Ep. 338: Dreamcatcher - 170" Virginia Public Land Mountain Buck with Nathan Killen

East Meets West Hunt

English - December 05, 2023 09:30 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 661 ratings
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Beau Martonik is joined by Nathan Killen, mountain buck hunter from Virginia. Nathan recently killed a once-in-a-lifetime 170” buck on public land in the Virginia mountains. They discuss the quest for “Dreamcatcher”, where this buck lived, what kind of sign this buck laid down, hunting in rhododendron, other learning lessons from chasing this deer, and what’s next for Nathan.

Topics:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:04 - Nathan’s giant 170” Virginia mountain buck

00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area?

00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out

00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign?

00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo

00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation

00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy

00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia

00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck

01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras

***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length

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Topics:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:11:04 - Nathan’s giant 170” Virginia mountain buck
00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area?
00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out
00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign?
00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo
00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation
00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy
00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia
00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck
01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras

***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length

Resources:

GoWild:

Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt)

Instagram:

@eastmeetswesthunt

@beau.martonik

@mtn_huntr

Facebook:

East Meets West Outdoors

Website/Apparel/Deals:

https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/