Ep. 217: Bowhunting Mountain Bucks in Southern West Virginia on the Ground - Trip Recap with Josh Ilderton // The Untamed

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton of The Untamed at the end of our southern West Virginia bowhunt during the rut. Josh is an incredible spot and stalk, ground hunter who consistently gets it done in the mountains, and helped me tremendously. We discuss the bowhunting only counties in WV, spot and stalking in reclaimed coal mines, glassing strategies, a close call on a giant 9 point, lessons learned about always having your bow with you, and wrap it up with the encounter that we were waiting for all week.

 

Topics:

Josh’s background

Bowhunting only counties in West Virginia

Spot and stalk hunting in reclaimed coal mines

Glassing strategies

Close call on a giant 9 point on the ground

Always take your bow with you to your glassing knob

Shots fired on a big 8

 

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