Ep. 223: Building an Application Strategy for Western Hunts with Ike Eastman and Scott Reekers

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Ike Eastman and Scott Reekers of Eastman’s Publishing, Inc. The Eastman’s have been known for their western hunting for decades and are extremely knowledgeable. Ike and Scott broke down their approach on how to apply for tags in the west; looking at the short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies to have tags in your pocket every year!

 

Topics:

• Living legends Wyoming whiskey 
• Why you need to have an application strategy
• How all states are different and can be confusing
• Eastman’s TagHub - save 20% with code BEAU20
• Application Deadlines
• Importance of creating short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategy
• The 4 state strategy and the 5-year plan
• Learning an area and sticking with it - 3-year strategy
• How to find tags and how long they will take to draw

 

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