Randy, you are definitely an above average hunter and I love watching your videos and hunts!! Because of awesome Americans such as your self makes me so proud to have defended this great country for the last 18 years. Happy Thanksgiving and God bless!!

Steve Rinella put it best. "There are two types of fun. The type that you are enjoying yourself in the moment, like a roller coaster, and the type you are absolutely miserable in the moment." I don't know about you but I don't remember the last time I was at an amusement park, but I can tell you twenty plus stories about being cold, wet and tired. Each one of those instances were a blast now that I'm sitting on my couch. Take care and nice bull by the way.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Same applies for me. Thanks for watching.

Perhaps the best hunting video overall I've seen. Bar none. Blood, guts, determination.... it's all there. In not so many words, it's the end goal that matters. Often with no easy way to get there. Whether for hunting, or a major life challenge. Amazing!!!!

Do you know what makes your vids the best? You use 1/3 of the episode showing the pack out... That's the full hunt you don't see with most other productions. BTW great shot & a kudos to your camera man too!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was one of those hunts where the pack out needed to be part of the story. The camera guy, Marcus, also carried loads of meat in addition to his camera gear. Lucky to have great people working for me.

You need a TV show of your Hunts Randy , it would be the biggest show in History .

Randy Newberg, take a bow Sir. I am at a loss for words, in attempting to honor your consummate skill, physical prowess, talent, and inspiration you engender, in all true ethical hunters. To do this at 52 years of age, in some of America's most rugged wilderness, is beyond scintillating, to all who admire one who embodies the ethos of a real hunter and shares the experience & dream. Phil

Randy the worse pack out i ever had was in Alaska packing this moose out of a swamp in a valley that was 1300 feet. I regretted it every step of the way up and back down and back up. But when it was over what a feeling of accomplishment i had. One of the best Hunts i have ever went on. I really enjoy your video's because you add the stuff that others leave out that is a part of hunting and i am really loving the Hunting episodes day by day that you have been doing Thank You!!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. You know the feeling.

Can't get enough of these awesome public land hunt videos, just shows if you do your home work and get out and scout you could become more successful at harvesting an animal. Thanks for videos randy learn a lot from them, can't wait for your arizona coues deer video something I could really relate too.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. The AZ Coues video will be up in a month or two. It is a fun video, for sure.

Love these videos! Good grief I can’t stop watching, it’s great to see what most of us public land hunters go through. I just got my first Elk in New Mexico and the work and preparation that is required made it all worth it. At times you get down on yourself but as you said “it’s a mindset” that gets you through.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them. Thanks for watching.

Having a bad flu, staying home, but you know what? Have a time to watch these amazing hunting stories.

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

Hope you get better soon. Thanks for watching.

I turn 40 here in a month and hunt Colorado Elk every single year...and I've never worked as hard as you did on that kill...most people have probably no clue to what it's like walking in those conditions but I do...well respected and congrats on that sweet 7point

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Hope you have a good season.

Love this video. Hard work on public land makes a trophy on its own. The way this was documented is astounding. It is not for the weak at heart.

Im 53 I hunt and do lots of walking but nothing close to what I just watched, That took lots of heart, love your vids randy.

Thanks for bringing us along on this one. I've been waiting to see this episode since you drew the tag. Along with your Montana bull from the previous year, you took two big 7x7s in back to back years. Incredible. It speaks to how hard you work and the years you've dedicated to building points. Thanks again

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I feel blessed. Yes, a lot of hard work, and occasionally a bit of good luck.

@codyrahmann9198

7 жыл бұрын

Randy Newberg, Hunter be sure to make it 3 years in a row in a couple months in Arizona

Great video! I watched this video last year prior to my 2023 Colorado muzzleloader hunt in unit 61.I cashed in my 29 preference points to get a muzzy tag. I ended up killing the biggest my biggest bull ever. The terrain was similar to that in your video. It was a great hunt. Passed up a lot of young bulls. My 61 year old legs were like rubber by the fifth day when I killed my bull. We were 2.5 miles back in and could not get horses to the bull due to recent rains and steep terrain. The pack out was a labor of love.

I just recently discovered your channel Randy. I believe these are the best televised hunts I've ever seen. Thank you for being real on camera and sharing these hunts! I live in British Columbia and am getting ready for a limited entry moose hunt in the north central part of our province in October. Your videos are getting me ramped up for the season!

