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Elk Talk

Randy Newberg and Corey Jacobsen

All elk, all the time, and only elk. Hunting elk is the aspirational pinnacle for most American hunters. Corey Jacobsen, 10-time World Elk Calling Champion, and Randy Newberg, long-time public land hunting advocate, have combined to lower the hurdles for aspiring elk hunters and provide insight from their combined decades of elk hunting mistakes that will give useful information to elk hunters of all experience levels. Brought to you by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and partners GOHUNT, MTN OPS,

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78:16

Rifle Elk Season Recap | Episode 136

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2024/11/26

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.Learn more

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84:09

Difficulties of Post-Rut Elk Hunting | Episode 135

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2024/11/18

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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118:03

RMEF on Conservation, Access, and Advocacy | Episode 134

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2024/10/30

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

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94:32

Mid Season Elk Stories and Surprises | Episode 133

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2024/10/21

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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76:16

Early Season Listener Q&A | Episode 132

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2024/09/11

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

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73:01

Elk, Voting, Finances, and Other Listener Questions |...

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2024/08/15

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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94:44

Getting Ready for Elk Season 2024 | Episode 130

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2024/07/26

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

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87:59

Listener Questions on Hunting Failures | Episode 129

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2024/07/09

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

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98:07

Elk Calling, Elk Advocacy & Other Elk Topics |...

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2024/06/25

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

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100:53

Mentally Tough Elk Hunters with MTN TOUGH | Episode 127

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2024/06/04

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

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98:22

Working For More Elk, Habitat, and Access | Episode 126

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2024/05/20

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

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109:29

RMEF Co-Founder Charlie Decker, American Treasure |...

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2024/05/08

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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68:50

Our Crystal Ball Projections for Elk Hunting |...

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2024/04/22

Corey and Randy explore many off-season topics related to elk hunting information, various state deadlines, money generated by point schemes, deflating your points, the future of OTC tags, changes to point systems and point creep, slanting the table to well-heeled hunters, Wyoming setting the bar for non-resident elk fees, population explosion in Rocky Mountain states, the folly of point systems, correlation between technology and success rates and opportunity, and many other tangents important to

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73:03

Are Wildlife Trustees Qualified? Or Not? | Episode 123

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2024/04/01

Randy and Corey follow up on a listener email where a Colorado Wildlife Commissioner claimed that State Trusteeship of Wildlife is legal fiction. In addition to updates on the deadlines for MT, CO, and UT, topics covered include qualification to be a wildlife trustee, do we want a Federal wildlife system, the laws/cases/Constitutional basis for our current state-based wildlife systems, Trustees ignoring their duties, how we got the the current systems we have, and many other topics that impact how

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105:49

Our Five Elk Hunting Mistakes | Episode 122

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2024/03/21

Corey and Randy discuss a variety of topics to include Randy's Top Five Elk Hunting Mistakes, scientific selection of a hunting unit versus choosing an area that fits your hunting style, what criteria to use for selecting a unit, hunter density, success rates can be deceiving, Montana's crazy draw structure, is everything the Game & Fish agency's fault, some examples of successful advocacy, Corey's wolf hunting update, and the usual string of distractions and tangents.Learn more about your ad

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89:02

Elk, Applications, Policy, Gear, and Fitness |...

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2024/03/04

In this episode (#121) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey has recovered from his trade show virus and joins Randy to solve a lot of elk hunting issues. Topics covered include upcoming draws in New Mexico, Montana, and Colorado, updates on some legislation proposals in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming, more animals equal opportunity, potential loss of OTC in Colorado impacts every state, Randy's fitness update, mental fortitude, and a lot of other banter, most of which relates to elk hunting.Learn more about

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102:03

Listener Q&A and Arizona Deadlines | Episode 120

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2024/02/05

In this episode (#120) of Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey take a lot of listener questions and try to answer them by category. Also touched is a reminder of the Arizona draw deadline. Other topics are western state population increases, Randy's Arizona choices, non-resident fee increases, Washington wildlife commission craziness, Colorado ballot initiative, Randy's Marriage 101 seminar, fitness for aging hunters, No Plan B, and a ton of other rabbit holes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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61:37

Wanna Hunt Elk in 2024; Listen Up! | Episode 119

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2024/01/16

In this Episode (#119) Corey and Randy come back from the Holiday break to discuss big changes to the elk application process, specifically big changes in Wyoming. Also covered is the huge threat to hunting from a Colorado Ballot Initiative, how to increase tag numbers, a technology hiccup by Corey's computer, and the normal banter that any good episode deserves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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91:10

Transition From Hunting Season To Tag Season |...

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2023/12/15

In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy cover the transition from hunting season to planning season. Topics covered include draw seasons, Alaska elk, Wyoming fee increases, Randy's problem with floor jacks, trends in Idaho elk applications, hunting tactics for late season elk, Randy's hope that Arizona elk cooperate, and the normal host of tangents and other obscure stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:09

The Most Brutal Packout Ever – “Reaching Your Peak”...

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2023/11/29

In this Episode of the "Reaching Your Peak" mini-series, (Episode #10), we have another story/lesson from Corey Jacobsen. Randy joins Corey once again in this episode, as Corey shares the story of an tough archery elk hunt in Oregon from 2014. The hunt itself was tough, but getting the elk back out to the road proved to push Corey’s limits. There may be been more extreme packouts, but none with as heavy of a pack for as long of a distance as Corey experienced on this hunt. “Reaching Your Peak” will

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