Ep 14: Randy Newberg on Hunting & Conservation

June 16, 2021

Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on June 16, 2021 | Speakers: Randy Newberg, Seth Spears

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Randy Newberg has been called “the voice of public land hunting in the U.S.” He’s a conservationist and advocate for wild lands and wild animals. His TV show “Fresh Tracks with Randy Newberg” is one of the top ranked hunting shows in the country.

Randy shows average hunters the remarkable experiences that are available for the price of a tag, the gas to get there, and the effort invested. Whether it's bugling elk or speeding pronghorn, rifle or bow, Randy travels the far corners of the west in search of food and adventure.

He lives in Bozeman, Montana with his wife, Kim, where he volunteers for many national and regional hunting-conservation groups, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. When not hunting, Randy and his wife Kim spend the summer traveling the high plains in search of western walleyes.

Quotes:

"Hunt while you can because you'll run out of health before you run out of money."

"When you wake up in the morning if you think it's going to be a good day or a bad day you're probably right."

"Be uncomfortable."

Topics Discussed:

How Randy got into hunting for the food and not the trophy
Misconceptions about "professional" hunters
What it's like behind the scenes filming a hunting show
The logistics of storyboarding a hunt for film and how it adapts
How it took Randy 6 years to learn how to hunt elk after growing up hunting whitetail
How Randy's upbringing contributed to his love of the outdoors
Randy's liver condition and how that has affected his hunting and filming
Why conservation and protecting nature is essential to all of us
Why urban sprawl is adversely affecting wildlife and the balance of our ecosystem
How invasive species are destroying our landscapes and contributing to wildfires
Why generational hunting with family is so bonding
How Randy survived a tornado while fishing in Canada and thought the end was near
Why it's so important to get uncomfortable regularly