AWP Episode 278 "Find Your Thrive" W/Sarah Stallone of Accurate Advantage & Leupold Optics

AWP Episode 278 "Find Your Thrive" W/Sarah Stallone of Accurate Advantage & Leupold Optics

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are back in studio after a a brief summer break and welcome in special guest Sarah Stallone of Accurate Advantage and Leupold Optics. With a lifetime purpose of promoting firearm safety and platform mastery, Sarah encourages process and repeatability within each skillset. With over 30 years of firearms experience she has been a licensed instructor since 2007. Having spent 12 years in the hunting / guiding industry, her love of the outdoors manifests in training for all applications: home, bear and personal defense, ethical hunting, competition, and in precision rifle where she competes at the national level. Staying busy as a wife, mom, outdoor writer, instructor, and Territory Manager for Leupold Optics, favorite recreation moments are spent with friends and family in the Alaskan wilderness!   Still waiting on our scope turret, Chad’s property conundrum, Happy 250th Birthday U.S.A & 4th of July, the lakes are not warm this summer, weekend Alaskan highway mayhem, salmon spill on the highway, congrats to the Mount Marathon 2026 Champions (David Norris & Claire Rhodes), Daniel’s World Cup experience, 1st run Sockeye Russian River dried up, wake boarding wrecking the lake shorelines, $250k+ surf boats really??, On this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste visit their website today @  northernwaste.com [http://northernwaste.com], 1958 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Statehood_Act] into law. This monumental legislation paved the way for Alaska to officially be admitted as the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959, culminating decades of advocacy by territorial leaders - The push for statehood had long been championed by key political figures, notably Delegate E.L. "Bob" Bartlett, Governor Ernest Gruening, and future Governor Bill Egan. President Eisenhower signed the act without fanfare, simply stating, "Well, that's 49". The historic moment was celebrated locally with massive bonfires, including a famous one on the Park Strip in Anchorage, and the shortest banner headline in the Anchorage Daily Times [https://www.alaskahistory.org/anchorage-timeline/]: "WE'RE IN. - Sarah’s background and story, a life dedicated to the outdoors, guiding bears in Kodiak, transitioning to shooting instruction, coaching the shot under pressure, shooting games, PRS (Precision Rifle Series), NRL (National Rifle League Hunter), Young Guns, the shooting match game, bear charges, red light/green light, wobble zone, representing Leupold Optics, Leupold’s new  BX-HD Binoculars, Range Finders vs. Built in Range Fining, AWP trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, 1915 1st running of the Mount Marathon 5k Race in Seward, AK, 1st Champion James Walters, Allie McLaughlin holds the all-time women's record for the Mount Marathon race, The world record for the longest rifle shot on a target is 4.4 miles (7,774 yards), Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Co., closing statement and big shout out to Chad, Caleb Stillians, Sarah Leupold Optics & Accurate Advantage! Stay Wild Alaska!   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 the show on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 277 "Function First" w/ Petra Hilleberg

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau welcome in special guest Petra Hilleberg, CEO of “Hilleberg The Tentmaker”   The “Stalon XL” specimen of a tent, shout out all the rad Dad’s for fathers day  and an epic Solstice event @ Anchor Town Dogs, Jack/Darcy and Baby bagged a peak, 6 peaks in 6-weeks, The Lau’s Russian River shit show, Congrats to Brando’s first archery kill, harvest and black bear feast, The Hilleberg Tent Event in Anchorage June 22nd, Moose Harvest variations between Sweden & Alaska, Swedish Eurasian Brown Bear, “This Day in Alaska History” (Brought to you by Northern Waste) 1902 president Roosevelt Alaskan Proclamation, 1931 Aviation Pioneers, 2001 Fisherman strike, Petra’s history and life in the tent business, history behind the Hilleberg Brand, keeping everything in-house, function first design, the bomb proof factor, wind machine testing, modular group blue label tents, desert is the harshest environment for a tent, morning horse riding & meetings,The Core Philosophy: “Idrettsglede”, traditional Swedish, the tactical market, AWP trivia brought to you by (Connoisseur Crude), Rapid Fire brought to you by AK Gun Co. Visit our website - www.alaskawildproject.com [http://www.alaskawildproject.com] Visit Hilleberg's site - www.hilleberg.com [http://www.hilleberg.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 the pod on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 276 "Pizza Man" w/ Keith Granberry & James Cooney

