Ep. 174: Understanding and Predicting Buck Movement with Johnny Stewart and Bill Thompson // Spartan Forge

East Meets West Hunt

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Johnny Stewart and Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge. Bill is one of the masterminds behind utilizing military artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict deer movement, and Johnny is using his years of experience to compare the two. We discuss the Spartan Forge Outfitter, the difference between mature bucks movement compared to all bucks, defining a mountain buck’s core area, hunting the right scrapes in the big woods and a lot more in between!

Topics:

Background on Bill Thompson and Spartan Forge

What is artificial intelligence and machine learning

Difference in movement between mature bucks and the majority of bucks

Defining a buck’s core area

Hunting the right scrapes

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