Erik Salitan Biography

Erik Salitan is an American Tv Personality, hunter and a registered guide from Alaska. He is popularly known for his appearance on the documentary series Life Beyond Zero on National Geographic. He was featured on the show with his wife Martha Mae.

Erik Salitan Age

Erik Salitan was born on 9th February 1984 in the United States. His birth sign is Aquarius.

Erik Salitan Net Worth

Salitan has an estimated net worth of $400,000 as of 2019. He earned an impressive salary featuring for four years as the main cast of the show in “Life Below Zero.” He also provides guiding services with his company called Bushwhack Alaska Guiding and Outfitting.

Erik Salitan Wife

Erik Salitan is married to Martha Mae Salitan. Martha is from Alaska while Erik is a New York native. Salitan proposed to Martha while they were on a fly fish trip. They got married later and welcomed their son Lucas.

Erik Salitan Family

Erik was born and raised in New York City.  After he completed his 12th grade at Finger Lakes Community College, he moved to Alaska where he attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He graduated with a degree in applied science. Salitan has not shared information about his family and siblings. It is not known if he has siblings and prefers to keep his family life private.

Erik Salitan Now

Erik runs a guide and outfitting business. He is the owner of “Bushwhack Alaska Guiding and Outfitting.” He provides accommodation and food facility through two lodges he owns and runs in Alaska, one in the remote Brooks Range and other in Peninsula.

He is a member of numerous hunting and conservation groups including  Alaska Professional Hunters Association and the Northwest Sportsman Club.

Erik Salitan Life Below Zero

Erik and his wife Mae have been on the show since it premiered in 2013. They portray their real-life experiences and adventures of their family surviving through hunting, fishing, and improvising. Alaska is known for its harsh climate and the challenges of wild animals making it interesting for its viewers to know how they survive through such elements.

The couple garnered a fan base from the viewers of the series that they raised a lot of questions when they did not appear on the show in 2015. They maybe took a break from the show and returned in 2016. They, however, did not return to the show after 2016. His fans have been wondering where he went and why he left the show. He might be busy with his companies and also focusing on his family although no official statement was released from the NatGeo show.

Life Below Zero is a documentary television series that depicts the daily and seasonal activities of subsistence hunters as they make their living in remote areas of Alaska. The natives of Alaska show how they try to survive in the below-zero conditions illustrating their daily struggles as they hunt and depend only on themselves and survive using the resources they have. The show is produced by BBC Worldwide and airs on the National Geographic Channel (NatGeo)

Erik Salitan Guide

Having an experience of over 10 years living in Alaska, Salitan owns a guide company called Bushwhack Alaska Guiding and Outfitting where he gives tourists an experience of Alaska Bush.

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