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News & Tips
May, 2005
Current month's Alaska
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We are working towards adding additional stories and tips to this
section. If it has seemed that we have been heavy on News and
light on Tips, you would be right. But they are coming.
Please note that you should not rely on information on these pages
for fishing regulations information: mistakes are possible and
regulations change. Check out the details yourself to be sure!
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As I mentioned in the Hunting Alaska News and
Tips for April 2005, this is the next evolution in how we are
providing this information. As we obtain new information, we
will post it on the current page. At the end of the month, we
will be sending a simple text email to subscribers. I really
liked the Graphic Emails that we were sending, but too many of them
were being caught and thrown out as spam.
If you like this kind of information, click the "subscribe" button
in the box at right, and we will send you the email each month.
Meanwhile, your
suggestions for content here are always welcome.
David M Johnson
Publisher / OutdoorsDirectory.com
PO Box 609
Delta Junction, AK 99737
NEWS: May 1, 2005 -- May is the month for
submitting applications for Alaska drawing permit hunts. The Department of
Fish and Game publishes a
newspaper supplement to the regulations with all the details. It is also
possible to
apply
on line. The deadline is May 31, 2005.
BOOKS: May 4, 2005 --
Alaska outdoors publisher Tony Russ is offering two new books
that should be of interest to Alaska hunters, Upland Hunting in Alaska: A
Bird Hunter’s Guide, and Sheep Stalking in Alaska: A Step-by-Step Guide.
The upland bird hunting book is due in early summer, and the sheep stalking book
is due in mid-summer. These books will be available for sale in
our
bookstore. You can also
sign up to receive email notification of these and other new books, video,
DVD, etc.
NEWS: May 6, 2005 -- Southeast Alaska spruce grouse --
hooters -- are among the top subjects in this month's edition of
Alaska Wildlife News. Also in this month's issue: rats, sleeper sharks and
Dolly Varden trout.
NEWS: May 9, 2005 -- Portions of the
Alaska Game Management Unit 17b have been
closed to nonresident hunting of caribou, and portions now require non residents
to have a registration permit available in Dillingham. This is a
signficant change in the hunting regulations and affects would-be float hunters
on popular river drainages.
NEWS: MAY 11, 2005 -- The Alaska Division of Wildlife
Conservation has published a number of moose management reports that will
interest hunters in Alaska. The reports cover:
Arctic and western Alaska,
Southcentral Alaska,
Southeast Alaska,
Unit 20 (Interior), and
Interior and Northeast. The agency maintains
links to recent
management reports on its website.
CALENDAR: May 27, 2005 -- The Kenai Peninsula Archery
Club will be hosting a
membership drive / BBQ / free 3d shoot near Soldotna on Saturday,
June 4. You can obtain additional information by contacting the club
at
kenaipeninsulaarchers@yahoo.com
CALENDAR: May 27, 2005 -- The Alaska Board of Game
will be meeting in Anchorage on June 4 and 5 consider
moose
and caribou hunting proposals for Game Management Units 11 and 13 Tier II hunts.
NEWS: May 29, 2005 -- The State of
Alaska's wolf control program resulted in 276 wolves this past winter,
according to the Fairbanks Daily News Miner. This is about half of
the hoped for number, but not bad, considering it is a volunteer program, said
the state's wildlife agency boss. Alaska is now also allowing hunters to
bait grizzly bears in the Eastern Interior of Alaska, and they have at least
initially proved to be more difficult to take in this way. The News
Miner also reports that
no
hunters baiting grizzlies in the Tok areas have yet taken bears.
CALENDAR: May 31, 2005 -- The
National Wild
Turkey Federation is forming a new chapter in Alaska. For more
information contact Dean Owen at 458-7380. Alaska has no wild turkeys, but
many Alaskans are interested in hunting turkeys. A NWTF banquet is
planned for Wasilla on July 30, 2005. For more information contact
Steve Trickett.
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Current news updated several times weekly in
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April 2006 |
ADFG advises on Avian Flu. Dick Burley
appointed again to state game board. Predator control programs crimp
wildlife agency budget. |
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March 2006 |
Proxy hunting narrowed down. Bears...play dead
or fight back. North American Bear Foundation starts a new chapter in
Alaska. |
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February 2006 |
Finding a reliable air charter. Wolf control
back in operation. Board of game publishes hunting proposals. Su Valley
moose numbers down. |
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December 2005 |
Getting away from it all. ADFG reprints
publication on upland game birds for hunters. Mat-Su sportsman's show
scheduled. |
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November 2005 |
Becoming an OutdoorsWoman. Putting the
gear away. What to do if you fall through the ice. Antler growth is
fast.
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October 2005 |
Selecting the right tent for Alaska hunting.
