Alaska Outdoors Magazine: By Alaskans, For Alaskans, Or For Anyone Who Ever Dreampt About Alaska
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Alaska Outdoors Magazine podcast is by Alaskans, for Alaskans, about Alaskans, and for anyone who ever dreamed of coming to Alaska. Some programs were recorded live, and although the podcasts are dated, the information is as fresh as morning and current as tomorrow. Unfortunately, you will not be able to call in during the podcast; however, we’d like to hear from you. So give Evan a call by dialing (907) 561-3260.
Come along with us as we give you accurate and authentic answers. Alaska Outdoors Magazine is your window to Alaska’s outdoors.
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Episodes
Margaret's Kenia King—One Last Cast
June 24, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 3 MBToday's One Last Cast, Margaret's Kenia King is about fishing the Kenai River and back-trolling for a big king—and connecting and landing.
Rainbow Bay—One Last Cast
June 22, 2019 21:07 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MBToday's One Last Cast, Rainbow Bay, has little to do with fishing rainbows or even fishing from Rainbow Bay Resort near Illiamna in Western Alaska. It more about--well a felling. When you listen you'll decide for yourself.
Night of the Moose—One Last Cast
June 22, 2019 03:07 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBToday's One Last Cast, Night of the Moose, comes from Julie Lee from Talkeetna. Talkeetna's where they have the annual Moose Dropping Festival and the Alaska Railroad's Moose Gooser goes right by the town.
One Last Cast—Alaska Outdoor's Other Side
June 19, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.49 MBNot all Alaska outdoor adventures are hunting and fishing. There's an Alaska outdoor's other side. Today's One Last Cast explains Alaska outdoor's other side.
Is There a Difference Between Reindeer and Caribou
June 18, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 32.8 MBEvan's guest, nonNative reindeer herder and Alaska attorney, comes to the show for the second time. This time Tom's talking about if there's any difference with caribou and reindeer; are some caribou really reindeer; if a reindeer escapes the herder and becomes wild is it now a caribou; and what happens if a hunter shoots a tagged reindeer thinking it's a caribou? The show ends with One Last Cast: White Mountain Caribou.
What Do You Like About Alaska
June 17, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 33.8 MBToday's episode is in two connected parts: one, callers and writers tell what they like about Alaska; and, two, Evan talks with his mother on her 81st birthday and listeners join in the discussion. Today's One Last Cast is titled: What's it Really Like Anyway.
The Ten Best Tips For Winter Camping
June 15, 2019 22:18 - 40 minutes - 31.8 MBEvan's guest is REI's winter camping expert, Bill Flemming. Bill tells the best ten tips for winter camping including how to take care of personal needs during a cold night in a tent of igloo. Today's One Last Cast, The Last Freedom Flight, documents the last fly-in hunting trip just when Alaska was for Alaskans and before non-Alaskans started managing parks for the benefit of park rangers.
What Is The Best Use Of Alaska Wild Salmon
June 14, 2019 15:15 - 43 minutes - 33.3 MBToday's guest is Representative Vic Kronig talking about fish farming, depleted runs, and personal consumptive users. Today's One Last, compliments of Roy Randal: Honey The Black Bear Cub.
What's a Fish Worth?
June 13, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 33.8 MBToday's Alaska Outdoors episode features Evan's interview with Byron Mallott talking about the worth of subsistence and supplemental fishing and hunting. Today's One Last Cast asks and answers the What's a Fish Worth. One little fish. One little Dolly Varden.
What's Alaska Outdoors Like According to the Alaska Outdoors Council?
June 12, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 27.2 MBAt the conclusion of today's show listeners are treated to One Last Cast: Two Records. Lars Swensen claims he's never been skunked on a fishing trip. Andy Couch pushes the king season envelope one more day. Today's guest is Rod Arno, president of Alaska Outdoors Council. Alaska Outdoors Council claims that they have the solution to Alaska's outdoor's issues.
Iditasport includes biking, hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing.
June 11, 2019 16:00 - 44 minutes - 34.4 MBEvan's guests are Iditasport's Dan Bull and Fish and Wildlife biologist, Karen Lang. Dan talks about the The Iditasport® Classic 170 mile, world famous historic human-powered race. Karen discusses Anchorage's multiplying goose problem. The show ends with One Last Cast: Alaska's Second Largest City.
Does the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau Help or Hurt Alaska Outdoors Activities
June 10, 2019 16:00 - 45 minutes - 35 MBBill Elander, president of Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), claims that visitors make outdoor activities better—at least makes it possible for many to live in Alaska because of employment created or supplemented in pat by the ACVB. You may not think so when you find the fishing hole so crowded you have to take your own rock to stand on. You'll learn what's up with Wild About Anchorage. And end the show with One Last Cast by Ketch Ketchum—Alexander's Wallet.
What Would You Like To Say to Rob Holt, An Alaska Professional Hunter?
