Hunting New Mexico Elk With Randy Newberg and Bruce Pettet (FT S4 E1)
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2016
- Hunting New Mexico elk with Randy Newberg, Bruce Pettet (CEO of Leupold Optics) takes a great public land bull. In this backcountry hunt, Randy explains how Roadless and Wilderness areas are the reservoir for hunting outside the Wilderness areas.
Bruce has the tag. Randy is along for adventure. And adventures comes in a big dose on this hunt.
This hunt was Episode 1 from Season 4 of Fresh Tracks with Randy Newberg.
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“ Dead As Disco “ lol 😂 I love it when I hear you say that phrase
Always follow Randy's first rule of elk hunting. Worse case you'll go for a nice walk and see some beautiful country.
No hunt can or will ever compare with a backcountry public land hunt. No frill, no fluff, just wild country for miles and miles. And most importantly to me atleast there's no expectation of success. Also love the line "if it looks like a person wouldn't go there, that's where the elk are". My buddies hate hunting with me because my philosophy is "I go absolutely wherever the elk would go".
Agreed. Glad you like it. Good luck this season.
Gotta love New Mexico.
What a monster harvest
At 14:34, that is an amazing quality of camera technology! The way it focused in on the elk but backed all the way off from behind their heads shows some excllent quality!
Thanks for putting this on youtube, Randy... I love watching ur videos.
best quote ever "good thing we have four days we may be packing him out in itty bitty pieces"
Love watching your hunts , the excellent terrain that holds the big ones . I get to hunt the hunts i used to want to hunt , through you and the guys . Keep going so i can go with you ! 🙂👍
Love this video Randy. This is for me the essence of hunting - the hard yards, remote areas, good mates and the occasional success. Well done!
Agreed. Thanks for watching. Lots of memories, both of the mind and body, are made on such hunts. I still have a bone bruise that is not completely healed, nine months later, from a wreck I took hiking out with heavy loads that night. Thanks for watching.
Randy your words were spot on in this one.takes certain sickness to go through that for a bull😜
Thank you for all the advice you share with the DIY guys out there, awesome show!
Glad to do it. A lot of my "advice" is really an explanation to "Don't do the dumb things I've done." Hope you have a great season.
That is an absolute epic elk hunt Randy. That's what it's all about. Congrats on a hammer of a bull Bruce!
Randy, Jace Hatfield here, just want to start by saying that I love your show. You and I are cut from the same cloth and I just want to say that you are a great voice, and advocate of the thing that I love most in this world. Thank you for all that you do, and I can only hope to maybe run into you one day chasin bulls in my home state of AZ. Best of luck to you.
Thanks, Jace. I hope we get back to AZ for another elk hunt. We might have used all of our luck in 2013 and 2014. Good luck this season.
Love all your videos I'm a brand new 14 year old elk hunter in Colorado. Good luck for the rest of the year!
Thanks for watching. Good luck to you, also.
Dead As Disco I love it when you say that Randy lol 😂
another awesome video Randy. Good luck to you in a couple of weeks
Thanks, Sterling. All reports are that I will need all the luck anyone is willing to send my way. Stay safe.
Another epic hunt, God bless you guys.
Love your videos cant wait to see more, good luck in the up coming season!!
Thanks for watching.
That was amazing . Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for being an ethical hunter. I just watched a video on a Utah elk hunt where they were more interested in measuring the horns then working out the bull
Great shot! Great experience. Nice job guys
Thanks. And thanks for watching.
Been watching a lot of your hunts Randy. This one in particular inspired me to take it to the next level and bust ass up those mountains. Awesome!
Thanks for watching. Good luck this season.
Pretty amazing story and hunting trip:-). Good job Bruce!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching. Good luck this season.
Used to kick around that area as a kid and teen. Pulled some massive sheds out of there in the spring. Also did youth cow hunts cause I like looking for their antlers more haha! Great area
Randy, you have a new (and huge) fan from Europe. Your videos are amazing! Learning a lot from you. Thank you so much. Greetings from Holland. Mike
Thank you for the kind comments and thanks for watching. I am surprised how many Europeans are watching our shows on UA-cam. Best to you.
Awesome hunt! Thanks Randy!
Thanks. And thanks for watching.
Found myself subconsciously grinning from ear to ear watching you guys. Great hunt and great footage! I'm a fan! - Casey
Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching.
Awesome hunt! Cant wait for more.
Thanks for watching. More to come. Good luck this season.
Thanks for adding new content all the time...appreciate it!
