Alaska Wild Project

AWP Episode 261 "Catch Fish, Have Fun" w/ Travis & Lori Price of Fish Em, LLC

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guests Travis & Lori Price, Owners & Operators of Fish Em, LLC in studio to talk Kenai River Guide Life, river ethics, and providing a world class fishing experience! 

 

Fur Rondy was bust and freezing ass cold, enjoy the ice sculptures, B’s trip up to Coke Wallace’s place this weekend, Skilak Lake has some sketchy ice, shout out to all the folks who donated prizes to the 3rd annual Dray Result Party @ Double Shovel Cidery, (AK Wild Sheep, Alaska Gear Company, Alaska Blade Works, Screaming Eagle Archery & BHA Alaska) Alaska Outdoor Mentorship Program, Women hunting Alaska, On this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, Travis & Lori’s backstory & history, from Virginia and Hawaii to Alaska, building the guiding business, Fishing with Santa Event, favorite part of the Kenai river to fish, timing for flies, beads & flesh, best trout fishing during the pink runs, guides giving guides a hard time, give and take with the locals, a love for the upper Kasilof River, green mountain grille smoked salmon, Traeger Coffee Rub seasoning, Graying in Upper Kenai River, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, 2026 Iron Dog Champs, AK State Record Rainbow Trout/Steelhead, Japan eats all our salmon, over 600 registered fishing guides operate in Alaska, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Co, Catch Fish & have Fun!      

 

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AWP Episode 260 "FISH ON!" w/Melissa Norris of Fish Alaska & Hunt Alaska Magazine

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guest Melissa Norris founder and owner of the most prestigious outdoor magazines published in Alaska “ Fish Alaska Magazine” & “Hunt Alaska Magazine”

 

YouTube Does & Don’ts, shout out to AK Wild Sheep Foundation, Leanne & Jeff Lusk for coordinating the first annual “Youth Extravaganza”, shout out to Zach Kenner of Annuli Creations, Alaska Outdoor Games Coming Soon?, Fish & Hunt Alaska 25th Anniversary, This day on history brought to by Northern Waste, Melissa Norris Intro, girls talking fishing at the nail salon, marketing background, the history, current status & future of the printed magazine, finding stories and writers, Fish Alaska team, Trawl Free Table Podcast, trawling has to end!, Magnuson Stevens Act, can’t have bycatch if you don’t have biomass, talk to your favorite restaurant about where they get their fish, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude Concentrates products, information platforms, talk about the issues, Raid Fire Brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, closing statements    

 

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AWP Episode 259 "Lead the League in Assists" w/Dj Joe Brady

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are back in our Alaska studio and joined by special guest DJ Joe Brady! A local Alaskan family man with a passion for music, entertainment and a unique talent for spinning tracks to hype the crowd!

 

All about the sponsorships, Kirkland takeover, the paper routes, growing up with mom & grandma, alignment in faith & spirituality, halal meat & no pig meat, you don’t want, Pioneer Bar Sundays, DJ’ing & the social science, entertainment in the Last Frontier, lead the league in assists, on this day in Alaska history brought to you by Northern Waste, Frozen Legends free style, Showdown Alaska, Full sale, Orlando to Miami, Joe Galdo, Danny Boy Styles, high profile gigs, Sean Garret & the Spider, a beat, “Tim” & 2-chains, Wood Shed to the Brown Bag, Zach’s Boardroom, engineering D.J., what happened to high school breakdancers? Check out good-low, Sylobalistics, what happened to the Anchorage Downtown Scene, the Stanley cup water ring, DJ’ing for Nelly & Chingy loves Qdoba, The Smoke Bus, Mad Merna’s movement, Super Bowl Sunday, upcoming events w/DJ Brady     

 

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AWP Episode 258 "The Quad Gods" w/Aaron Ulmer & Chad Aurentz

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield kick it in studio with Chad Aurentz & Aaron Ulmer for quick bro sesh and catch-up on Winterstrong, Sheep Show 2026 and spring fever!

