Hunt Talk Radio
272 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 2.4K ratingsHunt Talk Radio, Randy Newberg Unfiltered is a podcast covering hunting politics, public lands, and conservation topics; even a few things you didn’t need to know. The best hunters you’ve never heard of join Randy to answer questions from the Hunt Talk web forum, share ideas, reveal tactics, and give perspectives unique to public land hunting.
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Episodes
EP 150 - Mother Nature the Wildlife Manager
January 16, 2021 06:31 - 2 hoursIn this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with seasonal guests Jim Heffelfinger and Johnathan O'Dell. As scientists and biologists, they manage wildlife at the mercy of Mother Nature. Topics covered include drought impacts, disease impacts on big and small game, hunting the Pleistocene, nutrition cycles, waterfowl diseases, too many quail, season setting, man made water sources, predation in drought years, desert adaptations, rabbit and hares, and many more topics abo...
Bonus: Draw A Wyoming Elk Tag in 2021
December 28, 2020 21:48 - 27 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy covers all the details needed to understand the Wyoming elk tag application system for non-residents in 2021. Topics covered include deadlines, how the system works, Special versus Regular draw, how the preference point system works, random tag opportunities, Type 9 tags, getting the most for your investment, short and long-term strategies, and some other tidbits that hopefully help you draw your Wyoming elk tag this year. Learn more ...
EP 149: Politics of Guns & Public Lands with Hal Herring
December 21, 2020 01:10 - 2 hoursIn this episode (149) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy goes a bit unfiltered as he shares a COVID recovery day talking to Hal Herring about many issues of politics, conservation, easements, guns, nationalized elections, loss of local media outlets, competition for ideas, voting monopolies, crowded woods during COVID, the good 2A-conservation politician connecting single-issue 2A voting and anti-public landers, and a lot of other issues that try to explain how we end up with the policy posi...
EP 148: Coues, Quail & Question
December 14, 2020 06:00 - 1 hourIn this episode (148) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Marcus give a recap of their week in Arizona chasing Coues deer and Gamble's quail. Topics covered include warm climate hunting, opportunity hunts, being too selective, trusting your gut, mountain lions, full chokes for quail, hunting with family & friends, water and drought cycles, dime store hunts, filling freezers of filling memory bank, and many other topics that wrap up a weird season that was 2020. Learn more about your ad c...
Bonus: Hunt Alaska in 2021; Here's How
December 07, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives a brief overview of how to hunt Alaska in 2021. Topics covered include the draw system, species available, costs, deadlines, quirks and rules to use for your advantage. Alaska is a hunter's dreamland, more possible than most think. If Alaska is one of your hunting goals, now is the time to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 147: Your 2021 Hunts - Tags & Applications
November 28, 2020 22:38 - 59 minutesIn this Episode (147) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives his overview of the 2021 tag application season that starts with Alaska. Every year some dreams of special places or species becomes reality when a prepared and informed hunter draws a dream tag. To be one of those hunters, you first need a tag, which requires a plan and a budget. This is a discussion of how to do that; getting value for your investment, prioritizes your hunting goals, making a short-term/mid-term/long-term pl...
EP 146: Mid-season Updates, Mistakes, and Oversights
October 27, 2020 04:13 - 1 hourIn this Episode (146) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy and Marcus give a mid-season update. Topics covered include updates on Alaska moose and caribou, Wyoming deer, Colorado elk, Idaho elk, New Mexico elk, mistakes we've made, oversights, how to handle a mistake, transparency, read the regulations, complications of hunting multiple states, planning for 2021, southeast Alaska deer hunting, tents are overrated, Randy self-filming his elk hunt, and other ramblings half way through a long seas...
Bonus EP: Stamp It Forward for Conservation - Duck Stamps
October 05, 2020 02:08 - 1 hourIn this short Bonus Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy returns to discuss "Stamp It Forward," a creative conservation idea put together by Sam and Josh Soholt. Topics covered include what Duck Stamps pay for, the history of the duck stamp, National Wildlife Refuge system, waterfowl hunting, how you can help, and other side notes that hopefully make you aware of how important the Duck Stamp program is for conservation of many species, not just waterfowl. Learn more about your ad choi...