Thanks for watching. I hope you will share it with friends.
Wow what a hunt...you guys go the extra miles for sure.
These videos just make my evenings!
Thanks for watching.
totally enjoy your channel about NM public hunting's. Mr.newberg you from NM
Awesome hunt, Randy! Thanks for posting these videos for cord cutter guys like me.
Thanks for watching. I hope you will share with your hunting friends. Good luck this season.
awesome video! another great story from the one and only newberg!
Thanks for that kind comment. And thanks for watching.
Great job. That is dedication to the sport you love. Worth every ache and pain.
Thanks for that kind comment. Whether will tags or not, we usually give a good effort. Thanks for watching. Good luck this season.
Randy I don't know what to say. But you are one hell of a hunter. Great video.
Great hunt. You took the words right out of my mouth at the end of your show "what else was I gonna do for two or three days anyway" I travel west from PA to hunt so I figure if I go that far to start whats a few more miles!
this was a really good video, especially the emphasis on the rigor of the hunt and the perseverance it takes to achieve success.
Thanks. And thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Super cool hunt! You guys earned that bull. Great shot and a blast to watch. Hope you continue to have some great hunts this year and look forward to watching them all!
Thank you. Yes, that bull made us work for it. Thanks for watching.
Randy Newberg, Hunter I live in Farmington,NM . One thing about NM we are blessed with a lot of public land. I saw the comment below. Have to love public land!
Best video you have done Randy, & I`ve watched a lot. Thumbs up to you & your hunting partners (camera guy`s included ) AWESOME!!!
Thanks for that kind comment. And thanks for watching. We have a great crew that works very hard. Glad the effort pays off.
Always get excited when a new video is uploaded!
It's a good one. Hope you like it.
Me too favorite hunting channel!
yeeehaw cant wait for Sept 30 this year opening day!
Good luck this season.
+Randy Newberg, Hunter
Thank you Sir
it's limited opportunity and always my second choice because we need to hunt every year and more than once. I run a Leupold scout scope on a Ruger Frontier .308 win.
Love my Leupold scope makes my gun shoot magic bullets 😆
Randy great hunt to watch. I'm from Ruidoso New Mexico where this was taken if you need anything from this area let me know thank you.
Great Video , what an adventure to get that one . I wish this were a TV show now that would be Amazing ! Hopefully Soon .
It was a TV show. We moved from TV to Amazon Prime and here on UA-cam. Thanks for watching.
Awesome hunt guys and an amazing buck, though some serious terrain
It was one of those things you hope you never do again.
Impressive journey to a bulldog a lifetime!
Like to see the effort you put in. Best of luck with the upcoming season, best of luck with the show, hoping to see more episodes.
Thanks for watching. We are out filming right now, hoping for some good stories to tell on video.
Nice. Have Leupold bring you to the European tradeshow IWA. Your style of shooting will fit in just fine with what is trending in the European market now and what Leupold are trying to sell.
Awesome video Randy, cant wait for my mule deer hunt in October!
Thanks for watching. Good luck on that mule deer hunt.
Great job and video!
Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great season.
Wow nice elk but the terrain is beautiful but rough or wild and WOW nice video
wonderful story great effort nice bull
Thanks. Bruce eared that one.
Awesome video Randy
Thanks for watching.
Just wanted to come on and say I appreciated the way the ads were handled on your episode. I know they need to be there, but they didn't take focus away from the hunt and were direct, straightforward, and most importantly quick!
Anyone can look them up afterwards or listen to your personal use of them on the podcast.
Great hunt and thanks for putting them on UA-cam!
Question for you, Randy. When you were bumping other bulls while going down into the sanctuary, were you worried they might spook the bull you were going after? And that was an excellent shot by Bruce.
UA-cam does not allow links to outside sites. I hope you will support those companies. They want us to do discreet ads and keep focused on the content. Not all companies feel that way, so I hope people appreciated these companies for doing so. Thanks for watching.
Yes, I was worried. It is always a risk.
Nice video and informative. What equipment are you using? What suggestions can you give to someone thinking of elk hunting
This was so fun to watch, such a messy hole, but filled with Elk. Just fabulous. But that big boy at the 10 min mark isn't the same Bull that Bruce Shot. First thing I noticed when he took aim at that great bull that he did shoot. I was lime "wha..that's not him..". - Epic hunt nonetheless!
Correct, and good eyes. When we got there, the big boy, having that sixth sense many old bulls/bucks have, had disappeared. Seeing this other bull was a good one, Bruce was happy to take him.
