Ep. 291: Go West, Young Man! with Tim Bunao
Bowhunting | Deer Hunting | Montana Public Land Whitetail | Backcountry Hunting
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Show Notes
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Tim Bunao. Tim is originally from Pennsylvania but now resides in the great state of Montana. They discuss how the two met, BMX, how western hunting changed Tim’s life, learning to hunt mountain bucks, Montana public land whitetail hunting, improving your shot process under pressure, and much more.
Topics:
- 00:00 Intro
- 04:09 Meeting through Train to Hunt
- 14:50 How BMX translated to hunting
- 26:42 Transitioning back to hunting
- 30:39 The White Oak Buck
- 31:39 Finding the Hunting Beast and western hunting
- 33:28 How western hunting changed Tim’s life
- 39:22 Going deeper to find mature mountain bucks
- 43:24 How to learn from your mistakes through journaling
- 46:42 The Three-Year Strategy for hunting a new area
- 48:09 Living the east meets west lifestyle - Moving to Montana
- 52:49 Leveraging hunting partner strengths
- 59:39 Public land Montana Whitetail hunting
- 01:02:56 Shed hunting in Montana for whitetails
- 01:06:29 Finding the transition lines in the river bottoms
- 01:10:09 Where bucks in bed in the river bottoms
- 01:13:49 Different landscapes that you can hunt whitetails in Montana
- 01:15:29 Should you be allowed to hunt with a rifle during the rut?
- 01:17:21 How Tim has improved his shot under pressure
- 01:32:09 Staying present in the moment of the shot
- 01:34:19 Future hunting plans and goals
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