From a tiny town on an island in Southeast Alaska to graduating from Medical School from the University of Washington, my buddy Stephen Ellison had every excuse at his disposal. However, he refused to listen to any of them. He weekend warrior hunts Dall Sheep, moose and took me to his special blacktail deer place where I took my first 4-point buck. We talk the easiest solutions to addressing health, living quotes, hunting food and prepping for our moose hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
May 31, 2019•46 min
Who knows enough to really be able to give good advice? We're all just fumbling around trying to figure stuff out and if we listened to advice we shouldn't then make the same mistakes someone told us to avoid, right? Life is weird, but entertaining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2019•17 min
I recently checked my social media and podcast motives...am I in this for likes and money? If so, I need to check myself because if I need likes or sponsors to feel validated, I'm screwed. I also continue to try and put word to the need to the idea of making it easier for hunter and anglers to travel to other states. They have every right, but what local wants more pressure? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 19, 2019•21 min
“If I had one night left, what am I going to go eat, what am I going to go drink and who do I need to go talk to?” That's Matt Hamilton's motto and in this episode we talk about being a good guest, good local, and the real value of being a widely known artist. Hint: it's not money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2019•43 min
While glassing for black bear, I ponder arrogant story tellers, expectations, societal norms, home ownership and putting words to lifestyles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 05, 2019•20 min
The idea of escaping reality is a tricky one because not only do you have to define escape but also reality. I touch on those as well as being alone on hunts and the coming invasion of summer tourists, of which I will be one myself this summer, so I can't be judgmental. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2019•23 min
Great points are often lost thanks to stupidity and anger. From the ethics of hunting contests to committing crimes in the name of human rights, there are always examples of extreme lengths some go when they believe they are wronged. The result, often times, is a loss of point validity and patience for others to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2019•24 min
I lost a steelhead and a crab pot yesterday, so I talk about that as well as the importance of being present and not so caught up in the result. I also talk about why I don't trust gear reviews by customers, but I do trust podcast reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2019•21 min
Derek Meister has been punching his Alaska card since he moved to Ketchikan 7 years ago. In addition to all the typical camping, hiking, kayaking locals do, he has worked on commercial fishing boats. He is the school psychologist at Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, so we talk the benefits of a community like Ketchikan for student growth, why people choose to come back to Ketchikan, mentoring opportunities, and mindfulness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 07, 2019•39 min
For the past few months I've been listening to the Right to Roam Podcast by four guys from Wyoming. It's not your typical hunting podcast as these guys have biology backgrounds so there's science and facts, not just anecdote, when they get into things. We talk about being good guests, hunting ethics, social norms, earning local status and figuring out the hunting regulations in different states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 14 min
You know when people like quotes because it represents a lifestyle they wish they led, and then you think, 'Wait a minute...is that me?' and you immediately head to the woods or river? In this episode I talk about distraction vs. happiness, getting a specific adventure spot dialed in vs. seeing new territory and personal development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2019•28 min
I hadn't been on skis since I was a freshman in high school, but my first backcountry touring adventure in Wyomings Medicine Bow National Forest was a success. I learned that it's nothing like anything I've done before, that I'm pretty bad at it, but I got better and really had a good time. I also talk about the best places to offer and the worst. Something like a misery index. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 17, 2019•13 min
There's nothing wrong with asking yourself questions...think about why someone might hate hunting, why fly fishing is cruel or why the Alaska Marine Highway is just a luxury. When you digest those points of view you come out with a better understanding of what you believe, you change your world view, or end up really overwhelmed with the level of complexity of the issues. And that the Alaska Marine Highway is vital to Southeast Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
Mar 10, 2019•36 min
What makes an expert, and the insanity of the Region V Basketball Tournament. I talk about some of the more notable aspects of athletic travel in southeast Alaska - circling rural airports, malfunctioning runway lights, 2-week trips, diverted flights to Seattle and game socks after six road games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 03, 2019•23 min
