Ep. 338: Dreamcatcher - 170" Virginia Public Land Mountain Buck with Nathan Killen

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik is joined by Nathan Killen, mountain buck hunter from Virginia. Nathan recently killed a once-in-a-lifetime 170” buck on public land in the Virginia mountains. They discuss the quest for “Dreamcatcher”, where this buck lived, what kind of sign this buck laid down, hunting in rhododendron, other learning lessons from chasing this deer, and what’s next for Nathan.

Topics:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:11:04 - Nathan’s giant 170” Virginia mountain buck
• 00:23:46 - Was the buck roamer or did he stick to one area?
• 00:29:28 - How the morning of the kill played out
• 00:37:41 - Did this buck lay down a lot of sign?
• 00:40:07 - Learning more from trail cam video vs photo
• 00:42:52 - Hunting in the Rhododendron and other thick vegetation
• 00:49:57 - Deer that live in these thick areas seem to be more shy
• 00:54:18 - Seeing more mature bucks in Iowa in a week and a half than you would see in a lifetime in Virginia
• 00:56:40 - Nathan shows off the monster buck
• 01:03:28 - Nathan has a new challenge for himself: no trail cameras

***Timestamps may be off by 4 minutes or so due to ad length

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