Hunting

Federally qualified subsistence deer hunters in the Kodiak Archipelago will be able to take four black-tailed deer annually. Hunters are currently only allowed three deer between August and the end of January. That was part of the proposal passed by the Federal Subsistence Board at its meeting in Anchorage this week, April 2-5. Thursday, April 4, the Board took up …

Regulation changes could be coming for Kodiak Island’s black-tailed deer population, including what kind of deer and how many can be taken by subsistence hunters. The proposals will ultimately go before the Federal Subsistence Board later this spring. Wildlife managers and the regional advisory council are still divided over Kodiak’s antlerless deer hunt across Kodiak Island. The Office of Subsistence …

Crashed Wag-Aero 2+2 piloted by Derek Leichliter. Federal investigators are heading to Kodiak after a small plane crashed Sunday afternoon shortly after takeoff. Authorities have released few details on the 2 p.m. crash except to confirm that a 39-year-old Soldotna man piloting the plane was killed, a few hundred yards from the runway near Kodiak’s East Elementary School. Kodiak police …

March 12, 2021 by Claire Stremple, Alaska’s Energy Desk Tickets are already on sale for what’s called “Alaska’s Super Seven Big Game Raffle.” If it sounds kind of like buying a lottery ticket for musk ox — or another one of the seven most sought after species in the state, like a brown bear or a caribou — it is. Alaska’s Department …

By BRIAN VENUA, KDLG-Dillingham In Bristol Bay communities, subsistence is one feature of daily life that has stayed consistent during the pandemic. Now, it’s part of the school’s curriculum. Communities around Bristol Bay have endeavored to protect their residents from COVID-19 for almost a year. The Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok was among the many schools that shifted to …

By TYLER THOMPSON, KDLG A common symptom of Brucella in caribou is swelling in the knee, where most of the bacteria is stored. Brucellosis can cause a high fever similar to the flu in people.PHOTO FROM GNWT ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ADF&G State biologists have found an unusual disease among caribou in Southwest Alaska. The disease is called brucellosis, and the …

After a successful season of elk hunting on Afognak Island, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed by emergency order elk hunting in the East Afognak hunt area. Nathan Svoboda, area wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak, says that the unusual closure of the entire island may not be entirely coincidental. “We …

This Friday, on KMXT’s Midday News report with host Terry Haines, we hear about: Another Covid-19 case comes to Kodiak USCG saves two hunters stranded on Mount Kelly. Senator Dan Sullivan has something to tweet about. The Department of Agriculture is considering changes in the Tongass National Forest More about the fatal bear attack in the Wrangle-St. Elias National Park. …

In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis and the threat of food shortages, “sustainability” and “food security” are no longer just buzzwords to communities across Alaska. And some look to Old Harbor for answers. Old Harbor is a community tucked away in the rugged wilderness on the southeast side of Kodiak Island. It started its journey towards sustainability with hoop …

BREAKING:  Kodiak has had a sixth case of COVID-19 confirmed as of noon Thursday.  More information is coming, but the announcement was part of the regular Thursday live update from the Kodiak Emergency Operation’s Center. There are currently three ‘”active” cases and three “recovered” cases within the Kodiak Island Borough, according to Elsa DeHart, with the Public Health Services. This …