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Alaska based podcast shining a light on the Alaska outdoor lifestyle, culture, people, and activities around our great state.
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Saturday Feb 14, 2026
Saturday Feb 14, 2026
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,
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 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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Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
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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Saturday Jan 24, 2026
Saturday Jan 24, 2026
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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Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
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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Saturday Jan 10, 2026
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
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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Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
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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Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are stoked to invite Kaitlin & “Hubby” McCanless in studio to share their unforgettable story re-caping their 2025 Kenai Mountains Caribou Hunt often described as “Sheep hunting for caribou!”
Folded Wing Kennels, Drahyhaar “Vega”, Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation 3rd Annual December Dalls Banquet, Alaska Professional Hunters Association Banquet w/Coke Wallace, Rabbit hunting w/Eden, On this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, Vitus Bering dies in 1741 on Bearing Island, 2022 Mega Snow Accumulation, Kyle’s history and back story, best game meat choices, draw day, strategy for hunting the Kenai Mountain Range, dealing with hunting pressure, day-2 chase & stalk, caribou disappearing acts, highs & lows, 77 yard kill shot, 5 mile hike out w/100 lbs Pack out, hit those j’s & celebrate, sharing a special moment and wild animal harvest with your spouse, chatting with your competitors after a kill, seeing the good, bad & ugly with other hunters, AWP Trivia challenge brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, Rapid Fire brought to by Alaska Gun Company, favorite Christmas Movie “Friday After Next” 😂, most painful tattoo ever
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Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau are joined in studio by special guests duo Ben & Ted Gatlin to talk international photography & cabin building in Alaska
Recent earthquake, lake ice impacted of quake, Binka lake access, property taxes, ski resorts open, Hilltop ski area, cross country skiing, in the need for more snow, shout out to play it again sports, night ski app, Dall rams on the highway, spirit animals, super powers, waking life and dreams, Thanksgiving and different unique preparations, this day in history, history books, a land so strange, expedition cruise ship photography in Antarctica and Alaska, Mount Arabus, timeline of photography gear, the wonderment of a 600 mm lens, improvements in camera technology, targeting ecosystems and animals photography, snow leopard Ibex story, Yellowstone photography guide, wolf stories, cold weather photography gear, close encounter in Malaysia, don’t feed the wild animals, tropical weather preparedness, exotic bugs, bucket list animals to photograph, post-production in Lightroom, elusive birding birds, Tedgatlin.com, unique animal sounds, An Immense World book, tigers and axis deer, Ben’s cabin built, moving cabins, wood stoves, water wells, Trivia Time, Connoisseur Crude Trivia, upcoming events, Alaska Gun Company “Rapid Fire”,
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Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are in studio to visit with special guest Justin Penny of Alaska’s one and only Gameday Men's Health Anchorage!
“Why we Sleep” by Matthew Walker, importance of sleep, Jack & Darcy going on a Baby Moon, Starv’n Marvin sucked, Jerry’s Broken shit tooth, Christmas in the Philippines or the Alaska Cabin, is Alyeska Opening this weekend?, America got it wrong with hockey, Cache Creek Murders, Neuroplacticity, a path to Gameday Men’s Health, franchising process, testosterone replacement therapy, peptides, growth hormones & recovery, Doctor Kevin Paisley, where is manufactured testosterone derived from, medical excellence and customer service, Christina Twogood and the McClaren Run, dad life, the hat purge, meeting president Obama with an American Flag Suit on, whales & testosterone
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