This just in: Alaska has a huge presence in the commercial fishing industry. So it shouldn’t be a major shocker that the three Alaska ports ranked 1-3 in the U.S. in terms of seafood landings last year. Here’s the Alaska Dispatch’s Laine...
KETCHIKAN FAMILY READY IF MAJOR QUAKE HITS Rodney Dial lives in Ketchikan. The former U.S. Army Ranger appeared on National Geographic Channel’s Doomsday Preppers last season and has spent most of the profits from his tattoo parlor to protect his wife,...
Hockey player Willie Mitchell, who we profiled in 2014 when he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings, has been an advocate for protecting wild salmon from fish farms in his native British Columbia. Mitchell, now the captain for the...
KETCHIKAN HUNTER FOCUSES ON STAYING IN SHAPE From inside an old gym bag an electronic quack of a duck is pulled. It’s Jason Gentry’s ringtone. The waterfowl season is over, but it’s always on his mind. Gentry hears it and since...
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...
