Kentucky Elk - Conservation In Action

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Elk Talk Podcast

Wilderness, Science, How To, Sports, Nature, Education

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode (88) of The Elk Talk Podcast, Corey and Randy share the mic with Gabe Jenkins, Director of Information and Education at Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources. This is an in depth discussion of how Kentucky developed the largest elk herd in the eastern US. Topics covered include the history or this transplant, the history of elk in Kentucky, public involvement in elk expansion, how it works with 90% private land, current population levels, efforts to expand within Kentucky, using this herd for seed stock in other states, hunting opportunities and how hunting is allocated, challenges ahead, and many other topics that show this grand endeavor as a real life example of Conservation In Action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Elk Trock Podcast with Randy Newberg and Corey Jacobson, presented by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
0:18.0	The goal is, what little you and I know about Elk County, we share with people.
0:23.0	I've got an Elk doing this like 120 yards away, what do I do?
0:26.0	First off, the thought would never cross my mind when an Elk to be 120 yards away to call anybody on a cellphone.
0:33.0	All elk?
0:34.0	All the time, only elk.
0:36.0	Well, it's us having conversations, so we usually go down some rabbit holes, but if you hunt with Corey Jacobson, you will find the landscape as full of rabbit holes.
0:45.0	We're just going to make this up as we go.
0:47.0	And you look at it like, oh, that's a target rich environment, but if you're trying to single one out, a solo target there is much easier to go into than a big group.
0:55.0	We record everything, so there's no BS and no lion, no faking it with us.
1:00.0	Did we hit three corners?
1:01.0	I forgot to hit the record button.
1:04.0	If you want to know something about Elk County, this probably isn't podcast to listen to.
1:10.0	Should we give them a list of all the other podcasts where they might learn from?
1:14.0	The Elk Talk Podcast is brought to you by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, ensuring the future of Elk, other wildlife, their habitat, and our hunting heritage.
1:30.0	Do we come a member? Go to RMEF.ORG
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