Our Big Game Herds

[@S.A.U.1489]

It’s more than just wanting to get rid of hunting. These people want to get rid of rural communities all together.

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

Rural mindset and lifestyle are traditional and anything not "progressive" is the enemy.

[@DonGilbertoGuruledeNuevoMejico]

They want us in 15 minute cities with a nueral link plug in our skulls

[@jeffreybossingham1732]

When this man speaks, I listen

[@billsharko3007]

Randy you are exactly correct. We have the same exact problems up here in far NE Wisconsin. All they care about is the money not the wildlife.

[@ericbitzer5247]

They don't want anyone to be self sufficient and everybody to live in 15 minute cities so they have total control. You're an American treasure Randy, and I hope you and your wife had a great Christmas and have a wonderful New Year and many more to come.

[@stillbill1878]

Thank you, Randy! You are the voice we simply cannot live without. You are THE man in all of this. The long range shooting fraternity needs to listen. They are shooting themselves out of business.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Yes, unfortunately, you can't reason with selfishness and stupidity.

[@stillbill1878]

Thank you, Randy! You are the voice we simply cannot live without. You are THE man in all of this. The long range shooting fraternity needs to listen.

[@Rk-mz4bb]

They don't like us or our way of life. And will do anything to ruin it. Most people underestimate how low these people will go. As always good truthful message.

[@WilliamStihl]

Thank both as well & happy new year and may our heavenly Father bless Cathy and you Randy.

[@Randy-pq2oy]

😅I'm in Washington state and the something is going on here , I went a meeting at my high school and the game department didn't listen at all . This was in the late 60's . I'm 70+ . I bought deer and elk tags and will be starting our wood stove 😢 we need to fight for rights .

[@jamesjaeger3976]

The fact.., Randy speaks volume for most honest hunters. He not only cares for the quality of rifles he builds but he most importantly voices his common convictions of the animals hunted. To truly love hunting is to respect the animals hunted.

[@bjtucker404]

Love your rants Randy. You always make your point. Thank you. Don trump Jr. Is a gunsmith, shooter/ hunter. You should get this video to him. Changes will only come from top political figures, unfortunately.

[@germanshorthairedpointer6537]

Spot on. A few years ago, I met Senator Alex Padilla at the Carpenter's "Moose Feed" in San Francisco and voiced my concern over what was happening to our deer herds in the Sierra Nevada and the Warner Mountains. He just smiled at me and said, "California is the environmental model for the rest of the country. As California does, so will the rest of the Nation." I will never forget his arrogance and what that SOB said.

[@JimParvin-o9e]

Always somebody who thinks that they know more than anyone else. I detest those idiots. Probably some city slicker that doesn't know the difference between their butt from a hole in the ground. I've seen the most blaring example of these kinds of folks in the present administration.

[@ronaldroehrick4872]

Randy is telling the truth, may God bless you and your wonderful wife and family.

[@johndiblasi4803]

Very well stated. I hope this next generation does some deep thinking.

[@kylewilson3476]

Randy, The same things are happening in the state of Colorado as well. It will be a sad day in the years coming.

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

It's the same in every state and the problem is humite over population and it's only going to get worse.

[@chuckmiller5763]

same problem here in Arizona. Our great elk unit 5A has been wiped out of big bull elk. Wolves all over the place. Our private gun range in southern Arizona has deer passing through all the time weather we are shooting or not. Same with the rest of the animals. Nothing to with people encroaching their areas.

[@deanmatlock6532]

Very well said Randy! You’re 100% correct!

