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

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