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad you like it. You live in some of the most amazing country in the word. Good luck this season.

Randy, what can I say another great video and hunt under your belt. Conditions are not always good for hunting so you have to make the most of what you have eh? I think that's why I'm addicted to hunting too, never afraid to take on the worst of conditions; that's what makes for great memories IMO, and the shot when and if it comes!....excellent stuff to watch esp when I turn 96 and after...thank you! Cheers to you and your team! Nothing wrong with dying doing something you love! He's down ( my buddy) nope he's up, nope he's dead good stuff, elk gods are following you!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to read a comment like that. It is what we are trying to convey, so nice when it is received that way. Best of luck this season.

THAT was a great episode randy! Love the time lapse towards the end there over the tent. I listened to your podcast about this hunt, and seeing the footage definitely matches the podcast descriptions....LOL.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Thanks for watching.

This is literally my absolute favourite hunting episode ever haha

Great hunt Randy.Keep bringing us the best videos.I wait for each one to come out and check every day.At 68 and very bad knees I can only hunt like that in my dreams and thru your videos.I still hunt and will forever but just not as hard as I'd like to.I moved to Wyoming so could be closer to it and am grateful for that.Keep up the good work for the benefit of us all.thanks

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for those kind comments and thanks for watching. I hope the knees give you many more seasons in the hills.

i had been looking forward to watching this hunt since i read your post about this hunt on HUNTTALK , it did not disappoint. your hunts are the best to watch randy, its in the way you share the story for me

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad it was what you expected it to be.

This was a VERY good video and hunt. You most certainly paid your dues, IN SPADES in EARNING that bull. I felt for you on every step up and out because I've been there myself. Don't know how may times you can hear it but, I certainly take my hat off to you (and Marcus as well). I can see some of the motivation for this hunt seeing as how you waited nineteen years to be drawn. If I waited that long, and was physically able....then YEP, I'd do it too! Thank you for taking us all on this adventure with you. I love watching ALL of the hunts you post. The best to you!!!

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. And thanks for watching. Best to you, also.

.... thanks for the inspiration randy nice bull ,heading right across from this unit you hunted this year for 12 days archery opener good luck this season

I don't know who's telling Randy he's below-average and things he does. This guy is one of the most sensible level-headed grounded people I've ever seen and I hope I get to meet him someday. I've been a Trapper and Hunter all my life. I've been around people like him almost my whole life. People who are not like he and I are not the kind of people that I enjoy being around because they are lost inside

enjoyed this vid a lot. very informative. I'm 53 and would never try that. like my cousin always tells me is if it was easy everyone would do it. Subbed Thanx for the last comments about taking 2 days to get out. Incredible packout. You motivated me to try harder. You're a hard worker. There has to be sonething well about eating something you worked so hard to get. Great great video.

This is one of my favorite videos of yours I have seen. What an experience. Great job.

@CutandShoot5x5

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree brother! 2 years later lol

congratulations! i just discovered your vids and they've all been super. you guys really make me feel like i was on the hunt with you. and Randy, you are a credit to the sport.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. Thanks for following our channel.

Awesome video Randy! I’m hoping to draw that tag next year and I know it is going to be a rear kick in the rear to get a bull out of all of those canyons coming off the mesa. I loved watching this!

A great hunt and a great video Randy, that reflects the true emotions, hard slog, grit, determination and everything that is good about this sport that we love. Well done.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I suspect in NZ you have some country that would make this look rather mild.

@outdoorsnz6109

7 жыл бұрын

I am amazed how much your home state of Montana looks like a lot of the country we have here in New Zealand. Just missing the Muleys!

My dads been blessed enough with a 1st season and a muzzle tag in that unit and it’s unbelievable the amount of oak brush and big bulls that you get to see! Such a fun hunt! I get to go again this year with a friend for muzzle! Can’t wait!

@johnmorley6663

Жыл бұрын

How did your hunt go

@westelkhunts1974

Жыл бұрын

@@johnmorley6663 successful, but… my buddy shot without really seeing horns, took a rag horn opening morning, had a swarm of giants around, shot first bull to come into calling. I think he was waaay too overwhelmed with it all. Hahah fun morning

Great video Randy love the way you lead by example and demonstrate hard work and sticking with it now matter how long it took to get that beast out of there.

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. And thanks for watching.

