Elk Talk

Elk Talk

  • 1 hour 39 minutes
    Access to Elk; Complications Abound | Episode 137

    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.

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    7 December 2024, 3:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Rifle Elk Season Recap | Episode 136

    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.

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    26 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Difficulties of Post-Rut Elk Hunting | Episode 135

    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.

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    18 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 58 minutes
    RMEF on Conservation, Access, and Advocacy | Episode 134

    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.

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    30 October 2024, 7:01 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Mid Season Elk Stories and Surprises | Episode 133

    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.

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    21 October 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Early Season Listener Q&A | Episode 132

    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.

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    11 September 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Elk, Voting, Finances, and Other Listener Questions | Episode 131

    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.

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    15 August 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Getting Ready for Elk Season 2024 | Episode 130

    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

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    26 July 2024, 5:41 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Listener Questions on Hunting Failures | Episode 129

    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.

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    9 July 2024, 7:01 pm
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    Elk Calling, Elk Advocacy & Other Elk Topics | Episode 128

    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.

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    25 June 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
    Mentally Tough Elk Hunters with MTN TOUGH | Episode 127

    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.

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    4 June 2024, 9:00 am
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