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AWP Episode 271 "Bring a Yes Attitude" w/ Tyler Bryan

AWP Episode 271  “ Bring a Yes Attitude ” w/Tyler Bryan, talented photographer, social media influencer and now the “Creative Director” of Alaska Helicopter Tours

 

Let’s go back to the Brooks range for sheep, frozen on the mountain, the tattered goat, media and content storage solutions, This day in history brought to you by Northern Waste, On May 12, 1898, the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized the establishment of the first agricultural experimental station in Sitka, Alaska, which was crucial for testing crop viability in the territory. While Sitka these days is not known for commercial gardening, at the turn of the century it was known as the “Garden City”, Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for flooded Interior Alaska communities, Tyler and the Ski-Doo team, the move from the peninsula to the valley, a journey in photography to tourism, hot air balloon tours, being an aeronaut, Tylers first helicopter flight, “Bespoke” experiences, Heli-Biking & Heli-Fishing & Sheep Mountain Lodge, the thermal game, excited to try out our new Barneys Barneys pack,

 

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AWP Episode 270 "Born to Fish" w/ Keith DeGraff of Borealis Fishing Experience

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau invite return guest Kieth DeGraff of Borealis Fishing Experience back in studio. Keith has started up a new guided fishing service out of Whittier Alaska offering a unique, one of a kind experience exploring the breathtaking beauty of Prince William Sound!

 

Happy cinco De Mayo, Meat Party Re-cap, welcoming in a chilly spring, don’t be weird and share the meat, cutting bison t-bones with a fork, poppy’n shrimp heads, Federal Subsistence Board approves changes to subsistence hunting and trapping regulations, sending our wishes to William Ingram who sustained injuries competing in the Slush Cup, This day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, May 5, 1898 - Tom Lopp and Native reindeer herders returned to Wales after driving more than 400 reindeer 700 miles to Barrow. This feat was part of the "Overland Relief Expedition" to supply food to whalers unexpectedly trapped in the ice in the fall of 1897 off Barrow .best of luck to our boy Chad and Casey Harver of Big timber Lodge on Casey’s spring brown bear hunt, fish taxidermy w/Off the Hook Taxidermy & Travis Petersen, Born to fish, inspiration behind starting up Borealis Custom Fishing experience, “SHE WORTHY” TO “BOREALIS” Back on the water for the right reasons, Family oriented, enjoyable, comfortable, private environment & overnight EXPERIENCES, Experiencing All of what PWS has to offer, Wildlife, glaciers, waterfalls, general island scenery, customized fishing experiences, having time to be selective, managing and harvesting the fish you really need, data backed recreational halibut harvest management proposal, meat runs and a fragile bio-mass, Keith’s experience capabilities, knowledge and unique personality, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, the Nenana ice classic, Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, The Overland Relief Expedition of 1897, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, A photo with Keith’s record Shortraker Rockfish!    

 

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AWP Episode 269 "SERE Coach" w/ Rob Bowler (Rob Bowler Coaching)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau invite special guest Rob Bowler in studio. Rob is an all around bad ass, back country rescue & survival specialist and coach mentor!

 

Villages of Prince William Sound, People of the Chugach, Alaska Air Transit, AV gas prices, clean your f’n car, Daniels Dock project, shout out to Shane, 4:20 @ The Treehouse, Kodiak Kush, farewell to Molly and and her run as executive director w/AK Wild Sheep Foundation, Rob the Bowler, EMS “Eastern Mountain Sports”, growing up and recreating in Adirondack Park, a run at Syracuse, paddling the Noatak River, guiding in the Brooks Range & Bettles Alaska, always carry a river shotgun, 25-year career as an EMT & Firefighter, transition and enlisting into the military SERE team, TRAP team, 212th, 211th & 210th rescue squadron, personal recovery, bro trip on Denali, working in Avalanche awareness and Alaska Avalanche School, Reverse Metro Music Promotions, top 8 on My Space, paradise in Seldovia, the Bradley damn, a passion for life coaching, ripping in a Cessna 170, Mike Green mentorship and Alaska Expansion Project, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, SERE start up, Chilkat Indian Village,  history behind 4:20, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, Ernie Ball surveying the Brooks Range, Closing statements and where to find robbowler.com     

 

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AWP Episode 268 "Spartan" w/Joel Tavera & Coke Wallace

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are on-site at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center for the second annual Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation Conservation Night. The guys are joined by local legend Alaskan Outfitter and Master Guide Coke Wallace and his client Joel Tavera to talk about the weekends events, annual AKWSF banquet and Joel’s very exciting up coming sheep hunt.

