How to Hunt BIG Clear Cuts in the BIG WOODS and Late Season Ohio Buck! East Meets West Hunt Podcast

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 (‪@thevoidhunt‬ ) 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
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[@NWPA_Outdoors]

Really enjoyed this episode. I appreciate you guys doing your part to keep the deer camp tradition alive, and in multiple seasons.

[@jessemartin2561]

I’ve had the opportunity to scout with Jake and another buddy of mine and he’s super knowledgeable. This episode was cool to watch your content is top tier Beau.

[@huntermcdermit1574]

Loved this episode with Jake. Im from Lock Haven and also attended Lock Haven University, so I really conected with everything you guys covered in this episode!

[@josephkoziol5421]

I listened to your interview with Tony Peterson on Wired to Hunt. Excellent. Learned scads of late-season strategy. Bravo!

[@joshkeller84]

When you say 7 - 8 year old cuts, how tall are these trees? Here on the national forest in central wv at 4200 ft, with a real short growing season, I hunt a clearcut that is 8 years old now, and the trees are barely up to head height.