In this episode (EP073) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by his Field Producer, Marcus Hockett.  Apologies for missing a week due to holidays and obligations.  This podcast starts pretty calm and explains what we are up to, then transitions to some heated topics that are heavy on politics and public land policy.  Topics covered include digital video, the death of TV, moving to Amazon and YouTube, National Monuments, advocacy is uncomfortable, am I an apologist, anti-public land Utah delegation, Trumps' deal with Utah, subsidizing resource extraction, paying the true costs, pending sage grouse wreck, speaking up, conservation advocacy is difficult, inconvenient, and uncomfortable.
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EP073: Advocate or Apologist?

Hunt Talk Radio, Randy Newberg Unfiltered is a podcast covering hunting politics, public lands, and conservation topics; even a few things you didn’t need to know. The best hunters you’ve never heard of join Randy to answer questions from the Hunt Talk web forum, share ideas, reveal tactics, and give perspectives unique to public land hunting.

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Randy shares the mic with Tim Sakai and Alex Rich of Mystery Ranch. Topics covered include some elk hunting stories, evolution of the Mystery Ranch Metcalf, Mystery Ranch in the hunting space, MR approach to problem solving, load carriage, identify the problem, R & D, experiments, everyone learns to sew, the Mystery Ranch DNA, accessories, multi-year lead times, change in pursuit of improvement, and a ton of other insights to the Mystery Ranch model for product design and improvement.
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Solving for Hunters at Mystery Ranch | Episode 241

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy visits with Ashley Nichole Lewis, a well know angler, guide, historian, and fishing personality to talk all things related to salmon and conservation issues for the Quinault Indian Nation, known as "The Salmon People." Topics covered include learning to fish from her mother, having to hide from being an indigenous woman, her journey to be a fishing guide, conservation as indigenous people, the Boldt decision, obtaining a PhD in indigenous studies, being deliberately uncomfortable, and many more fascinating tangents.
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Ashley Nichole Lewis and the "Salmon People" | Episode 240

Randy shares the mic with Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management. The conversation focuses on the Colorado ballot initiative and how it is being used to widen bans on hunting. Additional topics cover using a 501(c)(4) organization to represent hunters in political fights, getting every hunter to vote, how to message to non-hunters, Randy's challenge to all non-residents who apply in CO, and a lot of other timely topics related to attacks on hunting and wildlife management.
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Hunting Ban in Colorado | Episode 239

Randy shares a mic with return guest Heather Douville, and her father, Mike. Mike shares his experiences of growing up in a Tlingit village before Southeast Alaska developed to the levels seen today. Topics include Mike's lifetime of fishing, hunting, and trapping, for his livelihood, to include deer, halibut, shellfish, salmon, seals, sea otters and perspectives on the Marine Mammal Protection Act and using the landscape sustainably for food.
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Alaskan Subsistence Life with Mike & Heather | Episode 238

In this episode (#237) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by three members of the Montana Wild Sheep Foundation; Ty Stubblefield, Jack Atcheson, and Kurt Alt. Topics covered include putting more sheep on the mountain, learning from successes and failures, how to increase your odds of drawing a sheep tag, some sheep hunting stories, and a lot of banter from the 2024 Wild Sheep Show in Reno.
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EP073: Advocate or Apologist?

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