How to Consistently Track Mature Bucks w/ Joe DiNitto - ADK Tracker | East Meets West Hunt - Ep 388

Beau Martonik is joined by legendary Adirondack tracker, Joe DiNitto. Joe has spent his lifetime tracking bucks in the snow in vast wilderness areas throughout the northeast and Montana, with his average buck’s age being 6.5 years old. They discuss how to find a mature buck track in the wilderness, determining how fresh a buck track is, what a big buck track looks like, his process for following a track, realistic practice with your rifle, some hunting stories, and a lot more. This was filmed live at Huntstock in New York. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:41 - Joe DiNitto - Legendary Adirondack Tracker 00:04:21 - How to find a mature buck track in the wilderness 00:09:38 - How to determine how fresh a buck track is 00:13:06 - What a mature buck track looks like 00:16:16 - Once you find a track, what’s next 00:29:01 - You jumped the buck you’re tracking, what’s next? 00:34:06 - Most memorable tracking story 00:40:46 - Realistic practice - shooting your rifle 00:48:01 - Iron sights vs. scopes Listen to the East Meets West Hunt podcast! https://linktr.ee/eastmeetswesthunt Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt - http://bit.ly/2SBH6AJ @beau.martonik - http://bit.ly/37hfczt Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors - https://bit.ly/3vDWxMx Shop new apparel! https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/shop Amazon Influencer Page https://amzn.to/2SeXd8z Partners and Exclusive Deals: Spartan Forge - Check out the Spartan Forge app for deer movement predictions based on millions of data points for your area, as well as incredible GPS mapping! Save 20% with coupon code eastmeetswest - https://bit.ly/3tKRc68 Timber Ninja Outdoors - Timber Ninja Outdoors builds the most innovative, lightweight, and safe saddle and mobile hunting gear products made in the USA. Use code eastmeetswest for free shipping on all orders! - http://bit.ly/3XUMlLw Maven Optics - Top-quality binoculars, spotting scopes and rifle scopes for your hunts from east to west. Use the code eastmeetswest-gift to get a free gift with your next order! - Diamondback Truck Covers - Diamondback makes the most rigid truck bed covers on the market for hunters, outdoorsmen, contractors, etc. I use the HD cover capable of holding up to 1,600 pounds on top of it and is impossible to break into. https://bit.ly/3RpEkMC CVA - CVA has been America’s #1 selling muzzleloader brand for over a decade. Check out their muzzleloaders, rifles, and accessories for every season and every range. You can use code eastmeetswest10 for 10% off CVA products and accessories. Case Knives - American heritage in your pocket and hunting packs. Case has been around for over a hundred years making knives built to be handed down for generations in Bradford, PA. - https://bit.ly/49MgPX3 MTN OPS - is the leader in providing science-based supplements to help you train inside and conquer more outside. Use the code BEAU to save 20% on all MTN OPS orders. - https://mtn-ops.sjv.io/AW3611 SITKA GEAR - Use this link to help support the podcast and build your own performance hunting apparel system. - https://bit.ly/3ehJfND Sawyer - From the backcountry to the backyard, Sawyer products are there to keep you protected from ticks and all other insects. Lyme disease is no joke and you shouldn't chance it. Check out Sawyer's permethrin, and picaridin, as well as their line of water filtration products - https://bit.ly/3JCIpur Hoyt Archery - Building archery equipment for nearly nine decades, Hoyt makes some of the most innovative and technically advanced equipment for the most serious archers and bowhunters across the globe. Check out the new lineup of bows, accessories, and apparel. - https://bit.ly/3UyjvRo Elk Crossing Getaway in the PA Wilds - You can rent out my personal AirBNB property in the heart of the PA Wilds as a hunting camp, watch the elk with your family, go hiking, fishing, and anything else outdoor-related. Send us a message on AirBNB and say you heard about it on the podcast to save 10%. - https://bit.ly/3orbyho Heather's Choice - Healthy, great-tasting, dehydrated meals for the backcountry. Use code eastmeetswest to get free shipping. - https://lddy.no/q401 Note - I receive a small commission from some of the products purchased at no extra cost to you.