EP 145: Wildlife, Property Rights, and Conservation
September 28, 2020 05:00 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (145) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Brian Yablonski, CEO of Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), the founders and leading voices in Free Market Environmentalism. Topics covered include wildlife migrations and conserving those corridors, public wildlife needing private land, conservation incentives on private land, Yellowstone elk, disease costs and liabilities, better public land management needed for wildlife, North American Model of Wil...
EP 144: Eyes of a Hunter with Doctor Tom Sather
September 15, 2020 03:18 - 1 hourIn this Episode (144) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with long-time friend, hunter, conservation volunteer, and optometrist, Dr. Tom Sather. Topics include all things vision-related to hunting and shooting, age and the eyes, eye disease, surgery or glasses or contacts, progressive lenses can be a disaster, alignment of the eye and the scope, how climate impacts the eye, dry eyes, sunglasses, shooting glasses to prevent injury, and some good old hunting stories. Learn more a...
EP 143: Foot Doc Talks Boots, Blisters & Bulls
August 31, 2020 05:00 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (143) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with long-time hunting friend and his foot doctor, Bill Wilshire. Topics covered include foot myths, how much abuse your feet take, feet under heavy loads, prepping your feet, boot fit, blisters, foot mechanics, ankle issues, socks matter, foot ailments, bad toenails, orthotics, born with bad feet, foot care in the field, and a host of other topics to keep your feet hunting as hard as you do. Learn more about your ad choi...
EP 142: Foot Doc Talks Boots, Blisters & Bulls
August 31, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 238 MBIn this Episode (142) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with long-time hunting friend and his foot doctor, Bill Wilshire. Topics covered include foot myths, how much abuse your feet take, feet under heavy loads, prepping your feet, boot fit, blisters, foot mechanics, ankle issues, socks matter, foot ailments, bad toenails, orthotics, born with bad feet, foot care in the field, and a host of other topics to keep your feet hunting as hard as you do.
EP142: New Hunters from Unexpected Places
August 21, 2020 14:56 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (142) Randy shares a mic with Arlando Chiles, founder of Campfire Evolution. Topics covered include what events bring new hunters to the fold, what can be learned from new hunter experiences, challenges for urban-based hunters, becoming a hunting leader in your circle, being a hunter in a non-hunter setting, hunting as the common denominator, mentoring young people, negative image of hunting among urbanites, and a lot of other fun topics about new hunters coming from unexpect...
EP 141: Backcountry Triage with Tyr Symank
August 10, 2020 05:00 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (141) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Tyr Symank, a Green Beret Special Operations Combat Medic who specialized in triage field medicine for special forces. Topics covered include amputation in a mud hut, chronic dehydration, altitude sickness, blood carries oxygen, stop the bleeding, med kits, basic live saving tips, airways, allergic reactions, bone breaks, internal injury, disease, puncture wounds, tourniquets, one is none and two is one, and other ...
EP 140: Trapping - My First Outdoor Pursuit
August 03, 2020 04:24 - 2 hoursIn this episode (140) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with long-time friend and Canadian trapper, Richard Mellon. In addition to be a world-class trapper, Rich has an amazing sense of humor. Rich and his wife, Sandi, produce trapping content on Canadian TV. Topics covered include trapping history, differences in Canada, owning a trap line, fur markets, walleye fishing, some marital advice, and a host of other fun topics that allow two trappers to talk about their passion f...
EP 139: Elk Hunter's Knives - My Three Years With Gerber
July 27, 2020 01:18 - 1 hourIn Episode 139 of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy talks with Karrson Koivisto of Gerber about the three years they spent building a set of elk hunting knives, specifically designed for elk hunters. Topics covered include elk hunters need elk hunting tools, steps from concept to completion, starts with solving problems, building with intention, nothing by accident, prototype craziness, Randy is particular, will it be accepted, and a host of other topics to are encountered in three years work...
