Small Gulf of Alaska Quake Triggers Homer’s Tsunami Warning System

A 2.29 magnitude earthquake 59 northeast of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, and a maintenance error generated a Tsunami alert in Homer, Alaska Tuesday morning. The quake east of Afognak Island of Kodiak occurred at 10:13 am Tuesday morning. The warning system on the Kenai peninsula was triggered at 10:20 am. Homer’s Tsunami warning system was triggered and issued an alert that […]

Comment Period for USFWS Proposed Peninsula Bear Hunting Closure Ends

Comment Period for USFWS Proposed Peninsula Bear Hunting Closure Ends

With the public hearing in Soldotna last night, the public comment period on  the proposal to close the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Brown Bear hunting season on the Kenai Peninsula comes to an end. In a release yesterday, the Governor’s office  said, “Federal land managers have again proposed limiting Alaskans’ access to a state resource, the […]

Sheep Hunter Pleads to Taking Brown Bear Illegally

Anchorage man, Isaac Landecker pled guilty at arraignment on Wednesday for taking a Brown Bear during the closed season. As a result of his guilty plea, Landecker was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended. He was additionally ordered to pay restitution  of $1,300 and placed on probation for three years. Landecker’s plea was a direct result […]