He was still a shooter in anyone's book. Excellent hunt, and experience. Made good video for sure!
Man, now that's hunting! I'm trying to find a hunting partner that's willing to go to those extremes to find the big guys, and just for the experience. Still looking, as most won't walk farther than a mile from the truck or quad. But I'll find em. Or just make sure I've got the right gear to go myself. It gets boring when you go out and the hunt is honestly just to easy.
Most of my hunting buds, hunt the same units, same ground, same sweet spots. Gets really boring when you know exactly where they are going to be. I'm getting into Archery hunting for deer, to add onto the challenge. And last preseason I headed out into the middle of no where and found some massive herds of Elk, and some Giants. But so far yet to find someone willing to come that far out there on foot. But I've been putting the word out on forums, in AB, and hopefully find a good partner. Cheers Randy, best hunting show out there. And your ethics are impeccable!
What state?
hey! where are you from? Im looking for a hunting partner as well.
That is hunting!
And when you are done, that is "working." Thanks for watching.
Randy Newberg, Hunter
I first saw your show about 2-3 weeks ago and now I`ve almost seen every hunting episode😊.There is something more in your show compared to most other huntingshows. I can see a broader definition of the term hunting in your show; the reloading, the equipment, the psysical part, shooting, taking care of the meat but & most of all the people! It is so good to see the excitement in their &, of course, your eyes when you are hunting.There is a saying here in sweden that goes something like ”shared happiness is double the happiness” and I can see alot of it when you Hunt with your friends. Doing a show there is always a business part but I think it i important to balance the business with the huntingstory you tell. If you get the balance wrong it’s ”hard to see the forrest due to all of the trees”! I see hunting as a way of life, to share the moments and stories with good friends is what life is about. The other parts, equipment etc, helps us make the the trips enjoyable and contributes to the building of a experience that we can remember. I think you do the balancing act in a very good way, just like a finetuned reloading scale :). There is a lot in your shows that Can be aplicable on todays life and society. The main point, that I see it, is that you don’t get anything for free in life, you have to work for it and that’s what makes it all worth while! Unless you’re born with a silverspoon in your mouth, but thats another story 😄! Looking forward to more episodes!
Sincerely Robert
nice story Randy
Thanks for watching.
I live in nm and plan on doing my first hunt next year, what unit do you recommend I apply for I love the way you hunt getting away from the roads and stuff, a lot of people I have talked to said this state has been ruined by poachers but the elk population seem to be healthy from the looks of this video
I would apply for a really difficult-to-draw unit as a first choice, a moderately difficult unit as my second choice, and an easier unit as my first choice. Even the easier-to-draw units in NM provide some great hunting. The elk numbers in NM are as good as any state I hunt. Don't listen to the naysayers; apply for a tag, go hunting, and have a great time.
Good luck and thanks for watching.
You guys should use a Barrett M82 on one
Randy. I have watched a lot of different hunting shows on TV, UA-cam, etc and all of your series. I think this is one of my favorite episodes of yours and overall. Well done, an excellent story, buildup, background and narrative. Congrats!
A side question: Once you spot a bull from a mile or more away and put them to bed. how do you mark the spot or plan on finding them once you leave the glassing location? I have only tried calling so I am curious how you find that bull again, especially outside of the rut. Thanks
I make mark of a nearby landmark that will give me a reference. I also mark the glassing location on my GPS and the landmark on my GPS, then use the "Go To" feature. It will get me within a very close distance. Before getting too close I check the wind and other aspects to make sure of the best approach angle.
Randy so I know you use mostly a .308 for elk and Bruce used a .338 which really did a number on him but my question is would you have taken that exact same 404 yard shot with your .308 ?
so how many guys, how many trips, and how many hours did it take to haul that monster out? hopefully, I'll draw my first ever elk tag this year in NM.
Great videos, btw, thanks for helping us newbs get some 2nd hand experience!
We hauled it down to the canyon bottom, carrying some out that night and then hired a guy with mules to haul the rest out in the morning. Thanks for watching.
Randy, what version of google earth do you use? I have so much trouble getting it to do what I want it to do.
Hey Randy have you ever hunted Unit 15 for Elk? Have a tag for 3rd (late) hunt muzzleloader. What do you recommend technique wise for hunting a new unit with only 1 evening before the hunt to scout
That's a unit I've never elk hunted. Good luck. I would glass as much as possible. Bulls will be away from cows in their bachelor groups of 2-6. Look in the rough country that hunters avoid. Those are sanctuaries they use in the last season. Thanks for watching.
