Episodes

  • Access to Elk; Complications Abound | Episode 137

    Access to Elk; Complications Abound | Episode 137
    Dec 7 2024
    Corey and Randy talk about the complications of inaccessible elk, for whatever reasons it happens. What makes elk less accessible, or more accessible? Complications of public hunting pressure and elk displacement to private land, too many cow tags result in a lower harvest, too many elk as a "neighbor problem," why hunting access to private land is so important, working landowners versus amenity ranch collectors, what options exist for game managers, is the public hunter's role limited, ideas to disperse congregated elk, and a discussion of may tangents combined with a few elk hunting stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Rifle Elk Season Recap | Episode 136

    Rifle Elk Season Recap | Episode 136
    Nov 26 2024
    In this episode (#136) of the Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy are talking about plans for 2025, some stories of Corey's Idaho rifle hunting, some tidbits on Randy's trip to help with a Nevada elk hunt, and a lot of talk about habitat, conservation, and examples of states that have put more elk on the landscape with the benefit of volunteers, advocates, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Also a few sidebars about Randy turning 60 and the benefits/detriments of an aging elk hunter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Difficulties of Post-Rut Elk Hunting | Episode 135

    Difficulties of Post-Rut Elk Hunting | Episode 135
    Nov 18 2024
    Randy and Corey talk through the struggles of post rut hunts. Randy recaps his most recent trip in Idaho with the RMEF sweepstakes "win a hunt" winner and a string of llamas. Randy and Corey discuss the tradeoffs between managing for opportunity and managing for trophy potential, and appreciate the opportunity to have over the counter public land tags. Corey talks about opening day in Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • RMEF on Conservation, Access, and Advocacy | Episode 134

    RMEF on Conservation, Access, and Advocacy | Episode 134
    Oct 30 2024
    In this Episode (#134) Randy sits down with Kyle Weaver, President and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. In addition to a call to action on Colorado's I-127 ballot initiative, topics are many, covering how RMEF does it's work, priorities for RMEF, hunting advocacy, how land gets conserved, efficiency with each dollar, volunteerism, reputation as capital, and many other discussions explaining how RMEF has accomplished so much in just 40 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • Mid Season Elk Stories and Surprises | Episode 133

    Mid Season Elk Stories and Surprises | Episode 133
    Oct 21 2024
    In this episode (#133) of Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy overcome some scheduling difficulties to share each other's stories of the season, including some new lessons learned, some mistakes made, some big surprises, overcoming hot temps and full moons, the difficulty of patterning an old bull, and enough successful hunts to make the season a big win. Also a call to action for the Colorado ballot initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Early Season Listener Q&A | Episode 132

    Early Season Listener Q&A | Episode 132
    Sep 11 2024
    In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy sort through the many listener emails that relate to early season elk hunting. Topics covered include an update on the season so far, balancing age/health/conditions/desires, gutless method questions, tactic changes due to rain, fire displacement of elk, why we want more elk on the mountain, archer questions about basic rifle setup, shooter error or equipment problem, when water is too abundant, forage concentrations with non-migratory elk, bedded bugling bulls, and a lot of other topics to get excited about elk season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Elk, Voting, Finances, and Other Listener Questions | Episode 131

    Elk, Voting, Finances, and Other Listener Questions | Episode 131
    Aug 15 2024
    Corey and Randy are getting ready for elk season. A variety of listener questions are discussed, including elk walking through your camp, calling in a grizzly bear, invisible and abundant mountain lions, Colorado ballot initiative, every hunter should vote, hunter dating app, Dave Ramsey's hunting advice, how to identify a bedded bull, and a ton of other colorful sidebars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Getting Ready for Elk Season 2024 | Episode 130

    Getting Ready for Elk Season 2024 | Episode 130
    Jul 26 2024
    In this episode (#130) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are together in Bozeman and talking about the upcoming elk season, and few legislative proposals that might impact elk hunting. Topics include making Idaho general tags a draw for non-residents, non-resident application fee increase for Wyoming, workout updates, breaking in your feet, hunting cow elk by finding forage, non-resident tag allocations on public land, 10th Amendment and state-based wildlife models, private land v. public wildlife, Randy's list of hunting storylines, and a lot of other topics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins