One of the things you need for people to get involved in conservation is a little optimism. It was brought to my attention that anyone under 40 has grown up being relentlessly told that the world was coming to an end soon due to human activities. I guess this strategy was to get people to change behaviors but it's resulted in many people having a negative outlook on the future in general. Who's going to work to increase game numbers 20 years from now when the world ends in 10?
Good point, Tim. Various humans have been predicting the end of the world in ten years for at least the past 2,000. We won't destroy planet Earth, but we're certainly on track to convert most of it to humans and our few domestic crops and animals. Young people not only can alter this trajectory, but must. Rather than wring their hands and seek safe spaces, they should roll up their sleeves and get to work. Wildlife and wild places need to be our safe spaces!
2 great ambassadors for our sport, outdoors, and culture. It’s great to have young men and women advancing cartridges and ballistics, but actual hands on experience, here they are!
By far the ABSOFREAKINGLUTELY best video I’ve seen you two gentlemen make. God bless you both. I pray every hunter, fisherman, and outdoors person to watch this.
This isn’t the conversation I was expecting to hear between these hunting legends but it is SO welcome. At some point very powerful interests made conservation a dirty word but it is absolutely critical if we’re going to continue enjoying public land hunts. NO ONE is immune to propaganda, so if you reflexively ignore conservation initiatives it’s worth taking a second to ask yourself why.
Africa is a prime example of how conservation has been successful, in putting a price on an animal it has allowed their regions to bring more resources to them and allow even more protection and conservation
Hello Ron from a big fan from Vancouver 🇨🇦 We here in British Columbia Canada have unfortunately lost alot of are public land for hunting purposes because of are government and its getting worse and worse.
Randy is correct as it took me 3 years to get a Law passed in Iowa to help our ground nesting birds and surprised me was how some Conservation Groups really need to be coaxed into backing it since it was not there idea. Yes Residents need to cough up more.
This message needs to be discussed on Joe Rogan. I blame his show partly for the influx of new hunters. I think Randy hit the nail on the head when he said people nowadays seem to think it’s always been like this
My brother n law hunts public land, he found a piece of land that's land locked and hard to access, there's one guy that has a stand about 400-500 yards from where he sits, he gets a good sized deer every year, sometimes two deer, get out the land plots and study them and scout them out, unfortunately this takes a lot of time and it's public land so things can change every year, stay strong and pray for America
Excellent conversation very good topic and very educational.. Definitely a very important subject that is being overlooked if we don’t take care of our resources a few years from now there would be no game to hunt and if it is the cost would be tremendous. Guys like you and meat eater do a great job putting the information out but we need more people involved. Thanks for the info 👍🏽
Great podcast. I follow you both. I agree that map technology has changed to make it easier. Range finders is another big change too. Looking forward to my first elk hunt out west. I learn a lot from both of you. Thank you!
Nothing but love for you Ron.. But I’m curious if you have control of the add frequency? Great videos, but good lord, it’s hard to watch/listen when there’s an add every few mins. This isn’t the case with most other channels I watch.
My problem is with the state politicians taking hunting and fishing monies and putting them into the general funds and not using it for the hunting and fishing. That is always a tough fight.
If you want young people to get into hunting and more of them, this is how they're going to do it. They've been raised with phones in their hands. That's the only way they know how to get information, and it's not necessarily bad. Seeing how fast-paced life is now, I don't have time to go around talking to people. I have a full-time job and other activities I'm interested in.
Here's a really simple, fast, and inexpensive way to contribute for guys like me who pull 18 hour days 5-6 days per week. Buy a tag you have zero intention of filling. And don't fill it.
Public land hunters are done putting in the hard work to just let someone who does literally nothing, finacially or anything else to help, and take the game that you and or others who worked so hard to harvest. This needs to change, or else it will die off.
Well I am happy to live in Bosnia and Herzegownia, we have a lot of forests and very small population of people. Everyone has a gun, legal or illegal it doesn't matter, because those people who have a gun illegal they are not interested about hunting anyway, they just have a guns because of the war in the 90s... So every hunter has usually everything what he needs. We have hunting shops and all that stuffs, I can allways get a hunting license even for free if I want to and I can go whereever I want, so I think that is nice thing about my land. We usually hunt wild boars with dogs, but I like be on a treestand also. We have enough roebucks, rabbits, wild boars, wolves, brown bears even a big red deers in some areas. Pheasant hunting is also very popular so I can't complain about anything. Sorry because of my writting, my english is not so good.
