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

In this episode (103) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy has return guest Jim Heffelfinger, Science Coordinator for Arizona Game & Fish who also leads their Department involvement recovery of the Mexican Wolf.  Topics covered include Mexican wolves, Endangered Species Act, Congressional delisting, genetic purge, Colorado gray wolf proposal, litigation, can the ESA work in a litigation environment, and a lot of other difficult topics related to reintroduction and recovery of endangered species.

In this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives a quick overview of the Utah elk tag drawing system as it applies to non-residents.  Topics include how the system works, why UT is a long-term plan, allocating time and money budgets, realistic expectations, bonus points, limited non-resident opportunity, great season dates, big bulls, lots of public land, and other high-level topics to get you started thinking about elk hunting in Utah.

In this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary today.  As part of that big event, Randy has invited some fellow hunters, Bart May, Michael Parente, and Dan Wilde to discuss marriage advice for men.  Version 2 will have marriage advice from women guests.  Topics covered include "peace, not justice," men are bad negotiators, women are smarter, know what you bring to the table, don't care too much, don't be handy, setting & exceeding expectation, when to get married, elope if you can, measuring the future costs, taxidermy, and a host of other topics men usually mess up on when trying to accommodate their hunting passion with their marriage.  Stay tuned for the women's perspective.

In this bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Brady Miller of goHUNT.com to give a brief overview of how the Arizona elk non-resident tag system works.  Topics covered include point system, draw process, youth licenses, how to avoid the 10% non-resident cap, increase your odds, use both your choices, and many other points to get you started on the path to someday hunting elk in Arizona.

In this Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio (EP102) Randy is joined in southern Arizona by friends wildlife biologists Wade Zarlingo (Mearns Quail Expert), Al Eiden (Quail Forever Regional Director), and Kyle Dutro (Arizona Game & Fish Landowner Relations Director).  Topics covered are quail management, quail hunting, landowner access programs, Farm Bill for hunters, watering deserts for wildlife, hunting impacts on populations, large landscape management, public land access, conservation volunteers, and other topics pertinent to hunting Arizona.

In this Bonus Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Brady Miller of goHUNT.com.  Continuing with the mantra that you should hunt elk every year, the guys give a half hour dissertation of the points you need to know about drawing elk tags in Wyoming.  Topics covered include point system, regular versus special draw, random draw, draw odds, strategy by point level, general tags, archery options and enough Wyoming draw information to give you a good start in your research.  Don't miss the deadline of January 31.

In this episode (101) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by crew members, Marcus and Michael, along with frequent TV guest, Jerry Pritchard.  Listeners have asked for the full story of why Randy won't hunt Mexico.  He and Jerry explain their night in a Mexican jail, making it clear why they will never hunt Mexico.  After that story, other topics include Coues deer hunting, antelope jackrabbits, dove, quail, javelina, Arizona style chili, drawing tags in Arizona, and other random thoughts from a Coues deer camp in the Sonoran desert.

In this short bonus episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy gives an overview of what can be expected in application season of 2019.  The focus will be "hunt elk every year," with Wyoming and Arizona as the first states to be considered in this short-term, mid-term, and long-term plan.  Joining Randy is Trail Kreitzer of goHUNT.com, explaining the updates found in the new version of the goHUNT INSIDER service.  Topics covered are details of Wyoming and Arizona non-resident elk drawings.

In this Episode (100) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Matthew have sorted the piles of emails that have come in over the last year, choosing a handful of discussion topics to include corner crossing, civil trespass, gun control folly, 2nd Amendment clarity, grizzly bear delisting, point creep(s), Wyoming elk drawing, how much is too much information, what is "my spot," new hunter conundrum, GPS or Smart phone app, and a lot of tangents that originate from listener questions.

In this Episode (99) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy, Marcus, and Dan discuss listener topics like wildlife not connected to the land ownership, states as wildlife trustees, price gouging non-residents (NR), how much to allocate NRs, what are conservation easements (CE), why CEs are under attack, property rights hypocrites, resignation of Ryan Zinke as Sec of DOI, Utah selling 28K of open hunting ground, the anti-public land movement, and many other topics related to public land and conservation.

