Alaska Outdoor Digest

The source for important, timely news on hunting, fishing and the outdoors in Alaska.

Board of Game taking testimony on moose, bear, sheep regs
The Alaska Board of Game is meeting in Anchorage this weekend, taking up a range of Southcentral and Kenai Peninsula hunting proposals. This weekend the board is taking public testimony, and is likely to begin voting on proposals Sunday afternoon. More moose hunting options and changes lead the discussion,... Read more
Bird Creek bears aggressive, potential danger
Warning to anglers planning to fish Bird Creek south of Anchorage this week:  at least two brown bears have taken up residence in the upper end of the creek and have charged multiple fishermen in the area. There’s an unconfirmed report of at least one angler shooting at a... Read more
Brave 11-year-old stops charging bear; week of crazy bear incidents continues
It’s been another week of crazy Alaska bear stories and more attacks. Thankfully no one has been seriously injuried or killed, after two black bears killed young people in Anchorage and in the interior. Elliott Clark, a young Hoonah boy, prevented a potential really bad mauling and killed a... Read more
Fishing with the bears and how to survive it
By Lee Leschper I was daydreaming, in the rhythm of flipping a fly into the clear Russian river, lulled by warm sun and no fish. So it took a second to recognize the great furry brown head that poked out of the brush and ferns 30 yards in front... Read more