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

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (41) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy take questions that have been submitted by listeners.  Topics covered include elk hunting budgets, how to apply in multiple states with a $1,000 budget, money-saving tips, prioritizing, analyzing ROI for each state applied for, top priority to find elk in each of the seasons of elk, how late do elk bugle, calling in October and November, and other tangents to topics submitted by listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (40) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy talk about wolves, wolf hunting, wolf management, wolf politics, some recent wolf hunts they have been on, wolf reintroduction, Colorado wolf issues, and more stuff about wolves.  Yeah, a bit of elk hunting makes it into the conversation also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (39) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey give an elk season update of where they have been and what has transpired.  Topics covered include reports from public land elk hunts in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, New Mexico, both archery and rifle, ranging from early season hunts in late August to late season hunts in November.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (38) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy discuss non-resident hunters/hunting and how non-residents are often consider the problem of all things hunting related.  Topics covered include, what NR hunters contribute, hunting as a non-resident, pricing disparity, allocation of opportunity, do we need someone to blame, vocal minority, want to pay more, and other topics that arise when talk trends toward sharing the hills with non-residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Corey is out in the field, Randy sits down with Karrson Koivisto (Product Manager of Knives and Cutting Tools) and Andrew Gritzbaugh (GM and head of marketing) from Gerber Gear.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (36) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey talk about the important issues of meat care in hot temps.  Many people are rightfully concerned about caring for an elk during hot spells.  Topics covered include having a plan, fast and furious to start, get the hide off, getting it cooled down, heat ruins meat, mass and heat transfer, wind and shade, teamwork, once it is cooled, hanging meat in warm temps, bone on or bone off, transporting it home, and many other topics that will make sure you meat gets out of the field and into your freezer in fine table condition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (35) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are doing another live audience Q&A session from the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky, MT.  Topics covered include lots of elk calling questions, archery elk set up ideas and mistakes, transition ranges, cow elk hunting, importance of water compared to food, what makes a sanctuary, late season tactics, glassing when and where, RMEF public access initiatives, and many other audience questions related to elk and elk hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode of the Elk Talk Podcast (Episode 34), Corey and Randy have the incredible honor of sitting down with Elk Calling pioneer, Larry D. Jones. Joining Larry, Corey, and Randy is legendary film-maker, Ben Potter, of Cana Outdoors, who had the vision to bring one last installment of the Elk Fever video series to life. Topics Covered: -The original Elk Fever video series (1986) -How Elk Fever 3 came to be -Elk hunting in the 1980's -Filming equipment in the 1980's -How to capture the heart of a story through film -Behind the scenes of Elk Fever 3 -Life lessons learned from elk hunting -Overcoming adversity - in elk hunting and in life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (33) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are with Kurt Howard, co-owner of Rocky Mountain Hunting calls.  Topics covered include elk calling, making elk calls, R&D on hunting calls, owning a hunting-based business, supporting conservation, calling contests, expanding to other hunting calls, knowing what works and when to use it, helping make better elk callers, practice when you can, the language of elk, and many topics related to owning a premium elk and hunting call business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (32) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy finally get to this long-promised episode about hunting cow/antlerless elk.  Ideas covered include hunting for meat, excitement about taking any elk, raghorn or cow, lead cows are smart, hunting over water, calling for cows, archery season cow elk, late season cows, food is cow's year-round need, find the food and find the cows, winter range, transition range, weather-related movements, all food is not created equal, did we mention food sources, use water when it's scarce, hunt for your own reasons, and a long list of questions from listeners about cow elk hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (31) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are attending the RMEF Elk Camp in Park City, Utah where they are hosting their second live Q&A session.  In this last of two live Q&A sessions, topics covered include aggressive calling strategies, calling in open terrain, spot and stalk, setting up on water, think about your set-up, dark timber elk densities, post-rut rifle tactics, what does a sanctuary look like, scout for cows to find the bulls, disappearing elk, scouting for rut areas, pack contents, magic circle of the rut, patience or aggression, hot weather tactics, and many other audience questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (30) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy have rejoined from a short summer respite and are attending the RMEF Elk Camp in Park City, Utah where they are hosting a live Q&A session with the audience.  