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Some Alaskans bike to work every day, even in winter. Here’s how you can, too.

The reasons for doing so – as well as the lessons and pieces of gear – are many. But how does someone actually convince ...
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For this newly arrived Alaskan, trapping makes for a more meaningful life

All season long, Rausch has been checking the looped wire snares and steel foot traps, slowly adding to his collection of furs – beaver and fox, muskrat and coyote. Every once in a while he keeps one ...
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Onlooker captures photos of tourists' reckless behavior near large wild animal: 'Will stomp you'

"These people thought it would be cool." Onlooker captures photos of tourists' reckless behavior near large wild animal: 'Will stomp you' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A Plane Crash, a Car Wreck, and Bogged Horses: How My Wife and I Turned the Worst Hunt of Our Lives into the Best

My wife and I dreamed of a rugged hunt for sheep, goats, bears, moose, and caribou in British Columbia. We didn't bargain for ...

U.P. moose population lower than expected — and scientists aren't sure why

The arrival of European settlers, overhunting, lost habitat and disease wiped out the moose in the Lower Peninsula and later ...
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Alaska man cited for failing to report moose kill after dog attack

Barrett Alexander shot a moose on Feb. 12 after it attacked his dog but failed to report the kill immediately and did not properly salvage the meat, receiving citations.