Episode Details

When You Get Knocked Down, You Get Up Again with Chris Weist

Episode 332 Published 2 years, 7 months ago

Description

Beau Martonik is joined by Chris Weist. Chris is a Pennsylvania hunter and powerlifter that works his butt off to find success in multiple states every year. They discuss the struggles this season, hunting low deer density areas, access difficulties, wind/thermals in particular areas, floating goals, bouncing back from low points, and much more!

Topics:

00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:18 - How has the season been going?
00:09:23 - Traditional bows
00:10:56 - Struggles this season
00:14:47 - Hunting low deer density areas
00:18:20 - Beau having a tough time getting out of the woods one night
00:21:30 - Challenges of getting in and out quietly
00:26:11 - Figuring out wind and thermals in a new area
00:32:55 - At what point does wind trump thermals?
00:36:43 - Deer showing up when you aren’t there and deciding what deer to go after
00:40:54 - Chris’ thought about shooting a different buck than the one he was hunting
00:54:10 - Field judging, and trail cam pic judging bucks
01:02:30 - Ups and downs and things changing fast
01:07:22 - Having buddies to keep you thinking positive