Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guest Nick Ploesser of AK Trophy Expediters to share his unique story and business model performing expediter services, for hunters, outfitters and taxidermist alike.    

Are 70 inch bull moose getting hard to find?, 76 inch monster in camp, Nick’s neck surgery and disc replacement, back blowouts, AK Wild Sheep Foundation Conservation night re-cap, Kuvhima Safaris in Africa, what’s the tip protocol?, levels to the hunt add-ons, BHA upcoming events ( Alaska Cooper Ammo challenge @ matsu outdoor show April 17th-19th & @ Fairbanks outdoor show at Carlson center April 24-26) ( kenai stewardship pint night @ kenai river brewing company Thursday May 14th 6-8pm) can find all the details on backcountryhunters.org, shout out to our boy Kevlar and congrats for winning the Can-am defender at the Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation 11th annual banquet event, taxidermy loyalty, logistics & options, to freeze or not freeze your meat,  Quick call to Coke Wallace in Bear camp, Monster Moose Outfitters in Holy Cross, the move to Alaska from Vermont, a career in the Alaskan oil filed, the expediter business model, a “Hunting Concierge” Nick’s Goat hunt story, expediting for Jerrod Niemann, Nick’s hunting experience with his boys, promoting hunting education course w/AK Department of Fish & Game, trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude 

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Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield and Jack Lau are joined in studio by special guest and paraglide fanatic Jake Long!

“Pickles” the Malinois in the studio, Easter weekend, fat tire biking can be fun, Jakes booty shorts, off road rollerblading, UAA Head Hockey Coach Matt Shasby steps down @ UAA, Max Swanson in the frozen 4, find Daniel a jerky hook-up, “On this day in Alaska History”,  “Nut Sack of of Iowa”, learning to weld, Reading “Into the Wild” headed north to AK to weld on the pipeline, emerging into the Alaska lifestyle, a love for jumping off mountains, finding paragliding, jumping 100-200 times a year, Daniel’s Parasailing nightmare, Speed gliding, FluidWing Paragliders, Weathering for thermals, USHPA United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association, Jakes first flight w/Pickles, transitioning into speed wing gliding, Jake’s wipeout & close call, Flying a Spicy Wing, Tandem flight game, “The Flow State”, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, , closing statements and thanks!

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AWP Episode 265 ”The Voice of a Queen” w/Clara Baldwin Fur Rondy Queen & Alaska Deaf Council

Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield invite special guest Clara Baldwin ASD education director and recently crowned Queen of Fur Rondy in January 2026!

Finally Turing the corner on spring, 21st Century Education program, (Homer, Alaska - a “Staycation Destination”), 2026 Ash Cup Results, on this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, On March 31, 1915, Alaska Governor John Strong signed a law establishing a bounty on wolves, marking the start of intensive, long-term predator control that led to the local extinction of the Kenai Peninsula wolf. This act significantly influenced Alaska’s wildlife management policies for decades, with various bounty or incentive programs continuing intermittently., Claras Alaska history, California to D.C., Gallaudet University, intern for the government bills, moving Milan Conference (Deaf Education), International Sign Language, sign language slang & accents, heart of hearing community, doing an ASL in the community, competing for the Fur Rondy Queen, Miss Alaska, Trapper Alan Dubis, Marten Queen Crown, House Bill 39 Alaska, ILP Expansion, Ready for a goat hunt, Hiking Grace Ridge, Alaska Deaf Council & Social Media following, King of the River Def Fishing Guide, Cochlear Implants, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Lounge,

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome back Iron Dog Veteran’s Tim Gossett & Chad Moore of Team #19 to re-cap the epic 2026 Iron Dog race!

Snaring a cracked skull Wolf, How to register a walrus tusk, John Reeves’ Bone Yard, Hillary & Keylee’s Mayors cup Valdez wreck, Alaska Cross-country Racing & Iron PUP, monster Steppe Bison, last years secret route now off limits, the training regimen, inspiration behind the team-up, breaking trail & training, the backcountry trail community, “This Day in Alaska History” brought to you by Northern Waste On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil. This catastrophic event, considered one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, affected 1,300 miles of coastline and devastated local wildlife and ecosystems., the advantage of racing with air support, logistical challenges with land & air, Polaris vs. Ski-doo, New Iron Dog Leadership, qualifying for the race, possibility for a second run, 2026 payouts & sponsorships, Trivia Brought to you by Connoisseur Crude Concentrates,  

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Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz are back in studio and pumped to welcome special guests and local knife builders Matt DeLuca & Cole Hawkins of Alaska Blade Works!

Get tickets now for the Alaska Wild Sheep Annual banquet April 10th & 11th, Brandon & Rinah’s Delta Bison Hunt, Caribou capping class @ Double Shovel, brought to you by BHA, “This Day in Alaska History Brought to you by Northern Waste, On March 17, 1912, the U.S. Marine contingent stationed in Sitka since 1879 was withdrawn after the Navy ceased using the location as a coaling station. This withdrawal allowed the vacant barracks to be repurposed, leading to the establishment of the Sitka Pioneer Home the following year, S-45 high carbon stainless, edge retention, Micarta knife grips, switch back design, Flow Sports Kodiak (Gideon Sunders), the ABW lineup (“Thin Horn”, “Wrqngell Ultra-Light”, “Kenai” Fillet Knives 6 inch & 9 Inch, “Unimak Skinner”, ‘Brooks Range’, “Chugach”, “Kodiak Skinner”, purpose built functional knives, field tested, building a legacy to pass on, Trivia Brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, the ancient Ulu knife, slate/Copper & Bone, Victorinox Swiss Army knifes, 1999 a Man killed a Kodiak Brown Bear by knife while deer hunting, the thrill of chasing big bears, Rapid Fire brought you you by Alaska Gun Company, quality USA built veteran owned products, thanks to the ABW team Matt DeLuca, Cole Hawkins & Andrew Arrabito!

