Ep. 293: Alaska Hunting, Trapping, and Bush Plane Flying with Adam Grenda // Stuck N The Rut
On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by Adam Grenda. Adam is a father, entrepreneur, bush pilot, moose fanatic, and trapper currently residing in Alaska. They discuss what it means to be an entrepreneur, flying planes into remote places, obsession with moose, the importance of trapping, and much more. Adam is a part of the Stuck N The Rut Youtube channel, where you can watch some of his hunts.
Topics:
0:00 - INTRO
06:55 - Quitting your job and going full time
10:04 - Having to ask permission to go hunting
11:11 - What Adam does, what his wife does, and what he did to to leave his job
13:26 - Being an entrepreneur is hard work, but means freedom
16:47 - Where Adam grew up and his origin story
24:17 - It’s hard work, but you can do it
26:59 - Moose hunting and how difficult it is to hunt Alaska
40:00 - Bear problems and sidearms
50:20 - Hunting with people who elevate you
56:59 - The importance of a tough mindset in hunting
58:15 - Trapping in Alaska
01:00:04 - The weather factor
01:01:52 - The fur market and trapping
01:09:34 - Moose numbers and hunting consultation
01:14:00 - Getting meat home
01:15:28 - Using airlines miles to hunt Alaska
01:17:35 - Closing
01:18:38 - OUTRO
Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes
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Stuck N The Rut - https://www.youtube.com/@Stuckntherut1
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Ep. 293: Alaska Hunting, Trapping, and Bush Plane Flying with Adam Grenda // Stuck N The Rut