Hi Randy,
What back packs do you use?
Mystery Ranch Metcalf.
What area did you hunt? Looks awesome, planning a trip out there soon
We don't give out the exact hunting units, as that would not be fair to people who hunt/apply in those units. Hope that makes sense. And I really hope you do get out there soon.
What caliber did he use?
Randy Newberg. What part of New Mexico are you hunting
I love watching your shows. I'd love to hunt with you someday. How do you feel about a 7mm with 150gr soft point for elk?
7mm mag not -08.
With a .284 bullet, I would probably step up a few grains to 160, 165, or maybe even as high as 170 grain. Will get a better ballistic coefficient and penetration, without much changes in ballistic performance. If you are using a "soft point," I would use a Nosler Partition. See these videos on bullet and cartridge selection for elk.
Bullet selection - ua-cam.com/video/zDmA-6VsRZQ/v-deo.html
Cartridge selection - ua-cam.com/video/Cfd3XkHDaDA/v-deo.html
Thank You!
I love you videos sir. They show people that you don't need money to kill the animal of your dreams. I was born and raised in Northeastern wyoming. I have hunted public land my whole life. Keep up the hard work.
Also what pack do you use. I like the way you can strap your rifle under your arm. thanks
Thanks for watching. I will be chasing whitetails in Northern WY this November. I use a Mystery Ranch Metcalf pack on hunts like this. MR link here - www.mysteryranch.com/metcalf-pack-ex
+Randy Newberg, Hunter
thank you Randy. what area are you going to be hunting whitetails. Pronghorn starts today pretty dang excited.
Big Horn River area. Just south of the Montana-Wyoming boundary.
When you going to hunt Oryx down here in New Mexico? Got my first this year best tasting meat in the world
I used to apply, before the show. We now film only native species, so that has caused me to stop applying for oryx, even though I would really like to hunt them.
Randy, have you ever had a cougar walk up on you cow calling or bugling? wonder how many did that you never saw.
Never have seen one while doing that. Might have happened and I didn't see it.
Randy what caliber of rifle was Bruce using, it had to have a lot of wallop to knock that elk flat at 400 yards.
A .338 Win in a Howa Model 1500, shooting 250 grain Nosler AccBonds. Thanks for watching.
LOL... and the Leupold boss gets to use a brake if he wants to! That must have been flippin loud... Fantastic episode, one of my favorites so far!
Just curious as to how one can pack out meat over a couple of days ...is it because the weather is cool enough to keep it from spoiling ?!
Yes. We do it all the time. Hang it in the shade, in high quality game bags to keep dirt and insects off the meat, and you can hang it for quite a while without spoilage. Put it in the sun and all that changes.
+Randy Newberg, Hunter never knew... Thanks
What grain of bullet and velocity should I load for my .308 for hunting whitetail deer and black bear in canada
I have 165 grain Nosler Partitions in my .308. They are going around 2,800 fps.
Randy Newberg, Hunter ok thanks for replying
I'm new to this channel and have no idea about hunting to be honest. Did they leave the animal and the meat? If yes, is it because of the terrain and size of the bull? Do hunters usually take the animal and meat back to the truck?
@Randy Newburg, Hunter between Chama and Gila where would you recommend?
I've never hunted Chama. Gila is great.
@@Fresh_Tracks Thank you for the kind reply. I just recently lost my girlfriend of 7 years. It's been devastating and to keep my sanity I need to get out in the wilderness and hunt...where to go has been an issue but your videos help. I love you man and Thank you again.
I am in Colorado and all of the burns I find on google maps all have a ton of fallen trees and none have the cover like the one in this video. How do you find these types of burns?
Burns will have fallen trees within a few years. Go hunt them. All the burns I hunt have a ton of fallen trees. They also have the best feed on the mountain.
Randy Newberg, Hunter thanks for the info, I am using burn locations as a starting point to look for when trying to find units to apply for
WHAT PRICE RANGE SHOULD I EXPECT FOR A LANDOWNER UNIT WID TAG?
Depends on the unit. Range seems to be $1,500 to $12,000.
So where is this back country hunting located
Central New Mexico.
@@Fresh_Tracks
So I guess I'll rephrase my question what unit are you hunting in?
I know it's in New Mexico.
what gun were you using
Howa Model 1500 in a .338 Win. Link here - www.legacysports.com/catalog/howa/howa-1500-hogue/
When are you gonna post the video with Corey J?
