Ep. 446: Mastering Wind & Thermals in Hill Country Whitetail Hunting | Mountain Buck Scouting Series

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Understanding how wind and thermals work in the hill country can make or break your deer hunting success. In this video, Beau Martonik and the crew break down exactly how wind currents and thermals interact, why bucks use them to their advantage, and how you can adjust your hunting strategy to avoid getting busted. Whether you’re new to hill country whitetail hunting or a seasoned bowhunter looking to fine-tune your setup, mastering wind and thermals is the key to putting more deer in range. Deer hunting for big woods mountain bucks can be some of the most difficult hunting there is for whitetails. In this video series, Beau Martonik breaks down how he scouts and hunts these whitetails in the Appalachian Mountains that most of us call home in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, New York, and more. Check out the entire series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr28sUY3YgGSgHiOi3gwtB8UwCe6eX1bI Resources: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@eastmeetswesthunt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠East Meets West Outdoors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website/Apparel/Deals/Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: Beau Martonik - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Influencer Page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, one of the most difficult things when it comes to hunting the mountains,
0:03.9	the big woods, or anything with hills is understanding wind and thermals.
0:09.3	How they interact, who wins, wind versus thermals, all that different stuff.
0:14.1	Well, this episode here is a segment from the Mountain Buck Scouting Camp and also the
0:19.1	Mountain Buck Scouting video series that's over on YouTube.
0:22.6	So if you want to get a little bit more, see some of the maps and some of the other slides from that, watch the video version.
0:29.5	But this is meant to help you understand the basics of wind and thermals, but go into some detailed situations and how you can predict it the best
0:39.0	that you can to go in.
0:40.5	So I appreciate everyone listening afterwards.
0:43.2	Go check out the video version for a little bit more visuals if you're more of a visual
0:48.1	learner.
0:48.7	But I appreciate it.
0:50.2	And I hope you have a great rest of your week.
0:52.5	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on,
0:56.2	then I can help others the way that these people,
0:57.4	that will help me.
1:01.4	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp,
1:06.0	with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,
1:10.0	we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures.
1:13.2	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.
1:35.3	So thermals, in areas with terrain though, thermals are definitely exaggerated. So like the way I look at it is the bigger the mountain or the hill, the more exaggerated
1:41.1	thermals can play a role in that. And also, the more that it would take the
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