June 08, 2019 20:36 - 37 minutes - 28.7 MBEvan's guest is Rob Holt, an Alaska big game guide, president of Alaska Professional Hunters Association, and an Alaska subsistence user and advocate. The show also features, Alaska Outdoors' Subsistence, Scenarios, and Solutions by Madge Kellyhouse of Fairbanks. You'll want to hear today's One Last Cast as Evan tells about Homestead, Florida resident, Jim Sanders' big rainbow—From Homestead to Alaska and Back Home to Homestead, Florida.
If You Could Interview Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist, John Strowmeyer, What Would Be Your First Question?
June 08, 2019 00:38 - 35 minutes - 27.4 MBToday's podcast ends with One Last Cast: John Rosedale landed his first fish in Alaska and his first salmon on a fly rod while fishing just off Mosquito Point. He was assisted by fellow fisherman Grant Petherick from Hasting, New Zealand. Before the One Last Cast, you'll learn a ton of stuff about Alaska's outdoors from John Strowmeyer as Evan interviews this Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist. This interview may have been John's last interview prior to his death.
What's the Difference Between Alaska Subsistence, Sport, and Supplemental Hunting
June 05, 2019 16:00 - 37 minutes - 29.6 MBToday's guest is Representative Con Bundie talking about subsistence, game management, and poachers—outdoor lawbreakers. The episode ends with One Last Cast by Margaret Swensen—Straight Stretch, Give're Hell!
Evan's Guests are Alaskan Authors Pattie Kilson and Ron Walden
June 04, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 32.1 MBAlaska authors, Patti Kilson and Ron Walden, talk about what it's like to become a published author. The show ends with One Last Cast: What's It Like Anyway?
Evan's Guest is Alaskan Author Wayne Murgler
June 03, 2019 16:00 - 36 minutes - 28.1 MBWayne is the author of Last New Land: Stories of Alaska Past and Present. He talks about his book and about his experience of living in the Last Frontier. The show closes with One Last Cast, Mush You Huskies.
Evan's Guest is Warren Olson Talking About Untitled Property Rights
June 02, 2019 16:00 - 44 minutes - 34.2 MBThere are four ways to loose your property rights: die, sell, war, and at the ballot box; if you lose your property rights at the ballot box, you're a sucker. The show will end with the late Carl Briggs' One Last Cast, Sea Lion Limit.
Rudy Tsukada, Knowledgeable Local Fisherman, Talks Local Fishing
June 01, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBToday's guest, Rudy Tsukada, maintains an internet fishing and snowmobile site with free information—tells where to go and the best time to be there. Evan has a convoluted Alaska trivia contest and runs out of time for One Last Cast.
Evan Visits With Ben Gray, A Young, Accomplished Outdoorsmen
May 31, 2019 16:00 - 46 minutes - 35.6 MBDog musher, hunter, trapper, and outdoorsmen, Ben Gray, is a home-schooled young man. Listeners will learn a great deal about the outdoors from Ben. The show will close with another bit of young men wisdom with One Last Cast, The Maker of the Moose and Me.
Evan's guests are Aura Lee and Dusty Sourdough
May 30, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 31 MBGlen and Sandy Guy talk about how Dusty and Aura Lee came about. The show ends with One Last Cast, 121.5, by Paul Clause of Ultima Thule Outfitters. Somewhere in the show there's an Alaska Trivia Contest.
Alaska Outdoors With Dogs
May 29, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 27.8 MBEvan's audience talks about dogs in Alaska outdoors: retrieving, packing, herding, and obedience. The show ends with Tom Anderson's One Last Cast, Kobuk River Float.
Alaska Fish Farming
May 29, 2019 07:33 - 40 minutes - 31.3 MBToday Evan's talking about fish farming in Alaska. The discussion is about sports fishing and commercial fishing and how the State manages the resource. As resource manager the State is fish farming and the user groups are harvesters—at least that's what some people say.
Evan’s Guest is Supreme Court Attorney and Reindeer Farmer, Tom Williams
May 27, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 33.4 MBEvan, Tom, and listeners join together to discuss, of all things, what reindeer has to do with group rights and individual rights—as per the United States and Alaska state constitutions. Catch Them Again For The First Time is today’s One Last Cast.
Today’s Show Is All About LTR—Learn To Return
May 26, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBBy following survival and rescue expert, Brian Horner’s, wise and experienced outdoor wisdom your chances of surviving an outdoor emergency is almost guaranteed—and better still, never having the emergency in the first place. Evan will save time for Ty’s Tracking Tip along with One Last Cast, Enough and to Spare.
Evan’s Guest, For His Second Appearance, is Sarkis Atamian
May 25, 2019 16:00 - 44 minutes - 33.4 MBEvan’s guest is Sarkis Atamian, an acknowledged trophy hunter. Trophy hunting in some circles is considered on par with poaching. Sarkis defends his position and listeners enjoy the lively discussion with Sarkis and program callers. Because of the sometimes intense discussion Evan is unable to include One Last Cast, or Evan’s admonition to take the sportsman’s high road when you’re outdoors.