EP 138: Death by Dysentery - New Mexico Elk Hunting Tragedy
July 20, 2020 02:34 - 55 minutesIn this Episode (138) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is coerced by his crew to tell the New Mexico elk hunting story where a big bowl of 5-Alarm Chili almost ends his hunting career. It has all makings of a classic hunting story; camera man quits, two flat tires, good food, gastro-itis, run out of toilet paper, unable to walk, dream hunt down the crapper, and a lot of other highlights that likely fall under the category of "Too Much Information." A dream hunt that never even made TV, ...
EP137: Nosler - A Hunting Family Legacy
June 29, 2020 02:06 - 1 hourIn this episode (137) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with John Nosler, CEO of the famed Nosler family business that revolutionized high performance big game bullets with the 1948 version of the Nosler Partition. Topics covered include how the business got started, trial & error, hunters at heart, sweeping the shop floor, employees as family and family as employees, expansion to ammo and rifles, hunting as a passion and profession, conservation, and a lot of other great hu...
Bonus EP - Point Creep and OTC Elk Options
June 24, 2020 05:39 - 38 minutesIn the Bonus Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy gives suggestions of over-the-counter (OTC) elk hunting options that are available after the drawings are done. Colorado, Oregon, and Utah are explained in detail. Point creep, preference point systems, and the complications that come with these systems is explained in great depth, as Randy hopes to give further understanding of what to expect when applying in states that allocate some of their tags on a preference-based system. Learn ...
EP 136: Sustainable Wild Seafood - A New Market
June 15, 2020 03:08 - 1 hourIn this episode (136) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy discusses sustainable wild seafood harvest with Jon Wanderaas of the Wild Alaska Seafood Box. Jon's life experience is the wild seafood industry from his hometown of Petersburg Alaska. Jon has started a business to connect small fisherman and select processors directly to consumers while working to sustain wild fish stocks. Topics covered included wild populations, fish species susceptible to overharvest, connecting fisherman to cust...
EP 135: Writing, Speaking, Promoting Public Lands
June 03, 2020 17:28 - 1 hourIn this Episode (135) Randy shares the mic with Mark Kenyon, author of "That Wild Country" and host of the Wired to Hunt Podcast. Mark is a previous guest, known for his writing and advocacy of public lands. Topics include telling stories in writing, public advocacy, making public land issues tangible and relatable, generational interest in conservation, being a father, black water camping disaster, midwestern view of western public land issues, Alaska caribou, lessons learned, conservation...
Bonus: Hunt Idaho in 2020, Here's How
May 29, 2020 20:33 - 19 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives a quick summary of applying for elk, deer, and antelope controlled hunts in Idaho. The deadline is June 5th, 2020, so don't delay. Topics covered include deadlines, fees, how the draw works, youth opportunities, non-resident allocations, how to get the most value from your investment, picking units to improve your draw odds, and other points that will get you started hunting in Idaho for 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
EP:134 - Tracking, Bloodtrailing & Learning
May 25, 2020 18:21 - 2 hours - 222 MBIn this Episode (134) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy invites Damon Bungard to talk more about blood tracking dogs. Topics covered include an overview of blood trailing laws, what he learns from each trail, autopsies, notes on lost animals, bubbles in blood, hair color tells hit location, bleeding uphill or downhill, important information from the shot, don't bump the deer, exit wounds, entrance wounds shot angles, when to realize a non-lethal hit, importance of the first shot, let the ...
EP 133: Conservation In The Post-COVID World
May 18, 2020 03:31 - 1 hourIn this Episode (133) Randy shares the mic with Gray Thornton & Keith Balfourd of the Wild Sheep Foundation to talk about how our conservation models will be impacted by the recent Corona Virus pandemic. Topics covered include impacts on agencies, businesses, and organizations that are core elements of conservation, what we learn going forward, unforeseen risks, new funding models, baking a bigger pie, helping where we can, and other topics that expand the discussion of how hunting and conse...
