Elk Talk
All elk, all the time, and only elk. Hunting elk is the aspirational pinnacle for most American hunters. Corey Jacobsen, 10-time World Elk Calling Champion, and Randy Newberg, long-time public land hunting advocate, have combined to lower the hurdles for aspiring elk hunters and provide insight from their combined decades of elk hunting mistakes that will give useful information to elk hunters of all experience levels. Brought to you by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and partners GOHUNT, MTN OPS, MTNTOUGH, Yeti, and OutdoorClass.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Pre-rut Elk Strategies; September 8-14 | Episode 152
In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Randy interviews Corey to cover the most effective tactics for the 2025 archery season. This podcast covers September 8-14, what we define as the Pre-rut period, …
00:47:10 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Early Season Elk Strategies; September 1-7 | Episode 151
In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Randy interviews Corey to cover the most effective tactics for the 2025 archery season. This podcast covers September 1-7, what we define as the Early Season, acc…
00:39:46 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Pre-season Preparation 2025 | Episode 150
Corey and Randy take a few listener questions and talk about what they are doing to get ready for the upcoming elk season. Archery practice, broadhead selection, equipment tuning, scouting with maps…
01:17:04 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
RMEF's Mission - Elk, Other Wildlife, Their Habitat, and Hunting Heritage | Episode 149
Corey and Randy are joined by Steve Decker, Chief Revenue Officer at RMEF. Topics covered include the mission priorities of RMEF, how such mission work is accomplished on the ground, and how it is fu…
01:35:26 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Public Lands with Congressman Mike Simpson | Episode 148
In this episode of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy go through the latest updates on the public land sales proposed by Senator Mike Lee. Midway through they are joined by Congressman Mike Simpso…
01:40:08 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Elk Hunter Civics | Episode 147
Corey and Randy go into a deep dive of how Legislative and Congressional actions impact elk hunting and public access. Corey cues up questions for Randy related to recent budget amendments to sell pu…
01:34:16 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Elk Hunting, Technology, and the Future | Episode 146
In this episode (#146) of the Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are joined by Brice Bishop and David Brinker of PEAX Equipment. A lengthy discussion covers how technology has impacted elk hunting, el…
01:46:30 |
Sat 17 May 2025
Elk Tough; Mental and Physical Strength | Episode 145
In this episode of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy are joined by Dustin Diefenderfer of MTN TOUGH. Three elk hunters tell some stories, give some ideas of their physical and mental challenges with …
01:23:10 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Utah, Nevada & Washington DC | Episode 144
Corey and Randy cover the many issues related to deadlines and applications in Utah and Nevada. Corey also asks Randy for an update from a week in DC lobbying on public land issues. Other topics (st…
01:33:49 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Elasticity of Non-Resident Elk Pricing? | Episode 143
Corey and Randy are looking forward to spring and the final half of application season. Topics covered include huge fee increases in Utah, pushing market pricing of non-residents, pressing for reside…
01:28:06 |
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Tag Apps and Creating Public Access | Episode 142
Corey and Randy talk about upcoming applications in Montana and Colorado, complexity of regulations, grizzly bear delisting possible, history of wolf delisting, Great American Outdoor Act, Congress s…
01:30:31 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Winter Conditions, Elk Populations, and Rabbit Holes | Episode 141
In this episode of the Elk Talk Podcast, Randy and Corey catch up to discuss their application strategies, Arizona draw results, the current winter conditions in elk country, problems of thawing and …
01:33:05 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Planning your 2025 Elk Season | Episode 140
Corey and Randy talk about changes to elk hunting seasons in 2025, deadlines for tags drawings, Colorado changing their draw in 2028, moisture patterns and antler growth in arid states, moon phases, …
01:22:33 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
Elk Hunting in 2025 | Episode 139
In this episode (#139) of Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy welcome in the new year with a discussion about migration hunts, putting more elk on the mountain, what do we mean when we say "access to e…
01:16:03 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
A 2024 Post-season Wrap | Episode 138
Corey and Randy happen to be recording a few hours after the Idaho non-resident tag circus. Topics covered include the Idaho non-resident tag purchase system, the effectiveness of "scarcity marketing…
01:34:10 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Access to Elk; Complications Abound | Episode 137
Corey and Randy talk about the complications of inaccessible elk, for whatever reasons it happens. What makes elk less accessible, or more accessible? Complications of public hunting pressure and elk…
01:37:02 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Rifle Elk Season Recap | Episode 136
In this episode (#136) of the Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy are talking about plans for 2025, some stories of Corey's Idaho rifle hunting, some tidbits on Randy's trip to help with a Nevada elk hu…
01:16:16 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
Difficulties of Post-Rut Elk Hunting | Episode 135
Randy and Corey talk through the struggles of post rut hunts. Randy recaps his most recent trip in Idaho with the RMEF sweepstakes "win a hunt" winner and a string of llamas. Randy and Corey discuss …
01:22:09 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
RMEF on Conservation, Access, and Advocacy | Episode 134
In this Episode (#134) Randy sits down with Kyle Weaver, President and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. In addition to a call to action on Colorado's I-127 ballot initiative, topics are many…
01:56:03 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Mid Season Elk Stories and Surprises | Episode 133
In this episode (#133) of Elk Talk Podcast Corey and Randy overcome some scheduling difficulties to share each other's stories of the season, including some new lessons learned, some mistakes made, s…
01:32:32 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
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