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How to Hunt BIG Clear Cuts in the Big Woods with Jake Belinda
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On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Pennsylvania hunter Jake Belinda. Jake is a former professional baseball player and is a content creator/videographer in the hunting industry. They discuss Jake’s journey into making a living in the hunting industry, breaking down hunting big timber cuts, areas with a bunch of mountain laurel, and late-season success on public land in Ohio.
Topics:
- 00:00 Intro
- 11:20 Jake’s background
- 14:38 Getting into photography and filming hunts
- 20:55 Tracking an old New York mountain buck
- 24:53 When deer like to eat ferns
- 30:04 Breaking down hunting big clear-cuts
- 36:20 Finding a buck’s core area
- 44:44 Interior openings in timber cuts
- 48:10 Creating hunt plans to help you make decisions on where to hunt
- 54:20 Balance of Finding New Areas vs. Returning to Historical Spots
- 56:40 How to hunt areas with mountain laurel
- 01:02:17 Late Season food sources and shed hunting spots in big woods
- 01:06:28 Success on a big public land mountain buck during Ohio’s January muzzleloader season
- 01:14:20 How to find out where the acorn crop will be during the summer
- 01:27:50 Manifesting your goals and keeping a positive attitude
- 01:32:15 Importance of keeping the deer camp tradition alive
Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes
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