EP 132: Float Hunting with Alpacka Raft
May 11, 2020 03:58 - 1 hourIn this episode (132) of Leupold Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Thor Tingey of Alpacka Raft. Topics covered include the history of packrafts, adventure travel, ptarmigan passion, Dall sheep stories, solving problems with invention, seeking wild landscapes, floating and hunting, lands that shape us, owning a small business in COVID, local manufacturing, business support of conservation, R&D in the wild, Alaska the formative place, and a lot of stories about floating America's most...
EP 131: Science & Tech - Hunting Clothing at Sitka
May 02, 2020 23:44 - 1 hourIn this Episode (131) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy invites John Barlow of Sitka Gear to do a remote podcast about new Sitka Gear, the technology and science behind their innovations, testing of new products, balancing costs, weight and performance, failure is not an option, proprietary fabrics and insulation, systems versus stand alone items, designs with purpose, nothing by accident, new lightweight down products, Sitka's new optics harness, modularity of accessories, attention to what...
EP130: Finding Better Candidates - Primary Elections
April 24, 2020 06:32 - 1 hourIn this episode (130) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with two statewide primary election candidates in his home state of Montana. We all have felt at some time that we voted for the lesser of two bad choices. This podcast is focused on how you can engage in the Primary Election to hopefully improve the candidates you get to choose from. Tim Fox and Jon Knokey are running on a strong public land and conservation platform. Yet, if they lose the primary, their outdoor polic...
Bonus Episode - Hunt Nevada in 2020
April 22, 2020 14:32 - 18 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives a quick non-resident overview of Nevada. Topics covered include deadlines, draw dates, point system, costs, how the draw works for non-residents, strategies to increase your odds, species available, rules unique to Nevada, and other tidbits that will help you before the May 4, 2020 deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP: 129 - Reaching Our Next Hunters & Anglers
April 20, 2020 03:58 - 1 hourIn this Episode (129) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Dean Krebs. Dean and his fellow volunteers have started a program in his town of Alexandria, MN that has grown to be a huge one-day event to expose kids to the outdoors. Youth Outdoor Activity Day has grown to over 2,000 attendees, supported by an entire community. Dean explains how it started, how it can be replicated, and offers his insight and perspective to how similar events can be pulled off, resulting in gr...
EP 128: Media and Message with Modern Huntsman
April 06, 2020 03:14 - 1 hourIn this Episode (128) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy shares the Pre-COVID mic with Tyler Sharp of Modern Huntsman. Topics covered include media platforms, new path for hunting print media, women leading hunting, being uncomfortable, worldwide perspectives in hunting, pushing boundaries, explaining hunting to non-hunters, learning by listening, common values make allies, food is the entry point, explaining why we hunt, reconciling the contrast, avoiding hypocrisy, leading is risky, valuing...
Bonus EP: Colorado Elk and Deer 2020
April 03, 2020 03:05 - 26 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy does a brief overview of applying for elk and deer tags in Colorado, the state with the largest elk population and the best mule deer hunting in the west. Topics covered included deadlines, how the system works, preference points, strategy of how to use your points, season dates, planning for next year, over the counter options, youth opportunities, and all the other highlights that should get you started with your Colorado elk and de...
Bonus - Montana Elk & Deer Primer
March 25, 2020 22:07 - 26 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy spends a half hour to cover the basics of applying for elk and deer in Montana, one of the most complicated application processes of all western state. Topics covered include deadlines, point systems, license types, season dates, non-resident limits, idea of how to find your general hunting areas, and other information that will get you started in applying in Montana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 127: So You Want To Be A Mountain Hunting Guide
March 19, 2020 19:54 - 1 hourIn this episode (127) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Marcus share the mic with James Cruickshank. James was their guide on the British Columbia Mountain Caribou and Moose adventure last year. While at the Wild Sheep Show, the topic covered include hunting year round, hunting as your livelihood, unique clients, when hunting gets to be a drag, no complaining, you better love your job, challenges, making the best of bad situations, finding joy in success of others and many more topics...
