Jeff grew up on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska and now teaches and writes in Ketchikan. Abby is from Lexington, Massachusetts and earned her PhD in Ecology from the University of Wyoming. We met in the summer of 2018 when Abby was visiting a college friend on POW and married in 2021.
We believe in grit and have zero interest in being average. However, the outdoor content field is filled with self-proclaimed experts as well as real experts. Since we are neither, we have found relief in not having to tend to a persona by never admitting failure, or trying to package failure as some expert lesson. We want to give honest accounts of learning and experiencing life outdoors in Southeast Alaska.
What you will get here:
- Honest tips and strategies on how to fish and hunt in Southeast Alaska and guests from around the country to fill in the gaps.
- Published works about living in Alaska
- Podcast rants about fitness, nutrition and maybe some politics and interviews with interesting people around Alaska and the Lower 48
- Insight about fishing, hunting and general outdoor life
WRITING EXPERIENCE - Jeff
Books
Beyond the Hunt
April 2023
A Miserable Paradise: Life in Southeast Alaska
April 2021
Newspaper Writing Experience
Columnist Juneau Empire Juneau, Alaska June 2018-present
Columnist Capital City Weekly, Juneau, Alaska 2014-2018
Columnist SitNews Ketchikan, Alaska November 2013-2021
Columnist Manteca Bulletin Manteca, California 2008-2013
Previous Work
Contributor - Alaska Magazine http://www.alaskamagazine.com/
Always Guts, but no Glory - October 2012
Escaping - March 2019
On Tap in Ketchikan - September 2019
Steelhead fishing in the depths of winter - February 2022
Contributor - Rokslide
Gear Review - Sagebrush Dry Goods
Tactics - To Move or Not to Move
Tactics - SE Alaska Blacktail Deer Hunting
Tactics - SE Alaska Black Bear Hunting
Contributor - The Drake http://www.drakemag.com
Return to Klawock - Summer 2012
Off-Track Betting - Fall 2013
The Mediocre Alaskan - Fall 2018
Losing Control - Winter 2021
Contributor - Mule Deer Foundation
A Lesson in…Something - Winter 2022
Contributor - Western Hunting Journal https://www.westernhuntingjournal.com/ (May-June 2018)
Contributor - Journal of Mountain Hunting
Contributor - Alaska Sporting Journal 2013-2018
Columnist - Capital City Weekly Juneau, Alaska March 2014-June 2018
Columnist - Manteca Bulletin, Manteca, California - 2008-September 2013
Contributor Caffeine and Kilos March 2018-2019
Contributor - California Sportsman
Contributor - Fish Alaska Magazine http://www.fishalaskamagazine.com