Return Of The Deercamp Detour: What It's Actually Like On A 14 Day Fly In Alaska Hunt with Justin Curtis

Return Of The Deercamp Detour: What It's Actually Like On A 14 Day Fly In Alaska Hunt with Justin Curtis

September 8, 2026 · 1h 10m

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In this episode, Jared Van Hees interviews Justin Curtis about his adventurous hunting experiences, including a challenging Alaskan bear hunt and family trips abroad.

Deercamp Detour - In today's episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with the Deercamp Detour! Today we talk with Justin Curtis. We discuss: Hunting fair-chase red stag and giant Sika deer on a family trip to Ireland. Buying 95 acres in Iowa to build food plots for unpressured late-season bucks. Launching the Chloe Faith Outdoors YouTube channel with his 12-year-old daughter. Surviving 70 mph winds and a collapsed tent on a brutal Alaskan brown bear hunt. Taking down a giant brown bear that required nine rounds to finally stop. The massive 29 1/16 Boone & Crockett skull score of his 11-foot Alaskan bear. Why hunters should focus on camp camaraderie and the experience, not just inches. Tracking an escaped, free-range male lion through thick brush in South Africa. Upcoming hunts for Canadian lynx, Mexican turkeys, and a leopard in Zimbabwe. The struggle of fitting 30 newly harvested global animals into a trophy room. And So Much More! Shop the New Native Seed Collection from Vitalize Seed here: ⁠https://vitalizeseed.com/collections/vitalize-native-product-line⁠  Use Code HABITAT26 and Get Your Plot Blaster Here: ⁠https://plotblaster.com/⁠  PATREON…

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Host: Jared Van Hees

Guest: Justin Curtis

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Organizations: Chloe Faith Outdoors

Places: Ireland, Iowa, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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