The musk ox were stranded on the floes after wandering onto the sea ice during breakup.
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Alaska Fish and Game is selling raffle tickets for big game permits to boost its budget
The raffle is the first of its kind in Alaska. But other states like Arizona and Wyoming have similar systems. In Wyoming, the raffle raised more than a million dollars this year.
Students in New Stuyahok practice subsistence skills in the classroom
When New Stuyahok shifted to a mix of in-person and distance learning as a safety precaution, the school took the opportunity to incorporate subsistence into the classroom.
Amid COVID-19 restrictions, far fewer Outside hunters are coming to Alaska
Fish and Game says they’ve sold only 3,594 non-resident licenses as of Aug. 12 compared to 15,897 in 2019.
Kake granted emergency hunting request during pandemic
The federal subsistence board approved a special hunting request on Monday that permits the Organized Village of Kake to harvest deer or moose out of season.
Mule deer, white-tailed deer expand range into Alaska
New species of deer are moving into parts of Alaska, including the Upper Lynn Canal. Alaska Department of Fish and Game is gathering information on these ungulates.
As polar bears encroach on this Alaska village, feds charge man with illegally shooting one
As Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears are spending more time near the Alaska North Slope village of Kaktovik. Now, federal prosecutors have charging a man there with killing one in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Hecla Greens Creek wants to close mine to hunters
“They are putting our employees at risk by shooting in blind areas,” mine spokesman Mike Satre said. The Alaska Board of Game will weigh the proposal at its January meeting in Petersburg.
Central Southeast moose hunt lags behind 2017
At 68 bulls shot this season, it’s still well below last year’s total, when the count was 117 moose killed.
Boom in gun sales sends $33 million in taxes to Alaska for wildlife conservation
The U.S. Interior Department announced Alaska’s share of a gun tax revenue: $33 million. That’s more than double what the state got just six years ago.