Episodes

  • 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
  • Listener Questions on Hunting Failures | Episode 129

    Listener Questions on Hunting Failures | Episode 129
    Jul 9 2024
    In this episode (#129) of Elk Talk Podcast Randy and Corey are taking a lot of viewer questions. Topics covered include their season plans for 2024, solo elk calling challenge, set-up mistakes, Randy's elk hunting E-Guide, two basics of elk calling, why elk bed where they do, elk depend on their nose, elk do nothing randomly, find elk where they are thermoregulating, not all ridges are equal, black bear predation on elk calves, quality habitat reduces predation impacts, and other audience questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Elk Calling, Elk Advocacy & Other Elk Topics | Episode 128

    Elk Calling, Elk Advocacy & Other Elk Topics | Episode 128
    Jun 25 2024
    Corey and Randy are at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky Montana. Corey and the best elk callers in the world are there for RMEF's world elk calling championship. Topics covered include elk calling, Colorado change to OTC archery elk tags, Colorado elk advocates, taking action, what advocacy looks like, state-based wildlife models in America, holding Trustees accountable, how to fund revenue lost from non-residents, balancing science and social demands, and many other tangents semi-related to elk hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins