Ep. 292: Keys to Finding Mature Bucks on Public Land - Discipline, Hard Work, and Scouting with Curtis Zabel // Behind the Bow
Bowhunting | Mountain Bucks | Mobile Hunting | Big Woods Bucks | Deer Hunting
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Show Notes
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Curtis Zabel of Behind the Bow. Curtis has been making hunting videos on YouTube for a long-time now, and the production level and storytelling are next level. He hunts public land in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. We discuss what it’s like hunting in these areas, how to become disciplined, spring scouting techniques, hunting stories, and much more.
Topics:
- 00:16 - INTRO
- 10:09 - Getting the start
- 12:08 - Behind the Bow Productions and production quality in the hunting space
- 14:24 - Self-filming hunts
- 18:34 - The “not so perfect” struggles of hunting
- 20:45 - Boots on the ground scouting and MAKING time
- 25:07 - The “75 Hard” program and discipline
- 33:45 - Hard work, being an entrepreneur, and clean eating
- 38:40 - Heavy packs, lightweight gear, and getting into overlooked locations
- 45:33 - Public land hunting access and pressure
- 48:46 - Making scouting notes
- 55:09 - Hunting specific bucks and buck beds
- 01:04:43 - Deer density and sign
- 01:11:34 - “Feeling” big deer
- 01:15:52- Learning an area, squirrel hunters, and hunter etiquette
- 01:19:23 - Shed hunting and luck
- 01:25:10 - Hunting different states and setting up for success
- 01:28:30 - Focusing on specific areas VS jumping around to best spots
- 01:32:47 - Target bucks getting killed and disappearing
- 01:36:30 - Neighbors and local intel
- 01:39:06 - Too much information
- 01:39:42 - Closing
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