 

A night at Coke’s place, Joel’s a Tampa Bay Spartan, Hotdogology, Shout out to AK Wild sheep & Alaska Wild Project for the venue set-up, Fire wood palates, This day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, Joel’s History, Joel’s hunting career, Texas, Aoudad, Wyoming Elk, Northern Waterfowl, Moose, getting robbed in a Mexican hunting camp, what is the issue with horse back hunting access,   

 

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AWP Episode 267 "Hunting Concierge" w/Nick Ploesser of AK Trophy Expediters

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guest Nick Ploesser of AK Trophy Expediters to share his unique story and business model performing expediter services, for hunters, outfitters and taxidermist alike.    

 

Are 70 inch bull moose getting hard to find?, 76 inch monster in camp, Nick’s neck surgery and disc replacement, back blowouts, AK Wild Sheep Foundation Conservation night re-cap, Kuvhima Safaris in Africa, what’s the tip protocol?, levels to the hunt add-ons, BHA upcoming events ( Alaska Cooper Ammo challenge @ matsu outdoor show April 17th-19th & @ Fairbanks outdoor show at Carlson center April 24-26) ( kenai stewardship pint night @ kenai river brewing company Thursday May 14th 6-8pm) can find all the details on backcountryhunters.org, shout out to our boy Kevlar and congrats for winning the Can-am defender at the Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation 11th annual banquet event, taxidermy loyalty, logistics & options, to freeze or not freeze your meat,  Quick call to Coke Wallace in Bear camp, Monster Moose Outfitters in Holy Cross, the move to Alaska from Vermont, a career in the Alaskan oil filed, the expediter business model, a “Hunting Concierge” Nick’s Goat hunt story, expediting for Jerrod Niemann, Nick’s hunting experience with his boys, promoting hunting education course w/AK Department of Fish & Game, trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude 

 

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AWP Episode 266 "Gnarly for Thermals" w/Jake Long and The Flying Pickles

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield and Jack Lau are joined in studio by special guest and paraglide fanatic Jake Long!

 

“Pickles” the Malinois in the studio, Easter weekend, fat tire biking can be fun, Jakes booty shorts, off road rollerblading, UAA Head Hockey Coach Matt Shasby steps down @ UAA, Max Swanson in the frozen 4, find Daniel a jerky hook-up, “On this day in Alaska History”,  “Nut Sack of of Iowa”, learning to weld, Reading “Into the Wild” headed north to AK to weld on the pipeline, emerging into the Alaska lifestyle, a love for jumping off mountains, finding paragliding, jumping 100-200 times a year, Daniel’s Parasailing nightmare, Speed gliding, FluidWing Paragliders, Weathering for thermals, USHPA United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Jakes first flight w/Pickles, transitioning into speed wing gliding, Jake’s wipeout & close call, Flying a Spicy Wing, Tandem flight game, “The Flow State”, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, , closing statements and thanks!

 

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AWP Episode 265 "Voice of a Queen" w/Clara Baldwin (Fur Rondy Queen)

AWP Episode 265 ”The Voice of a Queen” w/Clara Baldwin Fur Rondy Queen & Alaska Deaf Council

 

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield invite special guest Clara Baldwin ASD education director and recently crowned Queen of Fur Rondy in January 2026!

