Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Housekeeping Links
• Crew’s Belt, Montana NRL Rifle Match
youtube.com/watch?v=C81fcst0T_k
• Randy’s New Rifle Setup
youtube.com/watch?v=wCYyvcHa-yA&feature=youtu.be
• Hal Herring’s Carrying the Fire Podcast
open.spotify.com/show/7lWLbTPrE5hDybQgZZwIPv?si=06968b4bed1945c7
For this week’s deeper dive, Randy and Marcus leave the studio and take us into the field. Building on their recent conversations about roadless areas, and travel management, the pair hike into a section of national forest just outside of Bozeman. This specific area underwent a thinning treatment in 2022 to protect the city's water supply from catastrophic wildfire.
This place offers a firsthand look at how logging and thinning can reduce wildfire risk while simultaneously creating better forage for elk and other wildlife in areas without roads. Ultimately, Randy wants to drive home the point that we can have public lands that can benefit both wildlife and people.
This week's news
• On July 13th, President Trump signed an executive order that removes protections for just over 3 million acres of public land in the Beehive State.
• Links
• outdoorlife.com/conservation/trump-cuts-2-popular-utah-national-monuments-by-90-percent
• fieldandstream.com/stories/white-house-shrinks-national-monuments-in-utah
• wessiler.substack.com/p/heres-a-map-of-the-new-boundaries
• In Minnesota, the US Forest Service has temporarily closed the Boundary Waters due to increasingly dangerous wildfires.
• Links
• outdoorlife.com/conservation/forest-service-closes-boundary-waters
• Researchers at Montana State University have discovered a TRex tooth embedded in an Edmontosaurus' skull, providing some additional context to how these creatures might have lived.
• Links
• peerj.com/articles/20796
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Housekeeping Links
• Crew’s Belt, Montana NRL Rifle Match
youtube.com/watch?v=C81fcst0T_k
• Randy’s New Rifle Setup
youtube.com/watch?v=wCYyvcHa-yA&feature=youtu.be
• Hal Herring’s Carrying the Fire Podcast
open.spotify.com/show/7lWLbTPrE5hDybQgZZwIPv?si=06968b4bed1945c7
For this week’s deeper dive, Randy and Marcus leave the studio and take us into the field. Building on their recent conversations about roadless areas, and travel management, the pair hike into a section of national forest just outside of Bozeman. This specific area underwent a thinning treatment in 2022 to protect the city's water supply from catastrophic wildfire.
This place offers a firsthand look at how logging and thinning can reduce wildfire risk while simultaneously creating better forage for elk and other wildlife in areas without roads. Ultimately, Randy wants to drive home the point that we can have public lands that can benefit both wildlife and people.
This week's news
• On July 13th, President Trump signed an executive order that removes protections for just over 3 million acres of public land in the Beehive State.
• Links
• outdoorlife.com/conservation/trump-cuts-2-popular-utah-national-monuments-by-90-percent
• fieldandstream.com/stories/white-house-shrinks-national-monuments-in-utah
• wessiler.substack.com/p/heres-a-map-of-the-new-boundaries
• In Minnesota, the US Forest Service has temporarily closed the Boundary Waters due to increasingly dangerous wildfires.
• Links
• outdoorlife.com/conservation/forest-service-closes-boundary-waters
• Researchers at Montana State University have discovered a TRex tooth embedded in an Edmontosaurus' skull, providing some additional context to how these creatures might have lived.
• Links
• peerj.com/articles/20796
Join Fresh Tracks+ For Early Access - freshtracks.tv
Fresh Tracks Merchandise - shopfreshtracks.com
GOHUNT Gear Shop - Promo code RANDY for 10% off in the gear shop. bit.ly/46Jp5EW
GOHUNT INSIDER Use promo code RANDY to get $50 of store credit when you sign up for goHUNT INSIDER. bit.ly/481yo46
Kenetrek Boots- Buy a pair of boots and get a free pair of gaiters when promo code RANDY is used at checkout. Make sure that the gators are in your cart. kenetrek.com/pages/randy
Ollin Digiscoping System - Save 10% with promo code RANDY ollin.co
Outdoor Class - Save 15% on your membership with promo code RANDY15. watch.outdoorclass.com
Elkhorn Coffee Roaster - Save 15% on orders over $30 with promo code RANDY. elkhorncoffeeroasters.com
Alpacka Raft - Save 10% on some pack rafts with promo code RANDY. alpackaraft.com
MTN Tough - 30 Day Free Trial when using code RANDY. Be sure that monthly subscription plan is selected on the payment page.
lab.mtntough.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=randy&plan=monthly
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