Alaska Sporting Journal

10/16/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/raised-in-alaska-has-a-memorable-day-slamming-silvers/

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Join us on an unforgettable fishing trip in the stunning Alaskan wilderness as we chase silver salmon! Filmed in 2025, after the legalization of bait, this adventure is packed with thrilling catches, expert tips, and breathtaking scenery. Watch as we navigate the river, showcasing our techniques wit...

10/15/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/national-park-service-to-increase-denali-national-park-visitor-access/

From Denali National Park and Preserve and the National Park Service:

The final rule brings the vehicle limit on the restricted section of the Denali Park Road in line with the park’s 2012 Vehicle Management Plan. The plan was developed with public input and established standards for protecting park resources and maintaining a high-quality visitor experience.

“America’s national parks belong to the American people, and we should be looking for every responsible opportunity to make these incredible places more accessible,” said Secretary Doug Burgum. “At Denali, we’re cutting red tape, honoring a management plan shaped by years of public input, and expanding access while protecting the extraordinary landscape that makes this park so special.”

Under the final rule, up to 160 vehicles may travel each day on the restricted section of the park road (from mile 15 to mile 90) during the park’s visitor season as long as standards for desired resources conditions and visitor experience are met. The season runs from the Saturday before Memorial Day through the second Thursday after Labor Day. The new daily limit replaces the current seasonal limit of 10,512 vehicle permits.

“This commonsense update will improve opportunities for more Americans to experience Denali National Park and Preserve,” said Jessica Bowron, Comptroller Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director of the National Park Service. “By modernizing these regulations, we are improving visitor access while continuing to protect the extraordinary resources that make Denali one of our nation’s most iconic national parks.”

Under the final rule, up to 160 vehicles may travel each day on the restricted section of the park road (from mile 15 to mile 90) during the park’s visitor season as long as standards for desired resources conditions and visitor experience are met. The season runs from the Saturday before Memorial...

10/13/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/adfg-announces-closure-of-unit-14a-goat-hunt-at-1159-p-m-tonight/

Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official

Annual harvest quotas are based on 7% of the 3-year average minimum count of adult goats in the hunt areas. The 3-year average number of goats seen during minimum counts is 171 yielding a harvest quote of 12 goats, of which up to 4 can be nannies. To prevent exceeding the harvest quota, ADF&G is clo...

10/13/2026

10/09/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/raised-in-alaska-checks-out-moose-velvet-shedding-season/

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Join us on an unforgettable adventure in Alaska as we track down majestic moose during the exciting velvet shedding season! Witness the fascinating behavior of these incredible animals as they prepare for dominance and sparring. From unique antler formations to stunning visuals of these bulls in the...

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/tribal-groups-concerned-as-interior-downplays-western-arctic-drilling-environmental-risks/

From the Grandmothers Growing Goodness and Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic:

The Trump administration’s plans for the Western Arctic will seal an unsafe future for us. The lands we rely on for hunting caribou and moose, fishing, gathering, and teaching our children would be opened up for reckless oil and gas development with absolutely no consideration for the impacts. There will be no limits to this development, which means no limits to the air pollution it causes. How could we possibly accept this?” said Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, Executive Director of Grandmothers Growing Goodness. “We’ve had to live with widespread development and encroachment on our lands, but at least we had the opportunity to participate in the process and get mitigation. Now there is no opportunity for us to participate – decades of protections and progress will be erased in the blink of an eye. The government has an obligation to protect our nation’s natural resources, not hand over more power to an industry that has destroyed the health, safety, and lives of so many people.”

“Our people live on this land and see the changes first. Free, prior and informed consent exists so that knowledge is heard before decisions are made. We have never had real self-determination in this process, and now Donald’s administration isn’t even pretending otherwise. Cutting out public comment makes that clear. Whether you support oil development or not, every Iñupiaq should care about keeping our voice present on our own land. If we let them take that from us now, it won’t stop with exploration,” said Nauri Simmonds, Executive Director of Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic.

