When sharing the backcountry with bears, choose a shotgun as your companion
Depending on a cannister of pepper spray to ward off a bear is like using a cap gun in the face of a brigade, columnist John Schandelmeier contends.
Alaska’s early explorers were tough buzzards when it came to traveling and camping
They didn’t need fancy gear to travel the country. Just a tattered canvas, a sleeping bag and a pot.
Bee kind to Alaska’s pollinators (but it’s OK to smack a wasp)
They might make you nervous, but bees are an essential part of the ecosystem.
Limited entry isn’t perfect, but it keeps Bristol Bay teeming with sockeye
Opinion: The system maybe should undergo some minor changes to help protect local permits, but all in all it’s working, columnist John Schandelmeier writes.
Instead of zapping Alaska’s mosquitoes, build a birdhouse
If you can attract swallows to your yard, you’ll see fewer mosquitoes.
For fewer crowds and good lake fishing, consider hitting the Richardson Highway
While the masses target the Kenai Peninsula, a trip to the Summit Lake area promises camping areas with a view other than that of another camper.
Lots of kids, lots of reindeer and lots of wind await you in Stebbins
The north wind blows hard in this Western Alaska village; if you spit here, it had best be to the south.
One of Alaska’s most scenic drives skirts Rainbow Mountain near Paxson
But wait until June, when the snow will be gone, advises John Schandelmeier.
There be monsters in the Alaska outdoors. Or perhaps a porcupine.
Most Alaskans know it’s carelessness that creates danger in the outdoors, not Bigfoot. Until that silent, glowing orb in the sky follows you home.
Snow geese are everywhere, and we need to do something about it
As their population grows worldwide, the birds are destroying the habitat of other waterfowl.
What happened to winter in March?
Warm, dry weather has consequences everywhere in the state.
The ethical outdoorsman respects the land, the animal being sought and other people
Hunting and fishing require certain types of behavior, but because there are seldom onlookers your conscience must dictate your actions.