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We are pleased to announce the Alaska Snowmachining Forum as an addition to our growing lineup of places to find information about Alaska outdoor activities. Alaska -- at least the area north of the Panhandle -- is snowmachine country big time for obvious reasons. More information for the website is in the pipeline and in the plans. We will keep you posted on the NEW information page. We add new information or resources regularly. As hunters, we are people interested in environment. The natural world is a passion for us. Every day now it seems more and more evidence is showing that global warming is a reality...and in Alaska, the evidence seems to be even more clear. Whether or not human activities are the main driver behind this trend is an interesting question; but clearly, what humans are doing IS at least significant in this. I believe it behooves us who are so deeply concerned about the natural world to do something about this. You and I cannot do everything. But you and I can do something. We can at very least commit to reducing our own personal carbon dioxide emissions. We can walk more, reduce home temperatures, buy vehicles with cleaner engines, and so forth. And, we can let our government know how we feel about it.
David M Johnson --- NEWS & UPDATES ------------------------------------------------
The Juneau Empire reports that a bill that would re-establish a state board regulating big-game hunting guides is percolating in the Alaska legislature. "Frustrated by the delay in reinstituting the board, which existed until 1995, several big-game guides told legislators Wednesday their industry is struggling from a lack of order and accountability. Paul Johnson, an Elfin Cove big-game guide for 30 years, told legislators the effort to get the board running again has dragged on for so many years that his hair has turned gray in the interim. "It's time to move forward," Johnson said. Other hunting guides testified to the House Resources Committee about a lack of enforcement, dwindling resources and over-competition in Alaska's big-game hunting industry, which generates about $100 million for the state economy, according to state figures." Read the complete story here >>> The Anchorage Daily News wrote recently that "Hunters could get their first chance in more than 20 years to bag a moose on the Hillside above Anchorage under a state-proposed plan that comes before the Alaska Board of Game in March. State biologist Rick Sinnott says he would rather see a few moose shot in Chugach State Park than have them starve or struck by cars. "We're not talking about reducing them to invisibility," he said. "It just seems a shame to have them starving to death." But the proposed hunt faces hurdles in a city where many residents don't see the doe-eyed animals as a nuisance, and negative memories of the last hunt -- television images of moose walking around with arrows in their rumps -- are still strong." Read the complete story here >>> ADF&G's wildlife division has published it's Elk Management Report for 2001-2003. This is part of the regular reporting of wildlife survey and inventory activities done by the division. There are a wide range of research and management reports on the ADFG website. The Alaska Board of Game's spring meeting will be March 4-13 at the Coast International Inn in Anchorage. The Board will be considering proposals for changes in the Alaska Hunting Regulations. This is an annual meeting, and the decisions made here will be reflected in the regulations made available to hunters by July 1, 2005. ADF&G made a special point of advising the public that the Board of Game will be reviewing state closed areas, controlled use areas, refuges, and management areas in SC Alaska. This is part of the normal Board of Game process. Read the complete news release >>> Alaska Outdoor Council President Dick Bishop recently wrote an essay "A Customary and Traditional” question", that many old Alaska hands will nod in agreement over. The essay is about the debate over the merits of wolf control. Bishop wrote in part about "the letter" from the National Research Council to Governor Murkowski, and gave his perspective on what it really means. Alaska is developing a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy for Alaska fish and wildlife which is not commercially or recreationally fished or hunted. The impetus for this is millions of federal aid dollars which become available with the development of a viable plan for managing this wildlife. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking for public content on this plan, and will accept comments through early April.
According to the Anchorage Daily News, "state game managers are
considering a radical overhaul of the Nelchina caribou hunt,
one of the most popular yet problematic freezer-fillers in Alaska,
and in the process they may redefine subsistence hunting in the 21st
century. If the Alaska Board of Game approves Proposal 155 next
month, any state resident will be able to subsistence hunt in areas
north and east of Anchorage for caribou and moose. It would be the
first time in 15 years the highway-accessible hunt had such
unlimited access."
Read the complete story here >>> ---On the CALENDAR ------------------------------------------------------
The Alaska Bowhunters Association 27th annual awards banquet for
March 26 at the Marriott in downtown Anchorage. You can find
more
information on their website. Guest Speaker Cameron Hanes,
Author of “Bowhunting Trophy Blacktails” The Alaska Outdoor Council Annual Meeting will be on the same dates in Anchorage. See the Alaska Outdoor Council website for more information. On the weekend of 15, 16 & 17 April two more sportsman's shows are on the calendar. The Kenai Peninsula Sport, Recreation and Trade Show will be at the Soldotna Sports Center. For more info call 335-9423. Further north the Mat Su Valley Sportsman's Show (PDF brochure, 1.6 mb) will be at the Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Complex, on Mack Drive. One weekend later, April 22-24 comes the Fairbanks Outdoor Show. This will be at the Carlson Center. --- NEW on OUTDOORSDIRECTORY.COM --------------------------DIRECTORY: 24 February 2005:Aniak Air Guides PO Box 93, Aniak, AK 99557 Summer phone number (Apr 1 - Nov 14): (907) 675-4540 Winter (Nov 15 - Apr 1) (509) 773-4275. Cell: (907) 299-3503. Email: aniakairguides@yahoo.com.ANIAK AIR GUIDES offers the finest in Alaskan hunting and fishing. Specializing in drop off unguided hunting for moose, caribou and black bear. We also have a very high success on record book grizzly's on our guided hunts. With over 20 years experience we know how to show you a great trip. Aniak is 350 miles west of anchorage so it is definitely away from the crowds. DIRECTORY:
22 February 2005:Ocean
Point Alaskan Adventures PO Box 240034 Douglas,
MAGAZINE: 11 February 2005: A project involving bear hunters, antibiotics and barbed wire has provided revealing insights into one of the world’s most dense populations of black bears, on Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska.
FORUM: 8 February 2005: We installed software designed to make the forums run faster during peak load conditions. Usage of OutdoorsDirectory.com has steadily increased. Today the website is serving just under 20 page views per minute on average. During peak times, that load is much higher. While we believe the software has improved forum speed, it is still too slow. We are working with a computer engineer to develop a caching system that should make a huge improvement in speed. In the meantime, we are asking forum users to shift their usage times. Thanks for your patience in the meantime!
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There were many more, of course. These were just a few of the
highlights. By the end of the month: more than 36,000 total messages
on the forum. You can search the whole lot here:
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