Ep. 455: 50+ Years of Bowhunting Whitetails | Woodsmanship w/ Alan Altizer
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Beau Martonik sits down with legendary bowhunter Alan Altizer to dive into five decades of lessons learned chasing mature whitetails. Allan shares time-tested woodsmanship tactics, from reading thermals and parallel wind setups to finding overlooked bedding areas and turning hunting pressure into an advantage. This is a masterclass in understanding deer behavior and hunting smarter.
Topics:
- 00:00:00 — Cold open: why bowhunting matters
- 00:05:27 — Intro & welcome: Alan Altizer
- 00:11:10 — Mentors, faith, and tradition in deer camp
- 00:16:20 — From compounds back to trad; lion & mule deer lessons
- 00:29:56 — Woodsmanship > tech: access, wind, and thermals
- 00:42:40 — “Homebodies” vs. “Rovers” and how bucks actually travel
- 00:56:16 — Thread-on-arrow wind checks & “kamikaze” off-wind setups
- 01:15:34 — Thermal hubs, creek lines, and consistent drop thermals
- 01:38:16 — Creek-bend parallel winds; Nov 4th last-day buck
- 01:54:09 — Using hunting pressure to find sanctuary pockets
- 02:08:12 — Big rubs, wheeze aggression, and reading body language
- 02:38:09 — Towel demo: prevailing vs. thermal; snowmelt access trick
- 02:57:09 — Legacy, family, and why we hunt
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