Hunt Talk Radio, Randy Newberg Unfiltered | Hunting | Conservation | Politics | Tactics

In Episode 75 of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Jared Frasier of 2% for Conservation and two leading brands in the hunting world; Sitka Gear and First Lite.  Taking the mic are Jonathan Hart (co-founder) and Garrett Long (conservation coordinator) of Sitka Gear, and Kenton Carruth (founder) and Ryan Callaghan (marketing director) of First Lite Gear.  Topics covered include the common cause of conservation for all companies in the hunting world, managing risk while staying relevant, the value of supporting conservation efforts, dealing with critics, being bold with your brand, making a difference, new age companies leading the hunting industry, working with non-hunting advocates, and many more topics shared by two leaders in the performance clothing world.

EP:074 of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radion with Randy Newberg has Damon Bungard, a specialist in Eastern Backcounty Adventures and product manager for Orion Coolers.  Damon has been on prior podcasts, explaining his adventures of backpacking in the Eastern and Southeastern states.  Topics covered include subjectiveness of what is "backcountry," kayak deer hunting, finding public lands in crowded areas, abundance of opportunity in the southeast, challenge of saving accessible public and private lands, tracking dogs, equipment lists, logistics and hurdles for traveling hunters, and a host of other topics relevant to the public land hunter.

In this episode (EP073) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by his Field Producer, Marcus Hockett.  Apologies for missing a week due to holidays and obligations.  This podcast starts pretty calm and explains what we are up to, then transitions to some heated topics that are heavy on politics and public land policy.  Topics covered include digital video, the death of TV, moving to Amazon and YouTube, National Monuments, advocacy is uncomfortable, am I an apologist, anti-public land Utah delegation, Trumps' deal with Utah, subsidizing resource extraction, paying the true costs, pending sage grouse wreck, speaking up, conservation advocacy is difficult, inconvenient, and uncomfortable.

In this episode (072) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy catches up with Beau Baty, owner of Wilderness Ridge Trail Llamas.  Earlier this season, Randy and his crew rented llamas from Beau.  Being the hunter he is, Beau demanded he join the crew on the hunt, which turned out to be a great thing.  Topics covered include, llamas, hunting with llamas, low maintenance backcountry pack animals, mule deer hunting in Idaho and Wyoming, 2016-17 mule deer winter kill, plans for next season, being a hunting ambassador while guiding tourists, and lots of other backcountry fun.

Our production schedule is so tight this time of year, the only time it seems we have time to record episodes of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio is when we are driving down the road between hunts.  Following our road trip to our Montana deer hunt, on this episode (071), we give an update on how that Montana hunt turned out.  Once that report is given, we give a recount of the Nevada Desert Bighorn Sheep hunt we just wrapped up.  Subjects covered are the amazing conservation story that is wild sheep conservation, feral horses, invasive plant species, road hunting for sheep, 101 days on the road, how cold does it get in Nevada, Montana deer hunting traditions and the impact on herd health, and poachers posing as hunting TV hosts.

In this episode (070) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and his camera guy, Michael Parente, are driving to eastern Montana for the annual deer hunt.  As part of the trip, the guys decide to do a Road Trip Podcast while driving down the road.  Topics covered are cold weather elk hunting, deer population cycles, what do we do with all the meat, rifle mule deer hunting during the rut, CWD, mule deer v. whitetails, glory tags, long-form hunting content, and lots more.

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio (EP:069), we are fresh back from a Montana moose hunt.  Joining Randy on the mic are camera guys, Marcus Hockett and Michael Parente, and moose tag holder, Matthew Newberg.  Topics discussed are Shiras moose hunting, waders that don't fit, how many moose can you see in one day, what a boned out moose weighs, playing jokes on the old guys, packing meat through a swamp, if a grizzly claims your carcass, is there a second cycle to the moose rut, Shiras moose as a once in a lifetime tag, analysis of Randy's book shelves and recent reading material for hunters.

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randh is fresh out of the Kachina Peaks Wilderness of northern Arizona, having filled his bull tag with the aid of two camera guys who share the mic with him, Marcus Hockett and Ty Stubblefield.  Marcus and Ty filmed the event while joined by Randy's college buddy, Wade Zarlingo and Wade's friend Clayton Crowder. Topics covered in this episode include hunting elk in the transition from peak rut to post rut, complications of hunting thick timber, how every elk plan changes before daylight, llamas as Randy's new hunting tool, energetic turkey hunters, hunting as a conservation tool, elk and aspens, meeting non-hunters on a trail while pack out an elk, what parts are edible, public lands as a hunter's playground, and every detail of how this amazing elk hunt unfolded.