Loved it! Loved seeing you in our back yard in your show! I believe i did have a talk with you about if you needed anything let me know. Kinda Glad you didn't hahaha! Congrats Randy!!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Dang, I should have called and recruited your help ;) Thanks for watching.

I sure hope I am doing this when I am 52. Great job Mr. Newberg. I don't think I could have gotten that elk out. Thanks for the video.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

I hope you are doing it then, also. Thanks for watching.

Great story-telling! Thank you for sharing your adventures.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and following along.

Well Randy I’m 59 and I’m going to give it a shot this year 3 Season Colorado. I have hiked around 500 miles trying to get in shape again. I hope to get a Elk. I have not been lucky yet. Yes here is Hiking and there is the mountains and nothing prepares one for the grades and the loads.

Great video Randy and a great hard earned bull. Thanks for showing us how you had to work your ass off getting him out. Congrats.

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Great Video Randy, Love your show. Congratulations on the successful hunt. We hunt the same units every year. Very Rough Country, but if your willing to battle the rough terrains and go where no one else will, it is well worth it. We have had many successful hunts near this area. We will be one Unit North of where you are at here starting Nov. 4th. 2017, maybe we will see you out there some time. Good Luck.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck. I hope you find one close to the road, and slightly uphill ;).

Hey Randy, I love this video because it’s right next to my family’s and mine’s private land. You was about 1.5 miles east of ours. I’ve been on that ridge many times. And done the same thing whew it’s work. That one trail is called snow shoe trail. My grand father ran cattle along that trail and I’ve pushed cows on it too. You’re a great hunter to go the extra miles to get it. Love seeing our area on video. Great job my man.

@Fresh_Tracks

Жыл бұрын

You know the pain of that location. Your Grandfather is a badass to run cattle along that trail. That is the worst elk extraction of my life and hopefully I never have one similar to that.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks for the inspiration.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you. Appreciate you watching.

That is very very nice for this your story' randy..thank yor sir..thanabodee

Randy you are a stud!! I’m so happy for you! That bull is my dream elk! Congratulations

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

Or, I am just stupid and stubborn. I am blessed to get to hunt an animal like that.

@brettkoch6618

5 жыл бұрын

Randy Newberg, Hunter you need to be stubborn too be as successful as you are! Stupid doesn’t equate when I hear your name! We are close in age and I definitely look up to you and emulate you! Merry Xmas Randy

I love your commitment to the game. Most people expect a mule or horse to do the dirty work . Just started watching you i hope to get a chance to take an elk some day

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I hope you get that elk.

love your desire and mindset on Hunting it's how I've always done mine love going to where no one else will

Love the video and will be watching everyday. Great job guys👍

I was in Colorado that exact season last year (2016), up in the White River National Forrest. You weren't kidding, not a cloud in the sky let alone one single snow flake for the entire season. It felt like late spring. It was crazy. Made for difficult elk hunting. What's the saying? A bad day elk hunting is better than a good day at work.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

I've hunted many decades and never had a November that was so hot. Hope we have better conditions this year.

Great hunt and there is no taking any credit away from you and your crew!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And thanks for watching.

Fun to watch the hunt after hearing so much about it. Cool story and beautiful bull.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Another epic video Randy, not too shabby for a 52 year old!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and thanks for watching.

Incredible hunt, much respect Randy!

Randy....You are not below average on probably the majority of things you do. I am 58 years old and I can read people pretty good. You may not be the smartest (Nor am I) , but you're are tenacious and smart.

@Fresh_Tracks

4 жыл бұрын

Tenacity and determination are required for below-average folks like me.

Super nice Colorado bull. Spectacular landscape!

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Nice bull thanks for sharing the hunt and good job putting in the work...

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. And thanks for watching.

Great job Randy! All that time on the computer scouting really paid off? I'm thinking this might be GMU 2 but All Colorado public land is nasty country. Your lucky to be only 52 which puts you a full 10 years younger than my Colorado Carnivores, and nearly two decades younger than me. And so for us the answer to getting any game especially big bulls for us is horses. This was one your best elk hunt videos!🎯 🐎

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. Horses seem like a better idea as each year passes. Good luck this season.

Oooo, how much I wish, you would have made this a five episode hunt. But loved it.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

I wish we could have too, but we shot it the first day, so it would not make much of a day-by-day hunt.

