Post-Rut Elk Strategies; October 15-30 | Episode 155

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

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Elk Talk Podcast, Randy Newberg and Corey Jacobsen dive deep into one of the most challenging phases of the season: the post-rut rifle hunt. They break down exactly how mature bull behavior changes after the peak rut, explaining why these smart, pressured animals become solitary and retreat to secure "sanctuaries" other hunters avoid. If you're struggling to find bulls after the rut shuts off, this episode is your essential guide to hunting smarter in the post-rut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Elk Talk podcast is brought to you by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,
0:04.6	ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat, and our hunting heritage.
0:10.0	To become a member, go to rmef.org.
0:17.0	Welcome to the Elk Talk podcast with Randy Newberg and Corey Jacobson, presented by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
0:30.6	The goal is what little you and I know about elk hunting we share with people.
0:37.8	I've got an elk building is like 120 yards away. What do I do? First off, the thought would
0:42.8	never cross my mind when an elk would be 120 yards away to call anybody on a cell phone.
0:48.4	All elk? All the time. Only elk? Well, it's us having conversation, so we usually go down some rabbit holes. If you hunt with Cory Jacobson, you will find the landscape is full of rabbit holes. We're just going to make this up as we go. 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. We record everything, so there's no BS and no lying, no faking it with us.
1:15.6	Did we hit the record button?
1:17.6	I forgot to hit the record button.
1:19.6	If you want to know something about Elkhunning, this probably isn't a podcast to listen to.
1:25.6	Should we give them a list of all the other podcasts where they might learn some?
1:36.5	Corey, what brings you to Bozeman, Montana in late September?
1:41.4	Peak rut.
1:42.3	400-inch bowls.
1:43.5	That's right.
1:45.5	If anybody's going to find one, you've got to start in Bozeman, I think.
1:49.6	Yeah, all 400-inch bowls in America have their genesis here in Gallatin County.
1:55.3	It's in the DNA.
1:57.0	Has to be.
1:57.9	These people think we're serious when we say that stuff.
2:02.4	There definitely was a time when everyone, well, not everyone, but a majority of the people
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