“I worry every day about what’s going to happen to the brant and emperor geese if there’s a road in Izembek,” said Chief Edgar Tall Sr. of the Native Village of Hooper Bay. “We need the brant and emperor geese because...
The closed portions of the RE755 hunt area include; Southwest Afognak, that portion of Afognak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Back Bay (58° 05.3’ N. lat.,152° 45.7’ W. long.) to Hatchery Peak (58°...
The strategy of closing hunt zones when one female has been harvested has been very effective in reducing female harvest and has helped maintain high harvest opportunities for male goats. Keeping hunters focused on avoiding female harvest maintains opportunities for more...
Late-season harvest opportunities are based on success rates during the drawing hunt season. Goat harvest objective points are calculated using one point for a billy and two points for a nanny. Hunters are reminded that the bag limit is one goat...
In GMU 2, most wolves are harvested by trapping. To ensure a sustainable harvest, state and federal managers use an adaptive management strategy, by varying trapping season length. Since the plan’s implementation in 2019, the season length has varied from 21–62...
“The Trump government clearly isn’t shut down for the oil industry, with millions upon millions of Alaska’s western Arctic recklessly open for exploitation and desecration,” said Cooper Freeman, Alaska director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “We can’t let this administration...
This week, ADF&G Division of Sport Fish will begin mailing the first wave of 2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Surveys. The survey is mailed to approximately 47,000 randomly selected Alaska resident and nonresident households that have at least one person who purchased...
In the early weeks of waterfowl season, Alaska has many opportunities for hunters. In September, many puddle duck species are still in family units. They can be tucked away on tiny ponds, living on rivers or occupying creeks and estuaries. As...
