Hunting

2 Denali wolves killed in buffer zone, setting off public outcry

Conservationists are demanding an immediate halt to wolf trapping around Denali National Park after two primary breeding females from the park's best-known pack died, one of them killed by a trapper operating just outside the park's boundary.

Fairbanks hunter recalls weekend mauling in Kodiak

One minute, Rodd Moretz was high-fiving his 13-year-old son, Caleb, after shooting the biggest brown bear of his life. The next minute, he was tumbling down the hillside with another giant brown bear, wondering if he was going to die and how things could have gone from so good to so bad so quickly.

Read more about bear attacks in Alaska

Fairbanks hunter, son describe Kodiak bear attack

Rodd Moretz, the hunter from Fairbanks who amazingly suffered only a minor head injury in a tussle with a Kodiak brown bear last week, and his 13-year-old son have told their story in detail to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. As Moretz and the bear tumbled down a hill together, he says, "I thought, 'I'm going to land right on top of her.' "

State delays Kenai wolf kill intended to lift moose numbers

Alaska game officials say they will study the best way to boost the moose population on the Kenai Peninsula rather than immediately act on a proposal approved by the state Board of Game in January to expand wolf killing.

Hunter kills one bear, tussles with another on Kodiak Island

A brown bear "pounced" on a hunter Saturday on Kodiak Island after he killed another bear nearby, troopers say. Rodd A. Moretz of Fairbanks suffered only minor scalp injuries.

More stories on Alaska bear attacks

Computer glitch hampers Alaska deer hunt reporting

A computer glitch has resulted in incomplete totals from data submitted online by deer hunters across Alaska, according to state officials.

JOHN SCHANDELMEIER

Difficult to gauge wolf control impact

There are people at both extremes on the controversial issue of wolf control. Some hunters would like to see a very high moose population with almost no wolves competing with them. Others, mostly non-consumptive users, while recognizing the need and rationale for hunting, would like to see no predator control of any kind.

Nugent pleads guilty to Alaska hunting violation, apologizes

Rocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in Alaska, saying he was sorry for unwittingly violating the law.

Audio: Nugent's statement to court

Ted Nugent admits to illegal bear kill

Nugent set for court date on Alaska hunting charge

Rocker Ted Nugent is scheduled for a Tuesday court hearing in Anchorage and expected to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed.

Coast Guardsman hunted illegally

A U.S. Coast Guard petty officer has pleaded guilty of illegally hunting from his vessel.

Ted Nugent admits to illegal bear kill

Activist and musician Ted Nugent has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors admitting he illegally shot and transported black bear in Southeast Alaska two years ago, according to the agreement.

PDF: Nugent plea agreement

Anchorage hunting guide now faces federal charges

An Anchorage-based hunting guide accused of illegally shooting moose, leaving them to rot and then using their carcasses as bait for his clients' brown bear hunts is facing new charges in federal court.

Guide shot moose to bait bears, prosecutors say (5/15/2010)

Scores of Lower Kuskokwim moose hunters fail to file reports

Alaska wildlife troopers say nearly 200 moose hunters with permits to participate in the Lower Kuskokwim hunt last fall have failed to report whether they bagged a moose.

Herding a bull moose with plane proves costly to father and son

A man and his son, accused of using an airplane to herd a large bull moose before the father shot it south of Fairbanks, have reached a plea deal.

Sale of big-game trophies to be allowed in divorce cases

Alaskans who get divorced and don't want to look at the moose head their hunting-crazy spouse hung on the wall now have an option. They can sell it.

Moose-relocation program gets big boost from state

For years, Gary Olson and his Alaska Moose Federation were rebuffed by a Department of Fish and Game that did not warm to the idea of a private group with the motto "Grow More Moose" taking a hands-on role in managing wildlife. But Olson's efforts are finally paying off.

Shooting of grizzlies at bait stations gets OK

In 4-3 vote, the Alaska Board of Game has approved the shooting of grizzly bears by hunters at bait stations intended only for black bears. The change applies only to three game units in Interior Alaska.

Game Board OKs bear kill in Western Alaska to boost moose

Wildlife officials will kill grizzly and black bears in a 540-square mile region of Western Alaska so that more moose can survive and be hunted by village residents.

State considers hunting rights for Alaska landowners

Six weeks before he learned he was under criminal investigation for violating his department's hunting rules, state Wildlife Division Director Corey Rossi told his staff about a pet project -- unprecedented in Alaska -- to give private landowners special rights to hunt big game, even out of season, and to be able to sell those rights to whomever they want.

Father, son sentenced for herding moose with airplane

A Fairbanks father and son have reached a plea deal in the illegal killing of a bull moose that was herded with an airplane flown by the son. They were reported by another hunter, whose account was confirmed with stored GPS data from the plane.

Group opposing bear snaring brings fight to Game Board

An Alaska conservation group announced Wednesday that it has lined up opposition to an expansion of snaring of black bears and grizzly bears so more moose will survive.

State OKs group's plan to drug, relocate roadside moose