Ep. 294: Mountain Buck Scouting, Strategy, and Sharing Success with Josh Ilderton // The Untamed

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton of The Untamed after spring scouting in the steep mountains and coal country of the bowhunting-only counties in southern West Virginia. Josh is an incredible spot and stalk ground hunter who consistently gets it done in the mountains. We talk about hunting the terrain, scouting, Josh’s epic 2022 deer season, and go down some other rabbit holes about what we look for in hunting experiences. Topics: 00:17 - INTRO 05:10 - West Virginia Rut Trip and Future Redemption 07:38 - Whitetail Hunting Vs Mule Deer 08:57 - Beau and Josh Hunting Together 11:21 - Hunting elevation 15:34 - Hunting thermals 19:39 - Terrain-based setups 29:36 - "Layin' In There" 34:05 - New Areas and Trail Cams 38:34 - Josh's 2022 Season and Mountain Foods Plots 41:52 - Buck story - It's difficult to kill mature deer in WV 53:26 - Target deer living right under your nose 01:00:45 - Killing and cooking deer - Do they get you fired up? 01:04:00 - Scales of shooting deer 01:08:05 - Kids hunting and building expectations 01:16:56 - Missing good ones and growing from it 01:24:17 - Bed bug, subpar conditions, and getting on a buck 01:28:10 - Having to self film 01:36:30 - The buck down phone call 01:40:48 - Sharing success with others 01:44:14 - Closing Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @theuntamed @joshilderton Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w The Untamed - https://www.youtube.com/@TheUntamedHunt 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