I'm finding this program interesting, but like a few others, do struggle with the chap somewhat. Couple of things I thought;
Why is he expending so much effort to go looking for Salmon that may not even be there – Surely he could travel alpine style for a day, before committing to carrying all his gear on the 'off chance'.
Does he ever actively hunt, I don't think wandering around in the woods at random is really increasing his chances of bagging something worthwhile. However I did wonder if he killed anything of great size would its smell attract bears before he had time to finish it.
Either way I'd love to have a bash at it and very jealous of his opportunity.