Bonus: New Mexico Applications in 20 minutes
March 08, 2020 21:02 - 15 minutesIn this Bonus Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives a very brief (20 minutes) overview of applying for big game tags in New Mexico. With no point system, New Mexico is less complicated than other western states. Topics covered include deadlines, using all three hunt code choices, season breakdowns, options for youth and mobility impaired, and a few other tidbits that apply to New Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 126: Deer Evolution and Natural History
February 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode (126) returning guest, Jim Heffelfinger talks about the many deer species/subspecies in America. Topics include evolution of deer, mule deer, whitetails, blacktails, Coues, isolation changes, true subspecies, adaptability, cross-breeding, competition among species, likelihood of expansion and contraction of native ranges, and many other topics that touch on the natural history of our most beloved ungulates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 125: Game Cooking Games with Shaw and O'Dell
February 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode (125) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy confesses his ineptitude and failures as a wild game cook while sharing the mic with past guests Hank Shaw and Johnathan O'Dell. Topics covered include cooking insecurities, simplify game cooking, closing the wild harvest loop, kitchen confidence, good hunters can be terrible cooks, methods and techniques more important than recipes, can I trust that recipe, and a lot of other topics intended to help hunters get over the intimidation ...
Bonus EP: Draw Your Utah Hunting Tag in 2020
February 17, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutesIn this Bonus Episode, we cover all things related to applying for tags in Utah, mostly focused on non-resident applicants. Topics covered include upfront costs, point systems, how the Utah system works, deadlines, bonus versus preference points, species available, order of the draw and how that affects your tag strategy, general buck deer compared to limited entry deer, allocating your application budget, returning tags, and other highlights to the drawing system. Learn more about your ad c...
EP 124: Conservation Brothers - Sam and Josh Soholt
February 10, 2020 16:53 - 1 hourIn Episode 124 of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Sam and Josh Soholt talk about how conservation is one of their business cornerstones at Public Land Tees. Topics covered include conservation as a business principle, Duck Stamps for all, creativity is a necessity, work as a passion, waterfowling, Public Land Van, being all in, why "it" matters, hunting for the future, donating to access, conservation business partners, advocacy is your business, and a host of other topics about business and cons...
Bonus Episode - Hunt Arizona Elk in 2020
January 28, 2020 23:19 - 26 minutesIn this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy gives a quick summary of Arizona draw systems, some strategy ideas, and the details of costs and deadlines. Topics covered will include the two parts of the Arizona draw system, how it works best for low point holders and higher point holders. Also the best strategy to get the most from your hunt code choices and leverage the investment you make in your non-resident hunting license. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
EP 123: Shane Mahoney Shares More Insight
January 25, 2020 22:15 - 1 hourIn this Episode (123) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with recurring guest, Shane Mahoney. Shane brings a wide perspective in his role as scientist and policy maker in global conservation. Topics covered include recent studies on acceptance of hunting, species thinking and feelings, along with topics on genetics research, DNA sharing with animals, reconcile taking for food, evolving ideas on hunting, how wildlife is viewed worldwide, learning from animals, dangers of ignori...
Bonus Episode: Get Your 2020 Wyoming Elk Tag
December 30, 2019 19:12 - 23 minutesIn this Bonus Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy give a short summary of the Wyoming elk application process and the big changes in store for 2020. This is the first of many bonus episodes that will be posted to help listeners be reminded of deadlines and give quick strategies and idea for each state. Thanks to onX and goHUNT INSIDER for making these possible. Use Promo Code RANDY to save money with both of those valuable tools and maybe win a Wyoming Commissioners Tag. Learn more...