52?! Randy you sir are a stud! Congrats on a monster bull!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm mostly dim-witted, but overly determined.

You know, from one from Koochiching county to another, I'm LAUGHING FOR YOU about this hunt. I've lived for nearly 26 years in S.W. Colorado, type II fun is what I do. If I had 19 points on the line I would pull the trigger on that one also. I get the pref point every year and hunt elk 3rd season, on public lands on an O.T.C. tag.

Awesome.. great video.. Your in great shape!

I'm inspired, Randy. U da man. Thanks for sharing.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Randy, if it weren't for the type II fun then I wouldn't be doing it! Hoping to get into some of that this year.

Have you ever thought about getting a couple of college interns to help with production and pack out? You convince them it's valuable experience and they do it for next to nothing. It's just like when my dad LET me clean all the fish we caught after a trip to the lake. Awesome video as usual.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

We surely have thought about it. I just need to work on that idea.

The elk having the last laugh is priceless 😉

@Fresh_Tracks

4 жыл бұрын

I am sure of that.

One hell of a hunt.

"I'm below average in everything I do." For what it's worth, I found this video to be above average.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. We will attribute that to above average editors and camera guys.

@hollywoodhustlng4071

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Mullendore I found this comment to be below average😏😂

@hollywoodhustlng4071

5 жыл бұрын

Nathan Mullendore year later response😂🤣

@_Mordion_

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fresh_Tracks Randy your shaving is below average during this video! LOL just kidding! Great video!

@joseph1125674ee5

4 жыл бұрын

Hollywood Hustlng r

Randy, You inspire me to hunt Bulls in sanctuary areas. I always shy away from taking a bull in nasty areas because I hunt with horses and pack out my elk meat on horses. I know some sanctuary areas Incould never get my horse to haul out that elk and I don't have a pack to haul out that big of an elk. Could a guy have got a horse to that elk in Colorado that you killed? It looked very nasty with the oak brush and terrain. Typically we have 6 to 7 miles to haul out elk in the backcountry where I hunt in SE Idaho so I use horses exclusively. I just cannot pack out an elk 6 to 7 miles. I guess I'm not as tough as you. Now I haul in a pack frame to pull out an elk because you have inspired me to shoot a bull in a nasty sanctuary area. Thanks for these awesome videos and stories. You are my favorite.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

That terrain was too steep for a horse. Most places we shoot them a horse would be a great asset. I'm too ignorant about what it takes to keep horses, so I don't own any. Good luck this year.

Randy day two and three are called ( Embrace the suck ) but like I've said memories on film are worth every minute of the pain tremendously enjoyed this !!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, "The Suck" was in full effect those two days. Ah, but now the laughter at the stupidity and craziness of it all.

Congratulations on a great bull!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

good job Randy. watching your videos i have decided to try for a WY or ID archery elk hunt next year. i get one almost every year on a diy public lands wilderness rifle hunt in UT. i would love to try an archery elk hunt w/o giving up that hunt hence the out of state. keep up the awesome videos. btw i had to start boning out the elk this year i am too old (48) to hike that extra weight out, my butcher would never take a boned out elk tho.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Good luck on the archery hunt. Hope you find some good bulls.

Awesome

Nice bull Randy!!! 👍👍 Here is what I’ll bet you feel like after that carry out.🤪. Congrats

Shoot or Don’t Shoot? Proud of your choice even though it was difficult to pack out!!!

how good does the meat hold up after being out for 2 days like that in the warm climate?

Fabulous! Wonderful!! Thank you for all the hard work you do. Thanks to your camera person. Thanks for all the hard work in the editing bay to bring a coherent compelling video out of all that raw footage.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Our crew works their butts off to get the footage we need and make it a story worth telling.

Awesome. Thats a big bull. Them hills seem steep, just like north idaho haha

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, steeper than I hope to climb this year.

Another great episode Randy! Could you please do a video on packing and transporting meat? I know you hunt Alaska, so I'd love to see how you prep and ship the meat/hides/antlers. Thanks!

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Next time we have to ship meat, we will do that. Thanks for watching.

Been waiting for this one to come out and it was worth the wait! Congrats on the monster bull. Colorado Unit 61 correct? Pain is temporary, memories are forever......

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Unit 61. Glad you liked it.

@Kahwuwiqhfhkgehi29260

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the unit. Looked like the terrain I want to give a go at. What other units (if you don't mind sharing) have the scrub oak habitat like that in CO??

