Fresh Tracks Weekly
The Fresh Tracks crew, led by Marcus Hockett, keeps you in the know about what's happening in conservation. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Don't miss this weekly podcast covering the everything you need to know.
Episodes
April 25, 2025 • 34 mins
This week on Fresh Tracks Weekly, we're switching gears from our usual deep dives into public land policy and instead catching up with the crew to talk about springtime plans and upcoming hunts. But don’t worry—we still have the news segment covering some updates on wildlife and conservation across the country.
In this episode:
Montana Wildlife Crossings – A new bill is one step away from becoming law, creating a Wildlife Highway...
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April 18, 2025 • 34 mins
This week on Fresh Tracks Weekly, we're exploring our ideas for improving government efficiency in the outdoors – D.O.G.E. style. Randy shares some ideas on how the government could improve its functionality when managing public lands and questions why these efficiency tools aren’t already being used.
But first, a few news stories:
Mossy Oak Turkey Stamp
Learn how you can support wild turkey conservation through Mossy Oak’s Conse...
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April 11, 2025 • 33 mins
This week on Fresh Tracks Weekly, we follow up on last week’s budget reconciliation deep dive and talk about the push to sell off public lands. A failed amendment revealed which lawmakers are backing this controversial move — and who’s fighting to keep our lands public.
We also cover the latest outdoor and conservation news:
The U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on federal employee firings, impacting 16,000 workers.
How the loss of k...
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April 4, 2025 • 42 mins
This week, Randy checks in from Washington D.C. where he’s meeting with lawmakers and staffers to get the latest on public land policy—and sound the alarm on new efforts to sell off public lands. With major decisions looming, we break down what’s at stake and how it could impact access and conservation across the country.
We also cover a wide range of wildlife and land management stories from around the West:
🦌 Washington State ...
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March 28, 2025 • 30 mins
This week, we have Jared Frasier from what was previously 2% For Conservation. They are relaunching as Fish and Wildlife Volunteers, and Jared explains why the relaunch was necessary and how businesses and individuals can get involved.
A few news stories also include.
A few weeks ago, the Alaska state supreme court ruled that the Department of Game and Fish needed to halt its intensive predator management program, claiming it was...
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March 21, 2025 • 31 mins
This week, we are discussing the recent announcement from the Department of Interior to use Federal Land to help with the Housing Affordability crisis.
Also, some news stories from the week include
Big news for corner crossing in multiple states. The U.S. 10 Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling for the four hunters sued by a private landowner for corner crossing in Wyoming.
Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum rece...
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March 14, 2025 • 27 mins
This week, we are discussing the land and water conservation fund, how it’s one of the greatest conservation tools we have, and how, with all the chaos of trying to pass a budget, some LWCF projects could fall through the cracks if Congress doesn’t release funds.
Some news stories also include.
In Colorado, several ranchers were granted compensation for damages to their livestock herds caused by newly reintroduced wolves, which u...
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March 7, 2025 • 36 mins
This week, we’re discussing how a significant amount of Bureau of Land Management land has already been identified as suitable for disposal and would not require Congressional approval to sell.
There is still much uncertainty about the status of the federal employees who were fired in the last month. A judge did, however, rule that the Office of Personnel Management should rescind the memos that fired certain employees.
The Volun...
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February 28, 2025 • 44 mins
This week, we’re discussing the drastic changes we’ve seen over the last month within our federal agencies and how thousands of people have been fired. Randy details his idea of Government Efficiency.
A few news stories are also included.
A Montana bill has been introduced that would take money generated from the tax on marijuana that currently goes towards funding wildlife habitats, parks, and non-game wildlife and re-direct it ...
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February 24, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode of Fresh Tracks Weekly, we take a deep dive into Alaska’s board of game with Jim Baichtal.
Then, we dive into Colorado's controversial HB 1258, which could shift wildlife management from mandatory hunting and fishing to optional, opening the door for litigation. We also cover Colorado's successful bighorn sheep translocation project, funded by hunters, and discuss concerning CWD cases in Wyoming's elk feed ground...
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February 14, 2025 • 38 mins
In this week's episode of Fresh Tracks Weekly, Randy and Marcus dive into the ongoing debate over federal land management. They discuss potential solutions that would allow Congress to manage our public lands properly—without resorting to selling them off to state land boards. From funding challenges to policy changes, they explore ways to keep these lands accessible for future generations. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on pro...
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February 7, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode of Fresh Tracks Weekly, Marcus and Randy break down the harsh reality of federal land transfers and what they mean for recreational shooters. If federal lands are handed over to state land boards, millions of acres currently open to target shooting could be lost forever. They discuss real-world examples, the differences in land management policies, and why public land advocates should be paying attention. Don’t take...
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January 31, 2025 • 29 mins
This week, we are continuing the series talking about transferring federal land to the states and, in particular, how Congress has the ability to fix a lot of the issues with land management; they just refuse to do so.
Some other news stories include;
Trump’s executive order to pause federal grants and funding led to panic and confusion amongst many in the conservation world as billions in funding was about to be cut off.
A bill...
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January 25, 2025 • 30 mins
This week we’re discussing transferring federal land to the states and in particular state land boards, what a state land board is, what their responsibilities are and the history of them selling off their land.
The big news story from the week is president Trump's executive orders and what they might mean to public land users and hunters.
Backcountry Hunter’s and Anglers released a statement detailing some of the changes that wi...
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January 17, 2025 • 25 mins
This week, Randy and I are kicking off a series about public land transfer and how the same old ideas of selling and transferring public lands are popping back up.
We’ll revisit how Utah has been pushing the idea of transferring federal land to the state and how the Supreme Court recently shut them down. The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case was certainly a win for public land advocates, but this idea and movement are not g...
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October 9, 2024 • 36 mins
Hunting season is in full swing, but Randy is fired up! So we sat down for a quick conversation about selling or transferring federal public lands.
JD Vance recently mentioned the idea of transferring federal land to the states to address housing affordability along with the Biden administration talking about building housing on federal land.
Randy's series on Public Land Transfer is still very relevant. Check it out here. htt...
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August 2, 2024 • 25 mins
This week, we’re discussing how wildlife and habitat are often used as currency to pay for our high standards of living and lower energy costs. We also discuss how issues are very often only evaluated economically and not biologically.
In Montana, a judge just ruled in favor of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks in a case in which a private landowner group sued the state for failing to kill enough elk.
In Massachusetts, an Act Mod...
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July 19, 2024 • 27 mins
This week, we’re discussing Wyoming’s recent ban on conservation groups bidding on oil and gas leases on state land and how, by doing so, they might actually be hurting the school system that they’re obligated to fund.
A recently published study shows how human recreation and noise can negatively impact wildlife by displacing them and keeping them out of the area for extended periods.
In Wyoming, billionaire Joe Ricketts has halt...
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June 28, 2024 • 25 mins
This week, for our deeper dive, we’re talking about a new research project on Chronic Wasting Disease in Wyoming and how the best available science to slow the spread of the disease is likely not what hunters want to hear.
In Wyoming, a ranch and family are attempting to close down a road that accesses a significant amount of public land. The road is also a primary access point for other landowners and the county.
Andrew McKean w...
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June 21, 2024 • 37 mins
This week, we’re discussing how you might be a jerk on public lands and not even realize it.
A few news stories from this week include the following:
A quick update on Colorado’s proposal to do away with non-resident over-the-counter archery elk tags.
In Montana, American Prairie just acquired 12,500 more acres of land, bringing its total between deeded and leased property to 475,000 acres.
In Wyoming, Joe Ricketts, the founder...
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