In this first of two live Q&A sessions, topics covered include calling strategies, set-up, disturbed elk, high pressured over-the-counter units, ideas for new elk hunters, resources for elk behavior, elk needs, advocating for elk, filming your hunts for memories, elk dispersal in wet years, early season elk tactics, cow elk ideas, and many more elk questions from the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (29) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy share the mics with Ryan and Hillary Lampers of the Hunt, Harvest, Health podcast.  Topics covered include healthy hunting, elk ninjas, spot and stalk, slow is still too fast, archery in October, post-rut archery, locating bugles, anti-cow calling, Roosevelt bulls, Washington elk, benefit of mentors, mistakes lead to success, mouth calling, be one to arrow one, sixth senses, right day right time right bull, locating at night, you are your competition, when it becomes stressful, fun is success, how confident are you, when you know it's perfect, and a lot of other topics about spot and stalk elk hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (28) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Randy talks to Jason Loftus, Utah elk fanatic and amazing wildlife photographer.  Topics covered include Utah elk hunting, waiting lists, photography improving hunting skills, rifle hunting in the rut, hunting with family, kids are most fun, cow elk hunting, glory tag pressures, managing for harvested age class, photography at close range, learning animal behaviors to capture the images, better field photos, camera gear, video or still images, "one size doesn't fit all," cameras are like bows or rifles, getting super close, long arming, shadows, light, sun angles, images respect the hunt/animal, images convey hunting for food, and many other lessons a hunter learns from photography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (27) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey are at the annual Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Rendezvous taking live questions from the audience.  Audience questions include proper boot fit, blisters, socks, first or last week of season, private land refugees, late season cow elk, first elk hunt, favorite elk hunt experience, hunting with your kids, calling wolf-conditioned elk, hunting the equinox period, can you bugling too much, whitetail skills for elk, sticking to your plan, short day hunts, calling to fight, sticking with a spot, dissing Utah, solo setups, late season cow elk, slowing down to hunt with elderly hunters, and a host of other ideas from the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (026) of the Elk Talk Podcast, John Barklow discusses outer layers, including science and how that drives technology.  Hunting elk brings all sorts of bad weather conditions.  John explains how the proper outer layer is your protection against those elements.  Topics covered include membranes, evaporation rates, humidity equilibrium, heat loss from wind and evaporation, DWR surfaces, weight from moisture absorption, seams and leakage, breathable rain gear, and a lot of shop talk about designing and building high performance outer layers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Bonus Episode of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy cover Corey's home state of Idaho.  Topics covered include deadlines, how the Idaho draw works, a tangent against point systems, ID OTC Heaven, choose your weapon, hunting among wolves and grizzlies, archery or rifle, license requirements, fees, maximizing your investment, two bull elk tags, youth options, RMEF Idaho projects, Elk Camp, and many other topics that will get you hunting Idaho elk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (24) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Shannon Mobbs and Cory Ford from Angry Spike Productions talk to Corey and Randy about archery hunting Roosevelt elk.  Topics covered are close range redefined, terrain for coastal elk, thick as thick gets, aggressive or passive calling, go to them, limited shot selection, habituated elk, small home ranges, best dates for Rosies, jungle calling tactics, scouting pays off, persistence, knowing the terrain, being mobile, stay or move if no reply, and many other tricks from guys who has spent decades tagging Roosevelt elk in the coast ranges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (23) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy cover topics related to applying for, and hunting, elk in Oregon.  Topics include how the system works, deadlines, over-the-counter, spike only, cow elk, archery and rifle, Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain Elk, early season, late season, non-resident perspectives, license requirements, point system, season dates, and a ton of other Oregon tidbits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (22) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are joined by Mark and Jeff Skousen, two of the most fit elk hunters you will meet.  Topics covered include elk hunting is supposed to be fun, fitness makes it more fun, how find motivation, calories in-out, hunting with horses, beyond backcountry, when fitness matters, diet versus exercise, public land hunts, general season elk, over-the-counter options, and a host of other topics that will help you find motivation to make elk hunting fun while improving your fitness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In this Episode (21) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are joined by Tyler Crockett, fanatic elk hunter, bull rider, and owner of Pure Elevation Productions.  