[@AttackorAdapt]

We've got a serious wolf problem in the NWT, in Canada as well. Our wolves are HUGE. They love the moose and barrenground caribou. We had a Bathurst Herd population that numbered anywhere from 250k-400k animals in the early-mid 90's. They would come right into the capital right near our airport, you could hunt them 20 mins out of town. I believe the last survey done on the herd in 2022 yielded 8k. We don't even have to pay for wolf tags anymore. Any resident hunter(non indigenous) can just ask for as many tags as you want. You bring in a carcass and it's $200 in your pocket. In the caribou wintering zone, it's even more if you give them GPS coordinates for the killsite. A GHL holder( general hunting license aka trapping license which you can't get unless you're indigenous or were grandfathered in before they changed the regs) gets these carcases, processes the fur, and with a prime fur bonus can receive up to $1600 for a pelt at auction. They like to use the numerous trails in the winter, catch scent and go kill whatever it was, laze around for a bit then continue on the trail til they catch wind of another ungulate, and repeat the process. Not enough people hunt them around here, and they're VERY difficult to trap.

[@penniesfromheaven2511]

Wolves also kill just to kill, it’s their nature.

[@johnfaulkner4067]

Such a travesty to mishandle our wonderful wildlife the God has given to us. Thank you Randy for informing us and bringing attention to the matter. I hope Wyoming gets some better leadership soon in the fish and game department. We need it! Like Phil and Jase Robertson have said 'I have permission from command to hunt', referring to the Bible, the Word of God, in Genesis chapter 9.

[@williamfeldner9356]

The same phenomenon has happened in Minnesota. We had a Moose population of about 8000 of the magnificent animals in Northern Minnesota. The wolfs have decimated the population to the point of no return, a dying population. The WOKE Minnesota Game and Fish claim the loss is due to insect infestation, however studies reveal 60percent of the Moose are killed by Wolves…….

[@thorseim7177]

See my long rant for problem solving.

[@raymondminks1772]

God bless you, and your wife Old Timer. Keep fighting the good fight. Merry Christmas , and Happy New Year. With Regards, the Minks family.

[@jasonweishaupt1828]

Get women and Liberals out of political office if you want to see things change.

[@rogerbaker7449]

Great video. I have also seen what you are talking about around here. You tell the G&F and they couldn't care less.

[@ericendreszl9855]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Thank you for ALL that you do, especially this, right at the top of the list. God bless you two.

[@gregrehmer9069]

When I was in the valley in 1970 & 1971 we saw moose all the time!

[@jeremiahthompson43]

We are suffering from the same problems here in New Mexico. Mismanagement of funds. And a huge mountain lion problem. Along with wolves. Even the quality of fishing has gone down hill. Predation and Mismanagement of our wildlife funds. Basically lining someone else's pockets with our dollars.

[@johnmollet2637]

Happy New Years Randy!

[@michaelmoslak2975]

Thanks for another great educational video Randy. You're the countries "Wise man on the mountain" with the incredible gun collection! Hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas and have a great New Year!! Time for the "common folk" to take our country back from the elitist cancer infecting our country!!!

[@russellparrish5745]

Randy it looks to me if there are no moose, deer, sheep and elk to hunt then maybe we should start hunting wolves and bears!!! Sounds like to me we need to bring the bounty back on wolves. It would provide incoming to some hunters and hopefully bring back our big game populations. I always wanted to go out West on a big game hunt. That's why I find this wolf problem so discouraging. I realize I am so lucky to still have game to hunt in Alabama. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

[@cscearce2000]

In the east (Appalachia region specifically) it seem like the hunting is better than it’s ever been tbh it’s a shame it’s not like that for the rest of the nation

[@cscearce2000]

Furthermore, many of these sorts of bureaucrats hate hunters, hate hunting, and use wolves as a weapon to stop hunting. They get educated in leftist colleges, and they view hunters as a byproduct of a racist, colonial system that must be destroyed.

[@lawrencekirchheimer734]

First they went after the guns, then the ammo and know doing away with game animals by the Canadian wolves brought into Yellowstone Park.

