Outdoor Lifestyle tips & tricks

Hey everyone, If you’ve ever daydreamed about ditching the 9-5 grind for a life of full-time hunting, trapping, fishing, foraging, and just plain wilderness living, this one’s for you. I made the leap last year here in North Central BC, and let me tell you—it was a chaotic, humbling, sometimes brutal first year. I jumped in with more fire than plan, and reality hit like a cold wind on a trapline in January. In the latest Wild Ways Podcast episode, I lay it all out: the mistak

The Boat: Chasing Adventure, Finding Healing When folks think of boating, they picture adventure—chasing salmon on the West Coast, hunting moose from the bow, or hooking lake trout and rainbows in the deep interior of North Central BC. For me and my crew, it’s all that and more. The boat’s our ticket to the wild, a floating camp for multi-day trips, minimum 100 miles, where we chase good times and make memories. But it’s not just about the fish or the game. Over the years, I’

Sunday Drives: Cherished Memories with My Dad Some of my fondest memories are of Sunday drives with my dad. During hunting season, it was usually just the two of us, but when hunting season was over, the whole family—Mom, Dad, my sister, and I—would pile into the car. The day would start with church in the morning. Afterward, we’d grab a bite at McDonald’s or Dairy Queen and hit the road. My dad was a realtor at the time, and we didn’t have a truck back then—just cars and lat