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Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield and Chad Aurentz invite special guest Blair Hickson, of Anvik River Lodge in studio to talk remote lodge life, family legacy and the future of running the most remote full service fishing lodges in Alaska!

Ghost town in Healy, the Totem, 49th State Crabby Melt, old Toyota’s run forever, the Toyota Scion’, The Polaris Expedition, will we ever see halfpipes in the driveway again, AK Wild Sheep Banquet 95% sold out, prepping for Delta Bison, 3-day fast all around, discipline is freedom, This day in Alaska History brought to you by Special Olympics World Winter games, The AK Railroad, Dena’ina Center, Fire Island Wind Farm, Anvik River Chum Salmon Run, the Hickson Family lodge destiny, Anvik community and proud Athabaskans, the lodge offerings, fishing, hunting, 5-star lodging, wilderness week, the grand slam & century club, Bison 210 on the property, Kobuk the bear dog, a hovercraft named “Marshmallow”, monster graying, milling lumber onsite, world lass cuisine, fresh garden fare, 180-200 guest per season, bears eating bears,   

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guests Travis & Lori Price, Owners & Operators of Fish Em, LLC in studio to talk Kenai River Guide Life, river ethics, and providing a world class fishing experience! 

Fur Rondy was bust and freezing ass cold, enjoy the ice sculptures, B’s trip up to Coke Wallace’s place this weekend, Skilak Lake has some sketchy ice, shout out to all the folks who donated prizes to the 3rd annual Dray Result Party @ Double Shovel Cidery, (AK Wild Sheep, Alaska Gear Company, Alaska Blade Works, Screaming Eagle Archery & BHA Alaska) Alaska Outdoor Mentorship Program, Women hunting Alaska, On this day in Alaska History brought to you by Northern Waste, Travis & Lori’s backstory & history, from Virginia and Hawaii to Alaska, building the guiding business, Fishing with Santa Event, favorite part of the Kenai river to fish, timing for flies, beads & flesh, best trout fishing during the pink runs, guides giving guides a hard time, give and take with the locals, a love for the upper Kasilof River, green mountain grille smoked salmon, Traeger Coffee Rub seasoning, Graying in Upper Kenai River, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude, 2026 Iron Dog Champs, AK State Record Rainbow Trout/Steelhead, Japan eats all our salmon, over 600 registered fishing guides operate in Alaska, Rapid Fire brought to you by Alaska Gun Co, Catch Fish & have Fun!      

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield welcome special guest Melissa Norris founder and owner of the most prestigious outdoor magazines published in Alaska “ Fish Alaska Magazine” & “Hunt Alaska Magazine”

YouTube Does & Don’ts, shout out to AK Wild Sheep Foundation, Leanne & Jeff Lusk for coordinating the first annual “Youth Extravaganza”, shout out to Zach Kenner of Annuli Creations, Alaska Outdoor Games Coming Soon?, Fish & Hunt Alaska 25th Anniversary, This day on history brought to by Northern Waste, Melissa Norris Intro, girls talking fishing at the nail salon, marketing background, the history, current status & future of the printed magazine, finding stories and writers, Fish Alaska team, Trawl Free Table Podcast, trawling has to end!, Magnuson Stevens Act, can’t have bycatch if you don’t have biomass, talk to your favorite restaurant about where they get their fish, Trivia brought to you by Connoisseur Crude Concentrates products, information platforms, talk about the issues, Raid Fire Brought to you by Alaska Gun Company, closing statements    

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield are back in our Alaska studio and joined by special guest DJ Joe Brady! A local Alaskan family man with a passion for music, entertainment and a unique talent for spinning tracks to hype the crowd!

All about the sponsorships, Kirkland takeover, the paper routes, growing up with mom & grandma, alignment in faith & spirituality, halal meat & no pig meat, you don’t want, Pioneer Bar Sundays, DJ’ing & the social science, entertainment in the Last Frontier, lead the league in assists, on this day in Alaska history brought to you by Northern Waste, Frozen Legends free style, Showdown Alaska, Full sale, Orlando to Miami, Joe Galdo, Danny Boy Styles, high profile gigs, Sean Garret & the Spider, a beat, “Tim” & 2-chains, Wood Shed to the Brown Bag, Zach’s Boardroom, engineering D.J., what happened to high school breakdancers? Check out good-low, Sylobalistics, what happened to the Anchorage Downtown Scene, the Stanley cup water ring, DJ’ing for Nelly & Chingy loves Qdoba, The Smoke Bus, Mad Merna’s movement, Super Bowl Sunday, upcoming events w/DJ Brady     

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Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield kick it in studio with Chad Aurentz & Aaron Ulmer for quick bro sesh and catch-up on Winterstrong, Sheep Show 2026 and spring fever!

Ulmer’s pissed off soccer mom Audi, YouTube & Strike 1! shout out to Aziak Equipment, “Jones 161 Howler”, Back Country Riding with Silverton & Knik Glacier Valley, Valhalla BC, dealing with knee issues, The Quad God” a hot mic, segment 2 brought to you by “Northern Waste”, on this day in Alaska History, Charles D. Brower (American Explorer), Winter @ Winterstrong 2026, Connoisseur Crude Triva,