Fresh Tracks Weekly

We start off with a quick story and recap of our freezer dying and needing to process 200 lbs of meat into pre-made meals, jerky, and summer sausage. We catch up with Michael in the fishing corner with some good times on some Montana rivers. Results from new research on Chronic Wasting Disease shows different methods of detection which could lead to management implications. Alaska's Willow Project...

For the full length episode go to YouTube. For the deeper dive we hear the story of how Randy messed up his arm in Portland this week. Was it a bear!? Wild dog?! Mugged in an alley? Find out by listening to his story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little fishing update to start off the episode as Michael is still out there swinging bugs. For news we start off with talking about environmental groups suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trying to get them to place Arctic Grayling on the endangered species list. It's a never ending saga that has been going on for 30 years, but a lot of effort has been done to try and save them. Idaho rel...

This week we're starting out with a quick recipe for slow cooked pronghorn shoulder made from a Nevada antelope and chukar stock. Michael recaps his recent steelhead fishing trip to Idaho which ended up being substantially more successful than last year. We revisit the discussion of renewable energy development on public lands with some new insight into what's going into the decision making. Wyomi...

Email us weekly@freshtracks.tv Multiple bills are attempting to redistribute funds that are supposed to go to Habitat Montana. Significant tax revenue from the legalization of marijuana was supposed to be directed to a fund in that is used to purchase high quality wildlife habitat and conservation easements but instead lawmakers are trying to redirect it to other projects. A few bills related to e...

Email us weekly@freshtrack.tv We have a new in the field Fishing Corner from Michael, where he runs through his process of winter nymphing for trout. A few news articles this week include the announcement of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to launch a 12-month status review on whether or not they should delist grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List in select populations. Two wolves were...

Email us weekly@freshtracks.tv This week we catch up with Michael on some sub-zero temp fishing reports. Oregon is trying to amend its constitution to include the right to hunt and fish, making them the 24th state to do so if successful. The boundary waters recently received protections from hard rock mine leasing for the next two years in a watershed that is a favorite amongst outdoorsmen. Idaho...

Email us weekly@freshtracks.tv Short episode this week with Michael and Randy out of the office. Just a few news segments to recap. Legislation in Kansas to provide free deer tags and defund the game and fish. The roadless rule has been restored on the Tongass National forest in Alaska, what does this mean for wildlife and habitat? Fence removals and cows with gps collars using a virtual fence cou...

Email us weekly@freshtrack.tv We start with a recap from the weekend's chukar hunt where some tasty, cheat grass filled, non-native upland birds were chased down by a bird dog in the cliffs. We hear from Michael's fishing corner where we hear about his new rod he just broke. News segments include three grizzly bears that came down with the bird flu, a poaching case in Nebraska where some celebriti...

A Legislative storm of fish and wildlife-related bills is being drafted in Montana and likely in your state as well. Randy gives us a preview of what's to come in Montana in one of the segments of Fresh Tracks Weekly. Hopefully, we can get a weekly update as both good and bad bills are brought forth. We also have some general updates, MP's fishing corner, and news segments. This year we're includi...

Email us! weekly@freshtracks.tv  Public Land Transfer Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... This week we talk about a recently published study looking at the Greater Yellowstone Elk Herd and how much they rely on private land in the winter. Much of the land they utilize in the winter is still unprotected.  Conservation easements have recently seen pushback over concerns about land being...

Email us weekly@freshtracks.tv This is the last episode for the foreseeable future. Hunting season is starting for us, and we won't have time for the weekly show. We catch up with Michael in the Ohio edition of the fishing corner and jump into a few news items. The Center for Biological Diversity and some other animal welfare groups filed a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting...

Email us weekly@freshtracks.tv RMEF Films Minam Project https://youtu.be/ADMmzy9bpSM Another busy week for the Fresh Tracks crew as we gear up for the upcoming season. Michael has been getting some great dry fly action fishing the last couple of weeks and fills us in at the fishing corner. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation released a film on the Minam River Project in which they are working towards op...

