Hunt Talk Radio

Latest Episodes:

A 2021 Season Wrap - Some Years Are Crazy Dec 06, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy and Marcus give a season wrap. It has been the most disrupted of all seasons, requiring the Fresh Tracks crew to fill in a lot of the content Randy normally films. Such is life. And such is the story of 2021. Stories of elk hunts, deer hunts, a mountain goat named "Grubby" and stories from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Montana. We are now back on track and hoping to keep rolling without disruption.

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Hunt Talk Radio Mid-season Update Oct 21, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold’s Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Marcus and Dale as they give a mid-season update. Topics covered include a scheduling mayhem, leftover and returned tags, great friends like Scott Jones, camera guys as scapegoats, passing when you should shoot, Kara the elk slayer, Randy’s shortened season, hopes for a billy goat, banner grouse year, a special moose story, and highlights of the first two months of hunts for this season.

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Starting A Hunting Business From Scratch Sep 23, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy has guest Charlie and Corey from Steelhead Outdoors. Topics covered include starting a hunting business as a dream, more work and less hunting, solving problems, building a better gun safe, what is a modular safe, custom services and products, whitetails of Minnesota, deer camps, hunting traditions, grouse or partridge, small town cultures, deciding to manufacture in the USA, and other perspectives of young business owners making their way in the hunting space.

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Future of Fresh Tracks and Randy Newberg Platforms Sep 09, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Matthew, Marcus, and RJ as they talk about the new distribution platform they are launching in response to request from followers. Topics include paying for content with time (ads), privacy ( your personal information), or money. Randy explains his belief that viewers should know they can watch content without concern of their personal privacy and information. Fresh Tracks+ is a new membership model that provides the privacy and ad-free experience many are seeking.

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Building A Company For Hunters - The goHUNT Story Sep 02, 2021

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In this episode (167) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Lorenzo and Chris, co-founders of goHUNT. Topics include the goHUNT story, how it started and where they are going, focus on hunter needs, creating more value at the same price, always getting better, solving hunter's problems, using business technology for hunting, mapping as an essential tool, building a bigger pie; providing what a hunter needs, when they need it, at all times, in one location, and what might be next for goHUNT.

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Citizen Conservation - The Value of Volunteers Aug 28, 2021

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In this episode (166) Randy talks with Lee McDonald of the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance. Topics covered include all things mountain goats, how citizens can contribute to science and conservation, the value of volunteers, funding constraints for agencies, advocating for mountain goats, hunting as a management tool, how RMGA made Randy's 2021 goat tag possible, native species in non-native habitats, and the future of Rocky Mountain Goats.

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Arizona Wild Sheep, Water & Drought Aug 05, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy talks about long-term drought impacts and Arizona's wild sheep with Brad Remfrey of the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society. Topics covered include drought, hauling water, volunteerism is key, loss of surface water, collective human impacts, changing landscapes, how to help wildlife in drought, how to win a Dall Sheep hunt in the McKenzie Mountains, what is done with you money, advocacy, and a host of other issues impacting Arizona's Desert Bighorn Sheep.

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Hearing Loss for Hunters and Shooters Jul 30, 2021

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In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, our guest is Dr. Weston Adkins, doctor of audiology at the Mayo Clinic, who also is a hunter and shooter. Topics covered include all items related to hearing loss, prevention, exposure to damage, decibel levels of firearms, frequencies lost, loss of volume versus loss of clarity, protecting what you have, prevention methods, treatment options, health consequences of lost hearing, and idea that motivate you to NOT be like Randy; protect what you have!

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EP163: Juniper Management is Wildlife Conservation Jul 16, 2021

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In this episode (163) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with Dr. Tim Deboodt and Dylan Kruse, experts in juniper management and emerging markets for juniper as a commercial wood product. Juniper is a native tree that dominates many arid environments, benefiting from fire suppression. Junipers consumes a lot of water, reducing surface water and forage base necessary for wildlife. Tim and Dylan explain the programs in Oregon used to improve wildlife conservation by management of junipers.

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EP 162: Hunt Talk with Olympic Biathletes Jul 08, 2021

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In this episode (162) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy shares the mic with longtime friends Lanny and Tracy Barnes, US Olympians in the biathlon and competitive shooters. Topics covered include hunting as a life skill for elite competition sports, failure as our teacher, attitude matters, optimists are seldom disappointed, shooting sports and competition, hunting as a lifetime activity, sacrifice is often necessary, mental focus when shooting, and a lot of other topics from two of our greatest ambassadors.

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