Randy was offered this tag as an alternate in the public drawing. Yeah, marginal unit, pre-rut, but Randy is not about to turn down a Utah elk opportunity, no matter the unit or conditions. Eye-to-eye at 18 yards gives Randy the situation all elk archers hope for.

Randy fights five days of close calls, only to get his chance the last night. Words do not describe the agony of a night spent waiting to regain the trail the following morning. Aided by special friends, a marginal shot becomes a successful hunt for Randy.

Lee Havemeier travels from Minnesota to join Randy in the broken canyons of Arizona, hoping he can fill his first elk tag. It doesn't tag long for Lee to spot his first bull and in short order, his dream is fullfilled. Randy continues the hunt and helps other hunters, quite by accident, fill thei...

Randy's excitement for this hunt is at an all-time high. His son, Matthew, has returned to Montana to share a week long elk camp on the isolated land locked BLM of Central Montana. Days of hiking and hunting provide no elk. Yet, when they find 'em, they find 'em. A Montana Two-fer has the Newber...

Warm weather is an elk hunter's worst enemy. Randy and Bary May scour the mountains of Southwest Montana in hopes that a public land bull will make a mistake. It takes five hard days, but on the last night, Bart makes the most of this one fleeting opportunity.

Randy returns to his favorite New Mexico grasslands to spot and stalk archery bulls. An old elk friend, “One-beam,” again becomes the bull of choice in Randy’s hunt. Three years prior, the bull was granted a reprieve, in hopes his other antler would re-grow. At 28 yards, “One-beam” and Randy have...

Randy is joined by good luck charm Scott DeYoung, having drawn this Gila Forest elk permit in their first try together. Hot, dry weather has moved elk to far reaches the forest. Scott saves the day with a last morning bull, his first bull, and a new friendship is further cemented.

Randy is searching for a big bull of eastern Arizona. He passes smaller bulls, ignores weak bugles, all in hopes that he will find that one special bull Arizona is known for. Rolling the dice has its risks. In this instance, a violent September monsoon is the bad luck Randy hoped to avoid. The s...

Having experienced some great hunting the prior year, Randy again enlists some air support to access this landlocked parcel of BLM ground in Central Montana. After days of close calls, a night sleeping on the mountain, Randy has no choice but to wait them out on his last evening. And what an eve...

Randy is back in Colorado, hoping to find the bull that got away from his brother the year prior. Lots of elk, sometimes too many elk. Randy has found the bulls, but the cows seem to be too many, blocking his shot angles. It takes some patience, but Randy finally draws a bead on a Colorado bull.

Randy is in Central Wyoming, hoping he has not used all of his luck in drawing this limited entry tag. A fast moving blizzard snows him in, stranding him from his camp. Two days lost retrieiving his camp off the mountain leaves Randy little time to find a bull. Eventually, a pair of bulls is spo...

Randy has promised his nephew, Cody Nicholson, that he will take him to New Mexico for a rifle elk hunt on the BLM lands. Cody draws the tag and the hunt is on. Cody exercises maturity beyond his years in passing tough shots and busted bulls. His patience is rewarded when a nice bull crosses the...

Hunting with brothers is special, no matter the outcome. Randy is joined by his brother, Jason, to chase elk in western Colorado. Neither have ever hunted these slopes, so it takes a few days to get the pattern dialed in. Persistence gives Jason the chance he has been waiting for.

Close encounters and no bull to show for it have Randy frustrated. Finding a tired old bull sleeping in the sparse shade of the New Mexico BLM lands, Randy stalks to within two yards and waits an agonizing 15 minutes for the bull to rise and offer a shot. The arrow is true and story is remarkable.

Matt Ferland comes from New York to join Randy for an archery elk hunt in the famous Missouri River Breaks. Matt has a broken foot, but is undeterred. Close encounters abound even with hunting pressure having these late season elk spooked. Matt leave Montana with some great stories and fond memor...

Randy joins his Uncle, Larry Stickler, for their annual hunt, this time in the pinion flats of eastern Arizona. Larry is recovering from medical treatments, but his enthusiasm for elk is unfazed. It takes a while to sort out the elk patterns, but eventually, Larry gets his chance and makes the mo...

