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Tundra Talk Podcast

Tyler Freeltundratalkak.com
The podcast on hunting, fishing, and trapping in Alaska, with an Alaskan perspective
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Episodes

Episode 127: Year of Adventure with Adam Grenda

In this episode I'm joined by Adam Grenda. We talk about hunting brown bears, sheep, moose, and all the other stuff Adam has been up to out on the peninsula in the past year. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Dec 19, 20211 hr 43 min

Episode 126: England to Alaska with Shaun Porter

In this episode I'm joined by Frank Schultz, and Shaun Porter, a blue-collar hunter from the UK who started a company global-outdoors.com, to facilitate helping other guys hunt around the world. He's moving to Alaska to start fresh, so we talk about some of the things he's done and what he has in store. Enjoy!

Dec 08, 20212 hr 16 min

Episode 125: Elk Camp

In this episode, I'm joined by Brady Miller, Nick Marchiando, and Matthew "Moggs" Martinez. We are wrapping up our elk camp at the Quinlan Ranch in Chama, NM, and

Nov 30, 20211 hr 17 min

Episode 124: Craig Morgan

In this episode, I'm joined by country music artist and songwriter Craig Morgan. We happened to be sharing an elk camp in New Mexico, but we talk about what draws him to Alaska, hunting, and the place he's built up here. enjoy!

Nov 24, 202137 min

Episode 123: Sheep, Bears, and Stuck Boats, with Uncle Jerry

In this episode, I'm joined by my uncle, Jerry Freel. I get to hear several stories from over the years, including a near-death experience or two, hunting moose and caribou, and getting stuck on the river. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Nov 11, 20211 hr

Episode 122: Where No One Wants to Go with Allan Mortenson

In this episode I'm joined by my longtime friend Allan Mortenson. Allan talks about growing up here in Alaska and learning to get it done with what you have, as well as the importance of taking lessons from old-timers. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Nov 02, 20211 hr 27 min

Episode 121: Frank Anderson

In this episode I'm joined by Frank Anderson and we talk about his background waterfowl hunting, how he got started big game hunting in Alaska, and of course, sheep hunting. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Oct 27, 20212 hr 39 min

Episode 120: Moose Camp

In this episode, I'm joined by Temple Dillard and Dr. Frank Schultz and we finally get a chance to recap our moose seasons! Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Oct 19, 20212 hr 32 min

Episode 119: Sheep Recap

In this episode, I'm joined by Frank Schultz, and we finally get a chance to recap our sheep hunt from August, all hardships included. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Oct 14, 2021

Episode 118: Caribou Crazies

In this episode, I'm joined by Tyler and Jordan Wagner, who I met on the Haul road, and we recap our action-packed hunts! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Oct 09, 2021

Episode 117: Weather

In this episode, I'm joined by Mark Rowenhorst, Connor Owen, and Nick Muche. We get a recap from their sheep seasons, as well as Connor's caribou hunt. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Sep 28, 2021

Episode 116: Pre-Sheep 2021

It's been a crazy busy summer here in the north, but we've got Frank Schultz, Temple Dillard, Zach Kenner, and Nick Muche for what is becoming an annual pre-sheep episode as we sit on the brink of the fall hunting seasons getting rolling. Enjoy! -Tyler

Aug 05, 20213 hr 5 min

Episode 115: 2021 Bear Season Wrap-up

In this episode, I sit down with Nick Muche to talk about the end of our bear season, which has come and gone in a flash, as well as some fishing and switching gears into the upcoming fall.

Jul 08, 20211 hr 27 min

Episode 114: John Whipple

In this episode I get to catch up with John Whipple, of 49mm creative, who was on an early episode of Tundra Talk, following our goat hunt on Kodiak in March of 2018. We talk about what John's been up to lately (which includes some firearms and bear defense instruction), as well as how hunting in Africa compared to the hunting we are used to here in Alaska.

Jun 26, 20211 hr 42 min

Episode 113: In the Face; Bears, Bullets, and Exploding Barrels of Gasoline

In this episode, Frank Schultz, Rob Simard, Nick Muche, and I discuss our bear hunting misadventures up to this point in what has been a crazy busy spring. Enjoy! Here is a link to the Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor phenomenon that we discuss: Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion - Wikipedia comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

Jun 18, 20213 hr 31 min

Episode 112: Things Going Badly

It's Frank Schultz and me in this episode, where after the previous episode, Frank has some cautionary tales to add involving all of the dental work he's needed to have. We talk about potato guns, cracking muzzleloader stocks, and the troubles of running jet outboards in dirty rivers, as well as my catastrophic flub on a black bear recently. Enjoy, and hopefully learn from our mistakes!