I love all of His Videos , he has so much knowledge that he shares with everyone you have to Respect that . . Now I would love to give one of those Howa Rifles a try .

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. If you do try a Howa rifle, I'm confident you will like it.

@MrGuitars8

6 жыл бұрын

I intend on doing just that , I want to do more looking into the scope though . I will post it when I get it .

If you ever write a book, I'm buying it. Love your channel and have subscribed!

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along.

Sierra Hotel!! Wow!

You found the place the locals talk about when they say "hell no, I won't shoot an elk in there."...LOL!

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

That is a good description of that place.

Very nice

Is it wrong to question your sanity? Haha nice bull and awesome video.

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Not wrong at all. I question my sanity every day.

Lolol feel for you on this one brother!!! That's one of those salt and pepper moments, meaning you just eat the big son of a gun right there

13:30 7 points at 475 yards? I'm sending it.

It's funny we always tell ourselves in the moment we'll never do it again, then find ourselves doing all over again next fall =)

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Shhhh!. I wish that was not the case, but having failing memory and elk addiction, I would probably shoot him again if given the same chance this year, even in the same canyon.

I love ur vids

COOL

Man what a hunt, I agree about shooting more than once. I don’t hunt elk, but if it’s a trophy buck and he gives a good second shot, I’ll shoot again.

Hello Randy! Keep up the great work teaching us how to make the best of every hunt we get to take! I'm heading out to Unit 65 in Colorado for my first Elk hunt with my brother during 3rd season this year. Would you have any way point suggestions for areas to scout once we get there? Thank you and may God richly bless you!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@smokinram10

3 жыл бұрын

How did you do? I'm in Colorado and just curious how your hunt went

@1youtubin1

3 жыл бұрын

@@smokinram10 Hello! Enjoyed my time! Opening day 10 minutes into sitting in my spot I found to hunt a cow elk came within 20 yards of me. No cow tag😣😣😣. 1 hour and 15 minutes later...a very nice cow elk came to my mud hole I was watching at 10,300 feet...again no cow tag😣😣😣. I have 3 minutes of video of her! The rest of the week we did not see anything accept mule deer and black tails...accept our last day we climbed up to 11,300 on a very gnarly trail in the truck then proceeded to walk from there to find our hunting spots for the day...we ran smack dab into 2 nice bull moose!!! Tgey were majestic!!! I hope you are enjoying your hunt!!!

Randy, I’m hunting CO unit 711 this year. Would you suggest the 2nd or 3rd rifle season? Thx!

Awesome video! What Unit was this? I am 18 and have been applying since I was 12 and need to know what the best unit is for a big bull, once I get enough points.

I just pulled a reissue tag for this unit for the same season and same weather. Do you have any tips on finding sancturarys? It seems to differ from your typical area and elevations.

Randy you crack me up brother lol your the man

@Fresh_Tracks

5 жыл бұрын

My wife says about all I'm good for is some humor, also.

@puddles1458

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fresh_Tracks gotta have humor lol it gets us through the toughest of times, sometimes all you can do is laugh. Awesome bull though

Wow! What an elk Randy!!!

@Fresh_Tracks

6 жыл бұрын

Blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. Thanks for watching.

That's big hank for ya nice bull

Nice

nice bull

Great Video. Love watching your hunts. Just to get an idea of the work involved, what was the elevation difference between the truck and bull, what was the distance between them, and how long did it take for just one trip from the bull to the truck? I see a lot of land I would like to hunt, but want to be realistic about how much work it is to get a bull out of steep country.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

It was 1.400' of elevation. Horizontal distance covered while scaling these was about three-quarter mile. It was steep and miserable, but made for great memories.

When you hit a nasty area of tough terrain, you need Gaia. Make a pin on the map where you want to go. Name it and hit the pin. A little I icon will appear, hit it. A window will appear. Top right of the screen there will be three dots, hit those. A slide up menu will appear and tap on Guide Me.

this may be a dumb question but, does the meat go bad sitting out with the carcass for a day or two?

I think you you would seriously give Teddy Roosevelt a run for his money. All's you need is a Randy's Newberg National Park and you win. Randy Newberg and The Rough Packer Outers.

@Fresh_Tracks

7 жыл бұрын

Now that's funny. T.R's legacy is pretty safe.