For several days earlier this month, Wasilla hunters Lisa and Tom Pelfrey had traipsed the woods of Fort Richardson, desperately seeking a moose but not seeing a single animal.
Musk ox success: Striking a bullish balance
They're slow-footed and bull-headed. When threatened, they huddle up. During breeding season, males charge one another and crack heads with such force the sound can sometimes be heard up to a mile away.
Video: Wolves attack musk oxen
Hunter bags bull moose from wheelchair
John-Taylor Lawton thought his moose hunting days were over after losing one of his legs three years ago.
Fortymile caribou herd off limits to hunters at midnight tonight
All hunting for caribou in the Fortymile herd will end at 11:59 p.m. Friday. The only open area was a remote tract between the Steese and Taylor highways called Zone 2.
Hunters find caribou near road, quickly exceed quota
Caribou hunters along the Steese and Taylor highways in Interior Alaska were so successful they exceeded the fall quota for the Fortymile herd hunt by 36 percent in just three days.
With the quota of 640 caribou killed, the federal subsistence caribou hunt of the Fortymile herd will close at 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Anticipating that caribou hunters are reaching their quota of 480 animals, state biologists have closed hunting for caribou in the Fortymile herd accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways two days after it opened.
Fish and Game moves to protect Nelchina caribou herd
A slight drop in the population of the Nelchina caribou herd means hunters will be allowed to shoot only bulls this fall.
HUNTING PERMITS
2009 hunting permit winners announced
The winners of the 2009 hunting permits have been released and are now online in a searchable database. Find out if you were awarded a permit for Tier I, Tier II or Drawings.
Trappers can bait bears to aid moose survival
An experimental program has been introduced in Southcentral Alaska to boost the moose population, but the program's setup is causing concern for one animal rights group.
Hunting trips offered to paralyzed veterans
Tyonek Lodge is partnering with the Paralyzed Veterans of America Heritage Fund to offer 20 wounded military men and women a black bear hunt.
State modifies rules for Nelchina hunt
The state made sweeping changes this week to the way it divvies up moose and caribou among hunters in one of Alaska's most popular, easiest-to-access hunting areas.
Jeff King takes stand as trial winds to an end
The trial portion of four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner Jeff King's federal case that he illegally killed a moose in Denali National Park has concluded.
Hunting lottery picks announced
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today released the names of winners in the spring lottery for 2008-09 permit hunts and Tier II subsistence permits. Now you can search for your name to learn if you were issued a permit for either category.
Income no factor in caribou, moose permits -- for now
The state won't consider your income when deciding whether you get a subsistence permit for hunting Nelchina moose and caribou this year, the Board of Game decided this week.
Environmental and animal rights groups have lined up to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to let American sport hunters again import hides of polar bears shot legally in Canada.
The best of times comes in October when the wind and rain are driven in off the Gulf of Alaska with such ferocity they pound the thigh-high grass flat against the marsh.
In the stillness of a muskeg, the faint scent of moose (a sweet, musky, fermented-leaflike odor) mingles with the fragrance of frost-ripened blueberries. Standing quietly in the cold autumn air, rifle slung over your shoulder, it’s easy to imagine a homecoming meal of tenderloin floured lightly and sauteed in butter. Indeed, such visions highlight your immediate purpose in life: You must find a moose.
HUNTING GUIDE
In the stillness of a muskeg, the faint scent of moose (a sweet, musky, fermented-leaflike odor) mingles with the fragrance of frost-ripened blueberries. Standing quietly in the cold autumn air, rifle slung over your shoulder, it’s easy to imagine a homecoming meal of tenderloin floured lightly and sauteed in butter. Indeed, such visions highlight your immediate purpose in life: You must find a moose.
HUNTING GUIDE
The best of times comes in October when the wind and rain are driven in off the Gulf of Alaska with such ferocity they pound the thigh-high grass flat against the marsh.
Initiative on wolf hunting will be on ballot in 2008
An initiative to ban the aerial shooting of wolves has been approved to appear on the 2008 ballot, Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell's office announced Friday.
STORY
Within a federal government that employs 19.7 million people, there is one dog mushing job. It's in Denali, and it's currently vacant.
STORY
Most winter bikes know that during the Dark Season, survival is linked to the lights and reflective tape.
VIDEO
Take a close-up look at fall leaves floating on Meadow Creek in Eagle River, Alaska.
PHOTOS
Moose gather each autumn in Chugach State Park for the fall rut.
READER PHOTOS
Summertime is bear time, and the black and browns running around town make your sightings fascinating and important.
READER VIDEO
Renae Thomas posted video of Anchorage's fabled three-legged moose, seemingly healthy and with calf in tow.
PHOTOS
Alaska's biggest rowing race attracted 92 rowers and 26 boats to Wasilla Lake Sept. 12.
VIDEO
Get an up-close look at going over Powerline Pass with the view of a camera mounted on top of the handlebars.
PHOTOS
The salmon were in full force at the Kenai River, bringing in a flood of Alaska dipnetters.
PHOTOS
Salmon fishing season opened at Bird Creek on Tuesday, July 14.
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