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Ep. 322: How We Adapt to Circumstances Changing A Hunting Area Mid-season with Jake Bush

East Meets West Hunt

English - October 10, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 661 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 321: How I Break Down A Large Area to Hunt in the Big Woods - Mountain Buck Q&A
Next Episode: Ep. 323: Do Headlamps Really Affect Deer, and When Should You Get to Your Stand? - Mountain Buck Q&A

Beau Martonik is joined by Jake Bush of Ohio. Jake is known for his success on big early season mountain bucks. They discuss the struggles of hunting the big woods when things change (logging, hunting pressure, EHD, etc.), how they adapt to these situations, different ways bucks use hub systems, how they learn an area over years, and much more.

Topics:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:53 - Getting used to shooting the longbow

00:11:13 - Hunting a specific deer and utilizing trail cameras to do so

00:12:23 - Managing lots of trail cameras, knowing how to interpret the data, and is it really worth it?

00:19:25 - Jake dealing with effects from EHD

00:22:27 - Deer densities and how it relates to quality of bucks

00:27:16 - Filming struggles

00:31:27 - Jake’s story of a logging skidder ruining his hunt

00:44:18 - Figuring out a mature buck’s tendencies and weakness

00:48:57 - Journaling

00:52:53 - Hunting in October vs the rest of the season

00:54:08 - What is hot enough sign to set up in October?

01:00:25 - Branching out to different states and adapting

01:05:32 - Learning from other hunters

Resources:
GoWild:
Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

Instagram:  
@eastmeetswesthunt
@beau.martonik
@thejakebush

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

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https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik
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Beau Martonik is joined by Jake Bush of Ohio. Jake is known for his success on big early season mountain bucks. They discuss the struggles of hunting the big woods when things change (logging, hunting pressure, EHD, etc.), how they adapt to these situations, different ways bucks use hub systems, how they learn an area over years, and much more.


Topics:


00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:53 - Getting used to shooting the longbow
00:11:13 - Hunting a specific deer and utilizing trail cameras to do so
00:12:23 - Managing lots of trail cameras, knowing how to interpret the data, and is it really worth it?
00:19:25 - Jake dealing with effects from EHD
00:22:27 - Deer densities and how it relates to quality of bucks
00:27:16 - Filming struggles
00:31:27 - Jake’s story of a logging skidder ruining his hunt
00:44:18 - Figuring out a mature buck’s tendencies and weakness
00:48:57 - Journaling
00:52:53 - Hunting in October vs the rest of the season
00:54:08 - What is hot enough sign to set up in October?
01:00:25 - Branching out to different states and adapting
01:05:32 - Learning from other hunters


Resources:

GoWild:

Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)


Instagram:  

@eastmeetswesthunt

@beau.martonik

@thejakebush


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