Hold the chicken jokes. These birdbrains are seriously smart.
Their senses of smell, hearing and sight are exceptional, they exhibit self-control, and they can survive an Alaska winter.
Birds know how to survive when the mercury plummets, but your bird feeder can help
If you have a feeder it’s essential to keep it filled, because the birds will rely on it.
Follow those tracks! How to be a detective during a walk through the snow.
You don’t need to be an expert tracker to make simple deductions from the clues.
Welcome to the household, you weasel
When you have mice or voles and your cat is a picky hunter, a weasel can be a welcome house guest.
Roadside trappers give real trappers a bad name
Trapping is a legitimate way for outdoors-minded men and women to supplement their income, but it needs to be done ethically, columnist John Schandelmeier writes.
Will the snow ever come? Doubts creep in for mushers, skiers, trappers and snowmachiners
Snow or not, the Yukon Quest has a big field of mushers — unlike the Iditarod, which continues to make perplexing decisions, columnist John Schandelmeier writes.
Listen to animals. They can speak volumes without needing words.
It seems a no-brainer that any successful animal species must necessarily learn to communicate among themselves.
In Alaska, a mouse is not always a mouse
It’s more likely to be a shrew, a vole or a lemming.
Frozen lakes and snow-covered ground in Interior Alaska are a plus for anglers and hunters
With mild weather persisting, it’s a good time to be outdoors in Interior Alaska.
Playing mom to three newborn pups is a stinky, dirty, never-ending job
They wake up and scream for food every couple of hours. The formula must be right. The temperature needs to be consistent. And remember: Whatever you put into a puppy comes out the other end.
The snow is here, and few are happier than dogs and their drivers
Iditarod entries are down, but there are plenty of dogs on the trails now that snow is here.
Give everyone a shot at Nelchina caribou, but give non-motorized locals a head start
Columnist John Schandelmeier says his idea for regulating Unit 13 hunting would achieve a local advantage without cutting anyone from the picture.