“The Trump administration’s plans for the Western Arctic will seal an unsafe future for us. The lands we rely on for hunting caribou and moose, fishing, gathering, and teaching our children would be opened up for reckless oil and gas development with absolutely no consideration for the impacts. ...

10/07/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/roadless-rule-public-comment-period-draws-a-million-comments/

From Alaska Environment Action:

“The Roadless Rule has protected Alaska’s forests for 26 years. The rule was enacted with overwhelming support in 2001 and that support continues today. These are truly special places that feed us, filter our drinking water, where wildlife live and where we connect with nature. They should remain protected,” said Dyani Lezama, Alaska Environment State Director.

The Roadless Rule designates forests across the country as “inventoried roadless areas,” prohibiting the building of new roads and commercial logging. The rule safeguards 58.5 million acres of undeveloped land nationwide, including 14.7 acres in Alaska’s National Forests, the Tongass and the Chugach. Since 2001, additional federal roadless rules have been enacted for Colorado and Idaho. In 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a plan to rescind the Roadless Rule for all states except Colorado and Idaho.

“The Roadless Rule has protected Alaska’s forests for 26 years. The rule was enacted with overwhelming support in 2001 and that support continues today. These are truly special places that feed us, filter our drinking water, where wildlife live and where we connect with nature. They should remai...

10/06/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/local-west-susitna-area-groups-speak-out-against-threat-to-alaskas-public-lands-with-another-road-project/

From the press release:

“It is unacceptable to rush through permitting for a 78.5 mile industrial road that would desecrate the ancestral territory of local Tribes,” said Traditional Chief Gary Harrison, Chairman of Chickaloon Village Traditional Council, or Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax. “There has been insufficient Tribal consultation regarding this proposed project and no consultation with Chickaloon Village Traditional Council despite multiple requests. This disregards the knowledge Tribes have on the region's valuable fish and wildlife habitats and cultural heritage. We have grave concerns about what this proposed project would introduce into this region including industrial toxins, habitat destruction, and harmful social determinants of health.”

“The West Susitna Industrial Access Road is a state-funded giveaway to foreign gold mining companies who want Alaskans to subsidize their mining road so they can get rich at our expense. This project would forever change the West Su landscape and damage or drive out dozens of existing, Alaska-based businesses like mine. This “emergency” permitting is just code for destroying our public lands and circumventing the laws that protect fish and wildlife habitat. The real emergency is what we all stand to lose,” said Mike Overcast, owner of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge of Alaska.

“Alaskans are dealing with failing infrastructure across the state, and AIDEA is wasting money ramming through a road that will harm Alaska’s resources with no meaningful plan as to who ultimately pays to construct, operate, and maintain it,” said FishHound Expeditions owner Adam Cuthriell. “I find myself thinking about all the traffic fatalities I responded to as a firefighter — and how the tens of millions AIDEA has already wasted on an industrial road for foreign mining companies would be way better spent saving lives, filling potholes and fixing infrastructure on roads Alaskans actually use.”

Defend the West Su
Chickaloon Village Traditional Council
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge
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“The real emergency is the failed public process — and the fact that AIDEA is pushing for rushed decisions, here and in other locations, that would privatize and industrialize Alaska’s public lands,” said Defend the West Su spokesperson Emily Anderson. “The only beneficiaries of this road ...

10/06/2026

https://aksportingjournal.com/moose-permits-for-ship-creek-hunt-will-only-be-available-online/

From Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official:

Registration moose permits for the Ship Creek drainage in Unit 14C (RM435) will be available ONLINE ONLY starting at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Permits will be available at www.hunt.alaska.gov and 100 permits will be issued.

This hunt is open to any resident or non-resident and the permit is non-transferable. Hunters must have a valid hunting license and may not have harvested a moose anywhere else in the state this regulatory year. Hunters on the failure to report list are not eligible for this permit. Season dates are October 25 – November 30, 2026; however, the hunt will be closed by emergency order when the harvest quota is reached. The quota will be announced on or before Oct. 15. Access to the hunt area is limited and the terrain is extremely demanding.

Information on hunting and trapping in Alaska.