[@donseman7524]

Good show

[@Trinitystillmyname]

Before you guys call this a " rant" or " just some old man shaking his fist at the sun" know this. He just spoke pure truth. And whether randy is saying this or not, it is true. Remember when the .gov destroyed the buffalo population to route the indians off there land? History is repeating itself. Actions speak louder than words. There has been zero management of game anywhere in the usa, but a management of your right to go and lawfully hunt, following regulations....... is the only thing they manage. I do not agree with the age ism talk randy Many of the problems in MI stem from old school thought, and good old boys club. When the generatiomal shift finally happens, I hope this will change. There are brite competant sportsmen across the legal age range of hunters who can manage game much better than those " INSTALLED" to the position. Good talk, keep up the good work!

[@bigracer3867]

Sad sad sad situation 😢

[@BrianUnderdahl-mq5wn]

Yes sir! Those of us who have many many miles on our moccasins in the outdoors & travelled all 4 corners of the state of Wyo for work & pleasure remember the wildlife game counts then & now. It once was magnificent. Our ranges & pastures & mtns were full of cattle & horses & sheep on leased & private grass & all predators were taken care of. Thats civilized common sense. Check out the Meat Eaters podcast with Wyoming tribal members handling their wild game & domestic animals.

[@bradcriner5967]

Randy your spot on, same thing in Idaho. The fish and game has ruined some of the best hunting that I experienced in my life. I've talked to the biologist they don't care.

[@jimlaferney4617]

Leaf lickers!!! Love you brother.

[@cgarrand78]

If they think habitat loss is the reason for the drop in the deer population they should take a look at the deer population in NJ and the problem they have with over population.Than they should explain why habitat loss hasn't depleted the deer population there.(spoiler,there are no wolves.)

[@barrygraybill5969]

You are 100% right Randy ,,,we have the same idiots in our PA. Game commission too ,,,they want to kill everything off ,,,thanks Randy

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

It's a horribly sad situation and the future looks bleak. The problem is humite overpopulation and there is no end in sight.

[@montezuma6962]

They're not idiots. They have an agenda and freedom isn't part of it.

[@BryanRichardson-s3v]

We have the same problem in michigan & even the michigan dnr are a big problem the up has problem of wolves upper!

[@rogerray2545]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrMagoo321]

Thanks Randy.... I would always believe my Dad or one of my uncles or Grandpa's over some gov guy.

[@chetnigra7429]

I agree 110% I see it in Montana. There are a lot of idiots that have no business running the fish and game it’s sad.

[@billwesner6351]

God love ya Randy !!! We here in the liberal bastion of Colorado are facing the same BS from our lovely GOVENOR and his handpicked DOW. We are supposed to embrace the introduction of WOLVES to our lands and not notice the great decline in our deer and elk herds. No otc deer tags and almost all elk tags are by drawing also. Guy's are getting frustrated. I have not been ask by a hunter to hunt my land for fifteen years , even though it backs up to thousands of acres of public land. The hunters drive by in the winter and see my pastures empty of game and they realise that the population is not worth hunting. I have 12 does in my yard and ONE fawn. But I have well fed coyotes and cats. The canyons hide the cats well and There is almost no one that hunts them anymore. But I can't trap them either. How do we get the DOW to listen to good old common sense????

[@danielc.2042]

Here in Alabama we can harvest 1 doe a day for the whole deer season.

[@bc5cd]

How long is the season?

[@skeegets2]

We have had good numbers of good sized whitetail in Illinois since the 90s. I live in southern Illinois where there isnt that much ag but whitetail thrived. All the big farms have been split into tiny properties since then but numbers and size have held up until lately. EHD has killed many deer now. Loss of habitat is a big deal but in Illinois, there is no major predator and the deer are accustomed to people and homes. Many people see trophy sized bucks in their own yards. The auto and ag INSURANCE agencies now control our deer quotas. Its unbearable. Now we are moving towards hunter opportunity instead of herd quality improvement. Now if you can kill a doe or spike buck, its good enough. They recently passed protections for wolves, black bear, and mountain lions. We dont have any of them except for a very rare sighting of a mountain lion in southern Illinois. They plan to release wolves and bears soon. Its unbelievable!

[@TODinWY]

Randy, were you referring to Valerius Geist?

