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Kenai fishing guide has court date over monster king
Published July 20, 2008
KENAI -- A fishing guide has admitted that he lied about where his client caught a monster king.
Swollen feet, oozing blisters, missing toenails -- must be the Wilderness Classic
Published July 17, 2008
John Lapkass may not have finished first in the 2008 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic, but he won the award for the wildest hallucinations.
Still no 'big' halibut on Valdez derby leader board -- yet
Published July 17, 2008
The 300-pound barrier has been broken by halibut fishermen in both the Seward and Homer halibut derbies this summer, but Valdez is still waiting for its first 300-pounder to hit the dock.
2008 Tier II Permits
Published July 11, 2008
These are the Tier II (subsistence) permit hunt recipients for the remaining 2008-09 hunts.
2008 Drawing Permits
Published July 11, 2008
These are the Drawing Permit Hunt recipients for the remaining 2008-09 hunts
Hunting permits online today
Published July 11, 2008
You can see the 2008-2009 Tier II and and Drawing permit hunt winners online here today at 5 p.m.
96-year-old woman catches 35-pound king salmon on Kenai River
Published July 10, 2008
KENAI -- Les Anderson may have reeled in the largest fish on the Kenai River, but if records were kept for the oldest person to catch a fish, Lois Tucker might take the prize.
Chillin' on the Chulitna
Published July 10, 2008
We — me, my wife, Kristan, and our 9-year-old son, Logan — just returned from a three-day, two-night raft trip down the Chulitna River in the Alaska Range and I’ve got to tell you, I’m not thrilled about writing a story about it.
Good news for Chitina dippers; blast of salmon hits Copper River
Published July 10, 2008
Just when it looked like dip netting at Chitina was going downhill fast, things are looking up for dip-netters.
British 'twitchers' flock to remote Alaska island to see birds
Published July 5, 2008
ST. PAUL ISLAND -- British birder Annie Andreae bristles at being called a "twitcher" — friendly slang in England for someone who will drop everything at the drop of a hat to go great distances to get a glimpse at a must-see bird.
Income no factor yet in Nelchina hunt permits
Published July 4, 2008
ANCHORAGE -- The Alaska Board of Game has decided incomes won't be considered in determining who gets a subsistence permit for hunting Nelchina moose and caribou - this year anyway.
Solstice bike ride through Denali a trip of a lifetime
Published July 3, 2008
Our Denali National Park and Preserve camper bus had just come upon a large male grizzly bear apparently trying to kill a young 2- to 3-year-old grizzly. Everybody on our bus crowded to the front to watch, or not watch, depending on each person’s comfort level
Outdoors Calendar — July 3
Published July 3, 2008
A listing of outdoor related events and activities
Fairbanks anglers enjoy one halibut of a day
Published July 3, 2008
It was as if someone flipped a switch.
That’s the only explanation Dave Machacek has for what happened last Saturday as he and Fairbanks fishing partners, Troy Williams and Tyrel Bailey, enjoyed the finest day of halibut fishing they have ever had, all in the course of two hours.