Ep. 304: Finding the Right HABITAT & Analyzing Buck Sign with Paul Putera - Pt. 1

Beau Martonik is joined by New Jersey native and hunter, Paul Putera. Paul has a wealth of knowledge hunting the big woods, mountains, swamps, and everywhere in between in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, and other places. They discuss the types of habitat that Paul prefers hunting, mature buck bedding, access, knowing when to stop when looking at sign, reading rubs and tracks, and much more. This is part 1 of 2. Topics: 00:00 - Intro 08:24 - Paul’s background 14:21 - Bears affecting the deer movement 16:59 - Types of areas Paul likes to hunt 22:28 - Bedding habitat, clear-cutting, and burns 29:00 - Variables, accessing hunting locations, and bumping deer 35:00 - Deer sign: How do you know when to stop? 38:33 - Still hunting 50:23 - Using tracks to collect intel 56:26 - Reading rubs Note** timestamps might be off by roughly 4 minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @wearehuntr 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