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Growing daylight could help Delta bison hunt
by Tim Mowry / tmowry@newsminer.com
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FAIRBANKS — Warmer temperatures and longer daylight hours should help hunters looking for Delta bison. Hunters had killed only 35 bison — 18 bulls and 17 cows — as of late last week. The state is...
January cold snap was bad in Fairbanks, but it could have been worse
FAIRBANKS — Give yourself a pat on the back with that frostbitten hand of yours. We made it. After enduring a January that even the sourest of Fairbanks sourdoughs would have a hard time topping —...
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Park service eyes plan to plow part of Denali Park Road in winter
FAIRBANKS - Wintertime visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve may be able to drive 12 miles into the park starting next winter. The National Park Service announced Tuesday it is evaluating ...
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Brigid and Harry Dodge, owners of Kodiak Treks, pose with their dog, Reuben, on a beach near their lodge in Kodiak, Alaska in this 2008 photo. Kodiak Treks has been recertified by Adventure Green Alaska, which offers Alaska’s sole ecotourism certification program. The couple guide clients from June 1 through late September at their lodge on Aleut Island. The rest of the year, they travel to destinations around the world. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harry Dodge)
Kodiak guides committed to low-impact adventure
KODIAK, Alaska - In May 2011, New York Times writer Ted O'Callahan traveled to Kodiak Island in search of an environmentally friendly way to see bears. What he found was Kodiak Treks on Uyak Bay. ...
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Commission cuts most allowable halibut catches in Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska - Parts of Alaska will see substantial cuts in the allowable halibut catch. KMXT reports (http://bit.ly/15KdoW) the International Pacific Halibut Commission released its catch limit...
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Cold keeping Fortymile caribou hunt quiet
FAIRBANKS — Hunters who are willing to endure the cold still have a decent shot at bagging a Fortymile caribou. The winter hunt for the Fortymile Caribou Herd remains open, but there hasn’t been m...
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Another antlerless moose hunt to close in unit 20A
FAIRBANKS — The cold weather hasn’t stopped antlerless moose hunters. Despite the frigid temperatures of late, hunters are still out shooting moose, evidenced by the fact the Alaska Department of ...
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Chris Dauel, bike shop manager at Beaver Sports, demonstrates winter trail riding on his fat bike Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Fat bikes: Super-sized tires may look strange, but they go in snow
FAIRBANKS — A few years ago, whenever John Shook saw fat tire tracks on the Goldstream Valley trails, he pretty much knew who made them. It either had to be Jeff Oatley or his wife, Heather Best, o...
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Antlerless moose hunt to close in unit 20A
FAIRBANKS — An antlerless moose hunt in the upper Dry Creek drainage in the central part of game management unit 20A south of Fairbanks is closing at midnight tonight because hunters have surpassed...
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Eric Engman / News-Miner Tanner Benson of Eagle River pulls out of a “high mark” during the 2007 Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic in the HooDoo Mountains outside of Summit Lake. / Eric Engman / News-Miner
Arctic Man movie slated for a Fairbanks premiere
FAIRBANKS — If you’re a fan of the Arctic Man, you won’t want to miss this. The premiere showing of “Arctic Man The Movie,” a 43-minute long movie about the Tesoro Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classi...
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Backcountry film festival kicks off at Birch Hill on Friday
FAIRBANKS — If the Arctic Man isn’t your bag, you might want to check out the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival on Friday at the Birch Hill Ski Center at Birch Hill Recreation Are...
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Grant Korgan zips up his parka while on his sit-ski before a training run at Smith Lake Friday afternoon, December 9, 2011. Korgan, who was paralyzed from the waist down after injuring his spine in a snowmachine accident, and five other teammates plan to trek 100 miles to the South Pole on a 10-day excursion next month. Eric Engman/News-Miner
Paralyzed man who trained in Fairbanks reaches South Pole
FAIRBANKS - Grant Korgan of Nevada became the first adaptive athlete in history to reach the South Pole on Tuesday, a little over a month after coming to Fairbanks to train and test equipment. Kor...
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Alaska Game Board delays considering more bear snaring
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Board of Game has delayed a proposal that would have expanded the use of snares to kill grizzly and black bears. Former Gov. Tony Knowles, Alaska wildlife scientists...
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Fairbanks hunter fined for selling sheep mount
FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks sheep hunter was fined $500 for selling an old Dall sheep taxidermy mount to an undercover Alaska State Trooper on Craigslist. Tim Dingey, 38, appeared in court Friday and ...
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Ex-governor, biologists, oppose Alaska bear snares
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The use of snares to kill bears is a "train wreck" of wildlife management policy, a former Alaska governor said Thursday as he announced that he was joining biologists in opposi...
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Fly fishing meeting scheduled for Jan. 19
FAIRBANKS - The Midnight Sun Fly Casters will hold its monthly meeting at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge on Jan. 19. Ray Hander from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be the guest speaker. Hander w...
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