The following appears in the June issue of Alaska Sporting Journal: BY PAUL D. ATKINS It was an epic hunt, but like all epic hunts it was a challenge. The big moose, plus two enormous caribou sat in game...
The following appears in the June issue of Alaska Sporting Journal BY CHRIS COCOLES He doesn’t have to stress over traffic, smartphone service or making restaurant reservations – you know, those annoying details that smother almost everyone else on a daily...
A fire at a Kodiak Island fishing lodge killed an Indonesian tourist and injured three others. The Alaska Dispatch News has more information: Silvana Sutanto, 59, of Indonesia, died June 2 in a fire at the Spirit of Alaska Wilderness Adventures Lodge on the...
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: – Alaska residents who hunt in Game Management Unit 22 are reminded that new caribou hunting regulations go into effect next month. Beginning July 1, 2016, the...
Well, it’s better than nothing, right? The Kenai River’s king salmon season, which was delayed until at least June 30, will have an opening day on Saturday. But there’s a catch (and a release), as the Peninsula Clarion reports: The Alaska Department...
Sad report out of Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska, where a small fishing boat capsized, resulting in the drownings of a father and son. Here’s the Alaska Dispatch News with more: Two people died and four more were rescued...
Happy Memorial Day. It’s a big sports holiday for me – my hockey team opens the Stanley Cup Final and my basketball team rallied to get to Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals – but I’ll take some...
Our correspondent Scott Haugen filed this report for Outdoor Life on what could be a record-setting brown bear. Here’s Scott with more: Friday the 13th. If you’re superstitious, you likely wouldn’t spend that day perched atop the tundra in Alaska, bowhunting brown bear....