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For his dedication to Alaska’s wildlife conservation, Senator Josh Revak is awarded APHA’s Legislator of the Year Award, presented by Wayne Kubat

COMING SOON, NEW WEBSITE FOR APHA

Let me introduce Andrew Atcheson, our new web master:

My name is Andrew Atcheson and I’ll be working with APHA on a redesign of their primary website. If I had to describe myself in 2 words, “nerdy guide” would be a good fit. I was fortunate to be asked to join the outstanding APHA team last fall in creating the AlaskaHuntingExpo.com website as a test bed for a virtual banquet. It was the first of its kind and generated very positive results.

Hunting has been an integral part of my entire life, and I’ve been guiding professionally for 9 years. My father Keith Atcheson started taking me on outdoor adventures 3 decades ago. Along with my grandfather Jack Atcheson Sr., they have instilled a deep respect for wildlife, conservation efforts, and a drive to succeed both in and out of the field.

Montana has been my home for all 37 years of my life, but it’s fair to say Alaska is my second home. I stopped counting the number of times I’ve been to Alaska to hunt and fish years ago, with more than half of my time here being spent working at hunting and fishing operations.

After graduating in 2008 with a BS in Petroleum Engineering and working for a few years in the oil and gas industry, I decided to get into the family business (Jack Atcheson and Sons, Inc.) that my grandfather started almost 70 years ago. My keen interest in technology, photography, and a desire for artistic expression led me to doing increasing amounts of graphic design and hunting-industry advertising at our hunting consultancy. The ever-increasing importance of the internet naturally led to a desire to expand a website development skillset focused on my love for the outdoors and, more specifically, the hunting tradition and lifestyle we all as hunters and conservationists feel at the core of our being.

APHA’s director of government affairs Thor Stacey paid me a great compliment once by describing me as “high output and low maintenance” to a lodge owner in Southeast Alaska. Thor recommended me to that outfitter after I’d volunteered as a packer on an epic Dall sheep hunt in 2015 in the Brooks Range because I “never complained once.” That’s high praise from one of the hardest working individuals on the planet!

I’m privileged to be working with the APHA again, and I look forward to being part of their mission to preserve our heritage while connecting hunters from all over the world with Alaska’s best guides and outfitters.