Ep. 097: Chasing Giant Mountain Bucks with Troy Pottenger

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, I’m joined by Troy Pottenger to talk all about mountain bucks! Troy is from the mountains of Idaho and has consistently killed some of the biggest public land mountain whitetails that I’ve ever seen. Troy and I talk about his strategies for hunting these old monarchs and how they can be applied to hunting the Appalachian Mountains, as well.
Topics
Introduction to Troy
Idaho Mountain Bucks
Logging Cuts
Hunting Scrapes
Wind and Thermals
Calling and scents
Stand setups
 
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