On this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined again by Keith Balfourd, Marketing Director of the Boone & Crockett Club.  Keith is in charge of all media communications at B&C, the historic organization formed in 1887 and the first conservation organization in America.  Recently B&C started a new initiative titled Hunt Right/Hunt Fair Chase, in an effort to knock the dust of the ethos of American hunters and their reputation for fair chase pursuit and embracing the highest ethical standards while hunting.  Hunters, since they founded the conservation movement 130 years ago, based on a fair chase ethic that was not the norm for a time of market shooting, exploitation, and belief that the resources could never be depleted.  There was much resistance at that time to the notion of aspiring to a higher standard, the same as we find today when hunters have the important discussion of what is appropriate and what does society find acceptable.  Whether we want it be or not, in the instant media world,

This episode (066) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio is recorded with a live audience at the Headquarters of Kenetrek Boots in Bozeman, Montana.  Joining Randy are Jim Winjum, Founder and President of Kenetrek Boots, and John Barklow, Big Game Product Manager at Sitka Gear.  The live audience is asking questions, along with online participants, focused heavily on elk hunting.  Topics are heavy with equipment suggestion for archery and rifle elk seasons with plenty more about tactics used for public land elk.  Each question is answered by Randy, Jim, and John, all with a different twist and each having a different perspective.

In this Episode of Hunt Talk Radio, Randy Newberg shares the mic with Kit Fischer and Ryan Callaghan.  Both these guys are neck-deep in the advocacy of public lands and conservation of native of wildlife species.  Kit and Ryan have traveled to Bozeman to talk about many current topics, including hunters conserving that which they may never enjoy, bison history, brucellosis, why we owe bison for the American Conservation Ethic, public lands closed to hunting, agricultural research station stopping hunting, wild sheep struggles, how complex these wildlife topics are, sage grouse conservation, Utah politics affecting the rest of the west, all conservation groups are not the same, Idaho deer, affects of weather, why we engage in conservation, public lands that need protection, and many more.

Sam Soholt has taken an old Bluebird school bus and transformed it into the dream hunting camper and public lands advocacy vehicle. Randy, Sam, and the Hunt Talk camera crew (Marcus and Michael) sit down to discuss a variety of topics.

In this Episode (EP 63) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is at the Total Archery Challenge sharing a mic with Eric (founder) and Matt (HUNT APP manager) from onXmaps and Jason Matzinger from Into High Country. Topics covered include how onX got started, how to draw multiple bighorn sheep tags in Montana, drawing luck or bad luck, new APP lauch by onX, hunting boundaries, most anticipated hunt, Randy as a low-tech hunter, Jason's #Project Elk, fence lines of convenience in the west, new layers from onX, how Randy did the roadless layers, water drinkers supporting wildlife, hunting squirrels in Arizona, hunters telling their own story, donating money to NV Division of Wildlife, feral horses competing with native wildlife, invasive weed species, pinon-juniper encroachment hurting wildlife, hunters as conservationists, land management, allocating time for conservation, companies that support conservation.

Recorded live at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky, MT, Randy sets up shop in the Sitka Gear tent to talk about elk hunting, elk talking, and the new film from Sitka; The Linguist, starring Corey and Issac Jacobsen, Will Primos, Wayne Carlton, Larry D. Jones, and Rocky Jacobsen, produced by Ben Potter of Cana Outdoors. Topics covered are the history of elk calling, the idea behind The Linquist, how the pioneers started, passion driving innovation, challenges of telling stories with video, why you shouldn't hunt elk in New Mexico, Randy being the hunting contrarian, fat accountants can kill elk, Dilly Bars for everyone, fitness craze in hunting, traditional archers going to compounds, calling skills for elk hunting, Sonic Boom, hunting for your own pleasures, hunters who smoke, grouse hunts ruined by elk bugles, carrying too much gear, parabolic microphones, grizzlies fighting over a carcass, Issac the Great, video does no justice to an elk bugle, and a thanks to the innovators of hunting.

In one of the most fun podcasts we've ever done, Randy sets up his podcast kit at the Sitka Gear Inaugural Converge Event in Bozeman, Montana, welcoming anyone who wants to put on a headset and talk hunting.  Taking the invitation are Mark Kenyon from Wired to Hunt podcast and David Brinker from Sitka Gear.  Part way through we are joined by Brian Call of Gritty Bowmen, then added to the conversation are Dustin Roe, a serious sheep outfitter from Cranbrook BC, and Cole Kramer, a Brown Bear outfitter from Kodiak, Alaska.  Topics covered are endless, ranging from sentimental hunts, untold conservation stories, hunting the Great Basin states, unexpected encounters, misses, worst shot you ever made, pressure or just unprepared, hunting with pack dogs, clients not listening to guides, the normal small dose of marital advice, videoing your own hunt, breaking body parts while hiking, language edits on camera, hunters seeing the world through a different lens, and more.