 

Ulmer’s pissed off soccer mom Audi, YouTube & Strike 1! shout out to Aziak Equipment, “Jones 161 Howler”, Back Country Riding with Silverton & Knik Glacier Valley, Valhalla BC, dealing with knee issues, The Quad God” a hot mic, segment 2 brought to you by “Northern Waste”, on this day in Alaska History, Charles D. Brower (American Explorer), Winter @ Winterstrong 2026, Connoisseur Crude Triva,       

AWP Episode 257 "The Great Land" (Part-2) Sheep Show 2026

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are on-site for Sheep Show 2026 coming to you from the Great Land Exhibitor Island in partnership with Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation at the Sparks Convention Center in Reno, NV

 

Welcome to sheep show 2026 in Reno, AWP team is on-site better than ever, shout out to partner with AKWSF for having us, Shout out to AK Airlines Customer Service and a smooth travel experience from Anchorage, Shout out to our neighbors on the Great Land Island ADF&G, Alaska Pro Hunters Association, Nice blend of big companies and small conservations organizations, intro Jeff & Leanne Lusk, volunteers with AK Wild Sheep Foundation, finding a love and new passion for teaching and inspiring youth, finding a new path in non-profit volunteering, taking on Ram Busters Camp structure for AKWSF, youth camp @ Rainey Pass Lodge in Alaska (Last 2-weeks) in June, Learning Archery, Rifle Shooting, building fires, first aid training, horse back riding and outdoor recreation, building the camp, Jack Frost in Camp, Application period March to April, Info on the Youth Extravaganza 2026 brought to you by AKWSF, February Friday 13th & Saturday the 14th @ the Denina Center in Anchorage, AK, outdoor recreation clinics, field dressing an elk, Trivia brought to you by “Connoisseur Crude” Segment 2 is brought to you by Northern Waste, Welcome Dane Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management to the Podcast, town cryers, we have to patrol ourselves, purchasing the tag and opportunity not the animal and its contribution, anti-hunters don’t put their money where their mouth is, Wild Harvest Initiative, Kamchatka Bears in Russia, are we ganging ground agist the opposition, bastardizing Trophy hunting, What is trophy hunting?, the 127 campaign in Colorado and the win on November 5th 2024, Champion the Sportsman Community, Unite the fight, its our wildlife, 7-tenant YouTube videos, plans for coming to AK, the center for biological diversity, savethehuntcolorado.com, participate in the pay to play system, Don’t the take advantage of your opportunity to be an advocate for the cause

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AWP Episode 256 "Finding a Right of Passage" w/Tyler Johnson (A Bear Attack Story)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, Jack Lau & Chad Aurentz are joined by special guest Tyler Johnson (@grizzlylife907). Tyler shares his terrifying story of a life treating encounter with an Alaska Brown Bear.

 

It’s way too easy to overload a plane, is the 6-man SG Stone Glacier) Dome worth the $3k?, Congrats to the 2026 FBS National Champion Indian Hoosiers!, build a Mendoza statue, Cignetti has the biggest balls, restaurant review “Crimson” @ the Wild Birch Hotel, “On this day in Alaska History” brought to you by Northern Waste, Tyler Johnson intro via zoom, life in Austin, TX working remote for ACS, a love for hiking with dad in Kenai, AK, Fining a right of passage with dad, adjusting to recreating without public land, the Adak mishap & UFO’s?, planning a new hunting area for black bear, a beautiful day for a hike, bushwack’n nasty brush, the bear attack, jumping a brown bear, initial bear charge on dad, pivot attack on Tyler, shooting yourself in the leg, empty the clip in that bear, the aftermath, treating a lucky bullet wound, treating a bear bite wound and stopping the bleeding, dad and a tunicate saved Tylers life, getting content and documentation in the face of extreme adrenaline, getting Medivaced, out  of the backcountry and the process, reuniting with ddd, debriefing with wildlife troopers & legal protocols, the call to the Wife, sharing that story, media and viral videos, the healing process and finding the positives, AWP trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude Concentrates, Rapid Fire presented by Alaska Gun Co. Tylers new invention to help save lives, closing statements 

 

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AWP Episode 255 "No Friends On Powder Days"

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, Jack Lau & Chad Aurentz are back in studio to kick off the new year, catch-up on current events and discuss what we have upcoming up in 2026!

 

Betting etiquette, Vegas/Reno game favorites, art of craps, Brandon’s back from the Philippines, got sick again, Philippines surf towns, point breaks, favorite movies, bringing some heat back to the frozen cold ass holiday break, The Lake Louise experience with Berg’s Frontier Fishing Guides, Mayors Ice Face, call to Reed Carlson of AK Gun Company, a need for chasing the edge with cabin freezer, No Friends on Powder Days, the 8-inch Rule, Eagle Crest in Juneau, Lindsey Vonn one last time fir the 26 Winter Olympics, World Cup in the USA, Big Ray’s 2025 Big Buck Contest winners, This Day in Alaska History (Presented by Northern Waste), Connoisseur Crude Trivia, Mature Blacktail Buck horn Size, World Record Sitka Blacktail Deer (Typical & non-Typical), history on the .300 Winchester Short Mag birth year, Chad & Jack’s draw wishes, Upcoming events on 2026 (January - Sheep Show in Reno), (February AWP Draw Result Party @ Double Shovel), (March - SCI Alaska Annual Banquet w/Guest Speaker Jim Shockey), (April - AKWSF Annual Banquet),  Daniels’ on the bear league IR, New year Wishes

 

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AWP Episode 254 "A Bison & The Egypt Moon" Bison Hunt Re-Cap (Part - 2)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau go round 2 on the epic story & re-cap of their unforgettable Alaskan Bison hunt they’ll never forget!

