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East Meets West Hunt

Ep. 045: 2019 Sitka Gear Big Game System and Elk Hunting with John Barklow

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Sports, Wilderness

4.9796 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2019

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, I’m joined by John Barklow, Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear, once again to talk about the new 2019 Sitka Gear Big Game system, as well as a good dose of elk hunting! Sitka has some big surprises that are being released this year that I know I'm excited about. John and I always geek out on gear and exercising your system, and this episode is no different!  Topics: John's 2018 season Shooting on instinct Recapping my Colorado elk hunt Capitalizing on the shot How elevation effects your shot Realistic expectations with elk hunting Mountain Hauler 4000 pack Mountain 2700 pack Optifade tarps Cloudburst rain gear Kelvin Active Hoody Stormfront glove Sitka Women's Big Game   Resources Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt                  @beau.martonik                  @jbarklow                  @sitkagear Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors                 Sitka Gear www.eastmeetswesthunt.com https://www.sitkagear.com/ Heather's Choice Affiliate Link Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Are you an adventurer looking to take your hunt to the next level?

0:04.6

Then you're in the right place.

0:05.8

Welcome to East Meets West Hunt with your host, Beaumartonic.

0:18.2

All right, we're back for another episode of the east meets west hunt podcast and i'm on the line

0:24.7

with john barklow once again back from popular demand john what's going on buddy

0:31.3

how's it going on ball oh can't complain john it's uh it's getting a little colder here in

0:40.0

pennsylvania and and rifle seasons kind of in swing here and just uh still trying to fill my deer

0:45.9

tag what's going on with you no i hear you um yeah um yeah season's pretty much over for me now

0:53.3

i try to wrap up around, uh, Thanksgiving-ish.

0:57.8

I have hunted a little bit in December in the past, but just work gets in the way for me in

1:02.4

December gets pretty, pretty busy, um, like we were talking, but, you know, I, I think, you know,

1:09.0

you and I have known each other for well over a year, probably two years going on now.

1:14.7

But did you know I was from Ohio?

1:18.0

You and I basically come from the same neck of the woods.

1:20.6

Yeah, yeah.

1:21.2

I think we actually talked about it on the last podcast where you're from eastern Ohio.

1:26.9

Yeah, because you said,

1:28.0

you know,

1:28.3

you talked about the Orange Army and getting out there for rifle season.

1:31.7

And, man,

1:32.3

it's just a lot of memories come flashing back.

1:35.0

That's for sure when you start talking about that.

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