Episodes

  • 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
  • Mentally Tough Elk Hunters with MTN TOUGH | Episode 127

    Mentally Tough Elk Hunters with MTN TOUGH | Episode 127
    Jun 4 2024
    Corey and Randy host Dustin Diefenderfer of MTN TOUGH. Topics covered include Dustin's hunting passions, archery elk hunting, the "packout from hell," cardio versus strength, and the obvious benefits of physical preparation for elk hunting, yet goes far deeper into the mental aspects of hunting and health. Randy explains being an adult-onset fitness adopter, fitness for the busy traveler, and a mix of hunting issues through the lens of age, hunting, and mental challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Working For More Elk, Habitat, and Access | Episode 126

    Working For More Elk, Habitat, and Access | Episode 126
    May 20 2024
    In this episode (#126) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are taking up the discussion after a weekend with 600 of RMEF's volunteers. Topics include shed antler seasons and issues, winter ranges off-limits, access to elk, growing private land elk populations, shrinking public land elk numbers, one-size-fits-all really fits none, Wyoming and Nevada elk management examples, elk advocates where there are no elk, new age of fire cycles, and a ton of other topics related to putting more elk in the hills and creating more access to elk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • RMEF Co-Founder Charlie Decker, American Treasure | Episode 125

    RMEF Co-Founder Charlie Decker, American Treasure | Episode 125
    May 8 2024
    Corey and Randy share the mic with Charlie Decker, one of four co-founders of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Recorded at the 40th Anniversary of RMEF, the topics covered include how it all started, the early failures, rough times, near bankruptcy, strain on marriages, perseverance, doing what you say you'll do, amazing volunteers, seeing a dream come to fruition, all told in Charlie's hilarious manner and sense of humor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 49 mins