Ep. 338: Dreamcatcher - 170" Virginia Public Land Mountain Buck with Nathan Killen

Beau Martonik is joined by Nathan Killen, mountain buck hunter from Virginia. Nathan recently killed a once-in-a-lifetime 170” buck on public land in the Virginia mountains. They discuss the quest for “Dreamcatcher”, where this buck lived, what kind of sign this buck laid down, hunting in rhododendron, other learning lessons from chasing this deer, and what’s next for Nathan. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:04 - Nathan’s giant 170” Virginia mountain buck 00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area? 00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out 00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign? 00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo 00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation 00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy 00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia 00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck 01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras ***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @mtn_huntr 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