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 Resources: GoWild: Beau Martonik (East Meets West Hunt) Instagram:   @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik @grenda89 Facebook:   East Meets West Outdoors   Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Stuck N The Rut - https://www.youtube.com/@Stuckntherut1 Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices