On Step Alaska

Dallin Hanchett recounts his brown bear hunt and we discuss big game photography, personal trophies and the impossibility of holding onto the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guy Duplantier is the creator of Western Contours and an avid hunter currently obsessed with elk. In this dual released episode, he and I talk about finding value, archery caribou, bull elk screaming at night, the future of hunting and the importance of finding, "whatever your screaming bull is." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Jaden Bales and I talk about recovering black bears, ammunition shortages, bipods and a Cameron Hanes running shoe NFT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Lyn Hoffman (thehoffmanlife.com) joins me to talk about guiding spring brown bear hunts, sheep hunts, massive expanses of land like the Brooks Range, hunting ethics in crowded areas like New Mexico and how to make it through the winter in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill proposed by Gov. Dunleavy has me conflicted. While I love the thought of me getting 10 acres of land for a "recreational cabin" preferably to hunt moose or something in the interior, will I be able to afford good land? Will I be able to afford to get to it? What are the unintended consequences of putting public hands into private hands? And yes, there is a nice swamp by Skwentna.  

Outdoor Life writer and Tundra Talk host Tyler Freel and I talk about grizzly bear hunting, processing black bear, archery, protecting public land and how some hunts never get old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring showed up all of a sudden, so there is more than enough to do. The black bears will start to emerge, grouse season will be peaking and of course, spring steelhead will be hot. For those who don't live here, it's these shoulder months that make this place absolutely irresistible. No one is going to come up here for hooter season, unless you're filming a show, but if you're local, it's just o...

In this episode I talk to fellow product of Prince of Wales, Melissa Castle, who took a bison last month in interior Alaska. We talk about her upbringing in Craig, the best parts of living in Anchorage and the details of her hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harrison and I finally got around to the ice fishing recap from my trip up there two weeks ago. We talk navigating rivers, choosing spots and the messy break up. We also talk about the keys to raising kids in such a cold, harsh environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ordered some new podcasting stuff and of course, it "may be lost" according to Amazon. So in this episode I talk about the mail, old school mail, and other Alaskan podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telling the Alaska story is a multi-million dollar industry, but often it's "produced" by people who don't live here year long. I love Alaska shows, books, and hunting trips filmed by people who live in the Lower 48, but there is a lot that's missed. That's why I started this podcast in 2017 and why I wrote my book. Pre-order the Kindle version of my book A Miserable Paradise on Amazon. Paperbacks...

The caribou sausage is in the oven, so while I wait, I talk about improving products, savoring the moment, and why its impossible to rank hunts or fishing experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harrison Gottschling and I recap the caribou hunt from his place in Fairbanks. We talk about the Fortymile Herd, caribou hunting and living in Fairbanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am aiming for a mid-April release for my book A Miserable Paradise. In this episode I talk about how important it is to consider audience and purpose (as well as making sense) when creating content. I also talk about what I found in author forums regarding negative comments, getting people to give honest feedback, when questions just beget more questions and being comfortable with that. Learn mo...

Putting the finishing touches on my book A Miserable Paradise which will be released next month. In this solo episode I talk about the editing process, an outline of the book itself and pondering the stupidest way someone could read something. Also check out the winter issue of The Drake and look for the piece I wrote about steelhead fishing. I also wrote a feature-length basketball piece for the...

Caleb Martin from the Alaska Outdoor Council is back to talk about the importance of the use of science in maintaining sustainable yield populations in Alaska and protecting public use. He talks about the devastating effects of choosing predators over prey in areas that used to be rich in Dall sheep and moose. We also talk about the importance of education as many people have their hearts in the r...

The Alaska draws are out and again I drew nothing, but it really doesn't matter. Draw time is the time to get upset at non-residents for drawing the tag locals like and that is an absolute waste of time. In this episode I talk about how insane it is to go out of our way to be upset at people who make the hunts we want to happen, happen themselves. I also talk about how terrified I am of losing the...

Been neck deep in editing my book (hoping for an April release) and starting another writing project about basketball in southeast Alaska. So I've tricked myself into believing that I don't have time to do a podcast which is an absolute lie. I talk about this in a short solo episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the positive rejection I received regarding my book manuscript, I have decided to self-publish my book A Miserable Paradise and see what happens. I felt like there was a stigma that was something like self-publishing was for authors who weren't good enough to get a book deal. But after talking to some authors and seeing how difficult it is to get a deal and how little you make in royalties,...

Tongass Talk host Adam Krick (Colorado resident, formerly of Metlakatla) is back to talk about travel hunting, guiding elk in New Mexico, how that compares to hunting elk on Afognak, why Etolin elk hunting might be the most difficult hunt in Alaska, the problem with too much hunting content, how to be successful even when hunting well-known places, plus universal tactics for hunting and starting s...

So my manuscript was rejected by a publisher, but it's just part of the process. In this episode I talk about the positive rejection email I received and two groups of people I don't understand: 1. people who selfishly choose the worst possible way to read or hear a comment 2. people who thing that by saying you had a good 2020, you are oblivious and hateful. How are we supposed to help people get...

It's tag hunting season for non-residents, so Jaden Bales (the Wyoming Correspondent) and I talk about off-season podcast listening habits, ice fishing, cow elk hunts, cow caribou hunts, the decrease of non-resident tag allotment in some states, why increasing population and improving habitat is important and what happens if you can afford the tag but not the hunt. Learn more about your ad choices...

Danny Lehr is the co-founder of Caffeine and Kilos, Excel Health and Fitness in Manteca, California, and the good friend who recommended I start a website and podcast. In this episode we talk about how pacing in stupid, growing a business, positive influences, throwing up, flipping dollar bills, and being on a king salmon derby leaderboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Caribou has always been on the list, but winter caribou seems like the type of Alaskan hunt I need to experience. In this solo episode I blame my Fairbanks buddies for my lack of self-control when it comes to seeking out Alaskan experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fairbanks resident Harrison Gottschling is back to talk all things ice fishing including tips, gear and recipes for pike. We also talk fox hats, Arctic gear, the On Deck Freezer, owning chickens and making it through the cold dark winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices