Ep. 297: Finding A Mature Buck's SAFE ZONE with Johnny Stewart

On today’s episode, Beau is joined by Johnny Stewart. Johnny thinks outside the box when hunting mature bucks and has successfully done so all over the U.S., from the mountains to farm country. They discuss the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp, scouting differently in pressured areas, reading deer sign based on the area, and finding a mature buck’s safe zone. Topics: 00:00 Intro 06:40 Mountain buck scouting camp 10:48 Different perspectives at camp 18:18 Scouting steps after locating scrapes 27:58 Understanding varying degrees of deer sign 34:45 Gathering information on public land 39:27 Scent control thoughts 44:45 Cover, safe zones, and E-scouting 52:06 Finding bucks in areas where humans are not 54:57 Taking note of other hunter sign and pressure 01:01:02 Confidence, decision making, and getting in your own head 01:06:53 Being smart with your time during hunting season 01:18:14 Learning from the deer with time spent in the woods 01:25:29 Johnny's whitetail scouting coaching and consulting 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 @thejohnnystewart 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