Topics covered in this episode are shed antlers, shed hunting ethics, Jackson Hole antler rodeo, call-in and set-up scenarios, why bull riders make good elk hunters, antlers as money or souvenirs, scouting while hunting for sheds, archery elk tactics, wolf hunting, wolf impacts on elk habits, Hunt Of A Lifetime program, helping others hunt, elk in timber, hunting burns, open country elk, Northwest Archery Challenge, summer practice, and a variety of other elk hunting topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy explore all details of hunting elk in Colorado, with a bit of tangent about wolves and other requests from listeners.  Topics covered include Colorado draw system for non-residents, over the counter options, season dates, costs, deadlines, using your points, realistic expectations, elk conservation, state trust land rules, and other topics helpful in hunting elk in Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (19) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy explain how you might draw an elk tag in New Mexico this year.  Going through all the destination elk states, the guys are explaining how you can hunt elk every year.  Topics covered in this episode are the nuances of the New Mexico draw system, using all three choices, mixing weapon types, no point system, glory tags, your time horizons, mid-term plan, easier draw means harder conditions, getting the most from your investment, spot and stalk versus calling elk, rifle, muzzy, and archery options, and many other topics related to hunting elk in New Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (18) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy continue the discussion of hunting elk every year.  Topics covered focus on Montana elk hunting and cover the non-resident application system, deadlines, limited entry, general tags, archery options, long seasons, public land, hunting pressure, seasonal movements, grizzly bears, wolves, and many other topics related to Montana elk hunting.  Hunt elk every year.  Montana is a great option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (17) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy continue the discussion of how you can hunt elk every year while making short/mid/long-term plans in the process.  Topics covered include the drawing systems of UT and NV, why these states are hard to draw, using UT and NV as long-term plans, allocating budgets, swinging for the fences, and a few stories from the lucky guys who have hunted elk in these states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy go into great depth about the Arizona elk tag drawing system and application strategies to help you draw your tag.  Topics include Arizona system overview, tips to improve your odds, mid-term and long-term strategies, point systems, deadlines, archery and rifle opportunities, unique ways to increase your odds, youth applications, some Arizona elk hunting stories from Corey and Randy, and a lot of other good ideas related to Arizona elk hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode of the Elk Talk Podcast (EP 15), Corey and Randy are focused on helping every hunter acquire an elk tag for 2019.  Many think it is impossible to hunt elk each year, but this podcast will show how this can be done.  Topics covered include having a strategy, short/mid/long-term strategy, state application deadlines, how to allocate your tag budget, how each state fits your plan, fall back options, Randy's application plan, and Corey's personal application plan, strategy for a new applicant, worry about drawing multiple tags, and quirks of each system and each state that will give you a better chance too hunt elk this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 14 of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy get into deep discussion about elk hunting in Wyoming.  Topics covered are the Wyoming non-resident tag drawing system, strategies based on point levels, how to decide on a unit, point system, hunting near grizzly bears, tag allocations, public access in Wyoming, archery and rifle, Wilderness areas. special v. regular draw, and some stories of their Wyoming elk hunts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (12) of the Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy give a wrap up of their 2018 elk seasons.  Topics covered include hunting with your children, what are transition ranges, elk bugling in post-rut, early elk migrations, migration weather, locating elk on transition ranges, weather affecting rut, elk where you least expect them, bulls higher than cows, how to hunt elk every year, glory tag risks, low elevation hunters preparing for high elevation hunts, and many other topics of the 2018 elk season experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (12) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are answering more questions from listeners.  Topics covered include picking a general unit to hunt, glassing in archery season, movement during peak rut, late season tactics, weekend warrior tactics, hunting pressure as an ally, opening day plan, rest of the season plan, scouting imperative in post-rut and late season, where elk locate transition ranges, migration caused by snow or cold, hunting pressure affecting migrations, sources to learn about migration corridors, hunt where the elk are, bedding based on thermals, cow elk ideas, dismantling your elk, bone out or leave on bone, and lots of other public land elk hunting topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

