Alaska Wild Project

AWP Episode 245 " Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities" w/Bridgett Watkins

Daniel Buitrago, Jack Lau & “The Mayor” are back in studio with special guest Bridgett Watkins, dedicated dog musher, full time nurse, author and documentary film maker.   Mayor is back, shoulder repairs, cortisone and pick lines, Mama caretakers,  pumped snow dumped, snowmachine injuries, ice fish camping, put in for 2026 Skidoo sled drawing at Alaska Wild Sheep, skiing Fairbanks Ski Land and Moose Mountain, Skeetaw, Free Creatures at the Sitz January 2026, Bridgett’s family waterfowl hunts in Canada and Arkansas, timber duck hunting is the best, waterfowl recipes and soaking the meat, giving up dog mushing lifestyle for family time, Camando Razz and Pullup stayed with the family, AK Lotto, growing up in a dog mushing family, sprint vs log distance sled dogs, selectively breeding sled dogs for speed or distance, teaching and coaching dogs to be an efficient team, qualifying for the Iditarod, a nurse and mother’s struggle with a balanced sense of purpose, making a plan for the mushing vision, failures and teaching moments, blizzard survival story on the Iditarod, Bridgett’s book “Marker to Marker”, having sense of purpose and meaning, overcoming mental adversity, Bridget’s two Iditarod runs, sleep deprivation, trail markers and the meaning off the marker to marker, surviving harrowing moose attack on trail, Bridget’s documentary film “Without Warning” to be released on December 9th, book inspiration and strategy, LED brand headlamps, Iditarod Trivia, Alaska Mushing Podcast, favorite mushers, Alaska Gun Company’s Rapid Fire.   Visit our Website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject] Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject [http://www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject] $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 244 "Motivated by Purpose" w/Konnor

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau invite special guest Konnor in studio to chat with the AWP crew and share his compelling story about a career in law enforcement, commercial fishing and the guide life in Kodiak, Alaska   Client expectations, the raft is finally put away, flex tail air pumps, shout out to AK Gun Co., Screamer Captains, Ermine Skates & The Nordic skating update, Mateos broken finger, Rocky Mountain Elk Hunt “The Pinnacle” of North American big game hunting, New goat & sheep tags available, Kodiak goat situation, Kodiak Brown Bears language, the haws that got away, passing on the first day what you’d  take on the last day, Processing fish in Homer, police work in Minnesota, purpose working in law-enforcement, emotional perspective in law-enforcement training, transition to guiding in Alaska, Transporting for black bear and a 250 lbs halibut, the hunt’n fool boys, the Alaskan Cross Fox, correcting bear behavior, carrying a cannon, client fitness variations and the conversations, scout to hunt ratio, Kodiak Beach Billes, wilderness EMT’s certs, treating for advanced care, (Quick Clott, Turn-icate, Imodium & Tums), Peak Re-Fuel favorites, the power of beach jerky, opitomoa   Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject [http://www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject] Follow on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject] $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 243 "Noon Crew" w/Chelsea Marie Lloyd

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield invite special guest Chelsea Marie Lloyd in studio to share her compelling story and passion for living the Alaska Life Style!   Vlad debuts the Antartica Wiggy’s minus 30 bag, Chunky Trout on the Kenai, World Series, contras to AK Elite 12U girls championship, Halloween costumes, And 1 & “The Professor”, favorite local lunch spots, bros already riding pow in Upper Huffman, upcoming events “Awakening of Winter SIX" brought to by Awaken Productions [https://www.instagram.com/p/DPraHtBDWTe/] and Artwork by Sierra Winter [https://www.artworkbysierrawinter.com/event-details/awakening-of-winter-six] the event is located at Hilltop Ski Area Saturday November 8th - Doors open at 4:00 PM, with the film starting at 5:35 PM, Outdoor Heritage foundation of Alaska & Alaska Gun Company presents “Talking Sheep” with the great local sheep hunting legend “Lou Bradley” Friday November 21st @ 6PM hosted by The Palmer Ale House in Palmer, Chelsea’s first ram in the Chugach, moose hunt with the girls, Project Hunt 2025 & Chelsea’s upcoming 2026 Kodiak Brown Bear hunt & film, Nut Farts @ Lake Louise Lodge, treacherous Lake Louise experiences, “Ol’Blue” Piper Cruiser,       Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject] Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject [http://www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject] $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 242 "Ermine Sleek but Mighty" w/Paxson Woelber (Ermine Skates)

Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are in studio with special guest Paxson Woelber of Ermine Skates to share his brilliant and insightful Alaskan story!   Daniels the OG, broken falange and peezeee, Alaska day, upcoming events, highs and lows of Anchorage, moose loop and Anchorages amazing trail system,  Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, epic mountain and snow biking network, Alaska is home to amazing  innovation in outdoor tech and manufacturing, isportagelakefrozenyet.com [http://isportagelakefrozenyet.com], early freeze and wild ice skating in alpine lakes, culture of sharing ice reports Wild Ice Skating Club and Nordic Ice Skate of Alaska (Facebook), Ermineskate.com [http://Ermineskate.com] established 2021, thecapurnicusbrowser for near real-time satellite imagery for finding ice, pulling heavy sled on ice, the release of the new AK1 series skate, skate blade design, Paxsons wild skating start and beginning of Ermine Skates, wild skating the Sheridan glaciers, ”wild Ice” film, South Central is a wild skating mecca, putting in the reps to improve products, direct to consumer is the best way to support small manufacturers, manufacturing in Alaska, NY Times article, Alaska style wild skating, sharpening tips, Ermine seek but mighty, In Ermine, Ice thickness guidelines and variability, shadows outflows and other icethickness factors, testing with ice poles for ice supportability, Alf ice, 50 hikes in the Chugach, Winterbear website,   Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject] Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject [http://www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject] $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 241 "Hydro Pimp" w/Reed Carlson (Alaska Gun Company)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Emily Thompson welcome in special guest Reed Carlson of Alaska Gun Company to discuss the art of building firearms, the industry and lifestyle!   Homeless bison camp, back in the saddle, flood support effort in western Alaska, upcoming events, what’s Emmy-T been up too, (Sheep Hunt, PWS Deer, Central AK Caribou), Kelly “Sista from Another Mista”, Piper’s trip to Lake Powell AZ, Emily’s throwback family films, “the Hydro Pimp”, Reed Carlson w/Alaska Gun Company, custom gun building in Alaska, quality control & guns that shoot right, the “can” suppressor game, educating rifleman in Alaska, recoil sensitivity, custom firearm movement, “Class 07” Type 07 FFL, Jordan Switzer (@_jswitzer), Michigan produces outdoorsman, Harley’s trip from the pound in Palmer to Deadhorse, Brandon’s not a dog person,         Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject] Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject [http://www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject] $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]