In this Episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio (EP 098) Randy is joined by Marcus Hockett and Matthew Newberg to discuss Matthew's recent Wyoming elk hunt, recorded via a YouTube Livestream.  Topics discussed include late season elk, winter ranges, reserve WY tags for following year, hunt another's tree stand, public land etiquette, importance of mentors, ethics v. preferences, wound one and you're done, distance and technology, wounding losses, what you want from a hunt, hunt opener or end of season, elk are where you find them, non-lead ammo performance, burning points, and other topics from YouTube viewers.

In this Episode (97) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, we are talking about mule deer hunting.  Randy, Marcus, and Micheal all took Montana mule deer two days apart, in different hunts, in different habitats, giving cause to discuss what is happening with mule deer management.  Topics include, hunting opportunity v. trophy desires, can you have both, mandatory harvest reporting, limited entry v. general tags, genetics, v. age, crowding, limited cost us hunter numbers, mule deer experts, report from early season elk hunts, bad hunting luck, and many other mule deer topics.

In this Episode (096) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and his crew discuss how hunters can engage in elections and politics as informed voters.  Included is a half hour interview with US Senator Jon Tester.  Topics covered include mid-term elections, chameleon candidates, competing priorities when voting, party relevance, trustworthy sources, contacting elected leaders, voting matters, being informed, accountability from those you voted for, trends in politicization, what they say v. what they've done, LWCF, public land funding, and a host of other hunting and access issues swirling around in this election season.

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and friends are podcasting from their bison camp in the Henry Mountains of southern Utah.  Joining Randy are his crew members, Marcus and Dan, previous guest JR Young, and friend Ray White.  Randy drew one of two non-resident archery bison tags and the day prior to this podcast filled his tag with a big bull bison.  Topics covered include bison hunting, processing a one-ton animal, good luck rules, easy packouts, bison as the sacrificial lamb for conservation, history of bison, genesis of US conservation, strange cuts only from a bison, chefs in hunting camps, and other topics of food and conservation.

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk radio, Randy is joined by Jim Heffelfinger, wildlife science coordinator for Arizona Game & Fish.  Topics covered include migration corridors, science for wildlife management, mule deer issues, habitat versus predation,  Mexican wolves, ESA, restoring threatened and endangered species, coues deer, deer and more deer, Arizona opportunity hunts, and many topics related to science of game management.

In this episode (93) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by two renowned hunter-scientists who have made their careers studying Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).  Dr. Kelly Straka and Dr. Krysten Schuler talk about what is known and what is not yet known about CWD.  With washed up rock 'n rollers and a few TV personalities impersonating as disease experts, now seems like a great time to let true scientists have a platform to dispel the misinformation being spread about CWD.  This podcast is all CWD, what we do know, what we don't know.  And the best advice given from these hunter-scientists; keep hunting, even if CWD is in your hunting area.

In this Episode (92) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is in Alaska with cameraman, Marcus Hockett, hunting Dall Sheep.  Also there was Tim Burnett of the SoloHunter who joined them for the last three days.  Topics covered include details of three intense Dall Sheep stalks, dreams fulfilled, mental versus physical stamina, satisfaction as a function of difficulty, outdoor media platforms, and a host of other topics relevant to a once-in-a-lifetime Alaska sheep hunt.

In this Episode (091) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by his camera crew Marcus Hockett and Tyler Johnerson, and two leading experts on Sitka Blacktails, Jim Baichtal and Dr. Sophie Gilbert. Topics discussed include hunting southeast Alaska, Sitka Blacktail biology, lack of blacktail research, raising awareness, how good can habitat get, man and deer coexisting, management by science, science funded by hunters' excise taxes, appeal of hunting extreme locations, effort provides rewards, how you can help with Sitka Blacktail conservation.

In Episode 90 of Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Jim talk about how Kenetrek Boots started, the importance and use of proper socks, and Jim's passion for sheep hunting.

In this Episode (089) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy is joined by Brian Cal of the Gritty Bowmen.  This is a very unfiltered discussion about the current affairs of public land advocacy, worthlessness of the two-party system, Randy as a party-agnostic, Brian's feedback from of speaking out, inflicting political pain, going on the offense, the Utah doctrine, when silence becomes support, spineless politicians, you can't buy a politician who isn't for sale, drop your party allegiances, and many perspectives on public land politics.