In Episode 77 of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey is home from a harrowing Alaska Roosevelt archery elk hunt.  Randy has been waiting for Corey's story since getting a picture with no details.  This is a story you want to hear.  A story about dreams, perseverance, risk-reward, foolish chances, being prepared for the unexpected, kidney stones, terrible weather, and some of the world's largest-bodied elk in some of the world's worst terrain.

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In this episode (76) Corey and Randy have a preseason session to discuss the 2021 elk season that launches by the time this episode drops. Randy chimes in from a temporary studio, apologizing for the bad audio, while Corey is fully loaded for Alaska archery elk.  Topics covered include Alaska archery elk, luck better than hard work, prioritize physical condition or knowledge or both, mobile tactics better than setups, allocation between scouting days and hunting days, the Montana elk wars, spikes or old bulls, hunting as a conservation tool, and some sneak previews of what Corey and Randy have ahead.

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In this episode (75) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey talks with Brice Bishop of Peax Equipment.  While Randy is in Nevada, Corey and Brice talk about manufacturing hunting-specific products for western mountain hunting. This is a story of building a hunting equipment company from nothing more than a great idea and a lot of hard work.  Topics covered include listening to hunters, fulfilling their needs, developing products specific for what a hunter needs, building a mature brand to fulfill the mission of the company, and how a company can help improve conservation and access to hunting lands.

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In this podcast, Corey and Randy take the stage at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Mountain Summit, where the audience receives a new Gerber knife for having the courage to ask a question that Corey and Randy try to answer.  Questions asked include conservation opportunities, adult onset hunting, getting young hunters involved, too many hunters, the need to continue improving access, calling setups for archery elk, and a host of other sidebars the audience was not expecting.

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In this Episode (73) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are taking listener questions and reciting some experiences of recent elk seminars.  Topics covered include Alaska elk hunting, smoke and elk, hunting new areas, food scarcity, what is the best elk forage, elk dispersal, calling for elk is not for turkeys, making elk hunting simple, eliminating where elk "ain't", most archery seasons are a food pattern, every elk movement is with intention and purpose, same elk on different landscape, thermo-regulation, and many other tangents.

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In this episode (72) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey dive into the topic of drought impacts on elk. This takes them into migratory v. non-migratory elk, how to E-scout for each, dispersal v. density, selecting the best sanctuaries based on weather and moisture, priority on highest quality food in drought years, data used for selecting OTC and general units, your archery setup, remaining tag options, and many other tangents.

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In this Episode (71) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey interrupts Randy's Montana drawing results and with Randy's serious sinus infection they to try carry on a podcast about planning elk hunts now that tags are being issued.  Topics covered include E-scouting differences for archery seasons compared to rifle seasons, eliminating where elk aren't, fall back options in Idaho and Colorado, cow elk hunting, how to pick up returned tags, no plan means paralysis, executing a plan and modifying your plan, World Elk Calling Championship, and a few reader questions mixed in.

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In this episode (70), Corey and Randy are answering listener questions and focusing on planning season.  Now that tags are being drawn, we take questions that give our approach to planning a hunt.  Topics covered include early archery season, how an E-scouting plan is developed, using rafts to escape the crowds, Corey's shed antler report, risk analysis while in the woods, selecting a general unit, what information is used to plan a hunt, and at listener request, a bit of marital advice.

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In this Episode (69) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are again scanning listener questions and explaining their approach to many of the topics facing elk hunters.  Tangents explored are public land etiquette for hunters and antler nuts, how to improve habitat for drought, drought impacts on hunting strategy, Randy's Five Periods of the Elk Calendar, some people need a wedgie, technology at our finger tips, remaining elk drawing deadlines, elk near roads, hackers took Randy's Facebook Page, and a host of other listener questions to round out the week.

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In this episode (68) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy talk about the upcoming Colorado elk deadline and a host of other listener questions.  Topics covered include, if Corey was King for a Day, R3 or access, selecting season dates, solo set-ups, nuances of thermals, barometric changes, elk and grizzlies, antler hunting, why some rules exist, elk/deer combo ideas, hunt a week straight or split your time, and a host of other random elk ramblings.

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