Alaska Wild Project

AWP Episode 247 "Power Kelly" w/Kelly Hoffman Reynolds

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Emily Thompson are joined in studio by special guest Kelly Hoffman, life long Alaskan adventure life style photographer, pilot and big game hunter!   Time for ice skating, naps are the truth, wild ice is popp’n, epic northern light show this past week, sea ducks & water fowl, duck meat sticks & duck nuggets, full carcass drop off, mutt muffs, the gal connection on social media, Unfulfilled after this years sheep hunt, transitioning into the big bou hunt, getting the girl squad assembled, Hilliberg’s in the wind, calling coyotes, the 4-best friends and the big bull, continuity with-in the group creating success, hunting with dudes vs hunting gals, geeking out on harvest stats caribou & goats,        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 246 "Finding Solace" w/Rick Merizon (Merizon Coaching)

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau link up in studio with Rick Merizon life coach/mentor, passionate long distance runner and retired field biologist with the AK Department of Fish & game.   Missing the Nelchina herd good o’days, 2025 Draw hunt strategy, how many hunts can you commit to?, shout out to Awaken Productions, check out Bridgett Watkins documentary “Without Warning” releasing December 9th, check out withoutwarningfilm.com [http://withoutwarningfilm.com], Ski-doo snow machine raffle w/AK Wild Sheep Foundation, check out Northern Aspect Film Festival 11/22 & 11/23, Kuiu Island, Ugashik River work, Cordova fish biology, building a magical life in Cordova, working fish biology in the Susitna River, moving to small game biology and management, building a small program, a passion for long range running, a run in with cardiovascular disease, building a path of new health, the close call duck hunting in Prince William Sound, finding purpose and opportunity in life coaching, mirozoncoaching.com [http://mirozoncoaching.com], Project Outdoors, Connoisseur Crude Trivia, “Rapid Fire” brought to you by Alaska Gun Co.        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 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]