Ep. 296: The Genesis of Spartan Forge with Bill Thompson

On today’s episode, Bill Thompson, founder of Spartan Forge, joins Beau. We discuss Bill’s background and how his former career in the Army led to the idea behind Spartan Forge. We spend a lot of time talking about the new LiDAR and Blue Force Tracker features, how to use them in your scouting and hunting efforts, and much more. Topics: 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:30 - Mountain Buck Scouting Camp 00:06:45 - Beau’s Dad’s Eye Candy 00:08:11 - Hunter’s Safety 00:09:53 - Don’t use Google 00:13:51 - Bill’s background 00:18:30 - Character traits of strong leaders 00:25:33 - The problem with flawed leadership and education system 00:27:17 - Career after the military 00:28:46 - The genesis of Spartan Forge 00:40:27 - The minds behind Spartan Forge testing 00:42:14 - “You don’t want to build a mapping app” 00:44:11 - Traits of successful people 00:46:55 - “Fail quickly” 00:49:27 - Figure it out as you go 00:52:24 - Spartan Forge was created to maximize time 00:57:01 - Human instincts 01:05:34 - Midwest hunting vs mountain buck hunting 01:20:34 - How an app runs smoothly 01:24:30 - LIDAR Mapping 01:29:37 - What digital scouting can really do for you 01:34:44 - “Where” Feature 01:37:52 - How tech can assist you in being successful 01:41:36 - The camaraderie aspect 01:54:01 - Blue Force Tracker Feature 02:05:47 - Spartan Forge x Eastmans Tag Hub Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @billthompsonsft @spartan.forge Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors   Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w The Untamed - https://www.youtube.com/@TheUntamedHunt Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices