Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are back in studio and re-joined for a second time by expert falconer and bee wrangler Mike Radford of Northwest Bee Supply. “Kobuk” the new baby bird, tree climbing up to the nest, The “Imprint”, The Annual Ice Hawker Event 2025, Tame Hack, “Dispersal” time, falconry for mallards, hunting the Midwest, Cook Inlet Clamming Season, Imped feather, Fritz Creek Cabin, the hard potter yacht, Middleton Island slayfest Visit our Website - www.alaskawildproject.com F...
Jul 14, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 228
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are joined by special guest and small business partners James Stevens & Chris Owens of Denali Fire & Denali Fire Extracts Weeding out the clowns, The Hookah Hoodie, The Highlife Hoodie 2.0 @ Denali Fire, The required goat quiz, The Goat Battle, scouting for Gnarlyness, multi year projects, Metallica in Denver, Weed game culture, surviving an avalanche, winter lake lodge, corn skiing, Homer WINTER KING DERBY 2021, Portlock, John Wayne & big foot, ...
Jul 07, 2025•3 hr 9 min•Ep. 227
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield Jack Lau & Chad Aurentz are back in studio wrapping up the month of June in the midst of summer and “AK FastLyfe” AWP’s un-sung hero “Jamon”, Double Shovel Summer vibes, summer mornings, a hot tent “I have to poop”, Russian River on summer solstice, angry fisherman, Kenai River rafting madness, please use the pull outs for wildlife viewing, shout out to cannery lodge & the Buyou Restaurant, Cabelas Big Outdoorsman Hub Screen Shelter, another wild bear sto...
Jun 30, 2025•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 226
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are joined in studio with special guest and owner of Continental Auto Group Martin Martinson Trumps “Big Beautiful” budget land plan, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/alaska/s/Fcrc6EbZeA , Fathers Day fish slay, B’s anniversary weekend, Alpenglow Luxury Tents Glacierview, AK, bait station report STILL NO BEARS!, the suppressor game, mountain biking the Russian river falls, Chad’s Cabo, Whittier fire in 1953, New Car Auto Sales in the 1960’s, ...
Jun 23, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 225
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are excited to host special guest, life long Alaskan and next generation Life Below Zero cast member Chevie Roach in studio to talk all about life off the grid! Jet boat meets gravel bar, down goes the Minnie Winnie, Riggsy comes to the rescue, snag’n reds in Seward, Jack & Paxon’s black bear adventure, a child’s appreciation for killing an animal, cold ass wet summer start, 907 ammo hook-up, pack’n the the 375 H&H, Athabaskan History, Shag...
Jun 16, 2025•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 224
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are back in studio with special guest Dom Young representing Alaska’s premier lifestyle brand clothing company AK Roam! OG AK Roam, shit ass summer weather, early dog days at the stand, the tree stand report, what your national geographic experience?, what it means to be Alaskan, Balto Park upgrades, recycling that swag, AK Roam the brand - est. 2016, 2018 business launch, the pop-up game, dad/son coaching, their of joy, streetwear clothing brand, ...
Jun 09, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 223
AWP Episode 222 “ It’s the Experience” w/Aaron Kaloci w/Phantom Tri River Charters The Cantwell day trip, trailer risks, Russ’ blown tire, Chad and the balljoint, slow start to the bear bait season, The Mitchell Defense custom 8.6 Blackout, Alaska bears aren’t teddy bears, This day in Alaska history segment plug presented by Northern Waste, Ohio to AK, starting the guide life, high octane fishing, Phantom Tri-River Charters and the Brand, “Farley Dean” of Willow, AK, Guiding the experience, the ...
Jun 02, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 222
AWP Episode 221 “LOSING IS NOT AN OPTION” w/Joe McAneney w/K2 Aviation / High Expeditions Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Auretnz are joined by Joe McAneney The weed game regs, Phil the thrill, Goose Creek Tower, ”Dr. Suess House”, getting past the taboo marijuana “Devil’s Lettuce” narrative, High Expeditions in Talkeetna, AK, “A life Style Brand”, Mountain Guide, “Minus 148”, The Denali Base Camp station, Aaron Sweeney “Roasted Timber Works” Russian River Fencing Project May 31 @ Co...
May 28, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 221
Daniel Buitrago, Jack Lau, & Emily Thompson link up in the studio to catch up on all things Team AWP! Shout out to our bro Kevin, Couples Knik ride, swamping a stock Tacoma, fully puffed out and prepared, cold plunge OG Gary, Whit family farm, Big Lake development, homeless problems, landing craft mods for the ocean, leaving in May, NAD plus treatments, wake surfing, family and friends showing up for Emilys 40th, Brandon and Chad’ heading our for brownies, Piper the pup, training dogs, summe...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 220
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by special guest Chase Berenson of Aleut Ventures Shout out to Ivy Verity “Wild About Dough”, Jack’s wet fishing trip to Yakutat, Mississippi Pot Roast w/moose blackstrap, May 15th BHA NapTown Brewery, Webcams in Adak, Atuu/Kiska Island Battle in WWII with the Japanese, Aleut Ventures Adak Island Island Inn, Adak Island population of 27, the life style and The Aleutian Shield Fern, adventure opportunities on Adak Island, (Hiking, Sight S...
May 12, 2025•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 219
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by special guest Mike Green executive coach, author, of the book Wanderlust Alaskan’s stop for alaskans, close call on the parks hwy, the new cabin roof, dudes at baby showers, slush cup 2025, Happy Birthday Brock Lindow, Beard Booze & Bacon event May 16th, “Hook” w/Iron & Wood Ammo, Hendrick w/Fairview Inn Talkeetna, a kink in the river, clear creek glory days, welcome Adak Island Inn, Mikey’s caribou draw tag, make your family ...
May 05, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 218
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are joined in-studio with local tattoo artist and fitness guru Kaitlin McCanless of kaitlintatoos.com Frontier gear “Super Cub” Jacket, Folding Wing Kennels, Deutch Drarughhar “Vega”, bear bait station theories, collecting data, dump truck sank in Big Lake, did a Tesla burn today on earth day, Slush Cup 2025, spring clean-up, Anchorage Area Clean-up May 3rd - 31st, Jim Creek clean-up May 10th, The Bait Shack May 17th, Buffalo, NY Orchard Park &...
Apr 28, 2025•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 217
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are joined by special guests Cristian & Camilo Benitez of Grizzly Expediters & Taxidermy! These two brothers are and their incredibly talented staff of family members and specialist have one of the most unique and outstanding expediter taxidermy shops in all of Alaska! The character of a trophy, AK Wild Sheep weekend, conservation night, Sheep-U and a big thanks to the event staff w/ AK Wild Sheep, shout out to Kaitlin, Zack Kenner “Anulli Creations ...
Apr 21, 2025•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 216
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau carve it up with special guest and world renown sculpture carving artist Jordan Anderson @treepersonalities Carhartts, Xtratuffs & the Homer Ash Cup, AJ's Steak House, the damn snow came back, the owl carving mis-hap, growing up in Grand Rapids Minnesota, Knotts Camp Snoopy, did we remember, Jordan's passion for sheep hunting, an epic opening day 1st Ram 39 incher, you owe the world a tragedy in the mountains, "Doesn't matter how far you've gon...
Apr 14, 2025•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 215
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & “The Mayor” are back in the studio gett’n after it with special guest Marian Giannulis of Trout Unlimited The 2025 Jim Creek boys weekend, the rollover victim snd the duck tape broken leg, Marion headed for the Situk River, shout out to the AK WSF Sheep-U Clinic on Saturday April 12th, Marian’s 2024 Goat hunt adventure, Trout Unlimited reach and mission, a career as a communication director, a love for the work and conservation, finding a love for fishing a...
Apr 07, 2025•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 214
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by special guest Bret Bohn of BBB Alaska - Bret is one of Alaska’s most revered outdoorsman, adventure enthusiast & hunting/fishing guides in the industry today! Karlo’s avlanche recovery, message to the riders, get trained!, the ski train party, the Kamikaze Kona 760lbs Blue Marlin, southeast glacier bears, color phase “Cinnamon” black bear, Mountain Men Alaska, trapping strategy, trap tor sign, rough year for Alaska game animals, w...
Mar 31, 2025•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 213
Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau are in studio with Anchorage Ski Club president Rich Todd & General manager John Robinson-Wilson of Arctic Valley Ski Area Can you ski on volcano ash?, what did we do when in the 92 Mount Spur volcano eruption, Hiking Mount St. Helens 15 years after the 1980 eruption, Daniel’s spring break trip to AZ with the family, Emily’s family heirloom footage of Arctic Valley, the Thompson lift , the OG Ski Lodge on the military site, Anchorage Ski Club founded in 1937, b...
Mar 24, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 212
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau bring back in studio, The Chives The Most Interesting Man in the World, Ira Edwards! Boneyard Alaska, the Delta Bison pro tips, bison cuisine, dat pho, Iras future land plans, berry’s, rhubarb & apple trees, Iras fermented pepper hot sauce, ski for kids, Made in Alaska permit, moose calling techniques, early spring bear sightings, international packrat film festival May 4th , AK Wild Sheep Foundation Annual Banquet SOLD OUT, conservation night ...
Mar 17, 2025•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 211
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, Jack Lau & Chad Aurentz are back in studio to talk shit, crack some caribou calls and review the latest AK Department of fish and game draw permit results Otter or the 206? Beer on a float hunt, lack of barriers, Iditarod Start from Fairbanks, 2025 Fur Rondy events, Outhouse Races, running of the reindeer, dog sled mobile, the Iron Dog results, Rinah’s Bison draw, Delta Bison Hunting Window, the silencer/suppressor game, bison meat quality, wiggy’s sleeping ...
Mar 10, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 210
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by special guest Jule Harle Owner & Executive Director of Alaska Packraft School The Savage River to Sanctuary River Denali float, 2025 AWP Draw Result Party @ Double Shovel, shout out to “The Mayor”, draw result party trivia, dudes night @ the Cabin, congrats to the permit draw winners, the love of a float hunt, the Zin Master, an addiction to nicotine, Jule’s intro to Kayaking & a love for water, Alpaca Rafts, the birth of pack...
Mar 03, 2025•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 209
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are back in studio with special guest Nick Boris - Wildlife photographer and videographer @nickborisphitography Conservation Night for the AK WSF Friday April 11th, American Primeval, 2025 Fur Rondy, Iditarod, Iron Dog, Miners & Trappers Ball, Frozen Ground, Movie franchises runs, Portage lake caving incident, Curfboard, Homer King Fishing, Spirit Bear, Could you shoot an Albino Moose?, Kyle the Admiral Senior, Kylee the rapper, sand steak nigh...
Feb 24, 2025•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 208
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are joined in studio by a true Alaskan and steward of wildlife and fish conservation, Danny Rinella. Daniels former rap career, the future of the local music scene, the road to Hanna, the fear of letting of letting go, Ahtna and the Copper River Bison hunt, floating in the ice, Danny’s son and his first buck, 5 years in the making of the youth sheep hunt, moving the line, Phil Velayo shooting course June 6th to June 8th Kenai, AK, Skate for rea...
Feb 17, 2025•2 hr 48 min•Ep. 207
AWP Episode 206 “If the grass is long, cut it!” Coke Wallace of Midnight Sun Safari’s, Alaska’s foremost horseback guide outfitters! Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz invite the man, the myth & the legend Coke Wallace in studio all the way from Healy AK to share his compelling story and history guiding horseback in the mighty Alaska Range. Cokes first wolf @ 8, the big move to AK, the shower house 26 pack in the Brooks Range, Israel Payton 84 inch bull, the archery bull tha...
Feb 10, 2025•3 hr 2 min•Ep. 206
AWP Episode 205 “Jimmy’s Back” James Eicher Alaska Hunting Guide & HVAC Specialist Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau invite Alaska Hunting Guide James Eicher back into the studio to find out the latest & greatest with James and that guide life! The boys share their animal cruelty stories & regrets, lack of small game hunting opportunity on Alaska, finidng the hustler magazine stash in the woods, rock’n the Elmer-Fud hat, getting hopped one a tank of a bear on day-1, the...
Feb 03, 2025•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 205
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are on site @ the 2025 Sheep Show in Reno, Nevada! Our first year attending the event and so tune as we are soaking it all in! Tune in and listen as we have a great list of guest speakers. Segment 1: Thursday - w/Kevin Kehoe - 2025 Sheep Show Intro Thank you to AK WSF for having AWP @ the show, Family vibe @ the sheep show, the sheep show youth section and activities, exceptional organization of the event, gracious guest and staff, biologist hall of fame?, g...
Jan 27, 2025•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 204
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz sit down with Marshall Johnson regional director of the shiny new Blacktail Deer Foundation established in December of 2024 A transition from a career in the newspaper industry to habitat conservation, recent wind storms in South central Alaska, the death of news paper, American Primeval, Marshall’s loss of dominate eye sight, starting the Blacktail Deer Foundation chapters in Alaska, Mule Deer in Alaska, Team Blacktail, 2024 Kodiak Big Buck Co...
Jan 20, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 203
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz go deep on the trap line with Huslia’s own Ricko DeWilde of the popular TV show Life Below Zero. Patterning critters, bears caching food for the spring, BHA Governors Tag (Copper River Bison & Chugach Brown Bear), House boat ride, a love for wolves, trapping, Gilbert Huntington, tanning hides, “Hydz” Clothing Line, getting recruited on Life Below Zero, Huslia, AK, Ricko’s Cook Book, hunting spring windows for healthy critters, wind is the b...
Jan 13, 2025•2 hr 29 min•Ep. 202
AWP Episode 201 “New Year New, Beginnings” AWP Crew New Year Check-in Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz link-up after a long holiday break to catch-up & bring in the new year while re-caping an action packed & bountiful 2024! Happy New Year, Hot Boy Christmas gifts, Chad’s Mid-Medium Flannel, Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation Banquet Early Bird Special (Offer Ends January 10th), 38th Annual Kodiak Big Buck Contest Tuesday January 7th, smoke’n meats on the boat, Chad’s Should...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 201
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau finally get the man, the myth, the legend “Gideon Saunders” in studio all the way from kodiak Island to sit down for much anticipated podcast convo! Brandon needs readers, “Gideon the The Great warrior”, Ol’stumpy”, Kona Honey & Bees, 2024 Double Shovel Christmas Cran launch, Mule deer foundation, Blacktail Foundation, Big Buck Contest in Kodiak, (Inferred Drone & Darting), hunting pressure, (Adult onset Hunters), Kodiak Surfing Scene, unwr...
Dec 30, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 200
Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau babble with Alpacka Raft cofounder Thor Tingey Draw permit application, Trawlers in Prince William Sound, bad weather jinx, Ritt Kellogg grants, the OG white boat, Design by Sheri, dog mushing gear, growing up in Denali, designing the first Alpacka raft, figuring out inflation and working with seams, jigging and welding techniques for thermoplastics, Jack’s Plastic Welding and Feathercraft, trial and error, white water Valkery, store and zip tech, paddle progressio...
Dec 23, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 199