In the last two years I have paid much more attention to what it means to "love the outdoors" and the debates surrounding how that should best be done. In this episode I talk about social pressure for the government to regulate rather than preserve freedom, the freedom to define happiness, and the freedom to decide how much I want negativity to impact my mood and how I treat others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 24, 2019•23 min
In this episode I talk with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers board member Steve Shannon about the importance of making the most out of your voice since most politicians don’t read your Facebook feed to find out about important issues. We also talk about drawing tags, sharing information, and how best to represent our lifestyle as hunters and anglers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 18, 2019•59 min
Inspired by Mark Kurlansky's Cod, I wonder what the future holds for our fishing stocks. The book is about the history of cod and how the destructive efficiency of the commercial fishing industry (trawlers) has devastated populations of cod. I talk about king salmon in California, salmon in southeast Alaska, and amplifying your voice beyond Facebook posts by joining organizations that are attempting to do what's best going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 10, 2019•20 min
Going sports for this one since the local high school is playing the rival Friday and Saturday, much of earth is cheering against the Patriots on Sunday, someone to beat the UConn women and why I detest the full-send isolation of James Harden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 01, 2019•15 min
Last week of January coming up, I can almost smell the spring black bear... but hold on, patience is necessary. The last two years southeast Alaska has had crazy snow storms in March and even into April, so as excited as I am for spring steelhead and spring bear, I have to resist the temptation to get too stoke. Instead, more time in the gym getting into shape and more time shooting the bow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 27, 2019•19 min
For this episode I'm a total sucker because I'm promoting an article by reacting to it. Anyway, there's a list of 7 obsolete man skills that the 21st Century Man should abandon "if you’re at all interested in being ahead of the curve" that I think embodies the disjointed, unclear message regarding who men are and who they should be. Allowing societal norms or relying on societal approval to dictate a lifestyle might not be the best way to achieve individual or societal happiness. Learn more abou...
Jan 20, 2019•30 min
Dry spells happen. My current dry spell is something unlike any dry spell I have experienced as a hunter and angler. Unfortunately it has coincided with two visits from my girlfriend. I hope she doesn't think I'm a bad Alaskan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2019•16 min
A week’s worth of thoughts about the responsibility I have as a hunter and angler, the books and podcasts I have consumed and have positively influenced me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2019•22 min
I know very little about skiing and snowboarding, but have done a little. I wanted to know what the backcountry skiing scene was like in Ketchikan so I talked to my buddies Shawn, Chad and Ian about it. The three of them talk about how to get back to the mountain, gauge snow safety, then shredding fresh, backcountry snow with not a lift in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2018•49 min
Matt Burbank is the new owner of Knudson Cove Marina in Ketchikan. We talk about the behind the scenes, his adjustment to the career change, first impressions of the Ketchikan community and mule deer hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2018•21 min
Part 1: Bawden Street Brewing Co. owner Sean Heismann talks about his first summer and winter seasons in Ketchikan. He talks about how he got started, what he loves about the science of brewing and how welcomed he and his wife have been by Ketchikan. Part 2: Sean takes us through a tasting of the beers he currently has available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2018•51 min
Trish from Fish from Trish talks her favorite seafood, where she gets hers, how long frozen fish lasts in the freezer and why people should buy local and not farmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 02, 2018•27 min
I visited the Drop Shot Calls workbench to talk about how they got started, what makes a good call, when you should call, how long you should wait and what works for them. We also talk about the right tools for the job, rut tactics, and the future of the resource. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 10 min
You know when you were in 5th grade and all amped up for the tip off your basketball game, and the tip went to you, but you were on the left side of the court and had to dribble with your left and try to shoot with your left when you’re right handed? That’s how Rut 2018 has felt. Anticipation and excitement followed by disaster. I discuss this, what I’ve learned and the appreciation for resources on my final rut hunt in Unit 1A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 19, 2018•43 min
Ketchikan resident Larry Jackson and I talk about custom homes, Ketchikan history, biomass energy and how wood or pellets can be an effective alternative for schools, businesses and residential homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2018•46 min
Last year on Nov. 4 I shot a beautiful 3x4 buck. This year, nothing. I've camped the last three weekends and have only seen three does. Meanwhile, people are taking massive bucks in the same area. So I talk about that, why I bow hunt and give a last word on Prop. 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 05, 2018•21 min