In this episode (11) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy go through volumes of listener questions and provide the best answers they can muster.  Topics included are backcountry first aid, what's in your emergency kit, five periods of elk season, finding cow elk, elk ecology, finding post-rut elk, displacement from livestock grazing, glassing as a tactic, bugling in post-rut, late season locations, glassing set ups, scent control or wind discipline, new moon or fall equinox, calling in an elk versus taking a big bull, and other listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode of The Hunt Talk Podcast (Ep 10) Randy meets up with John Barklow, big game product manager at Sitka Gear.  While Corey volunteers for a Hunt of a Lifetime, the topics discussed include John's Top 5 elk hunting mistakes, merino v. synthetics, garment engineers, field testing for Special Operators, baking the moisture from you clothes, windchilling, insulation layers, evaporation effects, performance clothing comforts, John's archery setup, and a host of other topics related to elk hunting and gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 09 of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey Jacobsen catches up with David Brinker to discuss their recent Roosevelt Elk hunt in western Oregon.  Topics covered include hunting elk jungles, broadhead wounds, backcountry first aid, early Roosie rut, Rockies versus Roosies, early season calling, huckleberry grazing, accidents happen, and a hair-raising story of David impaling a broadhead in his calf while hunting deep in the woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (08) of the Elk Talk Podcast, brought to you by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Corey and Randy are comparing notes after the first few weeks of elk season.  Corey has already been to Oregon and Wyoming, while Randy has been to New Mexico.  Hot weather has made the elk action a nightime activity.  Topics discussed include backcountry first aid, nutrition, bad camp food, e-scouting, mistakes made again this season, hunting with grizzly bears, leaving elk to find elk, food patterns for peak rut elk, don't focus on sanctuaries in September, and a lot of other September elk hunting topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (07) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky Montana, sharing the mic with Corey's long-time hunting partner, Dirk Durham.  Topics covered include Top 5 mistakes Dirk has seen in his life of elk hunting, #1 giving up too easy, #2 aggressive versus passive, #3 not being flexible when your plan isn't working, #4 be unorthodox, #5 not having your equipment working flawlessly, knowing when to be aggressive or passive,  attitude being the reason for success, success comes from confidence, confidence comes from knowledge, and a long list of other perspectives from a guy who has hunted, lived, and breathed elk for most his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey and Randy are joined by David Brinker, who is shooting a traditional bow at the Total Archery Challenge in Big Sky, Montana. The crew talks about David's top 5 elk hunting mistakes, the difference between Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain Elk, and dealing with failure. Corey even shares his #1 Karaoke tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 5 of Elk Talk, Corey is joined by his elk hunting partner, Donnie Drake. They discuss the effects of the full moon on elk hunting, as well as hunting elk during the early season. They also discuss their 2018 elk hunting schedule, and share an exciting new video project they will be working on this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Randy and Corey talk about the importance of choosing a camp site, strategies for site selection, and the risks of choosing poorly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the third episode of the Elk Talk podcast, Randy and Corey finish up their Top 5 mistake list from the previous episode and talk about elk calling strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (02) of Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey each give their list of the Top 5 mistakes each of them made and still make.  The greatest part of increasing elk hunting knowledge is acquired by experiment and making mistakes. Mistakes listed and most of them discussed were lack of elk knowledge, reliance on gadgets, not respecting the wind, lack of a plan, failure to experiment, getting stuck in a rut, setup mistakes, calling mistakes, and a few others that got discussed as part of the many tangents that come with Elk Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 be published every other week, to fill in the gap between regular ElkTalk Podcast episodes. In this new mini-series, Corey will be sharing stories from his past elk hunts, and then detailing a strategy or tactic that was instrumental in the success of that hunt – or a lesson learned that has helped shape the way he hunts elk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Episode (01) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey Jacobsen and Randy Newberg explain how the Elk Talk idea came about, what the audience can expect for future content, the partners supporting the podcast, mistakes we commonly make, Top 5 topics every elk hunter must consider, wind and elk, rifle or archery, aggressive or passive, and setting the table for future content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (#117) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy talk about their post-rut rifle hunts and the common observations. Topics covered include why the post-rut is so difficult, the many forms of sanctuary, technology and success rates, non-resident elk tags in Idaho, making your dream hunts reality, increasing your draw odds, who gets first shot, and a lot of other tangents stemming from listener emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (#116) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy finally match calendars and give updates about Kentucky, Idaho, and some other trips. Topics focus on the transition to rifle seasons of the post-rut and late season. A few tangents get drawn out concerning motorcycle wrecks in the mountains, marital and premarital advice for elk hunters, and the principles of elk hunting applied to coaching basketball. Fun stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices