Wilderness Wavelength

The Christmas Bird Count is North Americas longest-running citizen science project, where volunteers count birds to identify population trends and species distribution.   Biologist Beth MacCallum has been part of the Hinton bird count for the past 39 years and stops by to chat about the count and some of the finds and changes in the Hinton area over the past few decades.   This year the Hinton bir...

Just got home from a Costa Rica vacation.  Cristina and Casey help highlight some of the trip!  Pura Vida

Cameron Crawford returns to the podcast to update us on his Sasquatch search!  Cameron and his research partner, Josh, have been traveling throughout Alberta in search of Bigfoot and following up on sightings and leads around the province.  On this episode we dig into some possible sightings, the facts for and against the existence of Sasquatch and what the future of the Sasquatch community looks...

This is the longest episode of the podcast to date and things get a little wild!  The lively Matthew Ritchie from " The Next Chapter " stops by to chat about his adventurous 2025 fall hunting season.  Matthew and Scott Sunderwald hand out some great hunting advice and recount some exciting hunting stories. Jeff is also back on the show and helps us with a game of "Would You Rather"! Follow along w...

4 year old Casey sits down for a chat about hunting season, monster trucks and he even tells a few jokes!

Paul Chambers, the Northern Director of the Wild Sheep Foundation of Alberta , stops by for a chat on this episode! Paul, a Cadomin resident, talks about some of the great work that the foundation is doing to help the Bighorn Sheep herds in Alberta. The foundation promotes and funds practices from disease awareness to habitat management in efforts to maintain and enhance the sheep population in Al...

Cougars are one of the apex predators of the Northern Rockies and the mascot of Hinton!  On this episode, George and Scott chat about cougar habitat, mountain lion encounters, some wild cougar facts and a few things to keep in mind while you are in the bush.   Follow along with Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

A late night garage hang out with George and Jamie as they recount a day of hunting! Inspired by David Robson's photo album, the guys also chat about which life pictures they would carry around.  From epic stories to missed oppurtunities, it's a great concept to reflect upon.  

World Record fisherman and avid hunter, David Robson, joins us on this episode!  Dave has been a big part of the Hinton Fish and Game Club for years and has some incredible stories to share with us! Jamie Merkel also joins the podcast as we try to gain a couple tips for our next hunting excursions!   You can find some of David's videos on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@speckle55 Follow along...

On this episode we welcome interpreter and photographer Kevin Gedling!   Kevin is an award winning heritage interpreter and professional interpretive guide and has been working in the industry since 2002. Scott and Kevin dig into the world of interpretation and offer a behind the scenes look into the industry of guiding.   You can check out some of Kevin photographs on Instagram at https://www.ins...

Scott Sunderwald has written and released his new book, Radically Wild !   On this episode we break down the book writing process, challenges of writing and publishing and dive into some of the adventure stories that Scott has captured in the pages.   You can get Scott's book online at www.northernrockiesbushcraft.com  

We are excited to welcome back Thayne Harden to the podcast!  Thayne has some great stories of his times spent working with the Human-Wildlife Co-existence team in Jasper National Park as well as some wild experiences in law enforcement.  We also dig into Wells Gray Provincial Park and play a waterfall based trivia game! Pick up Scott Sunderwalds book "Radically Wild' here: https://books.friesenpr...

A fire side whiskey and scotch night!  Scott Sunderwald, Jonny K, and Reuben Anderson join for a fun night of whiskey and scotch tasting, adventure stories and cigar puffing.  We sample 8 different varities including a $400 bottle of whiskey! Reuben also ends the podcast with a couple of songs!   Follow along with Reubens new band on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/moonlightmagpies/ Check o...

This episode was recorded while cruising some dirt roads in the search for some tasty grouse.   Join us for a backroad adventure in the Northern Rockies as we chat about some of our favorite grouse hunting trips and a few things to do and not to do when hunting grouse. The batteries in the recorder died at a real unfortunate time...

Scott Sunderwald takes us on a foraging expedition through his secret mushroom trail!  Join us for an informative mushroom hunt as identify, collect and cook up some tasty mushrooms from the forest! Follow along with Scott on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

We are so excited to have the co-founder of Folding Mountain Brewing and Ultra-Marathon runner Jason Griffiths as a guest on this episode!  This episode was recorded on the patio of the Brewery as we dig into the creation of Folding Mountain Brewing and a little inside look at the operation of it. Jason recently completed the Grande Cache Death Race and he breaks down his training and the epic adv...

Recorded this episode from Jordo's fishing boat while floating around Long Lake.  A beautiful sunset on the lake capping an eventful day of mud racing, demolition derby action, tough truck races, paddleboarding, fishing and soaking up some September long weekend rays!

Daniel Vargas brings his family up to Hinton for an adventure and we chat about getting into camping.  Some do's and dont's as well as stories of camping mishaps.  A Blueprint For Failure collaboration.

We recorded this episode while sitting around the campfire in Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park! While up in the Grande Cache area, we also bagged our first peak for the Passport to the Peaks program and recount the hike up to the top of Ambler Mountain.   Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park features some great walking trails, beautiful lakes and even remnants of the old homested.  Join us for a...

Second generation Police Officer and the President of Hinton Search and Rescue , David Dower, joins us on this episode! Dave tells us about some of the great things that the SARs team has been doing for the community and some amazing tools at their disposal.  We also chat about how the Search and Rescue team is deployed and tips for staying safe in the wilderness.   Find out more about Hinton Sear...

Tony Peniche, the CEO of the PNW Survival Games joins us on this episode!  The Survival Games is a world-class survival education and competition.  Featuring a 3 day survival adventure, packed with bushcraft, outdoor skills, survival training and competition.  Held in Oregon, this years event features 50 competitors and 6 different immersive survival challenges! You can find out more at https://ww...

The great butterfly hunt is on!  Biologist Beth MacCallum is back on the show to talk about butterflies.  Scott and Beth have been hosting butterfly counts annually for the past 16 years and tell us stories from butterfly hunts and some amazing facts about these beautiful insects.   Join Beths mailing list with the Whiskey Jack Club by emailing wjclub@telus.net Follow along with Scott Sunderwald o...

Scott Sunderwald and Thayne Harden recount their wild adventure down the McLeod River this summer!  White water, lost gear, canoe mishaps, flaming shoes and even dangerous human encounters!  Follow along with Scott's adventures on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

Jonny and Anakin meet us at the Pembina River Provincial Park for a couple days of throwing rocks, floating and exploring the area with the boys!  It's amazing how wild a couple 4 year olds can get!

Old co-workers Andrew and Chris come to town for some scotch tasting around the fire with Scott Sunderwald!   We try out 6 different varieties of scotch and Andrew tells us about his massive collection and some of his favorites.   Scott has some great "would you rather" questions and we also get into some near death experiences! Follow along with Scott's adventures on Instagram at https://www.inst...