Alaska Wild Project

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau link up in studio with Rick Merizon life coach/mentor, passionate long distance runner and retired field biologist with the AK Department of Fish & game.

 

Missing the Nelchina herd good o’days, 2025 Draw hunt strategy, how many hunts can you commit to?, shout out to Awaken Productions, check out Bridgett Watkins documentary “Without Warning” releasing December 9th, check out withoutwarningfilm.com, Ski-doo snow machine raffle w/AK Wild Sheep Foundation, check out Northern Aspect Film Festival 11/22 & 11/23, Kuiu Island, Ugashik River work, Cordova fish biology, building a magical life in Cordova, working fish biology in the Susitna River, moving to small game biology and management, building a small program, a passion for long range running, a run in with cardiovascular disease, building a path of new health, the close call duck hunting in Prince William Sound, finding purpose and opportunity in life coaching, mirozoncoaching.com, Project Outdoors, Connoisseur Crude Trivia, “Rapid Fire” brought to you by Alaska Gun Co.     

 

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Daniel Buitrago, Jack Lau & “The Mayor” are back in studio with special guest Bridgett Watkins, dedicated dog musher, full time nurse, author and documentary film maker.

 

Mayor is back, shoulder repairs, cortisone and pick lines, Mama caretakers,  pumped snow dumped, snowmachine injuries, ice fish camping, put in for 2026 Skidoo sled drawing at Alaska Wild Sheep, skiing Fairbanks Ski Land and Moose Mountain, Skeetaw, Free Creatures at the Sitz January 2026, Bridgett’s family waterfowl hunts in Canada and Arkansas, timber duck hunting is the best, waterfowl recipes and soaking the meat, giving up dog mushing lifestyle for family time, Camando Razz and Pullup stayed with the family, AK Lotto, growing up in a dog mushing family, sprint vs log distance sled dogs, selectively breeding sled dogs for speed or distance, teaching and coaching dogs to be an efficient team, qualifying for the Iditarod, a nurse and mother’s struggle with a balanced sense of purpose, making a plan for the mushing vision, failures and teaching moments, blizzard survival story on the Iditarod, Bridgett’s book “Marker to Marker”, having sense of purpose and meaning, overcoming mental adversity, Bridget’s two Iditarod runs, sleep deprivation, trail markers and the meaning off the marker to marker, surviving harrowing moose attack on trail, Bridget’s documentary film “Without Warning” to be released on December 9th, book inspiration and strategy, LED brand headlamps, Iditarod Trivia, Alaska Mushing Podcast, favorite mushers, Alaska Gun Company’s Rapid Fire.

 

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Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau invite special guest Konnor in studio to chat with the AWP crew and share his compelling story about a career in law enforcement, commercial fishing and the guide life in Kodiak, Alaska

 

Client expectations, the raft is finally put away, flex tail air pumps, shout out to AK Gun Co., Screamer Captains, Ermine Skates & The Nordic skating update, Mateos broken finger, Rocky Mountain Elk Hunt “The Pinnacle” of North American big game hunting, New goat & sheep tags available, Kodiak goat situation, Kodiak Brown Bears language, the haws that got away, passing on the first day what you’d  take on the last day, Processing fish in Homer, police work in Minnesota, purpose working in law-enforcement, emotional perspective in law-enforcement training, transition to guiding in Alaska, Transporting for black bear and a 250 lbs halibut, the hunt’n fool boys, the Alaskan Cross Fox, correcting bear behavior, carrying a cannon, client fitness variations and the conversations, scout to hunt ratio, Kodiak Beach Billes, wilderness EMT’s certs, treating for advanced care, (Quick Clott, Turn-icate, Imodium & Tums), Peak Re-Fuel favorites, the power of beach jerky, opitomoa

 

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield invite special guest Chelsea Marie Lloyd in studio to share her compelling story and passion for living the Alaska Life Style!

 

Vlad debuts the Antartica Wiggy’s minus 30 bag, Chunky Trout on the Kenai, World Series, contras to AK Elite 12U girls championship, Halloween costumes, And 1 & “The Professor”, favorite local lunch spots, bros already riding pow in Upper Huffman, upcoming events “Awakening of Winter SIX" brought to by Awaken Productions and Artwork by Sierra Winter the event is located at Hilltop Ski Area Saturday November 8th - Doors open at 4:00 PM, with the film starting at 5:35 PM, Outdoor Heritage foundation of Alaska & Alaska Gun Company presents “Talking Sheep” with the great local sheep hunting legend “Lou Bradley” Friday November 21st @ 6PM hosted by The Palmer Ale House in Palmer, Chelsea’s first ram in the Chugach, moose hunt with the girls, Project Hunt 2025 & Chelsea’s upcoming 2026 Kodiak Brown Bear hunt & film, Nut Farts @ Lake Louise Lodge, treacherous Lake Louise experiences, “Ol’Blue” Piper Cruiser,      

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Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are in studio with special guest Paxson Woelber of Ermine Skates to share his brilliant and insightful Alaskan story!

