Randy is joined by friends (and Arizona Game and Fish employees), Wade Zarlingo and Jonathan O'Dell, from his January archery Coues deer camp in southern Arizona, also known as a "Sonoran Smorgasboard." Topics discussed are plethora of hunting opportunity in Arizona, spot and stalk Coues deer as joyful insanity, javelina distraction, Arizona drawing system and deadlines, how to pronounce "Coues," Mearn's quail are not fools, delicacy of grilled quail, calling quail, eating javelina, southern AZ as a waterfowler's paradise, Thick Billed Parrots, how to spot and stalk a Coati Mundi, sandhill cranes taxonomy, Mexican ducks as a trophy species, why isn't everyone hunting southern Arizona in the winter, and all other topics relevant to the finest winter hunting of Randy's career.
In this episode of Hunt Talk Radio Randy and Field Producer, Marcus Hockett, answer the most common question we receive - How can I hunt elk, preferably every year? This episode is the nuts and bolts of a short-term strategy to hunt elk every season, in some western state. We incorporate the short-term ideas with a longer-term strategy to increase odds of a high-quality tag every few years. We imposed a license and tag budget of $1,000, more than any of these states will cost you. We also discuss the drawing process for most the western elk states and how you can get more details on each state by watching our Elk Talk videos on YouTube. If you decide to not go elk hunting each year, that's your decision. We've given you the road map. Now go elk hunting.