I’m writing this half-way through the 12th Annual Mat-Su Salmon Science and Conservation Symposium in Palmer. As I wrote last week, the keynote address for this symposium is: Indigen…

PALMER – Though the great weather has delayed snow, many trails in the Valley are in excellent condition for fat biking. Low precipitation in the Valley has left the numerous trails …

HATCHER PASS — Hatcher Pass Mountain Guides’ permit to operate two snowcats and a helicopter on the Willow side of Hatcher Pass was approved by the Department of Natural Resources in…

The 12th Annual Mat-Su Science & Conservation Symposium hosted by the Mat-Su Basin Salmon Habitat Partnership will be happening next week, Wednesday and Thursday, the 13th and 14…

HATCHER PASS — With the white stuff is creeping down the mountains, mountaineers are flocking to ski swaps near and far for a chance at a good deal on gear for the winter.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries workshop session for the 2019-2020 meeting cycle was held last week. I attended both days in Anchorage and I will say that the Northern District escaped…

“Alaska Raw” is a book that you can judge by its cover. The foreground is a menacing dark slash, which designates a dangerous crevasse in the alpine glacier. A few precarious feet aw…

I guess I’ve become a whimp when it comes to hunting in cold, wet, rainy weather (except for waterfowl). In days gone by, I wouldn’t miss a beat on days like I just described, but ba…

Things have been a little slow the past few weeks. I mentioned in the columns about my caribou hunt that my left ankle “failed” me. I was thinking the right knee might be a problem, …

The Iditarod now has a few more international ties.

Hunter education has come a long way in Alaska since I was first certified to be a basic HE instructor back about 1992. In those days, HE wasn’t required in Alaska and two of the cur…