Ep. 134: Hunting Public Land Timber Cuts with Steve Sherk // Sherk's Guide Service

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Steve Sherk of Sherk’s Guide Service in the second episode of the two part series on hunting public land mountain bucks in the big woods of Pennsylvania. In part 2, we dive into everything about hunting timber cuts on public land and why you shouldn’t be upset when your area is getting logged. Topics include why you should hunt timber cuts, where bucks bed, hunting from the ground, using onX to locate timber cuts and understanding the different ages of cuts. Topics: Why should you hunt timber cuts Where bucks bed - edge of the cut vs. the interior When thick is just too thick Still-hunting logging cuts from the ground Using the onX Hunt app to locate timber cuts Understanding the different ages of timber cuts Patience and confidence kills Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt - https://www.instagram.com/eastmeetswesthunt/ @beau.martonik - https://www.instagram.com/beau.martonik/ @sherksguideservice- https://www.instagram.com/sherksguideservice/ Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors - https://www.facebook.com/EastMeetsWestHunt/ https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ Mountain Buck Scouting YouTube Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr28sUY3YgGSgHiOi3gwtB8UwCe6eX1bI Shop new apparel! 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. Use code EMW for 20% off of the Hunt app. https://www.onxmaps.com/ University of Elk Hunting Use code eastmeetswest to get 20% off of the most comprehensive elk hunting course available. https://www.elk101.com/onlinecourse/ 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. Use the code eastmeetswest-gift get a free gift with your next order! https://mavenbuilt.com/ MTN OPS MTN OPS is the leader in providing science based supplements to help you train inside and conquer more outside. Use the code BEAUFREESHIP for free shipping on all orders. https://glnk.io/mw0/beaumartonik 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! https://www.g5prime.com/ TETHRD The Tethrd Team has created the ultimate tree saddle hunting setup. The Phantom Saddle and Predator Platform system is truly the culmination of ideas & input from thousands of dedicated tree saddle hunting fanatics around the world. https://tethrdnation.com/ 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, and you're in the right
0:05.2	place. Welcome to East Meets West Hunt with your host, Beaumartonic.
0:13.9	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by
0:19.7	Onex. This week on the episode, I want to talk about Onex's timber cuts feature.
0:26.5	So the United States Forest Service timber cuts shows areas of logging operations on national forest land over the past five years and actually goes beyond in most areas.
0:35.8	And this layer is perfect for targeting thinned out areas of the forest,
0:39.3	some thicker areas for, you know, potential betting,
0:43.5	just food sources, everything else.
0:47.1	With this episode being all about timber cuts,
0:49.8	I figured this was a good feature to be able to talk about.
0:53.2	And in addition to that, if you head
0:56.1	over to my YouTube channel, just Bo Martonic, I have a whole video of how to hunt timber
1:01.4	cuts as a part of the Mountain Bucks scouting series. So check that out. And if you want to, you know,
1:07.5	try out the Onex hunt app, which is the premier GPS hunting app for your
1:13.0	phone, tablet, and your desktop, then head over to onexmaps.com. Use the coupon code EMW. That'll
1:21.2	save yourself 20% off of the app. The University of Elk Hunting Online course. So Corey Jacobs and Elk 101 have put together
1:30.5	the most comprehensive and complete resource for increasing your elk hunting knowledge, confidence,
1:35.2	and hopefully your success. I'm going to have Corey on the podcast again here soon to talk about
1:40.9	e-scouting and, you know, what some breaking down some hunts on, you know, from e-scouting
1:47.7	and what worked, what didn't. And, you know, Corey really breaks it down in this course, which
1:53.7	one of the hardest things and what everyone always talks about when they hunt elk is the
1:58.5	hardest part is finding the elk so this this course like I said
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