Ep. 313: Creating Luck When Bowhunting Big Mule Deer - Pt 2 with James Yates

East Meets West Hunt

English - August 15, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 661 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 312: Getting Your Bow, Arrows, and Hunt Plan Dialed For This Season - Pt 1 with James Yates

Next Episode: Ep. 314: Professional Snowboarder to Hunter with Eric Jackson

Beau Martonik is joined by James Yates. James is an archery nerd, mule deer fanatic, and hunting editor for Western Hunter Magazine. Part 2 discusses James’ macro and micro techniques for finding the biggest buck on the mountain, setting goals, hunting the hunt you want, and much more.

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

00:07:45 - How James hunts mule deer

00:10:03 - Being picky vs. having a rolling standard

00:13:42 - Find something you’re willing to obsess over

00:19:12 - The struggles of stalking a bedded buck

00:21:11 - The Macro and Micro of mule deer and whitetail hunting

00:22:12 - The war of Attrition approach

00:26:37 - Put yourself in a position for luck to happen to you

00:34:29 - What are the realistic and attainable goals in front of you

00:38:13 - Keep your spirits high when success isn’t coming

00:40:38 - You’re only competing against your own goals

00:44:10 - Wade through the muck to find success

00:46:12 - Sometimes, Dwight might kill your buck

00:46:49 - Grind until the end

00:49:25 - Don’t shy away from competition and comparison

00:56:30 - Wounded deer - what to do next?

00:58:48 - Defining “passing on a deer”

01:08:29 - Different deer characteristics in different areas

01:14:18 - Mule deer vs elk

01:18:15 - Hunt mule deer in open country like elk

01:24:20 - Beau’s Alaska Moose hunt

01:26:56 - James’ season plans and tags

01:32:15 - Western Hunter video series

Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes.

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Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro
00:07:45 - How James hunts mule deer
00:10:03 - Being picky vs. having a rolling standard
00:13:42 - Find something you’re willing to obsess over
00:19:12 - The struggles of stalking a bedded buck
00:21:11 - The Macro and Micro of mule deer and whitetail hunting
00:22:12 - The war of Attrition approach
00:26:37 - Put yourself in a position for luck to happen to you
00:34:29 - What are the realistic and attainable goals in front of you
00:38:13 - Keep your spirits high when success isn’t coming
00:40:38 - You’re only competing against your own goals
00:44:10 - Wade through the muck to find success
00:46:12 - Sometimes, Dwight might kill your buck
00:46:49 - Grind until the end
00:49:25 - Don’t shy away from competition and comparison
00:56:30 - Wounded deer - what to do next?
00:58:48 - Defining “passing on a deer”
01:08:29 - Different deer characteristics in different areas
01:14:18 - Mule deer vs elk
01:18:15 - Hunt mule deer in open country like elk
01:24:20 - Beau’s Alaska Moose hunt
01:26:56 - James’ season plans and tags
01:32:15 - Western Hunter video series

Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes.

Resources:

GoWild:

Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

Instagram:

@eastmeetswesthunt

@beau.martonik

@yates_in_the_backcountry

Facebook:

East Meets West Outdoors

Website/Apparel/Deals:

https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/