Congrats to Idaho’s Sam Mills, who brought home a cool $15,000 and change for winning the recently concluded Homer Halibut derby. Here’s more from our friends at the Homer Chamber of Commerce: The 2017 Jackpot winner is Sam Mills of St. Maries, Idaho, whose halibut weighed in at 240.0 pounds. Sam and his wife Katrina … Read more Idaho Man Collects Check For More Than $15,000 For Homer Halibut Derby Win
Is the above moose harvested a possible world record? Alaskan Israel Payton took this bull that measured a whopping 80 inches. KTUU’s Kari Bustamante has more: This week Alaska’s Israel Payton brought home what is believed to be a world record bull moose at 80 inches. “We tried to stand it up with cow calls, … Read more Potenial Record-Breaking Moose Harvested
View this post on Instagram Great Sunday with the fellas. Lots of fish and laughs. Thanks @dionphaneuf for hosting the boys on your island. #hockeyville A post shared by Nate Thompson (@nthompson44) on Sep 24, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT Our pal, Alaskan hockey player Nate Thompson, joined his new teammates from the Ottawa Senators on … Read more New Ottawa Senator Nate Thompson Gets Out On The Water
Driver hits moose: 300 pound carcass donated to #Haines school lunch program #HBSD #Alaska https://t.co/cwBO4HLbpE pic.twitter.com/h2z32y6aZM — Sidney Sullivan (@SidneyFSullivan) September 22, 2017 That’s a wonderful way to turn a tragic accident into a good cause, as the meat from the moose accidentially fatally run over will be used by the Haines School District. Here’s … Read more Meat From Roadkill Moose Goes To Good Cause
The following press release is courtesy of the Discovery Channel: In a Discovery Channel first, Alaska: The Last Frontier will go LIVE each week, giving fans direct live access to their favorite members of the Kilcher family and the opportunity to ask them anything. For six seasons, viewers have invited the Kilchers into their living … Read more Alaska: The Last Frontier To Go Live
A California man has been fined $10,000 after he plead guilty in the 2015 illegal killing of two bears in Southeast Alaska. Here’s the Alaska Dispatch News with more: A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Petersburg district court to killing two bears on Admiralty Island while hunting was closed, according to Alaska State Troopers. Griffen … Read more California Man Fined $10,000 For Illegal Bear Killings
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Juneau – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the reopening of the Southeast Alaska and Yakutat sport fishery for king salmon. The following regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, October 1, 2017through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, March 31, … Read more King Salmon Fishery Reopens In SE Alaska