Homesteader and outfitter Buck Bowden comes out of retirement to guide Steve from MeatEater on a nine-day bull moose hunt down 40 miles of a pristine river in Western Alaska. Mike shares stories from 40 years of guiding the Alaskan wilds.

Steven Rinella talks with Alaska Master Guide Buck Bowden, along with his brother Danny Rinella, Chris "Ridgepounder" Gill, Dirt Myth, and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. 

Those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end. With trapping season in full swing I thought I’d share a story that almost 50 years later still has me baffled how it happened.

Every year about this time the different hunting shows get started around the country. When it’s time to set up the booth, I always remember the first one I ever attended and my first time being in the presence of a true legend and American treasure.

Every year about this time Spring fever would hit and I’d start the Spring burl hunt while most are searching for morels. I tackled this chore by air, land and sea.

The Black Bear. The scamp of the forest. Were I ever to find the discipline to sit down and scrawl out a book, the chapter on these goofballs would be lengthy and humorous.