Ep. 294: Mountain Buck Scouting, Strategy, and Sharing Success with Josh Ilderton // The Untamed

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton of The Untamed after spring scouting in the steep mountains and coal country of the bowhunting-only counties in southern West Virginia. Josh is an incredible spot and stalk ground hunter who consistently gets it done in the mountains. We talk about hunting the terrain, scouting, Josh’s epic 2022 deer season, and go down some other rabbit holes about what we look for in hunting experiences.

Topics:

00:17 - INTRO

05:10 - West Virginia Rut Trip and Future Redemption

07:38 - Whitetail Hunting Vs Mule Deer

08:57 - Beau and Josh Hunting Together

11:21 - Hunting elevation

15:34 - Hunting thermals 

19:39 - Terrain-based setups 

29:36 - "Layin' In There"

34:05 - New Areas and Trail Cams

38:34 - Josh's 2022 Season and Mountain Foods Plots

41:52 - Buck story - It's difficult to kill mature deer in WV

53:26 - Target deer living right under your nose

01:00:45 - Killing and cooking deer - Do they get you fired up?

01:04:00 - Scales of shooting deer

01:08:05 - Kids hunting and building expectations

01:16:56 - Missing good ones and growing from it

01:24:17 - Bed bug, subpar conditions, and getting on a buck

01:28:10 - Having to self film

01:36:30 - The buck down phone call

01:40:48 - Sharing success with others

01:44:14 - Closing

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