The thrill of the hunt

Getting lost in the search for something can be an adventure. To throw yourself into a hunt can give you a sense of meaning, a feeling of purpose, or provide a distraction.

And once you've found that long lost item, that person, or that thing you've been looking for... you never know what feelings it will bring up.

On this Now or Never, meet people who are caught up in the thrill of the hunt.

Darrell Steele hunts for buried treasure nearly every day. Along with his trusty metal detector, the St. John's, Nfld. man searches the city for relics of the area's storied past.

When he retired in 1995, former teacher Hugh Brittain was left with a stack of journals his students had written. Follow along on his decades-long quest to return them to their rightful owners... and let us know if you're one of his past students.

Joanne MacDonald is a three-time Paralympian and recent inductee into the Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame. But today, her latest quest is to archive the history of Newfoundland's disability rights movement before it is lost forever. 

Matt McLean's epic action figure collection has been growing for 20 years, and continues to help him through organ failure and other health struggles. Talk about Turtle Power!

Michael Duchon and Josh Alderson say that when they lay eyes on a new item of well-made vintage clothing, it's magic. Hear how the owners of a Winnipeg vintage boutique have continued to track down incredible pieces during a pandemic.

In Gary Sidney Johnson's traditional territory, it's typical for a boy to learn how to hunt at 15 — but it wasn't until this Tagish and Inland Tlingit man turned 33 that he finally went on his first life-changing hunt. 

Originally aired in April, 2021