Ep. 410: Ohio Muzzleloader Deer Camp 2025 - Part 1 w/ Johnny Stewart and Jake Belinda

Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Jake Belinda in Ohio for their annual muzzleloader season deer camp. The guys had an eventful few days of hunting in a snow storm with shots fired and some great stories. They discuss deer movement in the heart of the storm, still-hunting strategies in crunchy snow, where to start hunting in late season, track identification, weapon malfunctions, buck bedding, Beau and Jake’s shots fired, why binoculars are critical, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:17 - Deer movement when the snow was coming down hard 00:12:10 - The bucks were bedding on the windward sides of the ridge? 00:14:50 - Still-hunting - when to go fast or slow 00:20:23 - Where to start hunting in the late season 00:27:25 - Trying to identify buck vs doe tracks in deep snow 00:30:58 - Chasing “Socks” 00:37:09 - Johnny’s gun problems 00:48:30 - Bucks bedding on the tops of the ridges 00:54:28 - Beau’s big buck encounters 01:06:06 - Jake getting a shot opportunity 01:23:30 - Most underutilized piece of equipment for deer hunters - binoculars Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @thejohnnystewart @jakebelinda Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: 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