Hunt Talk Radio

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Hunting Technology - Good, Bad, or Ugly? Jun 20, 2022

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In this episode (189) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy has Lorenzo Sartini of GOHUNT to talk about technology that impacts hunting as much as it impacts society. Topics covered include hunters as a cross-section of society, conservation as a means to improve all our draw odds, impacts of diminishing access, the need for DIY hunting and hunters, the value of non-resident hunting, technology as a tool for better hunting and conservation, we are all non-residents in 49 other states, and many other timely topics related to allocating hunting opportunities.

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Hunting Goat and Sheep with Adam Foss May 25, 2022

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In this episode (188) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy visits with Adam Foss to talk mountain hunting and wild sheep conservation. Adam explains a rare opportunity to win a sheep hunt with him in the McKenzie Mountains, a hunt he will film or photograph thanks to the Wild Sheep Foundation. Randy's Montana goat hunt with Adam and friends gets a day-by-day recite. Other diversions include growing up hunting mountains, commitment to conservation, telling stories, risk management, allure of sheep hunting and sheep hunters, and many other perspectives from a man immersed in hunting the mountains.

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Wild Sheep - Collaboration, Conflict, & Conservation May 09, 2022

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In this episode (187) of Leupold's Hunt Talk radio, Randy visits with Terry Meyers, Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society, a prior guest who exemplifies citizen-conservation. Topics covered on this early March conversation include the policy issues facing bighorn sheep on public lands, when multiple use becomes conflict, disease as a constraining factor for wild sheep, local groups making a difference at the state level, what is m.ovi, wild rams no longer allowed to wander, simple answers don't solve complicated problems, paying for grazing retirements, converting from domestic sheep to cattle, Federal land policy conflicting with state agency wildlife policy, compromising to zero, incentives provide good outcomes, and many more complications related to wild sheep management and the future an iconic species.

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North American Wildlife Conservation Model (Part 5 of 5) Apr 25, 2022

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In this episode (186) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Shane Mahoney wrap up their five-part series on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. This episode does a quick summary of where wildlife conservation is today, the challenges we face, and explores what adaptations will be necessary to meet the needs of a growing world population, shrinking habitat base, changing climate, and pressure to expand funding and representation beyond hunters and anglers. Are the values expressed in the Model able to accommodate the changes ahead? Who and to what expectations will wildlife be managed and allocated? The path ahead has more questions than answers.

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North American Wildlife Conservation Model (Part 4 of 5) Apr 18, 2022

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In this episode (185) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy and Shane Mahoney continue with Part 4 of 5 in their discussion of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model, detailing the next three tenets 1) Public Trust Doctrine, 2) Democratic Allocation of Opportunity, and 3) Allocation by Law. Issues explored start with the Public Trust Doctrine as applied to wildlife policy and allocation. From there we examine how law is the basis for all wildlife allocation and applied in a democratic manner, discussing ideas of commerce around wildlife, responsibility of Public Trustees, respect for Property Rights, legislation and policy to provide the "greatest good," along with many other interesting tangents.

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North American Wildlife Conservation Model (Part 3 of 5) Apr 10, 2022

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In this episode (184) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio Randy and Shane Mahoney continue with Part 3 of 5 in their discussion of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model, detailing the next two tenets 1) Eliminating Commercial Markets and 2) Legitimate Purpose for taking wildlife. Issues explored are the commerce around dead animals and the value of life wildlife, intended exceptions, what is legitimate purpose and what is not, what contradictions exist, how the tenets evolve from recovery to sustainability, subsistance and indigenous priorites, the history of how these tenets were critical for wildlife recovery, and many more interesting paths.

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North American Wildlife Conservation Model (Part 2 of 5) Apr 04, 2022

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In this episode (183) of Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Shane Mahoney continue their discussion on the concept known as the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In Part 2, they start an in depth discussion on the seven tenets that support this Model. This episode focuses on 1) science as the foundation for wildlife management and 2) wildlife considered an international resource. Shane explains that the Model is a set of principles that express the values we have in how we want wildlife to be held, managed, and allocated. To support management we must use the best information, mostly scientific information, a long history of which got us to where we are today. Many species span multiple countries, requiring an international perspective in management and allocation.

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North American Wildlife Conservation Model In Depth (Part 1 of 5) Mar 25, 2022

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In this episode (182) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Shane Mahoney discuss the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Shane is an expert on the Model, having shared many works with Dr. Valerius Geist, the person most credited with this Model's current description. In this first episode topics covered include what this Model represents, the history of wildlife in North America, the seven tents that comprise the foundation of this Model, why Dr. Geist defined how our Model works, what the Model is/isn't, disruptive events that helped form our conservation ethic, and a host of other relevant history to explain the context of how the tenets of this Model were developed and the relevance of the Model today.

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Elk Advocacy From the Grassroots Mar 17, 2022

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In this episode (181) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with three members (Justin Schaaf, Nuridia Nulliner, and John Sullivan) of the Montana Citizens Elk Coalition, a grassroots group focused on elk management in Montana. Topics covered include how to be effective at the local level, understanding process, showing up matters, learning by listening, finding values to support, changing landscape of wildlife politics, when policy becomes politics, be at the table or be on the menu, and a lot of other ideas for effective advocacy. Go to https://www.montanaelk.org/ for more information.

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Corner Crossing Part 2 - Legal Experts Chime In Mar 07, 2022

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In this Episode (179) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, two attorneys bring their legal expertise to the discussion of private and public property rights where properties adjoin or intersect. Tom Stonecipher and Nick Vandenbos have been researching this topic and share their findings, along with an explanation of how law is not static and application of law is dependent upon facts and circumstance, responding to the practicality of the situation. A Wyoming court case is ongoing that addresses this topic in both a criminal and civil context. Lots to think about here. Enjoy!

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