Portable electric fences as bear deterrents. Too many cow moose?
Counting the Nelchina herd. Many new books on the website |
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September 2005 |
Excellent discussion on survival comm gear in
the Hunting Forum. Beetle kill seen improving Kenai moose habitat. ADF&G
offers first youth day at the shooting range. Another initiative
petition filed to stop wolf management. |
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August 2005 |
Mule deer in Alaska? ADF&G asks hunters
to leave pack goats at home. Interior hunters uneasy about plans to
harvest 800 antlerless moose. A new book debuts on upland game bird
hunting in Alaska. |
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July 2005 |
Tier II hunters are concerned about a proposed
transfer of Copper Basin federal lands along the pipeline corridor to
state management. Governor appoints 9 to Big Game Services Board.
Two experienced outdoor travelers killed in apparent predatory grizzly
attack in Arctic Alaska. Delta bison herd numbers down. |
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June 2005 |
A new feature article on calling Alaska moose
by Wayne Kubat. Experienced Alaska outdoors people killed in what
appears to have been a predatory bear attack. Alaska continues to
work on wood bison introduction. Hunting regulations available online |
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May 2005 |
Permit applications for 2005 must be
postmarked by May 31. Portions of SW Alaska along a popular river
for float hunting have been closed to caribou hunting by non-residents,
and non-residents must have registration permits to hunt moose. |
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April 2005 redux |
We are renaming these pages. The
information on this page covers April news and other information.
Key topics: more on wood bison, Chris Batin's bear skinning video
is available again, permit hunt application information is available
online, hunting regulations changes, forum search improvements. |
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April
2005 |
This was sent in early April 2005 to
subscribers. April is the month for outdoor shows in Alaska.
Wood bison coming to Alaska? It could happen by
2007. Lice continue to spread from their original Kenai Peninsula
infestation. |
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March
2005 |
In the news this month, several shows upcoming
in Alaska. Also, the state is considering big changes in the
popular Nelchina caribou hunt. In the magazine, a quite
interesting article about Kuiu Island black bears. |
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February 2005 |
This month we launched a new newsletter format
that we hope will make it more user friendly. You can see
how it went out in email here.
In this issue, Near Death on Beaver Creek, feds implement new
regulations making carrying certain fire starters on board airliners
illegal, new features on OutdoorsDirectory.com, hot threads on the
Alaska Hunting forum. |
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January 2005 |
New features on OutdoorsDirectory.com
including a cookbook and a new section on Alaska boating, what
Alaska hunting gear to buy for $600, what about ethics, and more. |
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December 2004 |
Becoming an OutdoorsWoman workshop
announcement, AK Outdoor Council annual meeting, internet "hunting"??,
point systems for permits and more. |
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November 2004 |
Some interesting forum threads to look at this
month, and some worthwhile updates and news in this month's edition. |
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October 2004 |
The newsletter is back. We bit off more
than we could chew, so we will try a less ambitious approach. In
this issue: news and updates about Alaska hunting; new information on
OutdoorsDirectory.com, forum threads of interest. |
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October 2003 |
Featured: To Tok or not to Tok -- An
Alaskan becomes a sheep hunting addict | Hunting Tip: Stretching for older
hunters | Recent Alaska hunting news and stories
on the web | NEW Alaska books in our store | Events | A sampling of significant
recent threads on the Alaska
Hunting Forum | Newsletter archives | Subscription information |
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August 2003 |
Featured: "Breathless, Under the Weight Of a
Hunter's Moment" | Recent Alaska hunting news and stories on the web |
Featured Alaska hunting & fishing books and videos | Events | Some
significant Threads on the Alaska Hunting Forum during July, 2003 |
Newsletter archives | Subscription and Advertising Information |
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July 2003 |
Featured: Rent-A-Partner | Alaskan Jeff
Varvil writes humorously about what happens when your regular pard can't
make it | Hunting tip | Information about Alaska
hunting from the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation | Alaska news and stories on the web
| Featured Alaska hunting books and video | Events | Significant Threads on the Alaska Hunting Forum
| Newsletter Archives | Subscription and Advertising Information |
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June
2003 |
Feature | King of the Mountain: A high
adrenaline Alaska brown bear hunt | Alaska Hunting tip for June | Getting
into Sheep Shape | News on the web | Alaska hunting stories
on the web | Featured Alaska hunting books and video | Events |
Significant | Threads on the Alaska Hunting Forum | Subscription
and Advertising Information |
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May
2003 |
Featured: New Alaska State Hunting
Regulations Announced | Bonus Feature: Wolf Control Works | Hunting Tip
for May: Meat Care | Upcoming Events | Recent Threads of Interest on the
Alaska Hunting Forum | Recent Hunting Oriented Additions
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