Apathy is our greatest concern. I see this in the marine fishing sector, where participation in the regulatory side of issues has little interest, but mention a tuna sighting and the boards lite up. People want to talk about gear and animals/fish/birds etc, but won't give conservation or regulatory issues a glance. Try as you will, you can't change apathy...that is a personal choice and I don't see that changing without some drastic impulse that hits them in the face. By then, usually its too late...history repeats itself.
You asked him his preference of firearms/calibers, but you didn't ask him his preference in bullets. All he mentioned was high quality bullets. That is a pretty broad spectrum. Or did you figure that was too close to opening "pandoras' box"?
Responding to your conversation past the 30 minute mark. Humans today are inundated with rapid reward processing within entertainment that creates a seretonin or dopamine imbalance. This is why videos like conservation dont get as many views (I was one of the few people who did watch Randy's video about the water holes). But in order to get more people's attention, the smart people must adapt to the lame. I think most people dont put effort into conservation because they dont reap the reward they ultimately desire. Why would people go spend the little time they get off work to go work someplace so someone else can draw a tag? Well, for starters the nation could switch to a 4 day (10 hr shifts) work week. An extra day to go help conservation appeared from thin air! But the biggest thing is selfishness. Selfishness is an organic human trait. I genuinely feel if we need to turn the tables in favor of conservation then we need to reward the people who go out and do it. Maybe it's giving them an extra point, or maybe having a draw specifically for people who put in enough documented hours of conservation in every year. Either way, people work for the fruits of their labor and if theirs no fruit when the labor is put in then people tend to give up.
As a guy that spends most of his time watching videos on RUclips about hunting and fishing any video over 30 minutes feels like it drones on for too long even if I'm actually interested in what's being said.
Going back to premium ammo deal I have browning BBR and best accuracy I have with it is Remington core lokt 130gr 270win it’s 3 shot group at 100 .5 moa or less with cheap 3-9x32mm banner bushnell but it’s just so dead accurate I don’t shoot high end ammo bc gives me no benefits at all gmx Hornadys don’t shoot better sst nope elds nope nosler nope so It should be shoot what’s best in ur rifle if it’s 20$ a box or 120$ a box shoot what shoots best in ur rifle with right bullet selection
Absolutely shoot what your rifle groups best with that BIG caveat -- the right bullet selection. A hyper accurate FMJ solid is no where near as good on elk as a 2 MOA Partition or TTSX.
Embrace your baldness. Who wears a hat in the house? I wonder if modern media tech was around in the OConnor / Keith / Page and others era if the conversations would be as much nonsense as what comes out of these two?
Randy's a great asset to The hunting community thanks for having him on
I'm so glad you had Randy on. I never miss an episode of Fresh Tracks.
One of the things you need for people to get involved in conservation is a little optimism. It was brought to my attention that anyone under 40 has grown up being relentlessly told that the world was coming to an end soon due to human activities. I guess this strategy was to get people to change behaviors but it's resulted in many people having a negative outlook on the future in general. Who's going to work to increase game numbers 20 years from now when the world ends in 10?
Good point, Tim. Various humans have been predicting the end of the world in ten years for at least the past 2,000. We won't destroy planet Earth, but we're certainly on track to convert most of it to humans and our few domestic crops and animals. Young people not only can alter this trajectory, but must. Rather than wring their hands and seek safe spaces, they should roll up their sleeves and get to work. Wildlife and wild places need to be our safe spaces!
Two of the most important guys in todays hunting/shooting world. Great show and a great guest Ron. I follow both of you guys religiously.
Two of the BEST men in outdoor life of AMERICAN HUNTING! Thanks for your guidance in keeping HUNTING and Preservation.
Thanks fella’s this is a pleasure to watch and listen to.
Good people, good causes wow
I can’t think of anyone I’d rather meet and spend an hour with then Ron.