[@TheRealGunsmith]

Yes. Thanks for watching.

[@rcruz003]

This is the same here in south Florida Federal government in 1996 brought in Texas cougars to our woods and in less than 10 years our deer herd had collapsed They said we need Texas cougars to clean up the blood line of our panthers here. A damn disaster! This deer Season I walk for square miles not a single doe track on the ground. It’s so bad that there’s no one hunting in 750000 acres. And the dept of interior with the National Park service are to blame

[@williamfeldner9356]

Wolves were introduced into the Idaho Chamberlain Basin and the Cold Meadows Area. Inorder to hunt this area you have to fly in, it is the remotest area in the lower 48 States. The wolves have almost completely destroyed the Big Game hunting, the odds of finding a mature animal is extremely low. I used to hunt the area in the 1990s and saw the destruction of opportunity closeup and over time. These wolves were destroyed years ago for a reason. Anybody thinking we can restore nature to the early 1800s is a fool. There is just not the habitat to establish an Equilibrium, with man footprints all over. The only way to manage game populations is through controlled license sales.

[@DaSeeAir]

I see it too Randy. I agree with you completely. also here in central Wisconsin we have the Bambi hunters too😂 We will not shoot young dear my wife and I. I believe it is done deliberately.

[@jk-kr8jt]

Randy, I couldn't agree more. The wolf is a menace and has destroyed the moose, elk and deer population in your neck of the woods. They grizzly are so over populated it is ridiculous. Both are apex predators and need to be controlled. Sadly that will never happen. Personally I'd give up on Wyo if I wasn't sitting on a pile of points. As soon as those points are gone, I am giving up on Wyo hunting. Between the 50% tag reduction to us NRs and the tag/point price increase coupled with the reduced amount of game, it's just not worth it. But F&G, not just Wyoming, no longer manages for game, they manage for their budget, payroll and pension. I can't see that situation changing in my lifetime. Remember back in the day when game departments managed for Game. One of the key ways they did that was by controlling predators. The other was matching the tag allotments to the game population, recruitment rate and buck/bull ratio. Now they manage for the grow of predator population and budgets. Raise the price of tags and the number of tags to match the budget needs. Absolutely no regard for whether or not the herd dynamics can aline with those tag numbers. I've even advised family and friends to nolonger apply for some tags. They'd have to live to 150 or 160 to get drawn. Such a sad state of affairs that our Fish and Game departments have become. Don't even get me started on the stupidity of Colorado putting wolf reintroduction to the voters. A bunch of Denver/Ft. Collins/Colo Springs dope smokers deciding to destroy the greatest Shiras moose populations and the greatest Elk population. But where were all the self-serving "conservation" organizations, that most of belong too? They were MIA or preaching to the choir. Even those ego driven organizations have been polluted by the tree huggers and bunny lovers. All the best to you and Kathy in 2025. Keep the videos coming. Cheers, Jeff

[@davestrohmeyer-saddleupsho8009]

A single Mountain Lion kills up to 70 deer a year and they don't buy tags. They are almost completely nocturnal and we can't hunt past sundown. We are allowed to doctor and provide feed to our winter stressed domestic animals, but not "OUR migrating Wildlife" during severe winters. As you say "Common sense is not common among so called wildlife biologist."

[@jti2007]

We had commercial hunting in the early 1900’s and the game herds were almost decimated by hunters for profit. I’m afraid that the commercialization of sport hunting will do the same to our game species again. Plus the administrative controllers are politically motivated to keep the herds small to prevent car/deer accidents.

[@fivegauss1093]

Very poor management seen in many States....some States control predators regardless of laws....

[@randycarpenter2914]

I wish I knew what had happened to our deer. In my area in Arkansas, I always saw deer, especially at night driving. I have not seen a deer in months. They always were in my yard eating acorns, not this year. Unless the coyotes have killed them out, I don't know what happened.

[@Thoreau-e4l]

Most places in the south east, at least here in SC, we actually have too many whitetail deer. When coywolfs first showed up, they were down a little but have recovered. We can shoot all the coywolfs we want. Now feral hogs that's another story.

[@ssearl3231]

It’s a shame Randy I feel you’re pain but in a different way. Here in Kentucky all land is leased for whitetail to people from out of state. Try hunting on a wildlife management area.

[@JemezDaveNM84]

Same thing happened here in New Mexico. In the 60's and 70's we had lot's of deer. In those days we only had black bear, coyotes, and lions to worry about, but they managed those. No longer. Then they imported Mexican wolves. Today we have between 150 and 200 wolves or maybe more. Each lion probably kills a deer a week or more. I used to get a nice buck every year but now if I see a handful over 5-6 days, that'd be about average. Hardly worth hunting anymore. Our left wing governors always put anti-gun/hunting people in charge of our game departments and that's where the problem starts. Same at the federal level. But until people start paying attention at the voting booth it will only get worse. Governors should not be allowed to appoint top game officials. They should be voted in just like any other office in each state. Then you wouldn't have this problem. Same at the federal level. Unless sportsmen rise up, it will never change. Sadly, today's young hunters will likely never know how good it used to be, and it's not due to loss of habitat either.

[@edwardbowman-v4i]

PA GAME COMMISSION won't let me shoot a spike or 4 point whitetail buck due to antler restrictions but, wanted to hire government agents to shoot them at night over bait piles with spotlights on PA game lands due to CWD. They said we have to kill as many deer as possible or CWD will get worse!!! We still have antler restrictions in the CWD zones!!! Somebody from the PA game commission needs to notify the science community that whitetail bucks with antlers that have less than three points on a side will NOT have CWD!!! This is all BS and agenda driven by the federal and state agencies!!! The government has something up their sleeve and it isn't going to be good for the american people!!! STARVATION leads to SUBMISSION which leads to COMPLETE CONTROL!!!

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

The problem is the same in every state and it's human overpopulation. Some of the immigrants of the past 40 years think fishing and hunting is simply a way to get cheap food and will poach anything that moves.

[@danielc.2042]

I got 4 points each for elk, deer and pronghorn in Wyoming. Point creep is gonna kill me. Game and fish are making money hand over fist with all the point buyers every year. It's all a money racket.

[@TODinWY]

I live here. If I did not, WY would be the last place I'd apply if I didn't want to hunt pronghorn. The WGFD is, as are all game departments, east and west, a SNAFU beyond all logical comprehension.

[@kdean8129]

Sounds like wolves have to disappear before cattle and wild game

[@Jezus42]

Good i have always wanted to go bear hunting

[@samstewart4807]

hey Randy, please stop calling our gov. officials stupid. They are not stupid. Their conduct is with deliberate intent.They have achieved their goals.

[@jasonbroom7147]

So, predators were extirpated from most ecosystems to serve man's interests, but we then realized there were many benefits to those predators that were lost. You won't want to hear about those things, because you want to see more game animals than the habitat can support, and aren't willing to share any of those game animals with the natural predators which belong in that ecosystem. Now, I will say that those predator numbers should be controlled, but they have their place in our wild lands. Without them, those lands actually suffer. Just look at the riparian areas along the rivers in Yellowstone.

[@briankelly2886]

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[@theoutdoorsmantimg3450]

If Teddy Roosevelt was alive he would do something.

[@roycopeland9009]

Plenty of deer in tenn..small game?...gone.. rabbits..quail.. especially quail gone

[@danielobriot3116]

Small game gone in South east Nebraska even the insects have disappeared

[@Paladin1873]

You got rid of Liz Cheney. Can you get rid of these jokers as well?

[@TheRealGunsmith]

Sure wish we could. It's not for lack of trying, but we don't have a say in who is promoted, who is hired nor who runs game commission. Thanks for watching.

[@JoshGilmour-m3g]

This is bad deal.

