Tundra Talk Podcast

In this episode, I’m joined by Matt Herkstroeder, Temple Dillard, and Dr. Frank Schultz. We discuss the past year a bit, broken sleds, my muzzleloader whitetail hunt, and what’s to come for 2023. Enjoy!

On this episode, I’m joined for a while by my boy Jed, and also Uncle Tracy. For the first time, my cousin and Tracy’s stepdaughter Drew Wood. Drew has gotten into a lot of hunting in the past couple years and just got her first brown bear.

In this episode, Frank Schultz and I sit down with Tyson Porter who grew up in the big woods of Maine, and binge-listened Tundra Talk on his one-way drive to Alaska. We get to hear about some of his hunting experiences growing up, and his first moose hunt as an Alaska resident. Enjoy!

Dr. Frank Schultz is hosting this episode of Tundra Talk, and he’s joined by Carl Nelson and Tara Hutchison. They talk about the interior AK phenomenon of spearing whitefish in the dark, and we get to hear about Carl’s recent deer hunt on the salt water. Enjoy!

In this episode, legendary Alaska Master Guide Pete Buist joins the podcast. He, Temple Dillard, and I talk about Pete’s book, and just a few of his many stories.

In this episode, I’m joined by first-time guest Brett Terbeek, as well as Connor Owen and Frank Schultz. We recap our moose hunts, and get to hear about Brett’s first sheep, and Connor’s first archery moose. Enjoy!

In this episode, Dr. Frank Shultz and I are joined by his dad Hugh Schultz. We get to hear about how Hugh got into hunting, a recap of our sheep hunt, and talk about looking forward to moose! Enjoy!

In this episode, I’m joined by Alberta resident Wacey Arthur. He’s one of the hosts of the Canadian Wilderness Locals podcast and a no-BS dude who gets it done. I always enjoy shooting the breeze with Wacey and we talk mountain rifles, bear baiting, coyote cartridges and more. Enjoy!

In this episode, I’m joined by Connor Owen, Frank Schultz, and Nick Muche. We talk potential serial killers at large, forest fires, and finishing up spring bear season. Enjoy!

In this episode, I’m joined by Frank Schultz, Rob Simard, and for the first time, Will Simard. We talk about how crazy spring and summer are here in Alaska and give a recap of our recent bear hunting trip, where Will killed a monster black bear. Enjoy!

In this episode I’m joined by my long-time friend Nick. I met Nick in our first couple years of college, and back in 2006, we set off to hunt sheep. It was great re-living the memories of that hunt and hopefully you can learn some lessons from our mistakes.

In this episode, I’m joined by Arthur Abalama, who’s a lifelong resident of southwest Alaska. Arthur does a great job sharing his adventures on his instagram page, and it was great to hear about growing up in that country, how he got into aviation, and some of his favorite hunting. Enjoy!

In this episode, I get to sit down with the man who took the NPS to the Supreme Court and won. Twice. John is a passionate hunter and now advocate for Alaskans, our lifestyle, and use of our lands. He talks about his now famous lawsuit against the National Park Service that has greatly impacted access to many of our lands. John also currently sits as president of the Alaska chapter of SCI, and is...

In this episode I’m joined by Frank Schultz, Matt Herkstroeter, and Connor Owen, and we discuss the recent draw results, some of the tags we managed to draw, and how much we are looking forward to the coming hunting seasons. enjoy! comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

In this episode, I’m joined by Matt Herkstroeter to discuss the push for closures of sheep hunting opportunities in the Brooks Range. Some of these proposals follow suit with the attempted closures of federal land to non-local caribou hunters via the Federal Subsistence board through Wildlife Special Action Requests (WSA’s). We discuss the reality that sheep populations have been hit s...

In this episode I’m joined by Brett Evens. We’d recently been talking about 10mm pistols, and I’ve been shooting a bunch to review some of them. We talk about pistols for backcountry defense, some specifics on certain pistols, and also talk some flying and other good stuff. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email podcast@tundratalkak.com

In this episode, I’m joined by Frank Schultz and Temple Dillard. We talk a bit about the recent winter storms, digging out traps, how to make seal oil, and even making portable lamps out of .223 casings.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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