Your instructor, Randy Newberg, creates a course syllabus to guide you through his 30+ years of Pronghorn hunting.

Pronghorn have three amazing adaptations that are employed for detecting danger and escaping predators. Randy goes in-depth to set you up for stalking success.

Pronghorn occupy some of the driest and harshest lands in the west. Randy helps you understand these landscapes to effectively hunt Pronghorn.

Understanding feeding preferences during the main Pronghorn hunting periods of August-October can be the key to finding them, and finding them in high concentrations.

During hunting seasons, Pronghorn are in three distinct phases of their calendar; pre-rut, peak rut, and post-rut. Randy shares his strategies to locate them, and different tactics to hunt them.

Scouting is about finding a buck; that special buck you want. The territorial and aggressive nature of Pronghorn make them very predictable. This makes scouting highly effective.

One of the great aspects of pronghorn hunting is the simplicity of the gear needed to hunt them. In this chapter, Randy talks equipment ideas and how optics can be applied to pronghorn hunting.

Randy talks the three primary Pronghorn archery tactics; 1) Blinds, 2) Spot and Stalk, and 3) Ambush, each having a better application depending upon the calendar period you are hunting.

Randy discusses strategies and tactics to overcome Pronghorns’ keen eyesight and blazing speed. He explains how rifle hunting allows us to mitigate their strengths and capitalize on their few weaknesses.

It doesn’t take a lot of energy to put down a Pronghorn.  Given how large the heart and lungs are on a pronghorn, relative to body size, it makes for a great target.

Randy teaches you the proper steps necessary to take care of your Pronghorn trophy & meat after the kill, one of the most prized meats by many wild game chefs.

This chapter highlights Randy’s most important points to focus on that will make you a better Pronghorn hunter.

Meet your course instructor, expert hunter & conservationist, Randy Newberg. He will walk you through his methods of success in rifle elk hunting seasons. Randy imparts all his wisdom regarding highly pressured public land bull elk by shaping your understanding of their needs, how they use the landscape at the time you are hunting them, and how they respond to hunting pressure.

To tag an elk you must find an elk. Finding elk is the most critical part of rifle elk hunting. Randy will help you eliminate where the elk “aren’t” and focusing on where they likely are.

Needs of elk change over the course of our seasons, and thus elk change their behaviors accordingly. In this chapter, Randy will discuss the five calendar periods of elk, compared to the human calendar, and identify the needs in each period.

Highly pressured elk in rifle seasons escape hunting pressure by finding sanctuaries. Randy goes in-depth into defining what elk sanctuaries are and the signs to find them.

Elk are elk, but some landscapes require elk to migrate. Other landscapes require elk to stay put. Regardless of what type of elk are in your hunt, Randy explains how elk best use the available resources, and why it matters when trying to find public land elk.

Migratory elk disperse vertically, based on weather, seasons, and hunting pressure. In this chapter, Randy explores how to take advantage of those factors during rifle seasons.

Non-migratory elk disperse horizontally, based on forage availability resulting from localized moisture patterns. In this chapter, Randy explains how to use that behavior to find elk consistently in rifle seasons.

Rifle elk hunting is usually the most intense period of hunting pressure, causing mature bull elk to respond accordingly. In this chapter, Randy discusses tactics to use hunting pressure to your advantage.

With the foundational blocks discussed in previous chapters, Randy teaches you how to use that information for building a successful plan for your rifle elk hunt.

You have spent much of the summer researching your hunt, learning more about elk, and building an e-scouting plan. Randy explains the crucial importance of sticking with that plan to achieve success in the field.

When executing your plan, the first big decision you will face is what type of camp best suits the conditions & situations you want to hunt in. In this chapter, Randy focuses on the different types of camps and the benefits of each.

Many elk hunts are for antlerless elk, cow elk. In this often overlooked late season option, Randy discusses the different needs of cow elk, and how to use those needs to successfully find and hunt them.

Cartridges and calibers are a big topic of discussion among rifle elk hunters, often receiving too much emphasis. In this chapter, Randy addresses the basics of accuracy, shot placement, and bullet performance needed to be consistently lethal.

Most rifle elk seasons take place during post-rut and late seasons, which are conditions best suited to glassing bulls from afar. In this chapter, Randy details his most effective and efficient ways to find elk using optics.

Rifle elk hunting often happens in rough terrain and difficult conditions. In this chapter, Randy advises on some essential gear needed to be effective and comfortable.

Elk have attitudes, and you can use these calling tactics to expose their weaknesses and take advantage of their attitude. Corey demonstrates his tactics for getting the most out of your call.

Elk hunting is a lifetime craft where you develop many tricks and tactics to improve your success. In this bonus chapter, Randy lists ten takeaways that have helped him find more success in his rifle elk hunts.