(Anchorage) — Need moose antlers for carving, collecting or display? Look no further than this year’s annual State Hide and Horn Auction. Some 160 sets of moose antlers will be up for bid this weekend, along with caribou antlers, Dall sheep horns, black and brown bear hides, and fine furs including lynx, wolf, beaver and […]
Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are forecasting a run of some 4.0 million sockeye salmon to Upper Cook Inlet in 2017, with a commercial harvest of 1.7 million fish. That forecasted harvest is 1.2 million fish less than the 20-year average harvest. For 2016, the red salmon harvest by all user […]
Few places in the world maintain a stronger connection to hunting, gathering and eating well from the land than Alaska. Here, the harvest of wild foods is part of a generations-old way of life for some, while for many others the tradition extends back thousands of years to define them culturally and as individuals. The […]
Juneau – With the current state fiscal crisis, the Walker-Mallott administration continues to look for cost savings wherever possible, including sharing administrative resources and streamlining services. In February, Governor Walker issued Administrative Order 279, authorizing the transfer of certain administrative functions from the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) to the Department of Fish and Game. The […]