Whether you choose cheap or fancy, the shotgun that fits and feels right is the one you will love
If a gun is too heavy to shoot more than a few times, too difficult to load or too prone to recoil, it’s not likely to get used.
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Report of aggressive brown bear prompts closure of wooded area near Anchorage’s Abbott Loop park
Wildlife officials believe a brown bear that charged a man multiple times was defending a moose carcass, though no one has actually seen the dead moose.
As you prepare for another Alaska winter, here’s how to make a root cellar
Remember the four basic requirements: It must be cool, humid, dark and ventilated.
5 years after conquering an Iron Man triathlon, the lessons learned live on
Accepting help, planning, enduring the training, getting through race-day surprises and setting your own goals can propel you through 140.6 miles of racing.
We hunt for meat — and because wing-shooting is an exquisite dance that can’t be choreographed
Taking game birds only on wing is an unwritten rule for some hunters, one that’s easy to follow because the art of wing-shooting is so alluring.
Surprise! It’s winter in the Alaska Range foothills, so if you’re planning to hunt caribou, be prepared
There will be a ton of people in the woods when the Nelchina caribou hunt reopens Wednesday. Be ready to cheerfully help them out of whatever pickle they create for themselves. Next time, it could be you.
Alyeska will open ski slopes this season with pandemic precautions in place
Skiers will be allowed to temporarily remove face coverings only while moving down slopes, a spokesman said.
There is much to consider when assessing supplemental moose hunts
Game and Fish is looking for ideal ratios of bulls to cows, but there are many variables.
After a joyous summer, the approach of winter provides time to ponder and appreciate stillness
It’s getting thrillingly cold, the kind of cold that reminds you that you live way up north.
A good duck dog is always by your side, even when she’s too old to join you for every hunt
Cheyenne is a small, aging black Lab whose occasional bad manners are easily forgiven by her many talents.
Fashion comes and goes in the outdoors and on the runways, and sometimes goes full circle
Gucci’s new men’s wear collection inspires a retrospective of outdoors wear through the centuries.
Public service announcement, hunting edition: Smoking is bad, and the love of a dog is an excellent reason to quit
It may also save you enough money to get that big-bore double rifle you’ve been wanting.
Alaska hiking 101: Beware the ‘seductively close’ end of the trail
Hiking a mile in the mountains isn’t the same as walking an asphalt mile. Wishful thinking can make a quarter-mile seem like a full mile.
2020 hunting scorecard for Alaska’s Interior: Nelchina caribou are elusive, Unit 13B moose are scarce
The solution for hard-hit areas of Unit 13B will be tough to find.
A Denali Highway trip will fill you with wonder, even if it doesn’t fill your freezer
Three days in the vast Alaska Range foothills — where the only boundary is the horizon, unmarked and unlimited — is reward enough for any hunter.
Bomber Traverse is a spectacular and terrifying way to experience fall in Alaska
It’s steep and it’s scary, but the views will blow your mind.
Man’s best friend is an excellent hunting partner, even when it outhunts you
A reminder as Alaska’s fall season winds down: Hunting without a dog is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without the peanut butter.
It’s cold, it’s wet, it’s sleep-depriving — it’s duck hunting in Alaska, and there’s nothing quite like it
After a lifetime of duck hunting, columnist Steve Meyer understands that duck hunters must suffer for the experience to be complete.
Here comes winter and the prospect of more hunkering down. We will survive.
The outdoors gave us a place to stay connected in the summer. It can in the winter too.
Departing ducks, first light on opening day, and the smell of autumn in Alaska
Fourteen years after first entering the realm of wild ducks before they fly to faraway places, the experience feels as new as ever, columnist Christine Cunningham writes.