In this Episode (EP 60) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy travels to scorching hot Las Vegas to discuss the many options you have to hunt the west every year, regardless of your luck.  Randy is sharing the mic with Lorenzo Sartini and Brady Miller of goHUNT.com to explain how many hunts are available to the person who wants to go hunting every season.  Topics covered start with Nevada as the most overlooked western state, deer hunting Arizona every year, impartial gear testing, gear that works not what your paid, application strategies, swinging for the fences, lifetime licenses, what state to live for a hunter, Wyoming is the west's great hunting, foolish TV rule that you can't shoot animals in their bed, elk hunting Idaho and Colorado every year, sharing too much information, save a few secrets, figuring it out by yourself, burn your Arizona elk points, leftover tags in Nevada and Wyoming, sharing your harvest, thermals and unpredictability, retirement v. quiting, closet pronghorn hunters, buy two buck ta

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy continues on the topic of elk and elk hunting, expanding on his new Live Video Q&A program called "Elk Talk."  In the first two episodes of Elk Talk, over 300 questions were provided and not nearly enough time to answer even a fraction of those.  So, Randy sits down with Marcus and Matthew to expand the Elk Talk Q&A session to the Hunt Talk podcast.  Topics covered include hunting hot weather, does moon phase matter, where to find consistent wind, setting data for shooting dials, tips for weekend warriors, hunts for those with more time and less money, gear to film your own hunt, how did this platform get started, fear of failure, the perfect point drawing system, using hunting pressure, public land etiquette, when to scout, don't hunt with Debbie Downer, when to stay and when to move, rifle weights and muzzle breaks, homemade camp meals, best advice ever learned on Hunt Talk forum, how to get info from biologists, Randy's big mistakes, only one hunt and wha

Randy and his TV crew, Marcus and Michael, take up the mics during a day when the blizzard chased them off the mountain and ruined a bear hunt.  This is a Q&A session, with all questions coming from listeners and viewers.  Topics include tactics for weekend warriors, scouting close to season opener, elk hunting success without being a gym rat, Randy's training regimen, replicating hiking elk country, Marcus' mountain relay team, how camera guys stay in shape, elk conditioning for urbanites, more fitness is "gooder," trekking poles are an elk hunter's tool, folly of shooting surprised game, complications of filming your hunt, gun safety above all else, elk is a glassing game, mental toughness grows with age, mind overcoming the body, diet and nutrition for an elk hunter, hunting with a bum liver, quality food input, home-cooked meals in camp, Super Size Me documentary, glassing techniques, gridding horizontally v. vertically, bino power choice, giving camera guys credit for spotting critters, camera guys who a

From Missoula, MT Randy shares an early morning mic with Damon Bungard of Orion Coolers and Clay Hayes of Twisted Stave.  Topics covered include finding Sasquatch dens, traditional archery, building your own bow, #freezer function, Twisted Stave blog, elk hunts that become grouse hunts, what is a “self bow,” Orion Chronicles TV show, Appalachian backpack whitetail hunting, Backcountry College videos, broken “give a chit filter”, snake fears for fetish, antelope meat myths, hunting public land in the East, hunting jungles of Northern Idaho, Rocky Mountain Black Bear Trifecta, hunting in grizzly country, how NOT to behave when you have a bear encounter, bad hunting luck, stupid things we do while hunting, fearless black bears, elk hunting grouse stories, small game pleasures, whitetail winter range, tag filling pressures, multiple hunting motives, hunt for your own reasons, AOH Adult Onset Hunters, camping as the gateway drug, backcountry as a relative concept, high country rattlesnakes, planners v. free spirit

In this Episode (056) of Leupold’s Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with two of the best hunters you never met, Buzz Hettick and Jeff Muratore, both Wyoming residents and public land activists who have an amazing mix of insight to hunting strategies, public lands, and hunting advocacy.  Topics covered include Wyoming as a generous place for non-resident hunters, residents helping non-residents, Wyoming as the best elk managers in the West, use resident draw odds when applying as a non-resident, be your own hunting consultant, it’s OK to disagree with fellow advocates, non-resident antelope hunting as a profit center, tragedy of dying with money that could have been spent on hunting, Wyoming non-resident wilderness bill, the rules are made by those who show up, why State Lands are different in the west, guerilla style advocacy, using social media for activism, policy makers want to hear from you, complaining on Facebook as a waste of time, state hunting access programs, backpack antelope hunting, why ever