In this episode I welcome the awesome Drew Hamilton, wilderness guide, conservationist, wildlife photographer and bear expert. Drew has been working with bears in the wilds of Alaska and Canada for over 20 years. We discuss how Drew became a wilderness and bear guide, breakdown some of our close encounters in Katmai National Park filming for Netflix, some of his coolest encounters with these charismatic animals and much more!

Young male bear comes a bit too close: https://www.tiktok.com/@exploretheroad/video/7083528089459772677?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7325120661456782880

Drew sitting next to Huge male bear: https://youtu.be/rbE53XUtVw0?si=OWPeuVUjeEN5s4tu

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