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How We Scout Big Woods with No Habitat Diversity (Real Hunt Breakdown) w/ Just Hunt Club
Description
Beau Martonik sits down with Jon Lewis, Eli McArthur, and Justin Mueller from the Just Hunt Club crew after a full day of scouting together in the PA big woods.
The conversation focuses on hunting remote terrain that has plenty of topographic diversity but almost no vegetation diversity — steep ridges, drainages, and saddles in mature timber where everything looks the same once you're on the ground. They break down how to find micro diversity in the vegetation, why that's what actually separates good spots from dead ones, and why you have to put boots on the ground to figure it out.
Jon tells the full story of his 2025 PA rifle buck — two days of tracking through fresh snow, committing to a track in the afternoon with 14 miles already on their legs, and packing a deer out in the dark. One of the better hunting stories you'll hear this season.
Topics:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:04:20 – Getting to Know Eli
00:07:13 – Just Hunt Club and the Filming Experience
00:14:13 – Scouting Remote, Rugged Big Woods Terrain
00:20:47 – Hunting Strategies in Rugged Terrain
00:28:48 – Micro Diversity and What It Looks Like
00:43:18 – Jon’s Buck Story and Tracking in the PA Big Woods
01:01:49 – The Aftermath of Packing Out a Mountain Buck
01:09:32 – Expectations
01:13:00 – Resources to Connect with Guests
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