[@Thoreau-e4l]

You do have a recourse, if enough of you quit buying hunting licenses, and doe tags etc for a couple of years, things would change. Come here to SC for a few weeks per year, probably cheaper than hunting where you are. Plenty of deer, wild hogs, ducks, dove alligator etc.

[@coreysmithsvt]

The ducks aint nothin like they used to be.

[@Thoreau-e4l]

@coreysmithsvt I've never been duck hunting, seems like it would be fun if there was some action. I've noticed in my area, peedee, people Don't seem to hunt dove, rabbit squirrels like they used to. Ever since deer population exploded, that's the main thing. You hardly ever see quail.

[@coreysmithsvt]

@@Thoreau-e4l I was born and raised in darlington county.

[@Paladin1873]

@@Thoreau-e4l I tried it once in Texas many years ago. I had a pond picked out where I saw ducks daily, so I bought my license and a box of steel shot, then got up at 0'dark 30 to be in place before sunrise. I waited most of the day, but saw no low flying birds. The few I did see stayed up high and would not come down. I finally gave up and started to leave. That's when I saw the spent shell casings and duck feathers left behind by a poacher who'd been out the day before. I wish we had an open season on them.

[@montezuma6962]

Problem Solved!! Stop buying tags from states that can't offer a great hunting opportunity. Amazingly, no-one mentions this. Everyone complains about the lack of deer but they still give their money every year. Find a state or country that caters to hunting. There are jurisdictions that can offer a superior product for a lot less money than the western US states.

[@josephberndt6907]

1 Timothy 4:3 comes to mind. We are living in the last days. Gods word says these things will happen. We are going to have to continue to stand up for what is right and just. But these things as unsettling as they are will continue. I firmly believe that our Lord and Savior is coming in my generation. I know that there has been world wars, great atrocities, and famine before. What hasn’t happened before now is all the other signs. The prophecy of the Euphrates drying up. Fresh water around and now flowing into the Dead Sea with fish! Damascus falling. The Revelation 12 sign happened in 2023. The last 2 eclipse paths went through and overlapped multiple cities named after Biblical events. Ohh and according to Matthew 24:34 the generation that witnessed May of 1948, Israel becoming a recognized nation again and her people returning, will not pass before Christ returns! ❤✝️😊

[@Xenophon120]

Is it happening the same way I’m my state? You bet your a** it is! They won’t let me talk either.

[@TheRealGunsmith]

We hear from people from all over US and other countries and it is the same. If we don't talk their agenda, shut up! :( Thanks for watching.

[@michaelheller804]

Please The Real Gunsmiths Wife trim Randy's beard. That thing is out of control

[@fivegauss1093]

He,s goin Van Winkle.......

[@jk-kr8jt]

Check your calendar, it's Christmas time. Santa look is extremely timely.

[@michaelheller804]

Santa doesn't look like a hobo

[@jk-kr8jt]

​@@michaelheller804come on now, neither does Randy. Looks like an experienced gunsmith, outdoorsman, reloader that I'd enjoy having a cup of coffee with.

[@tundy4959]

Wolves do hunt and will kill Grizzlies. Ship a few wolves to Texas to handle the wild pig problems.

[@Jezus42]

I was waiting for the elk situation to come up. Again Wyoming had an unlimited elk hunt this year. They asked anyone who wanted to to come shot an elk. I watched 2000 elk run up a mountain after a shot in Oregon, Idaho and montana are the same a heard of 5,000 live an hour from me. 😂 Randy: there is no animals left. Me: stop standing on the side of the road!

[@ChuckJackson-k6w]

You’re obviously not a hunter and obviously on the other side of what’s good. One day you will reap what you’ve sawed

[@Jezus42]

@ChuckJackson-k6w the shot in Oregon i made. Spent 20 minutes watching elk instead of butchering.

[@ssearl3231]

It’s a shame Randy I feel you’re pain but in a different way. Here in Kentucky all land is leased for whitetail to people from out of state. Try hunting on a wildlife management area.