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NEWS: July 27, 2005 -- According to the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to transfer land along the Richardson Highway into state hands is raising concerns among federally qualified subsistence hunters in the Copper River basin.  These hunters are concerned that they would have to hunt under more restrictive state regulations should the land be transferred to state management.

NEWS: July 27, 2005 -- Alaska's 2005 duck stamp features an impressive print of a hooded merganser.

NEWS: July 27, 2005 -- Alaska Governor Murkowski has appointed 9 members to the newly reconstituted Big Game Services Board.  The Board will regulate and license big game hunting services and transportation services.  The older Big Game Commercial Services Board was disbanded in 1994.

NEWS: July 25, 2005 -- Southeast Alaska moose hunters will this year have to choose between hunting in the Gustavus area for bulls or in other parts of GMU 1C, as part of a plan to make the hunter safer and more manageable. 

NEWS: July 25, 2005 -- Moose hunting has been closed in the Unalakleet area (GMU 22A) on Alaska's Bering Sea coast because of declining numbers.  An ADFG emergency order explains the exact area of the closure.

NEWS: July 19, 2005 -- ADF&G has closed moose hunting in a portion of GMU 18 (the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region) to allow moose to colonize the area more effectively.  There are no nonresident moose hunting seasons open in this area.  Hunting by residents allowed on federal lands in this area is also closed.

NEWS: July 19, 2005 -- Waterfowl hunting regulations and shooting timetables for the 2005 season are now available on the ADFG website.

NEWS: July 19, 2005 -- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are both closing subsistence caribou hunting in the range of the Northern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd.  The herd has been in declining since the 1988 peak.  Earlier ADFG had indicated there would be Tier II permits issued for the fall season, but recent information led to a decision to not issue them. Nutritional problems, predation by bears and wolves, and parasite problems are implicated in the decline.

STORY: July 18, 2005 -- Anchorage Daily News outdoors writer Craig Medred provides more detail and perspective on how two experienced Alaska outdoors people came to be killed in an apparent predatory bear attack in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a recent article.

CALENDAR: July 18, 2005 -- The Alaska Professional Hunter's Association annual meeting and convention will be held at the Millenium Hotel in Anchorage December 7-9, 2005. APHA recently released its July/August 2005 newsletter.

NEWS: July 18, 2005 -- Alaska hunters took only two grizzly out of a total that managers had hoped could be as high as 81 in a bear control program in the upper Tanana and Yukon areas, near Tok.  ADF&G staff will obtain additional information from permit holders to find out why the take was so low.  111 permits were issued, but it is not known how many baits were actually put out by hunters.

RESOURCES: July 14, 2005 -- Alaska hunter harvest report information is available now online from the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation.  The reports cover many years of data, and provide often requested harvest information.

NEWS: July 14, 2005 -- The Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation has reduced the number of hunting permits for Delta Bison from 120 to 65 as a result of an unusually low number of bison located in the summer post-calving survey.  ADF&G biologists are perplexed about the second year of decline, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner reports.

NEWS: July 14, 2005 -- Results from permit drawing hunts and Tier II hunts can be seen online at the ADF&G website.  The permits themselves follow later, and should be received by the end of July.

RESOURCES: July 7, 2005 -- ADF&G has set up a web planner designed to help visitors to the Fish and Game website find as much information as possible about the fish or wildlife components of their trips.

CALENDAR: July 7, 2005 -- While not strictly Alaska hunting related, it is worth noting that the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep is teaming up with the Mule Deer Foundation for the 2006 convention.  It will be February 1-4, 2006 in Reno, NV.

Archives
Current month	Current news updated several times weekly in blog format.
April 2006	ADFG advises on Avian Flu. Dick Burley appointed again to state game board.  Predator control programs crimp wildlife agency budget.
March 2006	Proxy hunting narrowed down. Bears...play dead or fight back. North American Bear Foundation starts a new chapter in Alaska.
February 2006	Finding a reliable air charter. Wolf control back in operation. Board of game publishes hunting proposals. Su Valley moose numbers down.
December 2005	Getting away from it all. ADFG reprints publication on upland game birds for hunters. Mat-Su sportsman's show scheduled.
November 2005	Becoming an OutdoorsWoman. Putting the gear away. What to do if you fall through the ice. Antler growth is fast.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
December 2004	Becoming an OutdoorsWoman workshop announcement, AK Outdoor Council annual meeting, internet "hunting"??, point systems for permits and more.
November 2004	Some interesting forum threads to look at this month, and some worthwhile updates and news in this month's edition.
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.
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
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
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
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
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