 

Finally Turing the corner on spring, 21st Century Education program, (Homer, Alaska - a “Staycation Destination”), 2026 Ash Cup Results, on this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, On March 31, 1915, Alaska Governor John Strong signed a law establishing a bounty on wolves, marking the start of intensive, long-term predator control that led to the local extinction of the Kenai Peninsula wolf. This act significantly influenced Alaska’s wildlife management policies for decades, with various bounty or incentive programs continuing intermittently., Claras Alaska history, California to D.C., Gallaudet University, intern for the government bills, moving Milan Conference (Deaf Education), International Sign Language, sign language slang & accents, heart of hearing community, doing an ASL in the community, competing for the Fur Rondy Queen, Miss Alaska, Trapper Alan Dubis, Marten Queen Crown, House Bill 39 Alaska, ILP Expansion, Ready for a goat hunt, Hiking Grace Ridge, Alaska Deaf Council & Social Media following, King of the River Def Fishing Guide, Cochlear Implants, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Lounge,

 

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AWP Episode 264 "Riding by Braille" w/Tim Gossett & Chad Moore

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome back Iron Dog Veteran’s Tim Gossett & Chad Moore of Team #19 to re-cap the epic 2026 Iron Dog race!

 

Snaring a cracked skull Wolf, How to register a walrus tusk, John Reeves’ Bone Yard, Hillary & Keylee’s Mayors cup Valdez wreck, Alaska Cross-country Racing & Iron PUP, monster Steppe Bison, last years secret route now off limits, the training regimen, inspiration behind the team-up, breaking trail & training, the backcountry trail community, “This Day in Alaska History” brought to you by Northern Waste On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil. This catastrophic event, considered one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, affected 1,300 miles of coastline and devastated local wildlife and ecosystems., the advantage of racing with air support, logistical challenges with land & air, Polaris vs. Ski-doo, New Iron Dog Leadership, qualifying for the race, possibility for a second run, 2026 payouts & sponsorships, Trivia Brought to you by Connoisseur Crude Concentrates,  

 

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AWP Episode 263 "Lick'm Up" w/Matt DeLuca & Cole Hawkins of Alaska Blade Works

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are back in studio and pumped to welcome special guests and local knife builders Matt DeLuca & Cole Hawkins of Alaska Blade Works!

 

Get tickets now for the Alaska Wild Sheep Annual banquet April 10th & 11th, Brandon & Rinah’s Delta Bison Hunt, Caribou capping class @ Double Shovel, brought to you by BHA, “This Day in Alaska History Brought to you by Northern Waste, On March 17, 1912, the U.S. Marine contingent stationed in Sitka since 1879 was withdrawn after the Navy ceased using the location as a coaling station. This withdrawal allowed the vacant barracks to be repurposed, leading to the establishment of the Sitka Pioneer Home the following year, S-45 high carbon stainless, edge retention, Micarta knife grips, switch back design, Flow Sports Kodiak (Gideon Sunders), the ABW lineup (“Thin Horn”, “Wrqngell Ultra-Light”, “Kenai” Fillet Knives 6 inch & 9 Inch, “Unimak Skinner”, ‘Brooks Range’, “Chugach”, “Kodiak Skinner”, purpose built functional knives, field tested, building a legacy to pass on, Trivia Brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, the ancient Ulu knife, slate/Copper & Bone, Victorinox Swiss Army knifes, 1999 a Man killed a Kodiak Brown Bear by knife while deer hunting, the thrill of chasing big bears, Rapid Fire brought you you by Alaska Gun Company, quality USA built veteran owned products, thanks to the ABW team Matt DeLuca, Cole Hawkins & Andrew Arrabito!

 

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AWP Episode 262 "The Most Remote" w/Blair Hickson of Anvik River Lodge

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield and Chad Aurentz invite special guest Blair Hickson, of Anvik River Lodge in studio to talk remote lodge life, family legacy and the future of running the most remote full service fishing lodges in Alaska!

 

Ghost town in Healy, the Totem, 49th State Crabby Melt, old Toyota’s run forever, the Toyota Scion’, The Polaris Expedition, will we ever see halfpipes in the driveway again, AK Wild Sheep Banquet 95% sold out, prepping for Delta Bison, 3-day fast all around, discipline is freedom, This day in Alaska History brought to you by Special Olympics World Winter games, The AK Railroad, Dena’ina Center, Fire Island Wind Farm, Anvik River Chum Salmon Run, the Hickson Family lodge destiny, Anvik community and proud Athabaskans, the lodge offerings, fishing, hunting, 5-star lodging, wilderness week, the grand slam & century club, Bison 210 on the property, Kobuk the bear dog, a hovercraft named “Marshmallow”, monster graying, milling lumber onsite, world lass cuisine, fresh garden fare, 180-200 guest per season, bears eating bears,   

 

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