Wilderness Wavelength – Details, episodes & analysis

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 the podcast as we try to gain a couple tips for our next hunting excursions!  

You can find some of David's videos on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@speckle55

Follow along with Scott Sunderwalds adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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 into the world of interpretation and offer a behind the scenes look into the industry of guiding.  

You can check out some of Kevin photographs on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kevgedphoto/

Follow along with Scott Sunderwalds adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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 to the top of Ambler Mountain.  

Pierre Grey's Lakes Provincial Park features some great walking trails, beautiful lakes and even remnants of the old homested.  Join us for a little game of Pierre Grey's trivia!

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 amazing tools at their disposal.  We also chat about how the Search and Rescue team is deployed and tips for staying safe in the wilderness.  

Find out more about Hinton Search and Rescue at www.hsar.com 

Follow along with Scott Sunderwalds adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stories/northern.rockies.bushcraft/ 

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, survival training and competition. 

Held in Oregon, this years event features 50 competitors and 6 different immersive survival challenges!

You can find out more at https://www.pnwsurvivalgames.com/

And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pnwsurvivalgames/

Follow along with Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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 hunts and some amazing facts about these beautiful insects.  

Join Beths mailing list with the Whiskey Jack Club by emailing wjclub@telus.net

Follow along with Scott Sunderwald on his adventures at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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 adventures on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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!

Old co-workers Andrew and Chris come to town for some scotch tasting around the fire with Scott Sunderwald!  

We try out 6 different varieties of scotch and Andrew tells us about his massive collection and some of his favorites.  

Scott has some great "would you rather" questions and we also get into some near death experiences!

Follow along with Scott's adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

Recorded while sitting around the campfire at midnight on the longest day of the year.  With my best friend Jamie Merkel.  You never know where the conversation will go.