May 31, 20211 hr 55 min

Episode 111: Full Throttle into Spring

In this episode we get to hear about some squirrel shooting from my son Jed, then Matt Herkstroeter and I talk about how fast the transition from winter to spring/summer is here, the million things we've been up to, and of course plenty of spring bear hunting talk. Enjoy!

May 26, 20212 hr 49 min

Episode 110: Caribou Closure with Larry Bartlett

In this episode I'm joined by Larry Bartlett to hear some more detailed information on the looming closure of federal lands in units 23 and 26A for non-local caribou hunters. This is a heated issue, but an important one, and the effort to keep non-local hunters out doesn't seem to be supported by evidence. We fully believe in the need for rural residents to have first priority at times when caribou numbers are down, but they aren't. This was pressed for time and Larry has some amazing stories an...

Apr 21, 202153 min

Episode 109: Spring Fever 2021

In this episode I'm joined by the crew, Dr. Frank Schultz, Nick Muche, and Temple Dillard. We're all antsy and ready for spring and hit on a number of topics including (state-level) fish and game proposals, and just being wound-up and needing to make some new hunting stories. I plan on following up with more detailed discussion on the current proposal to close caribou and moose hunting for non-locals in unit 23 and 26A, but below are links to the announcement (along with contact and meeting info...

Apr 13, 20213 hr 34 min

Episode 108: Freels in Alaska

In this episode, I'm joined by my dad Britt Freel, as well as my uncles Jerry and Tracy. I get to hear a bunch of stories about the old days, how we came to Alaska, and what it was like growing up in what was then a wilderness town of Fairbanks, as well as hunting moose and caribou, and what "the bus" was like as a hunting camp. Enjoy! -Tyler

Apr 06, 20211 hr 47 min

Episode 107: Connor, Christina, and Adam Owen

In this episode, I sit down with Connor, Christina, and Adam Owen to hear their stories from both of the hunts that Christina drew tags for last year, and her transition from southern California to full-blown Alaskan brown bear killer. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com -Tyler

Mar 26, 20211 hr 57 min

Episode 106: The Mediocre Alaskan

In this episode I'm joined by my friend Harrison Gottschling and Jeff Lund, Ketchikan resident, teacher, writer, and host of The Mediocre Alaskan Podcast, which has been around longer than Tundra Talk, and was one of the first Alaska podcasts I found. We chat about Jeff's trip to get a taste of late winter in Fairbanks and do some caribou hunting. We talk about some of the differences between here and Southeast AK, learning curves, and experiencing new things. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email...

Mar 19, 20211 hr 32 min

Episode 104: Draw Day 2021

In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Frank Schultz and Nick Muche, and we discuss the ADF&G draw tag results for this year. Nick and Frank both had their phones off and look at their results for the first time, and we go from there. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com -Tyler

Feb 20, 20211 hr 21 min

Episode 103: Coke Wallace

In this episode I sit down with Master Guide Coke Wallace, of Midnight Sun Safaris. Coke has been at the game a long time and it was great to hear about Coke's background and talk about hunting sheep and moose with horses, predator hunting and trapping in the Alaska Range. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com -Tyler

Feb 14, 20211 hr 32 min

Episode 102: Dusty Spencer

In this episode I'm joined by Dusty Spencer. We talk about moving to Alaska at a young age and get to hear just a few of Dusty's great stories as well as some issues surrounding game laws in Alaska. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com thanks! -Tyler

Feb 04, 20212 hr 24 min

Episode 101: Harrison Gottschling and Patrick Lumba

In this episode I'm joined by Harrison and Pat, fresh back from a caribou meat run. We talk about that, getting sick on a sheep hunt, Harrison's new/old tundra and more! Enjoy! -Tyler

Jan 28, 20211 hr 33 min

Episode 100: The Flaming Bravo

We finally made it to 100 episodes, and this time I'm joined by Dr. Frank Schultz, Nick Muche, Temple Dillard, and Connor Owen. We get caught up on everything going on lately, from ice fishing, to coues deer hunting, to snowmachines catching on fire. Enjoy! -Tyler

Jan 22, 20214 hr 15 min

Episode 99: Robert Coker

In this episode I'm joined by Robert Coker, professor of biology, chemistry, and biochemistry at the University of Alaska and also a passionate outdoorsman. We talk about his background backpack hunting for whitetails in the Appalachians, coming to Alaska, some of his scientific studies, and what he's learned living and hunting in the last frontier. Enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com -Tyler

Jan 13, 20211 hr 48 min
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