 

Daniels the OG, broken falange and peezeee, Alaska day, upcoming events, highs and lows of Anchorage, moose loop and Anchorages amazing trail system,  Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, epic mountain and snow biking network, Alaska is home to amazing  innovation in outdoor tech and manufacturing, isportagelakefrozenyet.com, early freeze and wild ice skating in alpine lakes, culture of sharing ice reports Wild Ice Skating Club and Nordic Ice Skate of Alaska (Facebook), Ermineskate.com established 2021, thecapurnicusbrowser for near real-time satellite imagery for finding ice, pulling heavy sled on ice, the release of the new AK1 series skate, skate blade design, Paxsons wild skating start and beginning of Ermine Skates, wild skating the Sheridan glaciers, ”wild Ice” film, South Central is a wild skating mecca, putting in the reps to improve products, direct to consumer is the best way to support small manufacturers, manufacturing in Alaska, NY Times article, Alaska style wild skating, sharpening tips, Ermine seek but mighty, In Ermine, Ice thickness guidelines and variability, shadows outflows and other icethickness factors, testing with ice poles for ice supportability, Alf ice, 50 hikes in the Chugach, Winterbear website,

 

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Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Emily Thompson welcome in special guest Reed Carlson of Alaska Gun Company to discuss the art of building firearms, the industry and lifestyle!

 

Homeless bison camp, back in the saddle, flood support effort in western Alaska, upcoming events, what’s Emmy-T been up too, (Sheep Hunt, PWS Deer, Central AK Caribou), Kelly “Sista from Another Mista”, Piper’s trip to Lake Powell AZ, Emily’s throwback family films, “the Hydro Pimp”, Reed Carlson w/Alaska Gun Company, custom gun building in Alaska, quality control & guns that shoot right, the “can” suppressor game, educating rifleman in Alaska, recoil sensitivity, custom firearm movement, “Class 07” Type 07 FFL, Jordan Switzer (@_jswitzer), Michigan produces outdoorsman, Harley’s trip from the pound in Palmer to Deadhorse, Brandon’s not a dog person,      

 

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The boys process some wild game while discussing what gear worked on the Bison float hunt and what did not.  We also cover some cool aspects of processing a Bison versus other game animals.

 

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are back in studio catching up on the latest moose hunting adventure and preparation for their upcoming Bison hunt!

 

Scott Dickerson re-cap, AWP episode 240 delay, Bison hunt update and scout mission, Alaska Gear Co. Cot, Daniel’s in-store AK Gear Co Experience, Gotta have a Can-Am Outlander 6x6, Shout out to James Eicher on guiding for monster moose (69 & 72 inch Monarchs), congrats to Aaron Ulmer on his moose harvest in Chad’s moose camp, Midnight Sun’s surprise baby colt born in camp, outfitters busting assholes hunting illegally, meat care struggles with warm weather, Johny Wags & ”The Game Shop”, “3 Lucky Swedes”, hunting & camping nomadically vs. an

Established camp, navigating high waters & river conditions, bull down on day-3, Billy Bad Ass, ATV, submarine & a rafts & Super Cubs, Caribou down on day-9, Billy Bad ass to the rescue, iPhone in the drink, ATV recovery challenges, home sweet home pushing 3-days overdue, moving on to the Farewell Bison Hunt! 

 

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Daniel Buitrago is in studio with The Mayor and BHA Armed Forces Initiative members Dave Johnson & Andrew Hardy

 

Hot air balloons, airplane landing, winter is coming, Chugach debacle, favorite places to eat, armed forces initiative, conservation battles, Daves mental health fight,  pint nights, trivia

 

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Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau zoom in with Photographer, Videographer, Captain,  Surfer, and self proclaimed Gypsy, Scott Dickerson

 

Grakksaw back country boot dryers, Caribou float hunt, king scale for wearing gear,  kodiak trip, moose hunt mission, chain saw attachment, building bridges , Daniel’s moose hunt with Daniel Jason, Thanks to Kurt Kuchenbecker for Bison area info, THE DICKERSONS ALASKA lifestyle, living on the Alaskan Gypsy, passion for photography, focussing on every detail, being fully immerse, woodworking passion, the next surf spot, dove tail bench, cineplex Heli camera, filming bush people, moose garden at icy bay, working with big surf  brands , pioneering surf and discovering a new break, story of the milo, all starts with divorce, learning to surf the wind break on the spit, Iceman the OG homer surfer, fatherhood and adventure lifestyle, showing kids how to be successfull and confidence in the wild, full year boat lifestyle, love fir Wrangell, to go place for boat and ship craftsmanship, journey is the location, home is where we stop the anchor, injury, surf, and non conforming stories, camera progression,  recommended  photography and film gear, ease of dji wireless mic audio,  weather channel calving glacier wave surfing, working 29 hrs a day in June, follow Scott ad Audrey’s adventure YouTube thealaskangypsylife @the alaskangypsy, 

 

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