2 great ambassadors for our sport, outdoors, and culture. It’s great to have young men and women advancing cartridges and ballistics, but actual hands on experience, here they are!
Best one mr spomer
Great Job 👍
By far the ABSOFREAKINGLUTELY best video I’ve seen you two gentlemen make. God bless you both. I pray every hunter, fisherman, and outdoors person to watch this.
This isn’t the conversation I was expecting to hear between these hunting legends but it is SO welcome. At some point very powerful interests made conservation a dirty word but it is absolutely critical if we’re going to continue enjoying public land hunts. NO ONE is immune to propaganda, so if you reflexively ignore conservation initiatives it’s worth taking a second to ask yourself why.
Just got done watching the new anyfins episode
Enjoyed 50 plus mins with two outdoor icons!! Kudos to you both!
this is a fun interview.
Howdy Ron. This is one great video!!!!! Randy Newberg is the right man to have for this discussion!!!!! Thank you to both of you!!!!! Later on Sir....
Bravo to you both!!! Well done.
Africa is a prime example of how conservation has been successful, in putting a price on an animal it has allowed their regions to bring more resources to them and allow even more protection and conservation
Hello Ron from a big fan from Vancouver 🇨🇦
We here in British Columbia Canada have unfortunately lost alot of are public land for hunting purposes because of are government and its getting worse and worse.
Manhattan mantanan!!!!💪🇺🇸💯🦅!!!
Good chat boys! Very inspiring to a young hunter thank you
Fun interview. The chemistry b/t these guys is epic, both are confident and knowledgeable.
Randy is correct as it took me 3 years to get a Law passed in Iowa to help our ground nesting birds and surprised me was how some Conservation Groups really need to be coaxed into backing it since it was not there idea.
Yes Residents need to cough up more.
Love all the interviews
I'd love to set on the porch and listen to them
This message needs to be discussed on Joe Rogan. I blame his show partly for the influx of new hunters. I think Randy hit the nail on the head when he said people nowadays seem to think it’s always been like this
Excellent conversation Gentleman!
Herd numbers in NM, Montana, Co and AZ respectively, mule deer and elk mostly, have nearly tripled since the 1980's.
My brother n law hunts public land, he found a piece of land that's land locked and hard to access, there's one guy that has a stand about 400-500 yards from where he sits, he gets a good sized deer every year, sometimes two deer, get out the land plots and study them and scout them out, unfortunately this takes a lot of time and it's public land so things can change every year, stay strong and pray for America
I'm going to do more for conservation in my state even though Arkansas does a real good job of conservation already.
Excellent conversation very good topic and very educational.. Definitely a very important subject that is being overlooked if we don’t take care of our resources a few years from now there would be no game to hunt and if it is the cost would be tremendous. Guys like you and meat eater do a great job putting the information out but we need more people involved. Thanks for the info 👍🏽
Nice content with my man Randy
Great podcast. I follow you both. I agree that map technology has changed to make it easier. Range finders is another big change too. Looking forward to my first elk hunt out west. I learn a lot from both of you. Thank you!
Looks like Randy has his fingers working again!
Cup and core is good to have in as practice ammo. Or as Shtf. But copper or bonded is best.
Good evening from south dakota
Nothing but love for you Ron.. But I’m curious if you have control of the add frequency? Great videos, but good lord, it’s hard to watch/listen when there’s an add every few mins. This isn’t the case with most other channels I watch.
You should have Matt from demolition ranch on. Like him or not, he’s the biggest content creator when it comes to guns
I’d love you to get Steve Rebels on. Or join his podcast.
My problem is with the state politicians taking hunting and fishing monies and putting them into the general funds and not using it for the hunting and fishing. That is always a tough fight.
If you want young people to get into hunting and more of them, this is how they're going to do it. They've been raised with phones in their hands. That's the only way they know how to get information, and it's not necessarily bad. Seeing how fast-paced life is now, I don't have time to go around talking to people. I have a full-time job and other activities I'm interested in.
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try put the thumbnail as "shot big colorado buck" and in the middle of the video insert little conserve tipbits...
Good tip, mehpit. A spoonful of medicine with the sugar.
