Roe Hunting Resources' Podcast

A lot has happened to a lot of us this summer, and Chris's life has been no exception. In this podcast, Chris goes over some of what has consumed his thoughts and mental "focus" since the last podcast aired, and offers a few recommendations for folks as they look to their later years, and that of their parents. The bulk of this is NOT hunting related, BUT...Chris does share a little regarding what's coming next, and how folks might get in on a pretty unique opportunity for deer hunting with Roe Hunting Resources out in NW Kansas this year!

If you have a 2020 turkey license for KS (and maybe even in other States), you probably received an e-mail from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism regarding a genetics study regarding wild turkeys, and the opportunity for hunters to participate in that study by providing feather samples from their harvested birds to help increase the overall sample size of birds looked at. In this podcast, Chris sits down and chats with Amanda Beckman, the researcher conducting this project (and others), about the genetics study, how folks can get involved, and a whole bunch of other interesting "animal and turkey behavior" topics. It's a great conversation, so tune in, and we hope you enjoy it!

If you're going to buy "hunting land," you need to listen to this podcast FIRST!!! Land agents/Realtors/Auctioneers/etc. are NOT on the side of the BUYER, they're on the side of the SELLER! Here are some of the things you need to think about before putting down your earnest money, or moving forward toward purchasing a piece of ground – especially if you'll be an "absentee landowner."

In this video, Chris goes over:

- the annual antler development cycle

- how to determine stage of antler development from pictures/video

- the effects of age on antler development and timing

- the effects of forage quantity, quality, and timing on antler development and body condition

- how body condition impacts antler development

- how spring green-up may not be a good predictor of ultimate antler production in a given year

Ep. 3 - 2019 Colorado Snowpack and Elk Distribution by Roe Hunting Resources

In this episode, Chris covers two different, but related, topics that are always the subject of questions this time of year; namely "how does Chris go about finding a hunting area," and "why aren't elk up in the high country" in certain areas/on certain years? Topics covered include:

– different habitats seen in the RHR videos

– the initial considerations for finding a hunting area

– on-line/3rd party resources that greatly aid in initial "scouting"

– when to put boot leather to the ground

– spending time/learning your area

– plan A areas, vs plan B, C, etc.

– viewing mountains as a sponge

– how different mountain characteristics can affect vegetation quality in different years

– the importance of summer rain on different mountain types

– and more!

*note: the focus on this video ended up being a little unsteady/variable at times; we'll try to make sure that doesn't happen in the future!

On August 7th, 2019 Chris gave an elk hunting/calling/behavior seminar at No Limits Archery in Denver, CO where he tackled the question of: "Why Do Elk Still Swing Downwind?"

Jay Scott of the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast had me back on his podcast the other week to help answer a bunch of turkey hunting questions he got from his listeners, as well as from a few of mine, and it turned into another 4-hour marathon of incredible content. In this episode, we cover:

- Scouting/Patterning;

- Setting up where the birds want to be vs. where we want them to be;

- A brief Covid-19 rant;

- All things hunting Merriam's turkeys;

- Roosting behavior and hunting near roosts;

- The meaning of turkey head color (again...);

- Hunting in crappy weather;

- Locating birds and getting them to shock gobble on the roost; and

- An in-depth discussion on decoy set-ups.

Part Two of the 4-hour marathon turkey hunting Q&A that Jay Scott of Jay Scott Outdoors and I had the other week, answering listener/follower questions, as well as a few of mine this time. In this podcast, we cover:

- Shot placement when bowhunting turkeys;

- Merriam's turkey habitat and where/how to find birds;

- Dealing with pressured/silent birds;

- Midday hunts;

- Jay's California turkey hunting days, and his Gould's turkey guiding;

- Tungsten ammo and Apex ammunition;

- A Colorado-specific hunting question; and

- The best shotgun a person should buy for turkey hunting.

Chris shares his 2018 Denver ISE Show seminar, and explains why using calf elk vocalizations can be so effective when dealing with tight-lipped elk during the fall.

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