Ep. 326: Unconventional Terrain Tactics and Out-of-State Rut Hunts with Ryan Elders

Beau Martonik is joined by North Carolina mountain buck hunter, Ryan Elders. Ryan has been hunting the mountains of Western North Carolina his entire life with some great success, which has led to success on out-of-state hunts no matter where he goes. They discuss some of Ryan’s success stories, why he chooses the windward side of a ridge, scrapes, backpack hunting, out-of-state deer hunting rut trips, and much more. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:09:39 - Who is Ryan Elders 00:11:31 - What is a mountain buck? 00:14:53 - Ryan’s 2021 buck with his dad 00:23:45 - Logging 00:24:36 - Leeward vs windward and other tactics and tendencies that work well 00:36:22 - When is the rut? 00:38:19 - Trail cameras and bear issues 00:41:14 - Trail camera batteries 00:46:11 - What scents to use for licking branches 00:50:12 - Peeing in the woods 00:56:13 - Other hunters in the woods 00:58:26 - Helping other hunters and giving up spots 01:01:25 - Backpacking in for remote whitetails 01:03:29 - Vacuum seal meal planning 01:08:18 - How do your tactics and skill sets translate to hunting other states? 01:11:16 - Ohio talk 01:22:33 - Other out-of-state whitetail talk 01:29:08 - Sticking it out when it's tough 01:39:31 - Having to talk yourself into it Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @ryan_elders26 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