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guests Keith Granbery owner and operator of Eagle River’s famous pizza shop “Pizza Man”. Keith is accompanied by his good friend and hunting partner James Cooney, VP of Alaska Wild Sheep foundation.   6peaks in 6Weeks, Hilleberg Tent Event June 22nd, brought to you by Hilleberg, Barneys Sports Chalet & Alaska Wild Project, Kevin’s run in w/Jim Creek, Russian River Opener, James & Keith double halibut take down, The Pizza Man Super Cub, Anchovies or no Anchovies, congrats to the new champs, Caroline Hurricanes & The New York Knicks, Happy Fathers Days & Summer Solstice, Gonzaga Boys, June is Men’s health awareness month, check out Game Day Men’s Health Anchorage, Jame’s path to AK, Keith loves a good spreadsheet in the morning, Jame’s Utah Mulley, 2007, the boys first moose hunt and the Boone & crocket grizz, finding pizza man from the hunting camp toilet, buying pizza from the St. Pizza of Eagle River, Big Dipper island, trivia brought to you buy, Connoisseur Crude trivia,  pizza man specials,                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 the pod on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 275 "Always A Student" w/ Dan Redfield

Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are back in action with special guest and 4-time Emmy Ward winning film producer Dan Redfield of Wake One Motions Graphics & Animation   Blake Petersen of BHA & Black Velvet “Red Blend”, every bottle sold support Back Country Hunters & Anglers, TMNT, farmers tans all around, Daniels slump buster, a renewed appreciation for society, hail Mary bait station push, mat-su school board approved concealed weapon permits, on this day in history brought to you by Northern Waste, 1912 massive Volcano eruptions, valley of ten thousand smokes, 1996 7.9 earthquake in the Aleutian chain,  Adventures for Eva, serving 26 families and their storirs, winning 4 Emmy awards, the process for animation creation, Winter Project, free diving, sea lions & surfing,        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 the show on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject [http://www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject]

AWP Episode 274 "Stay Crazy" w/Josh & Liz Nix of Crazy J's Guiding

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are back in studio with return guests Josh Nix and his lovely bride Mrs. Nix to find out all about Crazy J’s!   The AWP studio live edge table by Knik River Customs, episode #4 w/Josh Nix in March of 2021, spring moose attacks in Anchor Town, Hilleberg Tent event brought to you by Barney’s Sport Chalet & Alaska Wild Project coming up on Monday June 22nd, “This Day in Alaska History” brought to you by “Northern Waste”, 1840: The British flag replaced the Russian flag over Fort Dionysius in Southeast Alaska. The Hudson's Bay Company subsequently renamed the outpost Fort Stikine, 1924: The U.S. Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act [https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/this-day-in-history-june-2-1924-indian-citizenship-act-enacted/], granting American citizenship to all Native Americans born within the U.S. This had a profound impact on Alaska Native populations, extending their voting rights while recognizing their sovereign tribal affiliations, 1974: KISS performed at the Sundowner Drive-In Theater in Anchorage. Because of the Alaskan summer sun, the show started around 11:00 PM but still took place under a bright blue sky. The band built a stage directly in front of the drive-in's massive movie screen, digging the first guide boat out the trees, starting Crazy J’s, vandalism at the boat launch, “PINKY” the bonker, 4AM starts to late night hook-ups, from the Knik to the Kenai, getting respect from your guide competition, separating from the pack through connections, full circle to the drift track in Montana, Kid friendly Northern Pike, Trivia Brought to our buy Connoisseur Crude          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] Visit Crazy J's Guiding - www.crazyjsguiding.com [http://www.crazyjsguiding.com]