It's a busy week for the crew, finishing up edits from last season while prepping for the next hunting season. Wolves, being the charismatic megafauna they are, often pop up in national and hunting-related news feeds. They often gain so much attention for very different reasons depending on the audience. A recent article in Frontiers in Conservation Science reviewed numerous scientific articles an...

Email us weekly@freshtrack.tv Video Editor Job Posting https://bit.ly/3OrBmon Comment on Minnesota Draft Wolf Management Plan https://engage.dnr.state.mn.us/wolf-plan This week we have a crew update, saying farewell and good luck to several employees. We have a sneak peak in to the recent AnyFin Goes episodes currently in production.   We touch on the draft wolf management plan that Minnesota has...

This week we get the crew fishing update from the 4th of July weekend. We learn about the funding of the Northern Plains Grassland Project and talk through where the money comes from. We look into the current status of wildfires throughout the United States this summer and ponder the potential consequences to wildlife. For the deeper dive we discuss Andrew Clyde’s newly introduced "RETURN Act" to...

In this episode, we catch up with the crew who's been out fishing quite a bit in the last couple of weeks. News items this week include North Carolina elk and wildlife crossings. Turns out people really like elk back east too and are trying to help with connectivity across busy roadways. A new study was recently published looking into the effects of wind turbines on bats and the cascading effects...

This was the last week of bear hunting for the crew this spring. So we get a quick glimpse of Randy and Marcus’ end-of-the-season efforts.  Congratulations to Paul Kemper for getting married to Jordanne! Michael gives us the update on the rivers and the crazy floods that hit this week. We talk about the Vail Bighorn Sheep Initiative and their issues with Vail Resort trying to develop in important...

This week we recap a recent paddlefish trip, catch up on Michael's fishing corner, talk about Dale filming the Warriors and Quiet Waters Hunt For a Purpose Program as well as wishing Dale luck on his future endeavors. Topics discussed include over 40,000 acres of newly accessible land for hunting and fishing in Wyoming, recent bills moving forward on firearms and ammunition, wolves causing the dea...

This week we recap the crew's week, which included chasing bears, turkeys and fish. Recent news includes discussion of a new pilot project in Wyoming for conserving private lands along migration corridors. Talking about about another error made by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks where 1200 tags were accidentally sent out to non-residents. A new update on the United Property Owners of Montana lawsu...

This week we eat mountain goat tamales that were delicious. We talk about winter ticks and moose and how 90% of calves in a recent study were killed by ticks. We also look into some recent changes with Mexican wolf recovery and recap a presentation that tells the full story of how we got to the current status of wolves in the southwest.  Randy joins in to do a deeper dive on ideas in which Montana...

We missed last week as we were out bear hunting, but we catch up on some of the crew's stories and catch Michael Parente's fishing report. News on Wyoming Migration Initiative tells the story of a mule deer's migration and encountering barriers. Bird flu sweeping across the country and now infecting wild turkeys, foxes, and a human. Bill to ban lead ammunition on U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Land. I...

Email us at weekly@freshtracks.tv The Fresh Tracks crew was spread out all over last week. We get Randy Newberg's beaver trapping report, Dale Evan's turkey hunting report, and Michael Parente's fishing report. We touch on a few headlines including the passage of the MAPLand Act, the Forest Service's new Wildfire Crisis Strategy, and changes to Arizona's over-the-counter archery deer regulations....

This week we recap some turkey hunts, Michael Parente shares the fishing report, and we get a sneak peek at Randy's trip back to Minnesota where he is currently filming his friends on a beaver trapping expedition. We touch on the recent denial of the petition to ban black bear hunting in California, hear about a new RMEF land acquisition in Oregon on the Siuslaw National Forest, and ponder what's...

Email us at weekly@freshtracks.tv Marcus is back from a week of vacationing and chasing turkeys with his dad. Michael is up to 56 days of fishing now and this week's office lunch consists of carnita style turkey tacos. News this week includes: Desert bighorn predation via mountain lions potentially being affected by fire suppression. Clarification from the Forest Service on where E-Bikes are allow...