Ep. 312: Getting Your Bow, Arrows, and Hunt Plan Dialed For This Season - Pt 1 with James Yates

Beau Martonik is joined by James Yates. James is an archery nerd, mule deer fanatic, and hunting editor for Western Hunter Magazine. Part 1 discusses James' background, obsession with finding big bucks, attention to detail with his bow setup, different arrows for different situations, and making sure your hunt plan is ready for this season. Topics: 00:00 - Start 07:44 - Meeting at TAC 09:08 - Stay out of the sun 09:29 - Isaac Aleman is good at trash talk 12:57 - Hunting the Wasatch Front 15:38 - Using unconventional tactics to hunt mule deer 18:48 - Having a flexible job, but still grinding it out 22:48 - Maximizing chances with effort 26:23 - Making corrections from past errors 26:57 - Range forgiveness and arrow setups for certain situations 35:56 - Maximizing a bow’s efficiency 42:13 - Do everything you can to be prepared to maximize your time 47:00 - How a hunt starts is how it will persist 52:00 - The final checklist before you head to hunt an area 52:54 - Research the immediate area you will be hunting - check for fires, closures, etc. 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 @yates_in_the_backcountry 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