Ep. 455: 50+ Years of Bowhunting Whitetails | Woodsmanship w/ Alan Altizer

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 179 minutes

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Beau Martonik sits down with legendary bowhunter Alan Altizer to dive into five decades of lessons learned chasing mature whitetails. Allan shares time-tested woodsmanship tactics, from reading thermals and parallel wind setups to finding overlooked bedding areas and turning hunting pressure into an advantage. This is a masterclass in understanding deer behavior and hunting smarter. Topics: 00:00:00 — Cold open: why bowhunting matters 00:05:27 — Intro & welcome: Alan Altizer 00:11:10 — Mentors, faith, and tradition in deer camp 00:16:20 — From compounds back to trad; lion & mule deer lessons 00:29:56 — Woodsmanship > tech: access, wind, and thermals 00:42:40 — “Homebodies” vs. “Rovers” and how bucks actually travel 00:56:16 — Thread-on-arrow wind checks & “kamikaze” off-wind setups 01:15:34 — Thermal hubs, creek lines, and consistent drop thermals 01:38:16 — Creek-bend parallel winds; Nov 4th last-day buck 01:54:09 — Using hunting pressure to find sanctuary pockets 02:08:12 — Big rubs, wheeze aggression, and reading body language 02:38:09 — Towel demo: prevailing vs. thermal; snowmelt access trick 02:57:09 — Legacy, family, and why we hunt Resources: The Stickboys Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@eastmeetswesthunt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠East Meets West Outdoors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Hunting Gear and Apparel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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	If I had one animal out of everything I've ever killed to say, this is my bow hunting memory.
0:07.9	It would be a 65-pound dough, the first one I shot after I came back and started hunting again after a security contractor.
0:17.7	And I still remember his yellow fletching like this
0:20.8	and I remember that yellow
0:22.5	fletching turning
0:23.8	and disappearing
0:26.6	right in the crease and
0:28.1	I just remember I mean I can still
0:30.9	see those feathers
0:32.9	turning as a header
0:34.4	I just like God thank you
0:36.8	father for making me a bow hunter.
0:39.3	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people, that will help me.
0:45.3	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania Deer Camp, with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,
1:00.0	we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures.
1:18.5	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic. marteny The day is finally here.
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