Nondalton – Tuesday, in the community of Nondalton, near Lake Clark, Governor Bill Walker signed House Bill 267, which gives municipalities that levy taxes on guided hunting and sport fishing access to records that businesses submit to state agencies. HB 267 will allow local governments to confirm that hunting and fishing activities subject to taxes […]
August 8, 2018 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Charges have been filed against two Alaskans as the result of an Alaska Wildlife Trooper investigation into illegal hunting practices. Troopers have also seized property that was used to facilitate the illegal activity. Andrew Renner, 41 of Wasilla, and Owen Renner, 18 of Wasilla, were indicted Monday, August 6 […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Trump administration Tuesday took a major step toward opening Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve — the largest roadless area in the United States — to new, industrial-scale oil development. The project threatens polar bears, caribou and migratory birds that live and travel through the ecologically rich reserve. The Bureau of Land Management announced it would prepare […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Wildlife Troopers are continuing their enforcement and patrol actions at commercial and personal use fisheries across the state. Recent patrol and surveillance efforts yielded a significant number of citations and charges related to illegal fishing activity in and around the Kenai Peninsula. “Even during times of limited resources, Alaska Wildlife Troopers […]