Evan's guest is Larry Kaniut, Bear Book Author and Alaska Outdoorsmen
May 24, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 30.9 MBLarry will be talking about Some Bears Kill. He’ll be joined by caller sharing their bear fears, experiences, and wisdom. Today’s One Last Cast, as told by Mike McDowell, is titled: Brown Bear On A Fly.
Evan's guest, Representative Beverly Masak, Tackles Alaska's Subsistence Issues.
May 23, 2019 16:00 - 41 minutes - 31.8 MBRepresentative Beverly Masak takes on the governor, Washington DC, and Native leaders over her concern for the manner in which Alaska's subsistence issues are mishandled. Along the way quests will participate in an Alaska trivia contest. The episode ends with One Last Cast, The King and the Hood.
Evan’s guest is Benard Coppe, the French gourmet of Alaska.
May 22, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes - 31.1 MBBernard will teach us new and better ways to prepare a shore lunch, how to boil water at 15,000 feet, and ways to prepare meals outdoors you never knew before. Today’s show includes Traveling The Tundra with Jerry Trainer teaching about technology in and for the outdoors. The episode ends with Evan’s One Last Cast titled, Speechless Brothers.
Craig Medred, outdoor editor for Alaska Daily News, shares an unusual vision of Alaska outdoors
May 21, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 26.5 MBEvan’s guest is Craig Medred, outdoor editor for Alaska Daily News. Craig shares an unusual vision of Alaska outdoors as he discusses his vocation and avocation conflicts. Craig, talking about resolving outdoor problems facing Alaska, says it’s not good to resolve outdoor issues by committee; however, it’s good for government. English as the state’s official language is discussed. Evan ends the show with One Last Cast, My Man Is a Man For All Seasons, written by Margaret Swensen.
Loretta McBeth talks about her grandfather who discovered the Iditarod gold field
May 20, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 31.8 MBEvan’s guest is author and artist, third generation Alaskan, Loretta McBeth. Lorreta talks about her grandfather who discovered the Iditarod gold field and her new book, Stalking Jack London. The episode ends with Evan’s One Last Cast titled, The Girls At Camp Eklutna.
Evan’s guest is Sarkis Atamian, an acknowledged trophy hunter
May 19, 2019 16:00 - 40 minutes - 30.8 MBEvan’s guest is Sarkis Atamian, an acknowledged trophy hunter. Sarkis responds to an Anchorage Daily Newsletter to the editor comment, “. . . the overwhelming majority of Alaskans find trophy hunting repugnant . . . .” Because of the sometimes intense discussion Evan is unable to include One Last Cast. There was barely enough time for Ty’s Tracking Tip and Evan’s admonition to take the sportsman’s high road when you’re outdoors.
Steve Levi, Master Of The Impossible Crime, talks about his books
May 18, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 24.8 MBSteve Levi, Master Of The Impossible Crime,talks about his books Travel Smart Alaskaand Cowboys of the Sky. Steve is an expert on Alaska - he has written extensively on the state, its history, and its people. This episode ends with Evan’s sportsman’s high road admonition for the outdoors.
Alaska Inventor and Biologist, Smiley Shields' Interview
May 17, 2019 16:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBAnchorage, Alaska inventor and biologist, Smiley Shields, talks about stone bows and a flyreel made from wood. Smiley grew up in Anchorage and shares what it was like, as a young boy, to fish, camp, explore in the woods and wilds of Anchorage, in the very places now occupied by shopping malls, subdivisions, even expressways.
Carl Douglass: Neurosurgeon Turned Author Writes With Gripping Realism
May 16, 2019 16:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBOur interview with Carl Douglass: Neurosurgeon Turned Author Writes With Gripping Realism, happened a few years ago soon after Carl published his first book, The Last Phoenix. Later in the podcast Carl is joined by Glen (Dusty Sourdough) Guy who shared some of Carl's CIA Phoenix experiences. Along the way we'll stop for Traveling the Tundra and end with One Last Cast: Miss Shapen Two.
Shawn Lyons: Acknowledged Alaska Hiking Authority
May 15, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 24.7 MBShawn Lyons, Acknowledged Alaska Hiking Authority, is an avid hiker and hill scrambler. Many consider him the hiking guru of South Central Alaska. For many years Shawn's narratives about his hikes and races often appeared in a weekly hiking/climbing column that he writes for the Anchorage Daily News. We'll pause in the action for Subsistence Scenarios and Solutions by Bill Deal. And we'll end with One Last Cast, Play Together, Stay Together.
Alaska Outdoorsmen, Herb Eckman, Hunting Kodiak Island, Alaska
May 14, 2019 19:57 - 29 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode we interview Herb Ekman, owner of Alaska Sausage. His knowledge of Alaska outdoors is extensive. He has a fondness for hunting Kodiak. His expertise in caring for game in the field is extensive both from being a hunter and a processor of fish and game. We'll stop along the way and have Alaska Outdoors trivia contest. And end the show with One Last Cast. Today's One Last Cast, Talkeetna Pack Train, is by Patti Jackson