Alaska Wild Project

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,...

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 t...

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 Cle...

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...

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 d...

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...

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” b...

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 Va...

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...

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...

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 a...

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, Spi...

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 yout...

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 t...

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...

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 act...

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 Blac...

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...

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...

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 Kodia...

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...

Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau sit down with  physician, hunter, back country skier Paul Forward   Skiing anatartica, hunting in trees, neck injury bike crash story, 2024 sheep hunt and fall sotry, pack from hell, neck surgery and recovery, life in Girdwood, ski guiding, Heli skiing, predicting snow conditions, skiing is inherently dangerous, the hard way video, eastern rises fishing movie, origin...

AWP Episode 197 “No Days Off” Teresa Moss (@alaskamountaingypsy)   Daniels Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by special guest Teresa Moss, Alaska Outdoor Guide & Pro Body Builder   We need some snow, running a dump truck, shout out to Awakening of Winter 5 by Awakening Productions, Sierra Winter & Josiah Smith, the art of video editing, shout out to smoking moose bones, e...

Daniel Buitrago & Jack Lau sit down with special guests and local small business coffee sisters Kristen Redfield & Jenna Fredric of Goldie Coffee Shop & Roasters)   Adventure for Ava fundraiser ( www.avasstory.org ), Wolverines vs UAA, Sully looking better, growing up in Kenai, expresso machines, the fin whale at Westchester, Mount Marathon, favorite hikes, draw results party at Double...

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau hook-up on a remote podcast with special guest & wildlife photographer Jillian Brown of Jillian Brown Photographer   Bitcoin on the rise, planet money podcast, being stocked up on ammo, re-loading and do you have the time, shout out to the patron, On-Step Alaska Podcast, the shoulder season cabin life, Jacks transition after the farms, servicing...