Episodes

The Christmas Bird Count is North Americas longest-running citizen science project, where volunteers count birds to identify population trends and species distribution. Biologist Beth MacCallum has been part of the Hinton bir...

Just got home from a Costa Rica vacation. Cristina and Casey help highlight some of the trip! Pura Vida

Cameron Crawford returns to the podcast to update us on his Sasquatch search! Cameron and his research partner, Josh, have been traveling throughout Alberta in search of Bigfoot and following up on sightings and leads around...

This is the longest episode of the podcast to date and things get a little wild! The lively Matthew Ritchie from " The Next Chapter " stops by to chat about his adventurous 2025 fall hunting season. Matthew and Scott Sunder...

4 year old Casey sits down for a chat about hunting season, monster trucks and he even tells a few jokes!

Paul Chambers, the Northern Director of the Wild Sheep Foundation of Alberta , stops by for a chat on this episode! Paul, a Cadomin resident, talks about some of the great work that the foundation is doing to help the Bighorn...

Cougars are one of the apex predators of the Northern Rockies and the mascot of Hinton! On this episode, George and Scott chat about cougar habitat, mountain lion encounters, some wild cougar facts and a few things to keep in...

A late night garage hang out with George and Jamie as they recount a day of hunting! Inspired by David Robson's photo album, the guys also chat about which life pictures they would carry around. From epic stories to missed o...

World Record fisherman and avid hunter, David Robson, joins us on this episode! Dave has been a big part of the Hinton Fish and Game Club for years and has some incredible stories to share with us! Jamie Merkel also joins th...

On this episode we welcome interpreter and photographer Kevin Gedling! Kevin is an award winning heritage interpreter and professional interpretive guide and has been working in the industry since 2002. Scott and Kevin dig ...

Scott Sunderwald has written and released his new book, Radically Wild ! On this episode we break down the book writing process, challenges of writing and publishing and dive into some of the adventure stories that Scott has ...

We are excited to welcome back Thayne Harden to the podcast! Thayne has some great stories of his times spent working with the Human-Wildlife Co-existence team in Jasper National Park as well as some wild experiences in law ...

A fire side whiskey and scotch night! Scott Sunderwald, Jonny K, and Reuben Anderson join for a fun night of whiskey and scotch tasting, adventure stories and cigar puffing. We sample 8 different varities including a $400 b...

This episode was recorded while cruising some dirt roads in the search for some tasty grouse. Join us for a backroad adventure in the Northern Rockies as we chat about some of our favorite grouse hunting trips and a few thing...

Scott Sunderwald takes us on a foraging expedition through his secret mushroom trail! Join us for an informative mushroom hunt as identify, collect and cook up some tasty mushrooms from the forest! Follow along with Scott on...

We are so excited to have the co-founder of Folding Mountain Brewing and Ultra-Marathon runner Jason Griffiths as a guest on this episode! This episode was recorded on the patio of the Brewery as we dig into the creation of ...

Recorded this episode from Jordo's fishing boat while floating around Long Lake. A beautiful sunset on the lake capping an eventful day of mud racing, demolition derby action, tough truck races, paddleboarding, fishing and so...

Daniel Vargas brings his family up to Hinton for an adventure and we chat about getting into camping. Some do's and dont's as well as stories of camping mishaps. A Blueprint For Failure collaboration.

We recorded this episode while sitting around the campfire in Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park! While up in the Grande Cache area, we also bagged our first peak for the Passport to the Peaks program and recount the hike up...

Second generation Police Officer and the President of Hinton Search and Rescue , David Dower, joins us on this episode! Dave tells us about some of the great things that the SARs team has been doing for the community and some...

Tony Peniche, the CEO of the PNW Survival Games joins us on this episode! The Survival Games is a world-class survival education and competition. Featuring a 3 day survival adventure, packed with bushcraft, outdoor skills, ...

The great butterfly hunt is on! Biologist Beth MacCallum is back on the show to talk about butterflies. Scott and Beth have been hosting butterfly counts annually for the past 16 years and tell us stories from butterfly hun...

Scott Sunderwald and Thayne Harden recount their wild adventure down the McLeod River this summer! White water, lost gear, canoe mishaps, flaming shoes and even dangerous human encounters! Follow along with Scott's adventure...

Jonny and Anakin meet us at the Pembina River Provincial Park for a couple days of throwing rocks, floating and exploring the area with the boys! It's amazing how wild a couple 4 year olds can get!