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July 2026
Five muskoxen are stuck on a 15-acre island, so Alaska is opening a hunt
Five muskoxen wandered onto a 15-acre island with no water and no way off. Alaska can't afford to move them, so it's opening a hunt instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Unimak Island caribou hunt RC205 opens August 1 with three-animal limit
Unimak Island caribou hunt RC205 opens August 1 with three-animal limit per hunter, permits required and available now at King Salmon ADF&G office or online.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
May 2026
ADF&G to issue 10 mountain goat permits in Seldovia on June 10
ADF&G will 10 mountain goat hunting permits for Seldovia, first-come first-served to Alaska residents only.
by Bill AlaskaNews5mo ago1 min read
Alaska News Roundup: Gas pipeline tax fight, Point Thomson trade-off, and McNeil River access debate
Senate passed gas pipeline tax bill raising oil production tax floor to six percent, drawing industry criticism. • Point Thomson regulators warn blowdown for pipeline risks sixty-five million barrels of condensate. • Mount Edgecumbe enrollment dropped a quarter to three hundred eleven students amid facility and health concerns. • Fish and Game reviews wheeled plane landings at McNeil River bear sanctuary despite conservation objections.
by Walter AlaskaNews5mo ago3 min read
McNeil River bear viewing access dispute revealed in survey results
Alaska Fish and Game will keep McNeil River bear viewing unchanged for 2026, maintaining floatplane access and the 10-person daily limit while reviewing stakeholder survey feedback.
by Alaska News6mo ago2 min readAbout McNeil River
McNeil River is a river and state game sanctuary in Southwest Alaska, at the head of Kamishak Bay. The sanctuary draws the largest regular gathering of brown bears in the world, which come to feed on its salmon.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game manages bear viewing there through a permit-only program with a limited number of daily visitors. How people reach the sanctuary, including floatplane access, and how many may visit are the recurring questions, with the department weighing the views of stakeholders on both.