Here's a really simple, fast, and inexpensive way to contribute for guys like me who pull 18 hour days 5-6 days per week. Buy a tag you have zero intention of filling. And don't fill it.
Public land hunters are done putting in the hard work to just let someone who does literally nothing, finacially or anything else to help, and take the game that you and or others who worked so hard to harvest. This needs to change, or else it will die off.
Well I am happy to live in Bosnia and Herzegownia, we have a lot of forests and very small population of people. Everyone has a gun, legal or illegal it doesn't matter, because those people who have a gun illegal they are not interested about hunting anyway, they just have a guns because of the war in the 90s... So every hunter has usually everything what he needs. We have hunting shops and all that stuffs, I can allways get a hunting license even for free if I want to and I can go whereever I want, so I think that is nice thing about my land. We usually hunt wild boars with dogs, but I like be on a treestand also. We have enough roebucks, rabbits, wild boars, wolves, brown bears even a big red deers in some areas. Pheasant hunting is also very popular so I can't complain about anything. Sorry because of my writting, my english is not so good.
Apathy is our greatest concern. I see this in the marine fishing sector, where participation in the regulatory side of issues has little interest, but mention a tuna sighting and the boards lite up. People want to talk about gear and animals/fish/birds etc, but won't give conservation or regulatory issues a glance. Try as you will, you can't change apathy...that is a personal choice and I don't see that changing without some drastic impulse that hits them in the face. By then, usually its too late...history repeats itself.
You asked him his preference of firearms/calibers, but you didn't ask him his preference in bullets. All he mentioned was high quality bullets. That is a pretty broad spectrum. Or did you figure that was too close to opening "pandoras' box"?
Hit the like button! 👍
Responding to your conversation past the 30 minute mark.
Humans today are inundated with rapid reward processing within entertainment that creates a seretonin or dopamine imbalance. This is why videos like conservation dont get as many views (I was one of the few people who did watch Randy's video about the water holes). But in order to get more people's attention, the smart people must adapt to the lame.
I think most people dont put effort into conservation because they dont reap the reward they ultimately desire. Why would people go spend the little time they get off work to go work someplace so someone else can draw a tag?
Well, for starters the nation could switch to a 4 day (10 hr shifts) work week. An extra day to go help conservation appeared from thin air! But the biggest thing is selfishness. Selfishness is an organic human trait.
I genuinely feel if we need to turn the tables in favor of conservation then we need to reward the people who go out and do it. Maybe it's giving them an extra point, or maybe having a draw specifically for people who put in enough documented hours of conservation in every year.
Either way, people work for the fruits of their labor and if theirs no fruit when the labor is put in then people tend to give up.
Remem
As a guy that spends most of his time watching videos on RUclips about hunting and fishing any video over 30 minutes feels like it drones on for too long even if I'm actually interested in what's being said.
9:48 You can kill elk with a 7mm-08
Well putting out content that reinforces that message. Sounds like it’s a negative cycle
I. Respect Ron. As a ex Is. Guide... I wish r. gooberger would go back to isolating back where he migrated from...tax accountant go back to the city
Going back to premium ammo deal I have browning BBR and best accuracy
I have with it is Remington core lokt 130gr 270win it’s 3 shot group at 100 .5 moa or less with cheap 3-9x32mm banner bushnell but it’s just so dead accurate I don’t shoot high end ammo bc gives me no benefits at all gmx Hornadys don’t shoot better sst nope elds nope nosler nope so It should be shoot what’s best in ur rifle if it’s 20$ a box or 120$ a box shoot what shoots best in ur rifle with right bullet selection
Absolutely shoot what your rifle groups best with that BIG caveat -- the right bullet selection. A hyper accurate FMJ solid is no where near as good on elk as a 2 MOA Partition or TTSX.
Embrace your baldness. Who wears a hat in the house? I wonder if modern media tech was around in the OConnor / Keith / Page and others era if the conversations would be as much nonsense as what comes out of these two?
I have no idea who this Randy guy is, but 8 minutes in and I've had enough of him.
If you want to learn how to find elk in public land he's the man...
7-08and 7mag!! Done deal!!
Hornady or Barnes only!!! 💪🇺🇸💯🦅