Ep. 296: The Genesis of Spartan Forge with Bill Thompson ...

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On today’s episode, Bill Thompson, founder of Spartan Forge, joins Beau. We discuss Bill’s background and how his former career in the Army led to the idea behind Spartan Forge. We spend a lot of time talking about the new LiDAR and Blue Force Tracker features, how to use them in your scouting and hunting efforts, and much more. Topics: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:30 - Mountain Buck Scouting Camp 00:06:45 - Beau’s Dad’s Eye Candy 00:08:11 - Hunter’s Safety 00:09:53 - Don’t use Google 00:13:51 - Bill’s background 00:18:30 - Character traits of strong leaders 00:25:33 - The problem with flawed leadership and education system 00:27:17 - Career after the military 00:28:46 - The genesis of Spartan Forge 00:40:27 - The minds behind Spartan Forge testing 00:42:14 - “You don’t want to build a mapping app” 00:44:11 - Traits of successful people 00:46:55 - “Fail quickly” 00:49:27 - Figure it out as you go 00:52:24 - Spartan Forge was created to maximize time 00:57:01 - Human instincts 01:05:34 - Midwest hunting vs mountain buck hunting 01:20:34 - How an app runs smoothly 01:24:30 - LIDAR Mapping 01:29:37 - What digital scouting can really do for you 01:34:44 - “Where” Feature 01:37:52 - How tech can assist you in being successful 01:41:36 - The camaraderie aspect 01:54:01 - Blue Force Tracker Feature 02:05:47 - Spartan Forge x Eastmans Tag Hub 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 @billthompsonsft @spartan.forge 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

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On today’s episode, Bill Thompson, founder of Spartan Forge, joins Beau. We discuss Bill’s background and how his former career in the Army led to the idea behind Spartan Forge. We spend a lot of time talking about the new LiDAR and Blue Force...

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