Ep. 326: Unconventional Terrain Tactics and Out-of-State Rut Hunts with Ryan Elders
East Meets West Hunt
English - October 24, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 661 ratingsWilderness Sports Education How To adventure backcountryhunting bigwoodsbucks bowhunting deerhunting hunting huntinggear mountainbucks whitetail Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Beau Martonik is joined by North Carolina mountain buck hunter, Ryan Elders. Ryan has been hunting the mountains of Western North Carolina his entire life with some great success, which has led to success on out-of-state hunts no matter where he goes. They discuss some of Ryan’s success stories, why he chooses the windward side of a ridge, scrapes, backpack hunting, out-of-state deer hunting rut trips, and much more.
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:39 - Who is Ryan Elders
00:11:31 - What is a mountain buck?
00:14:53 - Ryan’s 2021 buck with his dad
00:23:45 - Logging
00:24:36 - Leeward vs windward and other tactics and tendencies that work well
00:36:22 - When is the rut?
00:38:19 - Trail cameras and bear issues
00:41:14 - Trail camera batteries
00:46:11 - What scents to use for licking branches
00:50:12 - Peeing in the woods
00:56:13 - Other hunters in the woods
00:58:26 - Helping other hunters and giving up spots
01:01:25 - Backpacking in for remote whitetails
01:03:29 - Vacuum seal meal planning
01:08:18 - How do your tactics and skill sets translate to hunting other states?
01:11:16 - Ohio talk
01:22:33 - Other out-of-state whitetail talk
01:29:08 - Sticking it out when it's tough
01:39:31 - Having to talk yourself into it
Resources:
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Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)
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Beau Martonik is joined by North Carolina mountain buck hunter, Ryan Elders. Ryan has been hunting the mountains of Western North Carolina his entire life with some great success, which has led to success on out-of-state hunts no matter where he goes. They discuss some of Ryan’s success stories, why he chooses the windward side of a ridge, scrapes, backpack hunting, out-of-state deer hunting rut trips, and much more.
Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:39 - Who is Ryan Elders
00:11:31 - What is a mountain buck?
00:14:53 - Ryan’s 2021 buck with his dad
00:23:45 - Logging
00:24:36 - Leeward vs windward and other tactics and tendencies that work well
00:36:22 - When is the rut?
00:38:19 - Trail cameras and bear issues
00:41:14 - Trail camera batteries
00:46:11 - What scents to use for licking branches
00:50:12 - Peeing in the woods
00:56:13 - Other hunters in the woods
00:58:26 - Helping other hunters and giving up spots
01:01:25 - Backpacking in for remote whitetails
01:03:29 - Vacuum seal meal planning
01:08:18 - How do your tactics and skill sets translate to hunting other states?
01:11:16 - Ohio talk
01:22:33 - Other out-of-state whitetail talk
01:29:08 - Sticking it out when it's tough
01:39:31 - Having to talk yourself into it
Resources:
GoWild:
Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)
Instagram:
Facebook:
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