Ep. 097: Chasing Giant Mountain Bucks with Troy Pottenger

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, I’m joined by Troy Pottenger to talk all about mountain bucks! Troy is from the mountains of Idaho and has consistently killed some of the biggest public land mountain whitetails that I’ve ever seen. Troy and I talk about his strategies for hunting these old monarchs and how they can be applied to hunting the Appalachian Mountains, as well. Topics Introduction to Troy Idaho Mountain Bucks Logging Cuts Hunting Scrapes Wind and Thermals Calling and scents Stand setups Gear Troy uses: https://www.lonewolfcustomgear.com/ https://buckfeverusa.com/ https://hardcoreecycles.com/ Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mtn_man33 Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ Shop new apparel! Free koozie with every order over $30 for a limited time. https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/shop Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Partners: onX Mapping at your finger tips on your phone, computer or GPS that will allow you scout harder, hunt farther and increase your success rates. This is the number 1 tool that I use every single time I'm in the woods or mountains. University of Elk Hunting Use code eastmeetswest to get 20% off of the most comprehensive elk hunting course available. Heather's Choice Healthy, great tasting, dehydrated meals for the backcountry. Use code eastmeetswest to get free shipping on ALL orders. http://lddy.no/7og2 Maven Optics Top quality binoculars, spotting scopes and rifle scopes for your hunts from east to west. Listen to the podcast for a special code to get a free gift with your next order! MTN OPS MTN OPS is the leader in providing science based supplements to help you train inside and conquer more outside. https://glnk.io/mw0/beaumartonik Wild Carrot Scents Changing the way you look at deer scents. Their tear away, no mess packaging is exactly what I need for hunting the mountains of Pennsylvania, to the swamps of the south and farm country in the midwest. Prime Archery Prime builds bows for hunters with parallel cam and centergy technology. Their free strings for life program is unmatched in the industry. Test drive one at your local shop and experience it yourself! Exodus Outdoor Gear Exodus is building cameras that are built to last. With an industry leading 5 year warranty that covers even lost and stolen cameras; they're worth checking out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you an adventurer looking to take your hunt to the next level?
0:04.6	You're in the right place.
0:05.8	Welcome to East Meets West Hunt with your host, Beaumartonic.
0:13.2	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by Onex.
0:19.9	In the spirit of this podcast being about
0:24.2	mountain bucks, I want to talk about the logging cut feature, the timber cut feature within
0:30.4	onex. So within the Onex hunt app, on public land and specifically with federal public land, so National Forest,
0:40.2	you can turn on a layer called timber cuts.
0:43.3	And what that does is we'll label any of the logging cuts,
0:48.4	you know, within the last 10 years, you're able to see where they're at.
0:53.9	And they even have the year that the cut was
0:58.0	was actually cut as well as what type of cut it is whether it was a select cut it was clear cut
1:05.1	and that can really help you with scouting and finding some of these areas. You know, I call the logging cuts,
1:13.0	the Big Woods food plots, and they're called that for a reason. And as they get older,
1:18.5	they just turn into bedding areas and still create food sources for many, many, many years.
1:24.7	Using this feature on the Onyx hunt app is really helpful for hunting some of these
1:30.9	big woods mountain bucks. If you want to check out the onex hunt app, go to onexmaps.com. Use the coupon code
1:37.6	EMW. Save yourself 20% off of the app. So Maven Optics. Maven has come out with the highest quality optics available and have to price their
1:48.8	competitors using their direct-to-consumer business model.
1:52.6	So for hunting white tails in the mountains, I'm running the Maven B3 series 8x30.
1:58.6	It's the smallest package, very lightweight, but still great with the same
2:04.5	ED quality glass that are in the other B series. And it works great with low light, but in such a
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