A great pleasure of hunting is to give back to those whom you feel indebted. Randy takes fellow hunter and imobile Marine, Bernie Kuntz, to Nevada in hopes they can fill Bernie's once-in-a-generation bull elk permit. Nevada is tough country, especially for a guy with bad knees, a new hip, and a ...

Randy's lucky has awarded him a limited entry rifle tag for the big bull country of Eastern Montana. Rain and snow make the ground nearly impassible, but with perseverance, an old bull pushes his cows to their location. Bart May plays his magic on the elk cow and a big bull becomes our next TV ...

Randy and his Uncle, Larry Stickler, go to the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming to chase public land elk. Great scenic views are interrupted by a great blizzard, forcing the hunters to make the best of a changing situation.

With one bull down, Randy and Mike continue their quest to fill the last of their two bull tags. The wind and weather are typical for Wyoming. And the final result makes a perfect ending to another season of Fresh Tracks.

Randy and Mike Spitzer do their best to fill two public land bull tags in Central Wyoming. Last time Randy hunted here, the weather was against him. Mike is looking for his first six-point bull and there are bulls aplenty.

Randy returns to Colorado, committed to finally making good on this public land elk hunt. In three previous attempts, Randy’s Colorado elk hopes have been ruined by all possible elements; weather, hunting pressure, bad luck, you name it. Finally, after four days of hiking and toil, Randy climbs t...

Randy invites David Brinker to join him on his favorite Montana elk grounds. Land-locked parcels are always a challenge. Randy has shown creative ways to reach those isolated lands and chase the public land bulls living there. David Brinker of Sitka Gear has first dibs on this hunt and that chanc...

Randy and Matthew Newberg are in Arizona trying to hang a tag on an over-sized Arizona elk. Arizona has become famous for huge elk. The weather is hardly Arizona-ish, with fog, blowing snow, and single-digit temps making this an elk hunt to remember. Yet, a monster bulls does make an appearance a...

Randy helps sweepstakes winner, Justin Hall, as they try to find a good New Mexico bull. Justin traveled from Kansas to see and hear his first elk, as a result of winning Randy's sweepstakes hunt.

Randy shows why you should not shoot an elk in some places they live. Toasty November temps have bulls in deep dark canyons. Randy is dumb enough to shoot one down there and pasy the price for doing so.

Past guest Tim Lesser joins Randy Newberg for another week, this time chasing New Mexico elk in a large Wilderness burn that is filled with elk. Getting to them and packing one out are huge challenges.

Randy and World Champion Elk Caller, Corey Jacobsen of ELK101.com, cover mile after dusty mile to find cooperative bulls during this hot full-moon archery elk hunt in the hills western New Mexico.

Hunting New Mexico elk with Randy Newberg includes new friend, Tom Wagner, winner of the Fresh Tracks "Win a Hunt with Randy" sweepstakes. They go to northern New Mexico for a tough hunt on public land bulls.

Hunting Wyoming elk with Randy Newberg returns to the same location as his archery elk hunt earlier in the season. This time, Randy has a friend, and a rifle.

Pat Schmitt comes from Wisconsin to help Randy locate some blizzard bulls in Central Wyoming. Weather being fickle, the elk can be a ...

Hunting elk in Montana is high on Randy Newberg's list. This public land hunt in Central Montana has it all; frustration, disappointment, big bulls, and eventually, a big dose of good luck.

This episode never aired on TV, only YouTube and VHX. Thanks to Leupold. Howa, Nosler, Rocky Mountain ...

Hunting New Mexico elk with Randy Newberg, Bruce Petter (CEO of Leupold Optics) takes a great public land bull. Roadless and Wilderness areas are the reservoir for hunting outside the Wilderness areas. This hunt will demonstrate the value of these backcountry areas.

Randy takes nine-time World Elk Calling Champion, Corey Jacobsen, to Randy's favorite Montana general tag area. The public land elk are pressured and weary, but you would not know that from this episode. Grouse and grizzlies add a bit of spice to this hunt.

Hot, windy, early season archery elk hunt in Central Wyoming shows how we should expect the unexpected. Holding a tag that is good for both September archery and November rifle, Randy has elk right on his lap.

Filling elk tag is exciting. Reality sets in when you have your elk on the ground. This video shows you how to do it, start to finish, without having to remove the entrails; a method known as the "Gutless Method."