Every winter, dogs in Alaska are maimed and killed by snares and powerful “quick-kill” Conibear crushing traps placed, virtually without restriction, in public multi-use areas. Alaska’s exceptionally ...

Trapping, an outdoors activity commonly associated with the Last Frontier, actually happens farther from home than many people might imagine — or at least Juneau trails. This is what the Alaska ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evans and Standley with their giant wolf On Dec. 22 I received a message from a local Fairbanks trapper whom I've known for years.

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the city of Valdez in a lawsuit that challenged the bounds of municipal authority within the state. In a unanimous decision issued Friday, the court ...

I grew up trapping muskrat in western New York state in the small rural community of Bolivar. I learned to trap from school mates, setting No. 110 conibears in a swamp near town. The first swamp I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 19—The Fur Rendezvous has been a staple of Alaska winter life for 90 years. Founded in 1935, the festival started as a ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska advisory council will recommend that federal regulators end the requirement for subsistence hunters to mark their traps with identifying numbers. The Southeast Alaska ...

His family remembers Gary Frank Sotherden as a free spirit who spent time in Canada and worked on the Alaska oil pipeline. When he set out on the trip of a lifetime to go trapping in the Alaskan ...

Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, discusses Senate Bill 10 on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. The Senate approved the bill unanimously. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) ...

PALMER, AL The large, friendly mutt lost most of the lower half of his left legs after getting caught in an animal trap or snare. Now, the black and brown canine has become a symbol in Alaska for what ...