Setnetter testing way to kill fewer kings
Fishing September 27, 2017
Could it be that a few enterprising commercial fishermen are finding a way to protect more Kenai king salmon, while also protecting their own setnet fishery? Elizabeth Earle, writing for the Peninsula Clarion on Kenai, continues to do some of the best reporting in Alaska on fishing issues, especially... Read more
And the Winner is…?
Hunting September 25, 2017
What do Alaskans choose as their favorite firearm? Trying to answer that question for some down-South friends (and looking for an interesting debate), I conducted an informal poll of more than 100 Alaska hunters. All are readers of AlaskaOutdoorDigest.com and most have vast experience hunting in Alaska. The question... Read more
Kenai flooding likely starting Friday
Fishing September 21, 2017
Kenai fishermen and boaters need to be aware that flooding is likely from Cooper Landing through the middle river starting Friday, as the Snow Glacier ice dam is failing and releasing a huge amount of water below Kenai Lake. The link below provides more details but expect rising water... Read more
What are the best guns for Alaska?
Hunting September 19, 2017
Okay, is there a better way to start an argument than to ask a bunch of Alaskans to pick their favorite Anything? But especially what’s the best gun to have in your hands in the Great Land. We all have our biases, driven by experience, tradition or what happens... Read more
Right bull, wrong place
Hunting September 16, 2017
By Lee Leschper You can count on it. You’ve hiked, packed, floated, driven all over Alaska…and never found a legal moose. Maybe been teased by a sublegal bull or two, or seen big racks in other trucks passing you on the highway. Maybe even helped a buddy pack out... Read more
Nelchina caribou season extended
Hunting September 15, 2017
Alaska Fish and Game has announced an extension on the popular Nelchina caribou hunt: “September hunting seasons for Nelchina caribou in Game Management Unit 13 have been extended by emergency order. Scheduled by regulation to end September 20, the early fall season for caribou hunts RC566, CC001, and DC485... Read more
Juneau trooper kills chicken-stealing brown bear
Hunting September 8, 2017
UPDATE ADDITIONAL BEAR SHOOTING IN JUNEAU According to the Juneau Empire, an Alaska Wildlife Trooper shot and killed a charging brown bear last night after it raided a chicken coop at a home on Randall Road in Juneau. According to an AST release, at 7:51 p.m. Monday a homeowner... Read more
UPDATE: Board of Fish in Anchorage this week
FishingGovernment September 1, 2017
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet October 17-19, 2017, at the Egan Civic & Convention Center, 555 West 5thAvenue, Anchorage, Alaska beginning at 8:30 am. No regulatory action will be taken at this meeting, but sport fishermen should watch several of the agenda change requests, that could affect 2018 salmon... Read more
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