It is the next video in the roll order. It will be sometime between the 15th and 20th.
I'm in New Mexico resident what unit was that in
Out of respect for other hunters, we never give units. Just not fair to those who hunt an area or those who apply. If we were to give areas, it could cause a big influx of draw odds, hurting the odds of those who have traditionally applied to that unit. Hope that makes sense. Best of luck.
What unit are you in
As stated in comments below, we don't tell people the units we hunt, as doing so would negatively impact those other hunters who apply or hunt there. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching.
I've told people for years that the MOST important and often overlooked aspect of sucessful Elk hunting is physical condition. There's no way most "hunters" will survive the "thigh busters" canyons and draws at altitude. Just not gonna happen. I've seen "flatlanders" simply give up after only a couple of miles off trail. I was raised in Wyoming and raised hunting all sorts of game in all sorts of terrain. From Antelope in the Minuteman missile fields north of Cheyenne to the Big Horns, Snowy Range and Wind River mountains. You gotta be able to bust through that stuff all day just to get a shot...THEN the work starts. There are plenty of calibers, rifles, bullets, scopes etc...perfectly able to hunt elk with. There's only a single variable you can't purchase...YOU.
Never hunted elk if love to someday. I live on the east coast of Canada in the province of New Brunswick. Where would be the closest place for me to hunt elk.
Oh yeah how does elk taste compared to deer and moose.
I like elk better than deer and equal to moose. The closest state would be Kentucky, but those are hard tags to draw. Besides that, closest would probably be Colorado.
what kind of headlamps do you guys use
A wide variety. We always make sure they have red or green light as an option.
+Randy Newberg, Hunter why do you want red or green light options?
+Randy Newberg, Hunter are those the lekki corklite trekking poles? if so do you like them? was thinking of picking myself up some
Jake Brown Yes, they are. Here is a video that has a link to Leki poles in the video description. ua-cam.com/video/C8Ux_MKKihw/v-deo.html
+Randy Newberg, Hunter thanks for the fast replies and great video just finished it i always enjoy watching your videos and have learned quite a bit from your videos. thanks for producing them and putting them on UA-cam you have a good one and Good luck this season.
Hi Randy, would you take me on a hunt with you? I’ve been dreaming about hunting for a very long time but i have no clue where to start. I would need someone to show me how to do it. You’re my hope to get started. I’m located in Arizona but I’m willing to travel to wherever you’re at. Thanks
As you can imagine, I get hundreds of requests. Time constraints do not allow me to take any of those kind requests/invites. Arizona Game and Fish does have mentored hunting camps, where they teach hunting skills to new hunters. Might be worth looking into. Link here - www.azgfd.com/Hunting/MentoredCamps/
DID YALL DRAW A TAG? WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM DEPT. OF WILDLIFE IF YOU PURCHASE A LANDOWNER TAG YOU CAN ALSO HUNT ANY PUBLIC LAND THAT IS IN THE UNIT THAT THE LANDOWNER TAG IS IN? DWF HAS A LIST OF LANDOWNERS AND THE NUMBER OF TAGS, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A PARTICULAR LANDOWNER HAS GOOD HUNTING?
This was a unit-wide landowner voucher. Yes, if you get a unit-wide voucher, it allows you to hunt all public land, as we did, and the lands of all private landowners who are awarded unit-wide vouchers. I don't worry if the landowner has good hunting, as we always hunt the public land.
what is the channel your show airs on
Sportsman Channel. Thanks for watching.
no problem
Talk about nasty hunting area... WOW!
Yeah, it was. And I am stupid enough to help another friend who has the same tag for this coming season. Hope we have another fun hunt. Good luck this season.
Was this actually Public Lands?
Yes. Curious, as to what makes you think it was not. It was Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico.
Randy Newberg, Hunter No reason... Great Elk!
So NM isn't all a draw?
NM draw is explained in this video - ua-cam.com/video/_rxoLy-FHIs/v-deo.html
You should just rent a helicopter have them throw down a rope tie it up and pull it out of there save the fuss of having to carry it out
We did get a horse guy to retrieve the remainder the following morning. Choppers not allowed in a Wilderness Area.
We all know 2 men can't carry their gear and a full dressed elk ,how much good meat did you leave to waste on this hunt?
Two men and a camera guy carried all they could that night. We got to the trailhead at 2am. The rest was hauled out the next day with the help of a great guy and his two mules.
I love your Elk and Deer Hunting Rifle Videos .