One of the Discovery Channel’s flagship shows has been Gold Rush, which we profiled in the December, 2014 magazine. The show’s sixth season premieres on Friday. Here’s the Discovery Channel with more: As the Klondike winter comes to an end, a...
Somebody call Judge Judy, or, for older fans of some of the early days of reality TV, this guy. A trapper is facing off in Southeast Alaska court with a woman who allegedly sprung his traps. The Peninsula Clarion, via...
Last year, we introduced you to the Keefer Brothers of Dropped: Project Alaska, a Sportsman Channel series that saw brothers Chris and Casey Keefer use their outdoor skills and creativity to survive the Alaskan wilderness. The new season of the show...
Editor’s note: Andy Walgamott is the executive editor for Alaska Sporting Journal and the editor of our sister magazine, Northwest Sportsman. By Andy Walgamott Despite a wave of support from Northwest hunters, anglers and politicians on both sides of...
Fascinating report in The Alaska Dispatch analyzing the size of some of Alaska gamefish like salmon and halibut. Here’s reporter Sean Doogan: Small fish were also gumming up the top of many of the state’s silver salmon derby leader boards. And fisheries biologists...
This is a few days old, but a brown bear that mauled a hunter has been found dead close to the original attack site. From the Associated Press: The adult female bear was found Wednesday mortally wounded about 100 yards...
USA Today’s summer/fall fishing and hunting guide is out, and King Salmon, Alaska, made the list of nine top destinations to head to. Here’s some of the description: The name says it all — King Salmon, a small town in...
Photo by Thomas Quine/Flickr I’m a big history geek and love stories like this one in the Alaska Dispatch. Evidence has been unearthed linking this state’s dependence and reverence for salmon fishing dates back thousands of years: A study published...
