Alaska Wild Project

AWP Episode 024 (Gear Overview - Backpacks)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau nerd out on hunting backpacks with buddy Jake Kueber 

 

Backpack Reviews - Kuiu Icon Pro, Frontier Gear of Alaska Yukon, Stone Glacier Sky Guide, Kifaru Fulcrum, Mystery Ranch Marshall

 

Topics - Too hot for bucks, Inreach back track find, way point marking for shots and blood, load no shelf, more mollys, pack interchangeable bliss, load slop, platypus bladders vs nalgenes, pouched out, fundamentals of sway, packing H2O 4 days, Stone Glacier discovers pockets, z-seat pro tip, 7-10 day loads, picnic Teepee, moose quarter hauler, yoke da frame, rifle holder systems, pack comfort, pocket keepers

AWP Episode 023 (Gear Overview - Bino Harnesses)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau nerd out on gear with Alaskan Jake Kueber 

 

Bino Harness Reviews - Marsupial, Kuiu Pro, Mystery Ranch Quick Draw, Alaska Guide Creations Kodiak Cub

 

Topics - Nelchina Youth Caribou Hunt, hot day strategy and tragedy, bug city, family scout mission, including the triggerless, leafing it out, snicker pocket, keeping SOS device on your person, survival plane pack, mollys, Bear spray location, AK guide creations accessories, Inreach in reach, Eberlestock hand gun option, never lost with flagging tape, ammo access in a pinch, Sone Glacier bear spray attachment, Tag storage, pro tips, pocket joy, goodnight kiss

AWP Episode 022 (Falconry w/ Mike Radford)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau rouse Falconer Mike Radford into all things wings

 

Seward swimmer takes the gold, Alaskan medalists, opposite direction from dip netting, plastic floating docks, horse fly samurai, Gulkana, 103 fish on flies, Mediocre Alaskan Podcast, Bee Keeping, critical mass, NW Bee Supply, nuks vs bee packages, the other boob, meat eaters, sting pheromones, stinger scrape method, pollinators, raptor hunting parter,!2 yr apprentice, trapping wild immature birds of prey, taming a hawk, goat of falconry, raptor selection, origination of falconry, Ruby and Lucky, a Lucky story, walking backwards to the car, lost birds, jagd beagles, no eye contact allowed, just won’t quit

AWP Episode 021 (Boater Safety)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau float conversation on boater safety with Olivia Drown and Kosette Isakson

 

Boaters Safety, Life Jacket selection, Coho Rodeo, Heather’s Choice, Inflatable LJ options,   Practice makes perfect, Mustang Suits, Drowning vs Hypothermia, Stages of cold water immersion 1) Cold Water Shock 2) Incapacitation 3) Hypothermia, Hypothermic Rescue, Throw Rope Practice, American Canoe Association, Swift Water Training, Alaskaboatersafety.org, Trivia, NASBLA, Departure Checklist, Novice to fill in Captain, Vasodilation, Wet waders and belts, Boating safety learning options, Alaska Water Wise, Cold Water Paddling, Alaska Boater Safety, Stay Calm, Pro Tips 1) Wear Life Vest 2) Carry Signaling Device 3) Share Float Plan 

AWP Episode 020 (Fall Round Up)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau scout out their fall trips with fellow outdoor enthusiast Josh Boots 

 

Camo lids, chasing deep water plywood, open ocean traverse, Middleton Island, Heather’s Choice while supplies lasts, Youth Bou Hunt on Denali Highway, bike hunting Bou, bike trailers, Jet boat hunts, lost Inreach now out of reach, caribou hotline, teaching kids where food comes from, Salmonfest mania, sheep hunting plans, 

Moose Float, meat care on raft trip, fall gear selection, merino nerds, batting orders, hunt camp drama, playing games, 2021 Ship Creek Solver Salmon Rodeo, lunar moose, Bull grunts, Bows on beads, fall apple pressing,  working upland birds, Piney flavored meat, finding black tails 

AWP Episode 019 (Salmon Harvest)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau sharpen up their Salmon game

 

Lovin the AK life, summer grind, midnight sun land of no sleep til winter, over scheduling, getting away from the crowds, landslides and summer road construction, lookout spots are made for spotting, dip net harvest data (20:33), dip net fever, shore or boat, bennies of dip netting, middle River pressure, defining subsistence (31:00), over harvesting, old fish, packaging options, fish heads & roe, waste vs value, sustainability, Brando’s Cow Moose Call and other hot tips (58:30), sockeye numbers, Nushagak Copper and Kenai rivers, jarring parties, super smoked, Jalapeño King, Patties, how the AWP Crew harvests preps fillets package and prepares salmon 

AWP Episode 018 (Quick Day Trips)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau beat around the bush about quick AK trips

 

Recent bear tales, blast out to the sound, Bird to Gird + North face, Chugach front range hikes, passing crows for pizza man, wheeling Kings mtn, 4 wheeling day trips, eklutna, bear spray, spicy camp host, camp bear, packraft day trips, lots of summer fun in Winter creek, Portage Pass, floating Portage, SUPs, coal mtn, finish with Coast Pizza, mtn bike day trips, Resurrection pass, Gull rock, Johnson pass, lost lake 

AWP Episode 017 (Live from Dude's Day)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau record live from Dudes Day

 

Ordination of Dudes day, Double Shovel Cider Co, Brains behind the event, Alaska rock gym, opening doors for youth climbing, Outgoing Angling, fly fishing from Florida to Alaska, appetizing trout flies, livin life rad with 15 year old entrepreneur, Local Greens year round sustainable produce subscriptions, The Gift Box startup, help finding the perfect gift for the occasion, Shagi's Sauce, AK archery Full Curl, painting and creating art with literally Alaska, roasting local coffee with AK Coffee Co, throwing axes with Alaska Axe Co, story of Mountain View sports, 

AWP Episode 016 (The Slam'n Salm'n Derby)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau record live with the boys at The Baitshack about the Slam'n Salm'n Derby.

Topics 

Ship Creek History, hatchery vs wild, the show me state, kids fishing, spinners vs fly's, train noise, community support, how to land a big one, coho rodeo, derby history, shack resurrection, lures for days, local boys, stuck in the mud, how to fish the riv, shack life, current biggest fish, military support.

AWP Episode 015 (Ira Edwards - The Real Most Interesting Man In The World)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, and Jack Lau lock-in with the real most interesting man Ira Edwards

 

Ira’s Charcuterie platter, hooligans, Chives most interesting man, foundations, Rooster Skier’s activities, Cajun cuisine, processing wild game and seafood, apple orchards, apple selection, Kincaid moose and bear, disabled moose hunts needed, poking further, bear defense options, importance of training, seat surf and skis, Arctic Man wreckage, Ranger life, Bellicose Peak Ram, list art of bartering, Noatak football char, Sheefish