom Saddle and Predator Platform system is truly the culmination of ideas & input from thousands of dedicated tree saddle hunting fanatics around the world. 

https://tethrdnation.com/

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