 

Micro Brew can re-labeling for marketing strategy, local anchorage “Unknown” mountain runner harasses another local moose hunter and his son while hunting a legal draw permit hunt in the the Glen Alps near Anchorage, watch your own bobber, bear fence or no bear fence?, starting the float, day-1 strategy, Kevin’s filming strategy, glassing fro a moving boat, image stabilizing optics, first camp on Post River, Aurora Borealis, Jack’s declining pitching skills, walking on the Iditarod trail, Egypt Mountain Camp, a bull moose encounter, the decision to keep moving, finally spotting bison herds on October 2nd near Low Lake & Farewell Lake, our first stalk, Jack’s kill face, busted by the satellite cow, the stampede blow out, the island that disappeared, camp on windy point, ham & cheese sandwiches, the bear, the wolves & despair, last hunting day strategy, sand in the camera equipment, we spotted “Mike Bison”, the kill and capturing the shot, the emotional fall out, field dressing “TATANKA”, thank god we brought pack rafts, “The Egypt Moon”, a 30 mile plus float day, the bone yard, almost made it to Nikolai, last day on the river and the float into Nikolai, welcomed with open arms by Kristen and the Nikolai community, Eric & Alaska Air Transit, flying into Merrill Field, arriving home to a warm hug and hot Moose’s Tooth pizza, a quick detour back to Talkeetna, & home sweet home     

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AWP Episode 253 "Hurry Up & Wait" (Bison Hunt Re-Cap Part -1)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau share the part one re-cap an adventure of a life time and an Alaskan Bison Hunt they’ll never forget!

 

Kevin’s Gameday Mens Health Anchorage visit, Daniel’s up coming trip to Lake Louise W/ Berg Frontier Fishing Guides, Beer League Elite’s, intro into the bison recap story, listen and subscribe to the pod on YouTube, quick trivia on the Farewell Bison, Jack’s dream of drawing the coveted Farewell Bison tag, Jack’s Dad “John Lau” couldn’t make the trip, the challenge of planning a trip of the magnitude, days committed, logistics, the gears!!, getting your weight dialed, Brandon’s delayed arrival timeline habit, arrival @ K2 Aviation, misquoted weights, pivoting due to overweight, Virgina Jack is the man!, adding another plane and the cost, Riley coming through in the clutch, the hurry up and wait game begins, 48 hours Talkeetna to Willow, a Latitude 62 afternoon, Toasted Joe’s & the Green Cross, finally getting out of Talkeetna, river recon and the flight into Rohn, The historical Roan Cabin, Connoisseur Crude Trivia, Tatina River Bison spotted day-1, building & staging the rafts, the baby Great Horned Owl and a night walk on the airstrip, tomorrow’s big day and official start of the hunt

 

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AWP Episode 252 "A War of Attrition" W/John Sturgeon (SCI Alaska)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield and Chad Aurentz are excited  to bring back local conservation legend and ultimate steward of the Alaskan outdoor community, John Sturgeon back in studio to update us on the Alaska Chapter SCI conservation efforts, latest news and see what John’s been update too!

 

Daniel hangs his first moose at the cabin, Skull Hooker XL not needed, wind storms & trash, Daniels a rookie on that ol’ Sno-Go, meteor showers seen in the AK, Warriors on Safari Deer Hunts on Afognak Island brought to you by SCI in conjunction with Ouzinkie Native Corporation, Fort Greely Moose Hunt, Kodiak Bear Hunt, Hovercraft  “9-0” and a moose, logging issues for 2025 bands & tariffs, “Jones Act”, Sitka Spruce & Instruments, aging hunting populations, Kyle Trip is the new president of the SCI Alaska Chapter, Attorney Madeline Demaske, bad ass sheep killer, Will Kholer screwed over the Federal Parks Service in his hunting concession, Feds forgetting the rules of ANILCA, John was Dunleavy’s campaign chair for Alaska, get women & kids out hunting an growing the message, 

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