Tundra Talk Podcast

By Tyler Freel

What's Tundra Talk Podcast about?

The podcast on hunting, fishing, and trapping in Alaska, with an Alaskan perspective

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Tundra Talk Podcast episodes:

04.29.2024
Episode 173: Reloading 2.0
As requested, in this episode, I dive a little deeper into my own reloading practices and some of the advantages/disadvantages of how I do things. I also talk about some of the larger sample size testing I've been doing and...
04.22.2024
Episode 172: Ram Party
In this episode, I collected a few short stories and words of wisdom from a local gathering of sheep hunters. I wish I could have spent an hour with everyone there, but on this episode, are bits from Jerry Lees,...
03.25.2024
Episode 171: Farewell Bison with Kris Kooistra and Mark Rowenhorst
In this episode, I'm joined by Kris Kooistra, Mark Rowenhorst, and Frank Schultz. We get to hear all about Kris's unlikely Farewell bison draw and awesome adventure. Enjoy!
03.06.2024
Episode 170: Reloading…According to Tyler
In this episode I walk through the basic steps and equipment for reloading, specifically hunting rifle cartridges, and my basic methods for load development.
03.01.2024
Episode 169: Gun Nerd Stuff with John B. Snow
In this episode, I'm joined by my work partner-in-crime John B. Snow, shooting editor at Outdoor Life. We talk about some of the recent projects we have been working on including the new 22 ARC, some of the affordable guns...
02.17.2024
Episode 168: Wacey Arthur
In this episode, I catch with Wacey Arthur from Alberta. We talk some gun nerd stuff, packing moose out of bad spots, and predator rifles. Enjoy!
02.10.2024
Episode 167: Dark Winter Evenings
In this episode, I'm joined by Frank Schultz, Temple Dillard, and Matt Herkstroeter. We talk old snow machines, 50 below zero, and hacking it out in our beloved home.
01.10.2024
Episode 166: Season Recap and New Ventures with Steve Hallenbeck
In this episode, I'm joined by long-time friend Steve Hallenbeck. We talk about his fall season, letting a giant bull moose get away, and some of his plans for guiding sheep and bear hunters in the future. Enjoy.
01.01.2024
Episode 165: Local Ponds, Q&A, and New Bunny Boots, with Matt Herkstroeter
In this episode, I'm joined by Matt Herktroeter. We talk about winter tourism and local pond fishing for kids, answer questions about trap prep, buying used sleds, and emergency riverboat tools, and kick around whether we really want to be...
12.19.2023
Episode 164: Taylor “Deadpool” Ausbun, Dr. Frank Schultz, Connor Owen
In this episode I'm joined by first-time guest and fighter pilot Taylor Ausbon, as well as Dr. Frank Schultz, and Connor Owen! We do a little catching up, field the first ever Tundra Talk ISMP contest, and hear Taylor's epic...
11.27.2023
Episode 163: Decades of Adventure, with Jerry and Thomas Lees
In this episode, I'm joined by Frank Schultz, as well as Jerry and Thomas Lees. We talk lots of sheep hunting, moose hunting goat hunting, and just a few of Jerry and Thomas's stories from many years of hunting Alaska. Check...
11.20.2023
Episode 162: The Fish Doctor, Kevin Fraley
In this episode, I'm joined by Kevin Fraley, who gets to travel around Alaska and the world doing hook-and-line fish research. Naturally, we talk fish, but also some of the more specific points of the potential Ambler road project.
11.14.2023
Episode 161: Youth Sheep with Brett and Hunter TerBeek
In this episode I'm joined by Brett TerBeek and his son hunter. They tell the story of Hunter's first sheep hunt where he was able to get his first ram. Enjoy!
11.06.2023
Episode 160: Cartridge Nerds, Dead Gun Writers, and the New Garmin Chronograph
In this episode, I sit down with Outdoor Life shooting editor John B. Snow. We talk about cartridge design and performance, talk about whether the gun writers of old were pushovers, and John breaks down the new Garmin chronograph in...
10.30.2023
Episode 159: Sheep Management History, with Wayne Heimer
In this episode I'm joined by one of the first dedicated Dall sheep biologists in the state of Alaska, Wayne Heimer. Wayne did a lot of the field research to help establish the full-curl regulation in Alaska, and published a...
10.23.2023
Episode 158: Buzzer Beater Moose with Dusty Spencer
On this episode, Dusty Spencer is back to tell about his 2023 moose season, along with Temple Dillard and "the doctor" Frank Schultz. Enjoy!
10.16.2023
Episode 157: Brown Bears and Sheep Tales with Rob McIntosh
In this episode, I'm joined by Rob McIntosh, who was telling me sheep tales long ago when I was in high school. We talk about his exciting spring brown bear hunt and some older sheep stories. Enjoy!
10.11.2023
Episode 156: Moose Camp 2023
In this episode, Frank Schultz recap the highs and lows of our September moose hunt. Enjoy!
10.06.2023
Episode 155: Cycling and Packing Moose, with Matt Herkstroeter
In this episode I'm joined by Matt Herkstroeter who has spent his summer diving into cycling, photographing cool stuff, and shooting bull moose on his last night to hunt. Enjoy!
09.11.2023
Episode 154: Tracking Deer with Dave Murray
In this episode I'm joined by Frank Schultz and his longtime friend Dave Murray, who is an avid deer tracker in the northeastern U.S. We get some great insight into how he hunts and get ready for our upcoming moose...
08.31.2023
Episode 153: Sheep Recap 2023
I'm joined by Frank Schultz, Connor, and Adam Owen in this episode where we talk about the highs and lows of our sheep hunts this year. Enjoy!
08.09.2023
Episode 152: Pre-Sheep 2023
In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Frank Schultz, Connor Owen, and Nick Krysinski. We reflect on the busy-as-hell summer and, of course, look forward to sheep season!
08.04.2023
Episode 151: Jed’s Bear
In this episode, Jed tells the story of his first bear, and we talk rifles, bb guns, and squirrel retrievers.
07.29.2023
Episode 150: Shooting, Cartridges, and Hunting rifle talk with John B. Snow
In this episode, I sit down to chat with my coworker and Outdoor Life Shooting Editor John B. Snow. John's an interesting smartass who is very knowledgeable on rifles, shooting, cartridges and ballistics. We talk a bit about how he...
06.16.2023
Episode 149: The 6.5 Grizzly
This episode tells the story of my 2023 grizzly, and is also shared on the Outdoor Life Podcast. I'm telling the story of this hunt to my boss and long-time friend, Editor-in-Chief Alex Robinson. You can read the story of...
04.24.2023
Episode 148: Snow Caves and Ski-Doos with Jr Pederson
In this episode I'm joined by Frank Schultz, Temple Dillard, and Jr Pederson. It's been awhile since Jr has been on the podcast, and we get to hear some stories about bear hunting, moose shooting, getting buried alive in a...
03.18.2023
Episode 147: Hunter Knezovich
In this episode I'm joined by Hunter and his son Jett Knezovich. Hunter had hunted elk and mule deer all his life in Wyoming and had been a Tundra Talk listener since before making the move to Fairbanks. We talk...
03.04.2023
Episode 146: Wolves, Bravos, and Optical Illusions
In this episode I'm joined by Temple Dillard, Dr. Frank Schultz, and Connor Owen. We talk about busted up sleds, shooting wolves, rant about the federal subsistence board, and a few other things. Winter is getting short, so enjoy it!
01.25.2023
Episode 145: My Turkey Has Hypothermia, Officer. With Peyton Merideth
In this episode, I'm joined by retired Fairbanks police officer and detective, Peyton Merideth. Although he's recently moved, Peyton spent most of his life here in Fairbanks, and is a passionate outdoorsman. We talk about his book My Turkey Has...
01.10.2023
Episode 144: Kicking off 2023
In this episode, I'm joined by Matt Herkstroeder, Temple Dillard, and Dr. Frank Schultz. We discuss the past year a bit, broken sleds, my muzzleloader whitetail hunt, and what's to come for 2023. Enjoy!
12.12.2022
Episode 143: First Brown Bear
On this episode, I'm joined for a while by my boy Jed, and also Uncle Tracy. For the first time, my cousin and Tracy's stepdaughter Drew Wood. Drew has gotten into a lot of hunting in the past couple years...
12.02.2022
Episode 142: Maine to Alaska with Tyson Porter
In this episode, Frank Schultz and I sit down with Tyson Porter who grew up in the big woods of Maine, and binge-listened Tundra Talk on his one-way drive to Alaska. We get to hear about some of his hunting...
11.22.2022
Episode 141: Spearing Fish in the Dark and Chasing PWS Blacktails
Dr. Frank Schultz is hosting this episode of Tundra Talk, and he's joined by Carl Nelson and Tara Hutchison. They talk about the interior AK phenomenon of spearing whitefish in the dark, and we get to hear about Carl's recent...
10.30.2022
Episode 140: Me Caribou is on Fire!
In this episode, legendary Alaska Master Guide Pete Buist joins the podcast. He, Temple Dillard, and I talk about Pete's book, and just a few of his many stories.
10.15.2022
Episode 139: 2022 Sheep and Moose Recap
In this episode, I'm joined by first-time guest Brett Terbeek, as well as Connor Owen and Frank Schultz. We recap our moose hunts, and get to hear about Brett's first sheep, and Connor's first archery moose. Enjoy!
09.11.2022
Episode 138: Hugh Schultz
In this episode, Dr. Frank Shultz and I are joined by his dad Hugh Schultz. We get to hear about how Hugh got into hunting, a recap of our sheep hunt, and talk about looking forward to moose! Enjoy!
07.16.2022
Episode 137: Wacey Arthur of Wilderness Locals
In this episode, I'm joined by Alberta resident Wacey Arthur. He's one of the hosts of the Canadian Wilderness Locals podcast and a no-BS dude who gets it done. I always enjoy shooting the breeze with Wacey and we talk...
06.28.2022
Episode 136: Smoke’n Bears
In this episode, I'm joined by Connor Owen, Frank Schultz, and Nick Muche. We talk potential serial killers at large, forest fires, and finishing up spring bear season. Enjoy!
06.10.2022
Episode 135: Breakup. Bugs. Bears
In this episode, I'm joined by Frank Schultz, Rob Simard, and for the first time, Will Simard. We talk about how crazy spring and summer are here in Alaska and give a recap of our recent bear hunting trip, where...
04.20.2022
Episode 134: A Greenhorn Sheep Hunt
In this episode I'm joined by my long-time friend Nick. I met Nick in our first couple years of college, and back in 2006, we set off to hunt sheep. It was great re-living the memories of that hunt and...
04.09.2022
Episode 133: Arthur Abalama
In this episode, I'm joined by Arthur Abalama, who's a lifelong resident of southwest Alaska. Arthur does a great job sharing his adventures on his instagram page, and it was great to hear about growing up in that country, how...
03.17.2022
Episode 132: John Sturgeon
In this episode, I get to sit down with the man who took the NPS to the Supreme Court and won. Twice. John is a passionate hunter and now advocate for Alaskans, our lifestyle, and use of our lands. He...
02.28.2022
Episode 131: Golden Ticket
In this episode I'm joined by Frank Schultz, Matt Herkstroeter, and Connor Owen, and we discuss the recent draw results, some of the tags we managed to draw, and how much we are looking forward to the coming hunting seasons....
02.16.2022
Episode 130: Brooks Range Sheep and The WSA Wormhole
In this episode, I'm joined by Matt Herkstroeter to discuss the push for closures of sheep hunting opportunities in the Brooks Range. Some of these proposals follow suit with the attempted closures of federal land to non-local caribou hunters via...
02.08.2022
Episode 129: Ten Millimeter
In this episode I'm joined by Brett Evens. We'd recently been talking about 10mm pistols, and I've been shooting a bunch to review some of them. We talk about pistols for backcountry defense, some specifics on certain pistols, and also...
01.25.2022
Episode 128: Snowpocalypse and Seal Oil
In this episode, I'm joined by Frank Schultz and Temple Dillard. We talk a bit about the recent winter storms, digging out traps, how to make seal oil, and even making portable lamps out of .223 casings.
12.19.2021
Episode 127: Year of Adventure with Adam Grenda
In this episode I'm joined by Adam Grenda. We talk about hunting brown bears, sheep, moose, and all the other stuff Adam has been up to out on the peninsula in the past year. Enjoy! Comments or questions? email [email protected]
12.08.2021
Episode 126: England to Alaska with Shaun Porter
In this episode I'm joined by Frank Schultz, and Shaun Porter, a blue-collar hunter from the UK who started a company global-outdoors.com, to facilitate helping other guys hunt around the world. He's moving to Alaska to start fresh, so we...
11.30.2021
Episode 125: Elk Camp
In this episode, I'm joined by Brady Miller, Nick Marchiando, and Matthew "Moggs" Martinez. We are wrapping up our elk camp at the Quinlan Ranch in Chama, NM, and
11.24.2021
Episode 124: Craig Morgan
In this episode, I'm joined by country music artist and songwriter Craig Morgan. We happened to be sharing an elk camp in New Mexico, but we talk about what draws him to Alaska, hunting, and the place he's built up...

What's Tundra Talk Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Tundra Talk Podcast episodes:

Episode 173: Reloading 2.0

Episode 172: Ram Party

Episode 171: Farewell Bison with Kris Kooistra and Mark Rowenhorst

Episode 170: Reloading…According to Tyler

Episode 169: Gun Nerd Stuff with John B. Snow

Episode 168: Wacey Arthur

Episode 167: Dark Winter Evenings

Episode 166: Season Recap and New Ventures with Steve Hallenbeck

Episode 165: Local Ponds, Q&A, and New Bunny Boots, with Matt Herkstroeter

Episode 164: Taylor “Deadpool” Ausbun, Dr. Frank Schultz, Connor Owen

Episode 163: Decades of Adventure, with Jerry and Thomas Lees

Episode 162: The Fish Doctor, Kevin Fraley

Episode 161: Youth Sheep with Brett and Hunter TerBeek

Episode 160: Cartridge Nerds, Dead Gun Writers, and the New Garmin Chronograph

Episode 159: Sheep Management History, with Wayne Heimer

Episode 158: Buzzer Beater Moose with Dusty Spencer

Episode 157: Brown Bears and Sheep Tales with Rob McIntosh

Episode 156: Moose Camp 2023

Episode 155: Cycling and Packing Moose, with Matt Herkstroeter

Episode 154: Tracking Deer with Dave Murray

Episode 153: Sheep Recap 2023

Episode 152: Pre-Sheep 2023

Episode 151: Jed’s Bear

Episode 150: Shooting, Cartridges, and Hunting rifle talk with John B. Snow

Episode 149: The 6.5 Grizzly

Episode 148: Snow Caves and Ski-Doos with Jr Pederson

Episode 147: Hunter Knezovich

Episode 146: Wolves, Bravos, and Optical Illusions

Episode 145: My Turkey Has Hypothermia, Officer. With Peyton Merideth

Episode 144: Kicking off 2023

Episode 143: First Brown Bear

Episode 142: Maine to Alaska with Tyson Porter

Episode 141: Spearing Fish in the Dark and Chasing PWS Blacktails

Episode 140: Me Caribou is on Fire!

Episode 139: 2022 Sheep and Moose Recap

Episode 138: Hugh Schultz

Episode 137: Wacey Arthur of Wilderness Locals

Episode 136: Smoke’n Bears

Episode 135: Breakup. Bugs. Bears

Episode 134: A Greenhorn Sheep Hunt

Episode 133: Arthur Abalama

Episode 132: John Sturgeon

Episode 131: Golden Ticket

Episode 130: Brooks Range Sheep and The WSA Wormhole

Episode 129: Ten Millimeter

Episode 128: Snowpocalypse and Seal Oil

Episode 127: Year of Adventure with Adam Grenda

Episode 126: England to Alaska with Shaun Porter

Episode 125: Elk Camp

Episode 124: Craig Morgan