East Meets West Hunt

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Author: Beau Martonik

The East Meets West Hunt Podcast is your resource for all things adventure hunting. This podcast is for the hunter that loves planning and preparing for the hunt, just as much as the hunt. Whether it's deer hunting for big woods mountain bucks, chasing elk in the Rocky Mountains, and anything in between, we will talk to successful hunters from all over to provide the EMW community with useful knowledge and motivation to continue to live their life through a series of adventures.
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Ep. 425: Long-Lining Big Bucks in Ag Country (Iowa Scouting Trip Recap) w/ Rendell Erik
Episode 425
Tuesday, 29 April, 2025

Beau Martonik is joined by Rendell Erik. Rendell is an Iowa resident who has successfully put his tag on multiple booner bucks on public land in agricultural areas. On a recent scouting trip, Beau met up with Rendell to scout some areas with the expectation of Beau drawing a coveted non-resident Iowa archery deer tag this fall. They discuss what types of public land areas produce the best bucks in the Midwest, rut hunting funnels, best time of year to plan an Iowa deer hunt, long-lining big bucks, buck bedding, key food sources, hunting the corn inside-out, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:56 - Letting the deer teach you 00:14:41 - What type of public land areas in the Midwest produce the best bucks 00:18:16 - Rut hunting funnels 00:23:04 - Best time of year to plan an Iowa deer hunt 00:26:19 - Long Lining Big Bucks 00:33:42 - Field judging deer and reading sign 00:39:48 - Micro points - the terrain feature mature bucks like to bed on 00:43:11 - Honey locust trees - when/why deer love to eat them 00:46:41 - Scouting the food ahead of time 00:54:36 - Hunting the corn fields “inside out” 01:00:09 - Advice for hunting Iowa as a non-resident Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @rendell_erik 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