Ep. 458: First Sit Pennsylvania Buck Down! | Mid-October to Rut Tactics in the Big Woods w/ Mason, Mike, & Joe Martonik

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Beau Martonik is joined by his cousin Mason, Uncle Mike, and his dad, Joe. Beau begins by telling the story of his first-sit mid-October Pennsylvania big woods buck. They then discuss strategies, the upcoming rut, and the impact of weather on deer movement. They also reflect on past hunts, exchanging stories and lessons learned in the field, while emphasizing the joy of hunting together as a family. Topics: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:04:16 — Intro & welcome: Mike, Mason, and Joe Martonik 00:06:28 — The Buck Encounter 00:09:51 — The Layout of the Spot 00:12:22 — The Play By Play 00:23:59 — Comparing Trail Camera Images 00:28:14 — Bettering Your Odds 00:30:53 — Being Set Up on Bedding 00:35:33 — The Struggle to Find Sign 00:41:35 — Uncle Mike’s Insight 00:53:27 — The Late October Strategy 01:01:29 — Setting Up on Scrapes or Bedding 01:05:13 — Presetting Stands 01:10:31 — Gift Giving 01:12:25 — Closing / To Be Continued Part 2 coming next week Resources: ⁠ 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	I went to call my dad to let him know what happened. And I call him. He answers, hello, and I hear crashing again, I hang up right away. But it was crashed in the exact same spot. And I was like, okay, that's really good. He only calls for, well, probably about three or four reasons. One is he tried a buck. The other, he lost the bottom of his platform that's happened to you before
0:23.0	that was a climber yeah yeah which i knew you're in the saddle so i knew that wasn't part of it
0:27.7	here's another one that you were hanging from the tree
0:30.1	and uh he had to hit a buck you know and so he texting you back then finally you did
0:36.9	text me back and say yeah
0:39.1	yeah yeah i was like well if i throw a mic on then i can help others the way that these people
0:45.6	that will help me born in the heart of the pennsylvania deer camp with the help of experts friends
0:53.7	and local legends we bring you valuable
0:57.2	knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures welcome to the East
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