EPISODE · Nov 5, 2024 · 1H 17M
Ep. 399: Targeting Areas with Acorns During the Rut with John Prokop
from East Meets West Hunt · host Beau Martonik
Beau Martonik is joined by John Prokop. John resides in Pennsylvania and spends more time in the woods than 99% of other hunters, learning the habits of mountain bucks on public land. They discuss how shed hunting has helped John get on mature bucks, his 2023 7.5-year-old mountain buck, finding the right rut hunting setups near mast-producing trees, access in areas with a lot of acorns, rut magic, mast cycles, weather effects, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:07 - Introduction to John Prokop 00:11:02 - How shed hunting has helped John get on mature bucks 00:21:37 - 2023 Hunting season recap 00:30:37 - 7.5 year old mountain buck during the rut 00:35:57 - Finding rut hunting setups 00:39:37 - Honing in on one area 00:43:46 - How often to sit in one tree 00:50:07 - Rut magic - 3 bucks on one ridge 00:59:31 - Mast cycles and weather for predicting rut movement Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @john_pro28 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
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Beau Martonik is joined by John Prokop. John resides in Pennsylvania and spends more time in the woods than 99% of other hunters, learning the habits of mountain bucks on public land. They discuss how shed hunting has helped John get on mature bucks, his 2023 7.5-year-old mountain buck, finding the right rut hunting setups near mast-producing trees, access in areas with a lot of acorns, rut magic, mast cycles, weather effects, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:07 - Introduction to John Prokop 00:11:02 - How shed hunting has helped John get on mature bucks 00:21:37 - 2023 Hunting season recap 00:30:37 - 7.5 year old mountain buck during the rut 00:35:57 - Finding rut hunting setups 00:39:37 - Honing in on one area 00:43:46 - How often to sit in one tree 00:50:07 - Rut magic - 3 bucks on one ridge 00:59:31 - Mast cycles and weather for predicting rut movement Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @john_pro28 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
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