Lead & Line AK

Brandon and Dave are on the way back and just got done with the first hunt of the stand. They have lots of ups and downs but overall ready to go back 

Brandon and Dave are still glassing and looking for animals in Hatchers Pass Alaska

Brandon and Dave spend the afternoon just sitting behind the glass. Looking a ridges as they talk. Like campfire talk but instead they are looking for animals. Crossbows to airguns

Brandon and Dave are driving home from a long 2 days in the woods. Lots of thoughts but lots of things that have gotten done

Brandon and Dave are looking to the high country and the hunting of Dahl Sheep. The season 'never ends' and the frustrations are real

Brandon and Dave sit down and are itching to go out and set up the stand. 

Brandon and Dave are sitting under the new stand in the driveway looking at their new stand for getting bears in the back woods of Alaska. 

This time on Lead and Line, Brandon and Dave sit down with Dave From the Alaska Armed Forces Initiative with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. https://www.backcountryhunters.org/For Dave May's Profile look on this page of the BHA websitehttps://www.backcountryhunters.org/alaska_chapter_board

Brandon and Dave start talking about more of what and how coyote has been in Alaska

Brandon and Dave jump off the deep end on formal scholarly papers. They focus on one of their favorite topics........bears

Dave springs a question on Brandon. What is your realistic go now hunt? You suddenly have x amount of time off and the wife says 'just go' NOW WHAT?!?!?!

So Brandon and Dave are heading home after their coyote hunt. It was a classic hunt for the boys

Brandon and Dave are rolling out down the road talking as they attempt to get a coyote. This like always leads to conversation 

Most hunters have heard of the the Grand Slam of North America. More local to the boys, what makes up the Alaska Slam? The boys debate and come to a few conclusions 

Brandon and Dave are sitting around the shop again in the middle of winter dreaming of hunting. But what do you do once you have that animal on the ground.....you eat it. These guys discuss what they really really want to eat

What makes a an invasive species? The boys discuss

The boys are back!!!!! After getting in the way of spending time hanging out and recording, they are now back and having fun. Tis the time of year for New Years Resolutions. The boys discuss this but with a twist. 

Why don't we hunt small game more????? Brandon and Dave talk in the garage about this very topic

Brandon and Dave take the stand out and pull it down for the winter. They highlight the last few months of bear baiting and all the ups and downs of baiting bears.

Brandon and Dave sit around a fire and go over the most recent duck hunt. It, to say the least, did not go as planned.

Brandon and Dave are chasing down a screaming deal for a jon boat.  This should, in theory, open up all kinds of options

Brandon and Dave finish up the 2021 hunt. Quad is dead in the woods............now here comes the adventurePS the part 1 then Part B- started by Chris on the 2020 40 mile hunt episodes

Brandon due to Covid cant get out to the back country but it was not that easy for Dave as we soon find out. The bush can break you without trying

While Brandon was in the hospital with covid, Dave was out chasing around the 40 mile caribou herd searching for some fun in the Alaska back country

Well it seems to be a late summer problem for the boys. Covid strikes this year.....again!!! ruins yet another hunt but this time the covid makes Brandon very very sick. Listen in as Brandon shares his up close look with covid

Brandon and Dave continue the conversation about the recent dip net trip on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula 

Brandon and Dave are using technology to talk about the recent dip netting trip to the Kasilof River on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula 

Brandon and Dave sit down and discuss what makes the best hunting rig to get back into the back country. It not exactly  what most people think about but.......

Brandon and Dave  explore the world of emergency orders from ADFG. They also start talking about dip netting and other wild things like CPAPs and new resident Doctors starting. It an eclectic mix of topics, but as always the boys are sitting on a back porch.

Brandon and Dave start to celebrate. BEARS have hit the bait station. They sit down, get random people stopping by......not that they would be on the cast. But bears have hit the stand

Brandon and Dave go on separate adventures over this Memorial Day weekend. Rain, Wind, friends......tickets. Follow along as they relive the story

Brandon and Dave talk about how they finally set up the 2 years in the making bear stand. As always is a comedy of things that happened 

Brandon and Dave have no end of grief with their outdoor plans. Quick change of plans lands them on the bank....Flexibility is the key to success in Alaska.

Brandon and Dave sit down and start talking about King Salmon. Why are they seemingly smaller than in years past? What goes into this fish and its returns? While it the surface, the boys start to scratch it.

Brandon and Dave sit down with Brandon S. and talk about back country emergencies. Brandon S works with the local rescue team with the Alaska Army National Guard. 

Brandon and Dave sit down in Brandon's living room and talk what makes an animal taken a trophy? There are many definitions and many thoughts on this simple topic. But the boys dive off the deep end and talk about trophy animals.

Brandon and Dave sit down as the snow is melting and bear baiting season has begun in South Central Alaska. Dave goes over some of the things learned from books over the winter. As the snow melts, the excitement of summer creeps in.

Big Announcement  Brandon and Dave have big news for the podcast. Rebranding is always a big risk but a need one. They also bring up the upcoming hunting season and plans for what make an obtainable but successful hunt this season. Spring has SPRUNG in Alaska. 

Brandon, Chris and Dave sit down around the kitchen table and talk about odd and strange goings on in Alaska. Bear bites in winter? Don't they sleep? The boys are laughing and talking about safety in Alaska

Brandon, Chris and Dave sit down and discuss what they are doing to get ready for the upcoming hunting season. In 6 months, bears, caribou, and moose will be chased around by hunters. What are the guys doing to be more successful this year. 

The boys talk about invasive species. And just how close they are to being released into Alaska

Brandon and Dave talk about bows and what to expect when getting involved in bow hunting in Alaska 

Brandon and Dave make the trip from home to Homer Alaska to fish in the salt for the elusive winter King salmon. They talk about the ups and downs of the charter as they recover after a hard day on the water. 

Brandon and Dave are driving the Kenai talking about how much gear to bring on an adventure. They talk ultra light to the extreme of what can be done and what is really needed. 

Brandon and Dave have talked about how to up their game with gear and other things. What do you bring out to your hunt camp? How can this be changed to be easier and better in the woods.

Brandon and Dave are sitting in the ice hut again talking. They cover what they have updated and what they plan to update in the ice gear to produce more fish. 

Brandon and Dave are talking and dreaming about hunting while fishing on the ice. They talk about that dream Alaska hunt if money was no object and even some DIY stuff. But as always they end up down the rabbit trail talking about what makes a sportsman vs a hunter. 

Brandon and Dave are in a discussion about what gear we plan to update when Chris shows up on the ice for a little afternoon fishing.

Brandon and Dave discuss which firearm would be their first big game caliber if they we recommending it to a friend or starting over. 

Its that time of year again, where Alaskan hunters start to think about the up coming season and drawing that hunt of a lifetime. Brandon and Dave talk about what they will will attempt to draw for this year.

Brandon and Dave are in the duck blind on a very cold morning. So cold that the boys run into problems...... But a day in the blind is better than a day at work.