EP 122: Wyoming Late Elk Hunt Debacle
December 20, 2019 03:04 - 1 hourIn this Episode (122) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Marcus are on their way home from a tough late season Wyoming Elk hunt. Topics covered include hunts that don't go well, weather challenges, closed public roads, risk of short hunts, difficult access, checkerboard areas, hunting small sections, know where you are, etiquette of shared hunting spots, "my spot," sharing public land, hunters helping others, and other issues that have been on our discussion list for a while. Learn more...
EP 121: Montana Elk Camp Summary
November 18, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourIn this episode (121) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is summarizing a recent Montana elk hunt with Marcus Hockett and Adam Foss. Topics covered include late season elk patterns, hunting pressure on public land, sanctuaries, going a bit further, weather influences, glassing, using pack animals, hunting mid-week, tools for locating elk, bugling in November, how far is too far, new areas and same habits, and a host of other topics that explain a late-season elk hunt on highly pressured pub...
EP 120: Wyoming Mule Deer Fanatics
November 11, 2019 09:00 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (120) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is on a long awaited Wyoming mule deer hunt and shares a mic with two conservation advocates, Chris Steffen and Jared Oakleaf, both lending their talents to mule deer conservation group, Muley Fanatic Foundation. Topics covered included mule deer, migration routes, Wyoming Migration Initiative, accommodating for wild things, world demand for resources, mothers are leaders, winter kill, quality habitat, risk-reward of migration, corrid...
EP 119: Theodore Roosevelt IV - Wild Places and Wildlife
November 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourIn this Episode (119) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares a mic with Theodore Roosevelt IV (Ted). Topics covered include some controversial topics, such as our changing climate and the impacts to wildlife and hunting, change is constant, science or bias, shrinking wildness, value of wild places, conservation, Roosevelt Legacy, Vietnam service, operating a science-dependent investment business, favorite hunting and fishing adventures, and a host of other topics through the eyes of a fo...
EP 118: New Mexico Elk Hunt Update
October 28, 2019 08:00 - 2 hoursIn this episode (118) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and the crew are wrapping up a trip to New Mexico to help Uncle Mike fill his elk tag. Topics covered include "sensitive" social media images, before/after food images, aging as a hunter, hunting with family, paying back the favors, a lengthy day-by-day analysis of Mike's elk hunt, misses are part of hunting, post-rut elk, bulls and burns, wind sucks, and always, some marital advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
EP 117: Mid-Season Update
October 21, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourRandy, Marcus, and Michael get together and talk about their successes in the 2019 hunting season. The team discusses the previous two months of hunting trips, including Michael's first bull elk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 116: Fulfilling Your Lifelong Dreams
October 12, 2019 18:09 - 2 hoursIn this episode (116) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Marcus are on their way home from Randy's lifelong dream hunt; Mountain Caribou in the Cassiar Mountains of British Columbia. This podcast focuses on the importance of having dreams, and even more important to work at making those dreams come true. Randy has been dreaming of this hunt since a teenager. It took 40 years to make it a reality. In addition to caribou, a moose tag in hand was a handy addition to this amazing experien...
EP 115: Hunting as a Woman's Experience
September 09, 2019 06:00 - 2 hoursIn this Episode (115) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy opens the mic to a trio of hunters who just happen to be women. Randy is deeply interested in the lens through which hunters who are women see the hunting world. Joining in this conversation are Nicole Qualtieri, Sarah Keller, and Lindsey Mulcare. Topics covered include how women are socialized away from hunting at younger ages, coming back to hunting, born into hunting or having to learn it, patronizing or pragmatic, crying is part...
EP 114: Fair Chase & Self-Restraint
August 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hourIn this episode (114) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy is joined by Keith Balfourd, Marketing and Communications Director at Boone & Crockett Club. Topics covered include the history and origin of Fair Chase, self-restraint as the foundation of species recovery, conservation founded on the Fair Chase principles, hunting image, codes, standards, behavior, why it matters, wise use of resources requires restraint, hunting in a diverse society, conservation through a single species lens, datab...