Themediocrealaskan

The Kenai Peninsula is Alaska's Playground, so it was an obvious choice for our Honeymoon. In this episode Abby and I talk about pre-wedding stress, expectations for fishing the Kasilof and Kenai Rivers, Airbnb rentals, fly selections and how much planning should go into a road trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harrison Gottschling is back to talk about his recent interior Alaska black bear hunt. We talk about that hunt, his 10-year old dog, finding sheep, and what's going to happen when he goes on a fly-out hunt this fall with our buddy Steve - both armed with sheep, caribou and moose tags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Along the Keel host Zach Rollins and I talk about creating value as an entrepreneur or content maker, authenticity, travel and docking boats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I overuse the words "excited" and "opportunity" to describe being asked to join the Waypoint Collective. Joining a collective is the latest in a lifetime of things I thought I'd never do: I'd never be a teacher, I'd never move back to Alaska, I'd never have a podcast that was bigger than a small, ad-less ramble. I close with a memory of being in 29 Palms for my brother's return from a deployment in Iraq. There were a few signs in memory of the men who were killed. Every Memorial Day the image of those posters comes back up in my memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some point in late May, the gas is hit and things start flying. Steelhead overlaps with bear season which overlaps with king salmon season once June starts. It is an absolutely overwhelming time of year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"If you know, you know" is a pretty lame, overused expression, but it does encapsulate the feelings during a hunt. Writers and podcasters always try to put words to experiences, and we always fail. But we can connect people to their own memories and maybe in that light, the storytelling is successful. In this solo episode, I fumble to find words to recount the 26-hour brown bear hunt I was invited on over the weekend which culminated with me taking my first brown bear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dallin Hanchett recounts his brown bear hunt and we discuss big game photography, personal trophies and the impossibility of holding onto the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guy Duplantier is the creator of Western Contours and an avid hunter currently obsessed with elk. In this dual released episode, he and I talk about finding value, archery caribou, bull elk screaming at night, the future of hunting and the importance of finding, "whatever your screaming bull is." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Jaden Bales and I talk about recovering black bears, ammunition shortages, bipods and a Cameron Hanes running shoe NFT? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Lyn Hoffman (thehoffmanlife.com) joins me to talk about guiding spring brown bear hunts, sheep hunts, massive expanses of land like the Brooks Range, hunting ethics in crowded areas like New Mexico and how to make it through the winter in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill proposed by Gov. Dunleavy has me conflicted. While I love the thought of me getting 10 acres of land for a "recreational cabin" preferably to hunt moose or something in the interior, will I be able to afford good land? Will I be able to afford to get to it? What are the unintended consequences of putting public hands into private hands? And yes, there is a nice swamp by Skwentna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outdoor Life writer and Tundra Talk host Tyler Freel and I talk about grizzly bear hunting, processing black bear, archery, protecting public land and how some hunts never get old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring showed up all of a sudden, so there is more than enough to do. The black bears will start to emerge, grouse season will be peaking and of course, spring steelhead will be hot. For those who don't live here, it's these shoulder months that make this place absolutely irresistible. No one is going to come up here for hooter season, unless you're filming a show, but if you're local, it's just one of the many things that make the cold, dark winters worth it. Also, buy my book and keep this podcast free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I talk to fellow product of Prince of Wales, Melissa Castle, who took a bison last month in interior Alaska. We talk about her upbringing in Craig, the best parts of living in Anchorage and the details of her hunt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harrison and I finally got around to the ice fishing recap from my trip up there two weeks ago. We talk navigating rivers, choosing spots and the messy break up. We also talk about the keys to raising kids in such a cold, harsh environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ordered some new podcasting stuff and of course, it "may be lost" according to Amazon. So in this episode I talk about the mail, old school mail, and other Alaskan podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telling the Alaska story is a multi-million dollar industry, but often it's "produced" by people who don't live here year long. I love Alaska shows, books, and hunting trips filmed by people who live in the Lower 48, but there is a lot that's missed. That's why I started this podcast in 2017 and why I wrote my book. Pre-order the Kindle version of my book A Miserable Paradise on Amazon. Paperbacks will be released April 8, the same day the Kindle version will upload to your devise. This is the hardest I've worked on anything and my best work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The caribou sausage is in the oven, so while I wait, I talk about improving products, savoring the moment, and why its impossible to rank hunts or fishing experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harrison Gottschling and I recap the caribou hunt from his place in Fairbanks. We talk about the Fortymile Herd, caribou hunting and living in Fairbanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am aiming for a mid-April release for my book A Miserable Paradise. In this episode I talk about how important it is to consider audience and purpose (as well as making sense) when creating content. I also talk about what I found in author forums regarding negative comments, getting people to give honest feedback, when questions just beget more questions and being comfortable with that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices