Great news for Alaska's Public Lands to wrap up 2024!  On December 8, 2024, a significant win for conservation was achieved when an amendment mandating the Department of the Interior to permit the 211-mile Ambler Industrial Road was quietly removed from the final draft of the National Defense Authorization Act during conference negotiations.  This victory wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless advocacy of hunters, anglers, and committed conservation ...

Smoked Goose Blueberry Grilled Cheese Sandwich      Growing up in the Midwest, I always had an ample amount of Canada geese breasts in the freezer. Since I stopped buying meat altogether, I found I needed some sort of substitution for lunch meat. This is when I recognized the abundance of goose meat could come in handy. I decided to begin smoking most of my goose breasts, vacuum sealing, and then freezing. I then thaw, slice thin, and use as a lunch meat substitute. I’ve used all kind of ...

 Photo by Nick Schaefer The only thing that I like more than hunting ducks has to be banding them. Banding ducks consists of capturing ducks live, putting a numerated metal band around their leg then releasing them unharmed. Most often the bands are not GPS capable but rather rely on hunter and photographer reporting to help build an understanding of the health of the waterfowl population. The process for duck capturing varies depending on the project.     Photos by Melanie ...