Advocacy Burnout is Real | Episode 242

In this episode (#250) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Curt Meine of the Aldo Leopold Foundation to talk about the legacy of Aldo Leopold as we celebrate 100 years of the Gila Wilderness and 75 years after the Sand County Almanac. Topics covered include expansion of the Land Ethic Leopold started, history of Gila Wilderness, revolutionary thinking, Wilderness Society, Thinking Like a Mountain, humans as part of a big community, indigenous knowledge, and other topics that connect us to the land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy talks mule deer, research, and migrations with Dr. Kevin Monteith from the University of Wyoming. In addition to some pronghorn and other points, topics covered include habitat being primary importance, fidelity to a core area, migrators learn from mom, fat does mean healthy fawns, mule deer as specialists, migration distance changes peak rut dates, mule deer not as adaptable as elk, elk do impact mule deer, pronghorn management to have our cake and eat it too, and many other fascinating topics coming from the Monteith Shop at U of W. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and the crew (Marcus, Michael, and Jace) talk about the new video series Beyond Stock, where the guys built their own semi-custom rifles, competed in NRL matches, and share their learnings. Shooting skills are an important part of rifle hunting, and there is a lot to be learned from competitive shooting - everything from handloading ammunition to improving your form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode (#247) of Leupold's Hunt Talk Radio, Randy is joined by Doug Duren. Doug is a leading advocate for putting Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic into action. On his Wisconsin farm, Doug practices sustainable and regenerative land management with a focus on the land. He is famous for his motto. "It's not ours, it's just our turn." Topics covered include many of Leopold's essays, the relevance of the Land Ethic today, using wild places and wild things as our currency for a high standard of living, and a mountain of other topics connected to Aldo Leopold's essays in The Sand County Almanac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy shares bison hunting stories with Andy Morris and Jake Ahmann. Topics covered include their free-range bison hunts in Utah, Montana, and Wyoming, the amazing meat, field dressing challenges, bison history, bison tragedy as the conservation genesis in America, how to create advocacy for more bison, tribes leading bison restoration, concerns of those most impacted by bison, and a lot of other topics related to free-range bison and the possibilities toward more of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy is joined by long-time friend and past guest, Hal Herring. They summarize a day of walleye fishing that allowed them to discuss many topics, danger in focusing on abstraction, including do our actions mirror our words, how we can do better, paying more for the comforts we demand, society being subsidized by nature, spending the resource inheritance of future generations, getting people to think about their actions, Hal's public land book, Tecumseh as an example for hunter advocacy, and tons of tangents that give incentive to stand for what we believe in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy is joined by Gaspar Perricone, hunter, strategist, former Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commissioner, and influential member of Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project, the group fighting ballot initiative 91 in Colorado. Ballot Initiative 91 would prohibit hunting for Mountain Lion, Lynx, and Bobcat in Colorado. In this episode, we talk about how hunters can effectively communicate to the 80% of voters who are non-hunters, strategies for hunters to be effective in policy while being a minority of the electorate, trends toward ballots and legislation, Colorado as the example for other states, anti-hunting efforts coming to your state, and a lot of other information that draws on Gaspar's years of being involved in policy and the wildlife politics of Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy is with Leupold's Bruce Pettet and Tim Lesser. Topics covered are Leupold's new products, the Leupold company story, company conservation as a core value, investing in conservation is an investment in the future, workforce as the core company asset, a Montana turkey hunting story, too many rules in turkey hunting, RMEF's contribution to our hunting life, improving access to elk, new rangefinder technology, and other fun stories about hunting and conservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy shares a mic with Rachelle Schrute. The discussion starts with their stories of advocacy burnout, what causes it, and how Randy overcame it. Other topics include outside pressures, media's role in hunting, why we care so damn much, and a lot of tangents from Rachelle's perspectives as a hunter, advocate, and outdoor writer. Remember, find the music and ignore that static. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices