Ep. 478: Micro Terrain Features Big Woods Bucks Use Repeatedly (Pt.2) w/ Josh Stewart

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In this episode of the East Meets West Hunt Podcast, Beau Martonik and Josh Stewart continue their conversation in part two. Josh shares the full story of a hunt that started with heartbreak. Missing his target buck at five yards and ended with one of the most intense and rewarding bucks of his life. They break down the decisions that mattered most, such as staying put rather than leaving, reading doe behavior, choosing a doe bleat over a grunt, and trusting instinct amid peak-rut chaos. If you enjoy detailed whitetail strategy, real hunting stories, and lessons learned the hard way, this episode is packed with value. Topics: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:05:08 – Old-School Hunting & the Pennsylvania Tuxedo 00:13:10 – One-sticking & Rappel Systems 00:17:02 – Scouting Your Way In 00:20:21 – Spotting A Giant Buck In Summer & Finding the Micro-Meadow 00:23:44 – Staying In The Tree After Devastation Pays Off 00:27:45 – Bleat vs Grunt: The Decision That Changed Everything 00:30:45 – Age, Mass & History of the Buck 00:32:56 – Why Doe Bleats Work 00:37:23 – Why Micro-Meadows Consistently Produce Mature Bucks 00:50:25 – Trusting the Process & Mental Toughness 00:56:42 – The Element of Surprise on Old Bucks 01:01:57 – Comparing Fly Fishing To Hunting 01:21:37 – Closing Statements and How To Connect With Josh Resources: ⁠Follow Josh on IG⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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	He pops out, gives me a five-yard shot.
0:02.5	And as I'm coming down on him, I bumped my thumb release, and my arrow got sent into the tree,
0:09.1	like a foot over his back, just buried into the tree.
0:12.5	And I had to watch him run forever, just run away.
0:15.4	Probably, I don't know, what do you want to say?
0:16.9	He has a 150-inch frame on him.
0:18.8	Yeah.
0:19.6	Definitely devastating.
0:20.8	I decided to stick it out, then there was just um a dough that ended up coming different dough than before a little smaller working her way underneath me feeding out of the hemlocks and she actually went to the scrape that i was hunting and and i looked up and I see this rack sniffing that dough bed and I knew
0:40.7	it was a shooter so I locked in. On last week's episode with Josh Stewart, we dove into Josh's
0:47.7	background and getting into hunting and everything about hunting, bow hunting, black bears in the
0:53.5	Appalachian Mountains. Today's episode,
0:55.6	this is part two of the conversation, and we're going to get into everything that comes from
1:00.6	white tails, his journey into the big woods, some lessons when it comes to scouting,
1:06.6	some stories, and this giant old deer that he shot in 2025.
1:15.9	And how that all relates to what Josh is really known for, which is fly fishing.
1:18.8	And there's a lot of really cool stories in here.
1:20.3	So I hope everyone enjoys it.
1:25.8	If you miss last week's episode, head back to episode 477 and check it out.
1:28.3	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people
1:30.3	that will help me.
1:32.3	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp.
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